Hero Among Us at the Garden

Hero Among Us at the Garden

  By: Shawn Hansen – Dec. 2017 For Dorothy “Dot” Hayes of the Jason Hayes Foundation, her week ended being honored in center court at the Boston Celtics/Orlando Magic game on November 24, 2017. Establishing the aforementioned foundation in 2005 in memory of her late son, Jason Hayes, Dot and other members of the foundation’s […]

We Stand with Turtle Boy Sports ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL, Dec. 2017

We Stand with Turtle Boy Sports ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL, Dec. 2017

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL December, 2017 Last month this editorial page highlighted the problem of corporate social media tech-giants (like Facebook and Twitter) censoring political messages their employees don’t agree with. We were inundated by reader emails telling us that this was a manufactured crisis, claiming that Facebook and Twitter don’t censor messages based on the […]

A collaborative sports leadership academy effort for Lawrence youth!

A collaborative sports leadership academy effort for Lawrence youth!

Beyond Soccer, Everyone’s A Player and Lawrence High Athletic Department teamed up in 2015 to bring a top quality, multi-sport leadership academy to Lawrence kids, in their own backyard. This effort was prompted by the City’s unfortunately low high school sports participation rates. According to data, only 12-15% of LHS students play 1 sport, while only 2-3% play 3 […]

Shawn Hansen’s Sports Corner: Shaquille O’Fame ~ SHAWN HANSEN’S SPORTS CORNER

Shawn Hansen’s Sports Corner: Shaquille O’Fame ~ SHAWN HANSEN’S SPORTS CORNER

By: Shawn Hansen – Oct. 2016 On September 8, 2016, this year’s basketball festivities began at a press conference held at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. With the number one draft pick on June 24, 1992, the Orlando Magic picked Shaquille O’Neal out of Louisiana State University. Twenty-four years later, the […]

Lawrence’s Al Zappala Named GM of Sicilian Football Team

Lawrence’s Al Zappala Named GM of Sicilian Football Team

Lawrence native Alfred M. Zappala was named General Manager today of the Elephants Catania American football team in Catania, Sicily bringing decades of experience to one of the most  storied franchises in the Italian Football Federation (IFL). The Elephants play in the Second Division of the IFL and he was brought in to help re-organize the team […]

Methuen Stadium Funding Saga Ends, New Beginning for Students

Methuen Stadium Funding Saga Ends, New Beginning for Students

By: Jessica Finocchiaro – March, 2015 The Methuen Stadium Renovation Saga began in 1986, and seems to have ended this week, though many can hardly believe it. After a sudden turn of events, the City Council passed a last minute “7 Point Stadium Financing Plan” Monday, after a similar plan failed the week before. DEPLORABLE […]

MIAA Backs North Andover Principals Decision to Suspend Basketball Coach, Says Scuzzarella Argued for Lower Penalty

MIAA Backs North Andover Principals Decision to Suspend Basketball Coach, Says Scuzzarella Argued for Lower Penalty

NORTH ANDOVER – In the wake of the basketball coach scandal in North Andover, The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) has issued a statement backing High School  principal Scuzzarella’s decision to suspend basketball coach Paul Tanglis for “out of season coach, athlete contact”.  Last week a parent complained to the MIAA that coach Tanglis had violated MIAA […]

Shawn Hansen’s Sports Corner, With Riky Henderson: GBSCC 29

Shawn Hansen’s Sports Corner, With Riky Henderson: GBSCC 29

By: Shawn Hansen – October, 2014 As baseball season will be spent watching the playoffs from homes of every Red Sox player and fan, have no fear because 17 Red Sox from the 2004 World Series team will be at the Wilmington Shriners Auditorium the weekend of November 01. Kevin Millar, Doug Mientkiewicz, Mike Timlin, […]

Georgetown Couple will run Falmouth Road Race to Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation

Georgetown Couple will run Falmouth Road Race to Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation

Kip and Valerie Durney of Georgetown will participate in the 42nd Annual Falmouth Road Race to raise funds and awareness for the New England Organ Bank. The team consists of 20 athletes who will run in “Organ Donors Save Lives” running shirts to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, and to […]

Local Authors Win Prestigious National Book Award with Cracker Jack

Local Authors Win Prestigious National Book Award with Cracker Jack

June, 2014 Peter E. Randall Publisher is pleased to announce that the newest book by Tom Zappala and Ellen Zappala, The Cracker Jack Collection: Baseball’s Prized Players, was awarded a silver medal at the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards ceremony at NYU’s Kimmel Center in New York City on May 28, 2014. The Independent Book Publishers […]

The Merrimack Valley Sandbox -Creating a Path For Entrepreneurs

 By: Cheryl Hajjar – December, 2013 As the Yuletide spirit is among us, and the frenzy of holiday shopping has begun, 17 budding entrepreneurs from the Merrimack Valley are preparing to participate in a 12 week program called the 2014 Winter Accelerator Program. Hosted by The Merrimack Valley Sandbox, this is their third program since […]

Erin Cox Owes North Andover an Apology – Valley Patriot Editorial (Nov. 2013)

Erin Cox Owes North Andover an Apology – Valley Patriot Editorial (Nov. 2013)

Former North Andover High School volleyball captain Erin Cox claimed she was being suspended from the team and lost her captaincy because of a “zero tolerance policy” at North Andover High, after being caught at an underage drinking party. She claimed she was only there “to give a drunk friend a ride home.” She also […]

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