By: Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives – February, 2014 Senators Barry Finegold, (D-Andover), Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), Richard Moore (D-Uxbridge), Eileen Donoghue (D-Lowell), James Timilty (D-Walpole), Joan Lovely (D-Salem), Richard Ross (R-Wrentham), and Don Humason (R-Westfield), recently filed legislation to require juveniles convicted of first-degree murder to serve a minimum of 35 years before becoming eligible for […]
The Lawrence Fire Dept. By: Tom Duggan – February, 2014 This is part II of an ongoing series on Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante’s experiences riding along and observing city workers. Last month we let Councilor Laplante chronicle his experiences riding along with Lawrence Police. This month, the councilor talked about what he learned observing […]
BOSTON, MASS – The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a serial bank robber, who is alleged to have robbed four banks in the greater Boston area from December 12, 2013 – January 28, 2014. The suspect is considered ARMED AND DANGEROUS and displays what appears to be a […]
ETHICS COMMISSION FINES BASIL FOR DEMANDING RENT INCREASE FROM TENANT WHILE IN UNIFORM The State Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement in which former Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office (“SCSO”) Captain Alesandro Basile admitted to violating G.L. c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, by meeting with his tenants to demand a rent increase, while in […]
By: Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan – January, 2014 In Boston a young woman was murdered recently. The murderer had previously attacked another but hadn’t been arrested, even though he dropped his wallet at the scene and the poor victim had described him. The death of Amy Lord thus was an undeniably preventable murder that should have been […]
By: Peter Larocque – January, 2014 Just because you can, doesn’t necessarily mean that you should unless there is undisputed cause to do so! I am of the opinion that no mayor should mess with the leadership infrastructure within a Public Safety Department like was performed in the City of Lawrence four years ago. Shortly […]
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 With Co-Host Paul Murano off saving the world at a pro life rally today it was Tom and George Papoulias in the studio. In the first hour they talked about: abortion, local artists, why Dan Rivera should rehire Tom […]
By: Tom Duggan – January 17, 2014 The Valley Patriot has obtained the police report, photos, and video of today’s bank robbery suspect and his vehicle in Methuen. The robbery occurred at the Bank of New England on Cross Street. Police say the suspect walked into the bank, demanded money but did not show a weapon […]
RELEASED BY CHIEF FITZPATRICK January 16, 2014 LAWRENCE – Chief Fitzpatrick and Mayor Rivera announce today the establishment of a “Robbery Reduction Initiative”. This is an effort to combat the recent spike of armed robberies in our city. After multiple meetings with the mayor and the Lawrence Police Command staff a strategy to address the recent […]
MAYOR RIVERA ON THE SCENE OF OF 5 ALARM FIRE FIRST MAYOR ON SCENE SINCE 2009 UPDATE Jan. 13, 2014 7:27pm Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera was on the scene as a 5 alarm fire raged on Merrimack Street in Lawrence at the old Merrimack Paper building. Firefighters reported that there is no working gas in the […]
By: Tom Duggan, January 9, 2014 MORE PHOTOS Workers at the Main Street CVS were jolted from behind when a Sierra SLE crashed through the wall sending two workers to the hospital with multiple injuries and the driver also headed to Lawrence General saying he passed out behind the wheel. Within second of the accident […]
By: Tom Duggan UPDATED…. January 9, 2014, 5PM Methuen Police have arrested and charged Carlos Rivera age 20 from Lawrence in the Larchwood Rd. home invasion last night. Rivera was sought on warrants for threat to commit murder and assault with intent to commit murder. He is being held at the Methuen Police Station pending a […]
METHUEN POLICE PRESS RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 8, 2014 FROM: CAPTAIN RANDY HAGGAR RE: HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL INCIDENT On January 8, 2014 at 4:27 p.m. the Methuen Police Department received a call from the Holy Family charge nurse of the Behavioral Health Unit relating a patient had stabbed three individuals within the unit. It was relayed […]
