By Christine Morabito – June 2015 As an environmentalist and bird lover, it gives me no pleasure to criticize the largest conservation organization in New England; an organization of which I am a member. Personal conflict aside, it seems apparent that Massachusetts Audubon Society’s support for a massive industrial project threatens thousands of birds a year. […]
06-11-15 Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini announced Thursday, that he has appointed John Parow as Interim Acting Fire Chief for the City of Haverhill. Prow replaces Chief Richard Borden who passed away last month. Most recently, Acting Chief Parow was the Interim Fire Chief in the Town of Ipswich. He also served as the Fire […]
Haverhill Police Department Narcotics Unit and ATF Agents arrested 21 year old Franklin Cruz, a laborer for the Lawrence Youth Team. Law enforcement seized 129.9 grams of heroin with a street value of $10,000 along with $1432 in cash on Wednesday Cruz (of 2 Grove St Haverhill) was charged with trafficking heroin over 100 grams, and operating a […]
BOSTON—Two more friends of convicted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for their role in impeding the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. Robel Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, was sentenced this afternoon to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to report to the […]
By: John MacDonald – May, 2015 I often talk about leadership and wonder where the next great political leader will emerge from within the United States. What Governor, Congressman, Senator, educational or business leader will emerge as a leader and actually fix what is most in need in this country, which is a positive […]
By: Jef Katz – May, 2015 As I write this column, we see terrible acts of violence and radical activity in the City of Baltimore. Buildings are being looted and then set on fire. Police officers are being attacked with bricks and bottles. Gangs of rampaging hooligans are jumping up and down on cars. Thugs […]
By: Kathy Runge – May, 2015 Although, in my opinion, violating the Open Meeting Laws is not unusual for our city council, the newest show of disrespect for city residents has to be the placing of this month’s Semana Hispana fundraising carnival at the South Common with no prior notice given to the neighborhood residents. […]
METHUEN – May 15, 2015 A Methuen man was robbed of $200 cash yesterday when he arrived to make a purchase of an iPhone 6 from a female he made arrangements with via a Facebook page “Lawrence Electronics.” The victim arrived at the arranged location, 58 Broadway, yesterday morning, (Thursday May 14th) with intentions of […]
By Christine Morabito – May 2015 It would make a great movie. The story begins in 2001, with an elaborate plot, filled with beautiful, wealthy, and powerful people. There are cowboys and Indians, Kennedys, whales, drugs, sex and of course, lots of lawyers. In the end, the people of Massachusetts dodge a bullet, or at […]
The friends and family of a child murdered in 1985 are desperately trying to raise money for her headstone 30 years later. By: Tom Duggan – 4-26-14 In 1985 a middle school student at the Kane Jr. High School in Lawrence was brutally stabbed to death by her step father after she came forward to school […]
UPDATED 4-23-15 – CLICK ALL 4 IMAGES ABOVE TO READ According to documents obtained by the Valley Patriot, the man involved in videotaping police officers and walking between police and suspects during a a drug arrest, (see initial story below) is himself on charges for drugs. Initially, identified as Jay Carattz by an on […]
5-17-15 A joint investigation by the FBI Boston Division and detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department in Nashville, TN led to the overnight arrest of a South Nashville teenager suspected of making bomb threats to three high schools in Whitman and Brockton, Massachusetts. The schools involved are: Brockton High School, Whitman-Hanson Regional High School and […]
By: Tom Duggan – April, 2015 Earlier this year The Valley Patriot published a report concerning the health dangers of leaking windows and the long term effects of the leaking roof at the Haverhill Police Station. These issues have existed going back to the actual construction of the station in 1998 and resulted in mold […]
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DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 Today Tom Duggan and Paul Murano were entertained by the great Joe Ligotti (The Guy From Boston). Joe shared his opinions on the Boston Marathon bomber, the death penalty, his time on 96.9 WTKK, his views on Special Education, and our pal Neil […]