DEMOCRAT CORNER WITH MARA DOLAN By: Mara Dolan – February 2013 The one thing certain about the Aaron Swartz case is that we don’t have all the facts yet, and so we cannot know whether U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz acted improperly. She says she did nothing out of the ordinary, and she’s probably right. In […]
By: Dani Langevin, Lesbian Columnist – February 2013 All gun owners are paranoid. They live in fear of some made up threat and the only way to quell it is to arm themselves. It’s their deadly pacifier. It is estimated that there are 52 million gun owners in America walking our streets ready to […]
“He did make mention during his speech that crime was the lowest in ten years. That’s not the case. It’s actually a 36% increase in felonious crimes since Lantigua has been in office. That increase was on his watch. That translates to 665 felonious incidents above average. That’s a huge impact on the people and […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9CJGmw-_5g&feature=youtu.be&w=380&h=260] Lieutenant Pappalardo prepares the Methuen Police on social media. The Methuen police are on Twitter, Faceboook, and other internet tools to communicate with the public.
The Lawrence Exchange Club held their annual Police, Firefighter and EMT of the Year awards last month honoring first responders in the valley. Police and Fire Chiefs from Lawrence, Andover and North Andover were allowed to present each honoree with a plaque and explain to the public why each officer was being honored. NORTH ANDOVER […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL February, 2013 Dear Chief Romero, Over the years the staff, editors and even our publisher Tom Duggan have personally observed Eagle Tribune reporters saunter into the police station unchallenged, go to the booking sheets (which contain information on all arrests) and make copies of documents within those booking sheets. According to […]
Through grant funding received by the City of Lowell Health Department, the Town of Dracut has been provided with a kiosk specifically designed for the disposal of unwanted medications. A kiosk has been placed within the lobby of the Dracut Police Department located at 110 Loon Hill Road. The kiosk is accessible to residents 24/7. […]
By: Lonnie Brennan – January 2013 “Free men own guns. Slaves don’t,” Tim gruffed as he shuffled egg bits around on his plate, speaking to no one, but speaking to everyone as we caught up at the local breakfast nook called Theo’s (best omelets around, but I was in the mood for the special […]
By: Tom Duggan – January 21, 2013 Lawrence City workers confirmed for the Valley Patriot this morning that murder suspect Ismael Calixto of Lawrence was also working for the City of Lawrence under an $800,000 “Anti-Violence” grant called “The Safe and Successful Youth Initiative grant” to take criminal youths and give them city jobs. According to […]
By: Tom Duggan – January 19, 2013 The Valley Patriot has learned that three armed robbery suspects arrested last Friday for invading a convenience store on Boxford and South Union Streets with Halloween masks and guns are all Lawrence City Workers hired by Mayor William Lantigua in the Department of Public Works. Valley Patriot […]
By: Jeff Katz – January 2013 I remember distinctly where I was as I heard about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. I was trying to assemble some material to discuss that afternoon on WIOD Radio in Miami, Florida. I was going to talk about an outrageous rate increase for Florida […]
By: Mara Dolan – January 2013 I’m incredibly glad to have the opportunity to write a column for the Valley Patriot, and I thank Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan very much for taking on a columnist whom everyone knows is a Democrat. When he asked me about writing a column, he actually liked that about […]
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX By: Dr. Charles Ormsby – January 2013 The recent massacre in Newtown, Connecticut was horrific to say the least. By all accounts, the unarmed staff members, administrators and teachers acted with great courage while trying in vain to stop the carnage. The killing did not stop until the police arrived […]
Brian Evans says he will file suit against The Holy Family Hospital, Steward Health Care, Cerberus Capital, nurses, doctors, and LeapFrog Group in death of his mother Brian Evans, the son of Helen Bousquet, who died on October 5th at The Holy Family Hospital in Methuen after knee surgery, says he will file suit […]
In what is a continuation of his efforts to seek justice for his mother, Helen Marie Bousquet, Brian Evans will stop at nothing. Evans originally contacted the “LeapFrog” group, who claims to be a non-profit organization (the executive salaries are displayed no where on their website). It’s CEO, Leah Binder, wrote Evans a letter advising […]