BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has penalized NASDI, LLC, a contractor hired to conduct demolition work at the Old Colony Housing Project in South Boston, $41,150 for asbestos and demolition violations. NASDI is a Massachusetts-licensed demolition contractor with a local office at 1365 Main Street in Waltham. NASDI submitted and […]
By: Dawn Brantmuller – December, 2012 Michael Colizzi, president of Colizzi Memorials was born and raised in the Pleasant Valley section of Methuen. He and Candice, his wife of twenty years, both attended Methuen public schools and have been immersed in the culture and history of Methuen. They are third generation memorial service professionals and […]
Dan Barter of Raymond, NH, founder and President of Summit Records Management, a division of Northeast Reclaiming Services, Derry, NH, was presented American Training’s highest honor last month, the Life Matters Award, at their 15th Annual Partnership Awards Masquerade Gala. This SOLD OUT event was held at the Indian Ridge Country Club, Friday, October 19, […]
By: Tom Duggan – October 28, 2012 When Hampton Beach NH resident Helen Bousquet was admitted to the Holy Family (Caritas) Hospital for Knee surgery last month, her son, Haverhill native Brian Evans, says he had no idea she would never be coming home again. “It’s been unbelievable from A to Z,” Brian Evans told […]
Using Remote Surveillance, MassDEP and City of Lawrence Target Illegal Dumping in Public Spaces BOSTON – In a cooperative effort to combat illegal dumping in the City of Lawrence, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) installed hidden cameras in high-risk locales that captured images of multiple perpetrators who were subsequently fined, and in […]
MassDEP’s Environmental Strike Force, Registry of Motor Vehicles Catch Faulty Auto Emissions Testers, Inspection Stations September 28, 2012 BOSTON – An investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Environmental Strike Force, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), has resulted in penalties and suspended emission inspection licenses for three individuals and two inspection stations, […]
New Owners of Historic Club Restore Image and Neighborhood By: Valley Patriot Staff – September, 2012 The Valley Patriot had the opportunity to sit down with the owners, Tony Fiore and Michael Pelletier, of the newly renovated Ward 6 Club earlier this month. Tony shared the colorful history of this private club which […]
By: Tom Duggan – May, 2012 Kostas and Angela Mitsopoulos bought Methuen Family Restaurant in February of 2006 after a fairy tale meeting and courtship that started the day they met in 2003, the day that Kostas Mitsopoulos Arrived in America. I was born here in the United States but went back to […]
By: Robert Irving – May, 2011 Celebrity TV Endorsements – Robert Wagner is back on TV in a toned down commercial for reverse mortgages; this time for Guardian First Funding Group out of New York and Philadelphia. According to an employment ad, this company operates a Call Center and hires telephone representatives as they […]
By: Pennie Hale – April, 2012 Sabotage! Why is it that whenever you make it known to your family, friends and co-workers that you are dieting, they seem to want to contribute to your diet failure? I cannot count the number of times that I have been quietly eating my carefully planned, calorie-counted meal when […]
By: Christen Varley – April, 2012 I spent the better portion of last week reading, watching, and waiting for news from the Supreme Court. The hearings held to determine the constitutionality of the individual mandate, as well as the entirety of Obamacare, are over and we Americans must now wait for the verdict. I don’t […]
November, 2011 LOWELL – In 2007 Clark Smidt of Andover and Sam Poulten of Chelmsford bought 980AM WCAP radio in Lowell from longtime owner Maurice Cohen. At the time, the two pledged to expand the reach of the station and promised to keep the focus of the station “live and local.” Since then the […]
By: Michael Salach – November, 2011 One day a business will be sold, acquired, merged or transferred, and therefor, (unfortunately), according to a joint study (by McKinsey Consulting and The London School of Economics), approximately one third (1/3) of its value is lost as the firm declines in performance from performing to Turnaround. What’s […]
By: State Senator Steve Baddour – October, 2011 The talk of Beacon Hill these past weeks has been casinos, casinos, casinos. Last month, the House of Representatives introduced a new version of last year’s failed bid to bring casino gaming to the Commonwealth. And now, the bill is before the Senate – ready to […]
By: Robert Irving – October, 2011 September has been a busy month with the American Legion. On September 1, we had a new National Commander, Fang Wong of New York elected and installed at the National Convention in Minneapolis. He is the first Chinese-American to be National American Legion Commander. Past Hampden County Commander […]
