Moody’s Upgrades Lawrence to an A3 Rating with a Stable Outlook

Moody’s Upgrades Lawrence to an A3 Rating with a Stable Outlook

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 […]

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

By: Oscar Camargo – January 2015 Veteran organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion are experiencing a decline in membership. In fact, membership in the VFW has been steadily shrinking for 22 years straight. Despite over a decade’s worth of conflict, newer veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns are […]

Bob LeBlanc says Poor People in Lawrence “Love Being Poor” and that “Everybody in the City of Lawrence are Poverty Pimps”

Bob LeBlanc says Poor People in Lawrence “Love Being Poor” and that “Everybody in the City of Lawrence are Poverty Pimps”

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 […]

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-14-15) – An Interview with MTV’s Brittany Baldi, The Upcoming Valley Patriot BASH and MORE

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-14-15) – An Interview with MTV’s Brittany Baldi, The Upcoming Valley Patriot BASH and MORE

Interview with Brittany Baldi  Download or Listen to Hour 1 Download or Listen to Hour 2 Tom and Paul started the show off talking about a great service for disabled American Veterans, free snow plowing service for any disabled veteran in Dracut, Tewksbury, Lowell and Southern NH. Then The guys interviewed MTV’s Britttany Baldi about her career, her future […]

Senator L’Italien to Hold Town Hall Forum at Salvatore’s in Lawrence

Senator L’Italien to Hold Town Hall Forum at Salvatore’s in Lawrence

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 […]

City of Methuen Seeks Residents to Fill Boards and Commissions

City of Methuen Seeks Residents to Fill Boards and Commissions

Mayor Stephen N. Zanni is looking for prospective Methuen residents interested in joining the city’s many boards and commissions. Serving on a city board is a great way to get involved and make a difference in the community. Methuen has a number of boards and commissions with varied areas of interest including Community Development, Conservation, […]

2014 Year-End Housing Report: Local Home Prices Increased in All Categories in Merrimack Valley for the 2nd Straight Year

2014 Year-End Housing Report: Local Home Prices Increased in All Categories in Merrimack Valley for the 2nd Straight Year

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  […]

Governor Baker, Mayor Rivera Announce $95K to Make Intersections Safer

Governor Baker, Mayor Rivera Announce $95K to Make Intersections Safer

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 […]

Saving Money with Your Startup ~ Babies and Briefcases

Saving Money with Your Startup ~ Babies and Briefcases

By: Cheryl Hajjar, February, 2015 You are reading this article because you have either decided to start a new business in 2015 or you are looking for ways to save money in your existing business. Either way you are reading the right column. Many of you know that my business, The Indigo Pixies is not […]

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL – Mayor Fiorentini Must Act Now on Police Station Mold (2-15)

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL – Mayor Fiorentini Must Act Now on Police Station Mold (2-15)

It seems hard to believe. Since before the Haverhill Police Station was even occupied, concerns were raised about mold and mildew due to substandard construction work. That was in 1999. Today, 16 years later, Haverhill police officers and the civilians who work in that building continue to work in an unsafe environment. We readily concede […]

Podcast of Paying Attention w. Tom Duggan (1-31-15) Guests: Tim Imholt, Bob Christakos, and Phil Decologero

Podcast of Paying Attention w. Tom Duggan (1-31-15) Guests: Tim Imholt, Bob Christakos, and Phil Decologero

  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 […]

Methuen’s Brittany Baldi Moves to L.A. Starts New TV Series

Methuen’s Brittany Baldi Moves  to L.A. Starts New TV Series

Methuen’s Brittany Baldi has moved to Los Angeles, California to expand her career in the entertainment industry. Baldi says she loves working in Boston and will probably be back someday, but added that she needed a change of pace. As anyone who has followed her TV, radio and movie career, Brittany’s pace is a lot […]