BOSTON—Calling his crime “heinous” and “dastardly,” a U.S. District Court Judge sentenced a Lawrence man to 16 years in federal prison yesterday for his role in a 2012 kidnapping. Edgar Acevedo, 34, was sentenced to 16 years in prison and two years of supervised release. In December 2014, Acevedo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit […]
How a Hero was Killed And a Killer Went Free . (March 7, 1943 – March 16, 1990) By: Tom Duggan, Jr – March 2010 Lawrence police officer Tom Duggan Sr., was a police officer for 18 years. He was my father. It wasn’t always easy being the son of a cop and the family member […]
The Navy Band Northeast Pop Ensemble will present a free concert at Northern Essex Community College’s Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St., on Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m. This event is open to the public. Under the direction of Lt. Gregory Fritz, the band – which is one of 11 […]
March 3, 2015, Lawrence, MA- Next week, the City of Lawrence will be hosting an application drive for the upcoming Civil Service Police Officer written exam scheduled for April 25th, 2015. The application drive is geared towards encouraging individuals interested in becoming a police officer to apply for the civil service exam. Women, minorities, veterans […]
Download or Listen to Hour 1 Download or Listen to Hour 2 Tom and Paul started the show off talking about something but it wasn’t long before it became an entire show goofing on former Methuen Manager Bob Leblanc. Tom and Paul talked about Bob’s phone call last week where he said that “everybody in the City of Lawrence are poverty […]
LAWRENCE – Family members of a 76 year old Lawrence man, Juan Bienvenido Paulino, say they are relieved that Mr. Paulino has been found safely late Thursday night after being missing since 11am, Thursday morning. Paluino has been diagnosed with dementia but his disappearance was due to his car breaking down. Initial Posting: Paulino is described as Hispanics 5’7″ […]
February 18, 2015, Lawrence, MA- Last week, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the City of Lawrence’s credit rating to A3 from Baa1. This rating upgrade is the first time Lawrence has received an “A” level rating from Moody’s since 1986. The rating upgrade with a stable outlook validates the city’s financial recovery and will directly impact […]
Former Methuen Town Manager and Democrat operative Bob LeBlanc says “everybody in the city of Lawrence are poverty pimps” and the poor people of Lawrence “love being poor.” LeBlanc called in to the Paying Attention radio program with Tom Duggan to win a free book and then went on a rant against the poor people of Lawrence. BOB LEBLANC […]
LAWRENCE – State Sen. Barbara A. L’Italien (D-Andover) along with Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) announced today that the Senate will host a Town Hall-style meeting Feb. 23 at Salvatore’s Restaurant on Merrimack Street in Lawrence. The event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. is open to the public and is part of an eight-stop listening […]
Single-Family Volume and Prices Had a Strong Fourth Quarter (MERRIMACK & NASHOBA VALLEYS) — The Northeast Association of REALTORS® (NEAR) reported today that the combined sales of single-family homes sold in the 15 cities and towns from Boxford to Littleton from January through December had median sales price of $350,000, an increase of 4.5 […]
February 5, 2015, Lawrence, MA- Governor Charlie Baker, with Mayor Daniel Rivera, Senator Barbara L’Italien, State Representative Marcos Devers, State Representative Frank Moran and State Representative Diana DiZoglio, announced in a press conference earlier today an important intersection project that will be funded in part by additional Chapter 90 funds released in early January by […]
DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 Tom and Paul started the show off with a call from former State Rep. Candidate Phil DeCologero who announced on the show that he was running for Selectman in North Andover. Then Tom and Paul talked with Best Selling Author Tim Imholt and 5 […]
Following a five-month nationwide, public, search process conducted by a team of nine community members, Mayor Daniel Rivera today announced his selection for Chief of the Lawrence Fire Department, and tomorrow will submit the candidacy of Haverhill Senior Deputy Fire Chief and United States Air Force Veteran Brian Moriarty to the Lawrence City Council for […]
The Lawrence Exchange Club honored seven Lawrence firefighters for heroism and bravery in connection with their actions at a 4 alarm fire on 30 Kingston Street where two young boys died and two firefighters were injured. Deputy Fire Chief Brian Murphy explained to the audience of more than 300 police, firefighters and EMT’s from Lawrence, Andover […]
By: Katy Runge – January, 2015 Happy New Year to all of The Valley Patriot readers! If you missed the City Council meeting of December 16 you should watch it on YouTube (Channel: LawrenceCityCouncil), because it was a gem. Public safety loans were denied, a vote of no confidence in the mayor was attempted and confusion […]