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Tom Duggan’s Notebook ~ August, 2018
VOTE SEPT. 4TH, DAY AFTER LABOR DAY… IT’S IMPORTANT! Secretary of State Bill Galvin has scheduled this year’s state primary elections for the day after Labor Day when a lot of people are not even back from summer vacation. That means a very low turnout is expected and as anyone who has ever studied elections […]
Valley Towing in Methuen Vindicated by Court Ruling
A judge has dismissed a $5.5M lawsuit against Valley Towing and two Methuen police officers by Chris Nesbitt, brother of Charlie Nesbitt. Charlie Nesbitt has mounted a social media campaign on behalf of his brother in what some have called “harassment” against Valley Towing accusing the owner of the tow company of violating his constitutional […]
City Violates Public Records Law Refusing Methuen Superior Officers’ Public Records Requests
By: Tom Duggan – August 15, 2018 The attorney for the Methuen Superior officers union has requested public information from the city regarding salaries and contracts for other city departments to compare the salaries of superior officers’ and their proposed raises and spending. According to a letter from Attorney Gary Nolan who represents the union, […]
Let’s Stop Blaming Methuen Police for City’s Financial Problems ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL, AUG. 2018
The City of Methuen is in a financial mess that has resulted in the mayor and city council having to borrow $4M from the state. That $4M loan comes at a heavy price. That price is state control over the city’s finances in the form of either a fiscal overseer or a financial control […]
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NECC Police Academy Director Thomas Fleming Pays $5,000 Fine for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Fleming received commissions on training gear sold to Police Academy Northern Essex Community College Police Academy Director Thomas Fleming has paid a $5,000 civil penalty after admitting he violated two sections of the conflict of interest law by recommending the college purchase training gear for the Academy from his private employer, a sporting goods company, […]
PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN: A Sane Immigration Policy that Democrats Hate
July, 2018 With all the lies and misinformation in the so called “news” industry, it’s important to keep focus on what is real and what is true when it comes to the immigration debate. Sure, we all have opinions on immigration and illegal aliens, but before we can even approach a solution we have to […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (July, 2018) ~ “Rule of Corruption” Proves That Rules Don’t Matter
July, 2018 While voting on last year’s Methuen city budget and union contracts there were at least five (of nine) members of the city council who had a conflict of interest because they had immediate family members working for the city. The state’s conflict of interest laws say that elected officials with family members on […]
Methuen’s Rep. DiZoglio Urges State Control Board to Accompany Borrowing Measure
Calls for Immediate Review of All Employee Contracts “…the current legislative proposals put forward as an option for the City to borrow do not go far enough. As it stands, I am unable to support them as I believe stronger state fiscal oversight of the City of Methuen is essential to help the City get […]
Opioid-Receptor Treatment is Mandatory Under the ADA and the 8th Amendment
By: Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan – June, 2018 The U.S. FDA long ago approved medicines for the treatment of patients whose brains respond differently to pain medicines that work at the various opioid receptors in the brain. As is evident, not all brains are the same and so responses to different medicines vary greatly. That is […]
Three Sacred Cows Attacked Only One Pays the Price ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO
By: Paul Murano ~ June, 2018 Recently we experienced an unusual coincidence through the mass media. Three sacred cows of the left – racial minorities, women, and homosexuals – have been publicly offended by three women breaking the unwritten laws of the Progressive Manifesto, which are fiercely guarded by the PC police. These verbal attacks […]
Lawrence Man Sentenced for Opioid Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for his role in an opioid trafficking conspiracy involving the distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone across Massachusetts and Florida. ORIGINAL STORY Juan Reyes, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 55 months in prison and three […]
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Lawrence Firefighters Local 146 Endorse Vega for Registry of Deeds
Unions are Unanimous for Alexcy Vega June 7, 2018, Lawrence, MA- The Lawrence Firefighters Union Local 146 voted unanimously to endorse Alexcy “Alex” Vega for Northern Essex Registry of Deeds at their union meeting last night. This is the third unanimous major endorsement for Alex Vega. Last month, Vega was endorsed by the Laborers’ International […]