PHOTO GALLERY A government-issued GPS tracking device was found inside a Chevy, Spectrum Tuesday morning, when volunteers from The Clean River Project (CRP) towed their 58th car of the summer from the Merrimack River in Lawrence. Divers had removed the plate before todays’ dive so that police could track down the owner. Lt. Conway told […]
Sept 8, 2015|9PM Efforts to recall Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera will move forward as the Lawrence Board of Registrars (BOR) has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday September 9th, on the recall affidavit submitted by attorney and funeral home director Louis Farrah. The recall affidavit was submitted by Farrah on behalf of a group calling themselves The Foundation […]
By: John MacDonald – September, 2015 America. We are still the greatest nation on earth and who amongst us would ever really want to live anywhere else? However in my opinion the last seven years of extreme progressive left wing leadership in the White House and here in Massachusetts during the Deval Patrick era and […]
Tom Duggan – Sept 2, 2015 Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera has responded to allegations against him in a recall petition filed last month with the Lawrence Election Department. AFFIDAVIT HERE Lawrence Police Officer William Green, a candidate for city council, told The Valley Patriot that the affidavit filed with the Lawrence Election Department to recall […]
September 1, 2015, Lawrence, MA- Mayor Daniel Rivera announces that he will hold office hours at Market Basket on Essex Street in Lawrence this Thursday evening. The Mayor’s Office at City Hall will close at 3pm on Thursday, September 3rd. Mayor Rivera, along with his staff, will be at Market Basket. “I want our community […]
By: Tom Duggan Sept, 1, 2015 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has ruled that Lawrence City Council President Modesto Maldonado has violated the open meeting law by holding secret meetings and not notifying the public of what was to be discussed or what was discussed during their secret session. Ruling The state’s open meeting law […]
September, 1, 2015 Mayor Rivera’s Response Posted 9/2/15 Lawrence Police Officer William Green told The Valley Patriot early Tuesday morning that an affidavit will be filed with the Lawrence Election Department Wednesday at 1pm calling for a recall petition against Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera. Among the reasons listed on the affidavit, Rivera is accused of political retaliation […]
Gr. Lawrence Technical School first school in Massachusetts to get 100% of their electricity from solar farm By: Jessica Finocchiaro – August, 2015 Did you know the Greater Lawrence Technical School (GLTS) officially became the first school in Massachusetts to be 100% powered by solar energy? Borrego Solar Systems Inc. and GLTS students constructed […]
By: Tom Duggan – August, 2015 Explosive new details have come to light revealing that viral media reports on a 911 dispatcher in Lawrence, whose “job is on the line” over hanging up on Spanish-speaking callers … is false. CBS news and other outlets reported this week “A 911 dispatcher’s job is on the line […]
By: Kathy Runge – August 2015 We’re starting campaign season and I’m already preparing myself for the onslaught of robo-calls and junk mail we’ll be receiving in a couple of months. Please don’t vote for candidates that spend thousands of dollars trying to impress you. The more money a local candidate receives in donations, the […]
After a year of construction work, Dr. Gomer finally announced the opening of his new location for Mount Vernon Dental Solutions. The new dental office was built in place of an old Julie and Wendy’s convenience store that was abandoned for a long time. Last month, Lawrence officials attended a ribbon cutting at Mount Vernon […]
By: Amy Berard – August, 2015 I am one of the 59 Lawrence teachers whose contract was not renewed this year. Recently, on June 11, you reported on this. I would like to share with you and possibly your readers my experience teaching within the Lawrence Public School District. I have taught in Lawrence at […]
Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera said Wednesday that even though he opposes making Lawrence a sanctuary city, he will not veto the city council’s vote Tuesday to stop criminal illegal aliens from being deported when arrested by Lawrence Police. Rivera said in a long statement (below) that vetoing the council’s decision will only drag out the process of an […]