By: Rebeccah Pearson, Newburyportguide.com – September, 2013 The Compass Rose Inn of Newburyport, located on Center Street, brings you a world of comfort and one on one customer satisfaction for either a night on the town or business meeting in the area. For 8 years now, The Compass Rose Inn holds to this day […]
By Dani Lanvgevin – September Too many of us find ourselves divorced. For those of us with children, this means that we may find ourselves looking for another partner who will be able to love us, as well as our children. Too many times, however, people only settle for the first part. This is not […]
By: Phil Lahey – September 2013 I started writing a letter to the editor stating that September is National Recovery Month. Then Tom Duggan asked me to write a column instead. So here goes. Every September is recovery month. So what does that mean? Many of us that have lived the life of addiction, either […]
By: State Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives, September, 2013 In 2007 a federal audit found that about one in seven elderly residents were being given antipsychotic medication in nursing homes despite the fact that those drugs carry a “black box” warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A “black box” warning is designed to call […]
By: Tom Duggan – September, 2013 Jay Landry is an adult student at Springfield College who is taking human service courses at the school. Born and raised in Amesbury, the Methuen resident had no idea when he enrolled in Springfield College to get his bachelors of science degree in human services, that he would be […]
Methuen, MA – Mayor Steve Zanni has invited Linda Soucy of the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc; Veterans Agent Tom Hargreaves; and representatives from National Grid and Columbia Gas, to join him at the Methuen Senior Center for a Fuel Assistance Forum on Friday, October 18th. “I hosted this forum for the first time […]
Methuen, MA – Mayor Steve Zanni announced that a series of events will be held in Methuen to coincide with the Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails & Sails Weekend. Scheduled for the weekend of September 28th – 29th, there are several family-fun events happening across Methuen. Events include: Methuen Rail Trail Extravaganza, which will feature […]
BREAKING…. SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 (MORE NEWS ON LANTIGUA) Valley Patriot news spotters in Lawrence City Hall say that the official results for the preliminary elections are being held up because a card reader in one of the ballot counting machines erased data on either another card or the machine itself. Unofficial results called into the […]
PRELIMINARY ELECTION DAY…. LAWRENCE… By Tom Duggan, September 17, 2013 (7:14pm) (MORE STORIES ON LANTIGUA) Lawrence’s municipal elections were held today in preliminary races for mayor, city council and school committee. Lawrence at-large candidate for city council, Cara Martiloni tells the Valley Patriot in an exclusive this afternoon that she is fuming and she is ready […]
By: Tracey Zysk – September, 2013 September is National Guide Dog Month which is an honorary way to celebrate the work of guide dogs in the United States. This includes a way to raise awareness, appreciation and support for guide dogs, the function they perform, and the training schools they attend across the United States. […]
Click Image or HERE to download PDF of the September, 2013 Edition of The Valley Patriot Lead Story: Fraud, Forgeries and Illegal Signatures Found on Mayor Lantigua’s Nomination Papers, All approved By Lawrence Election Department
By: Tom Duggan – August 15, 2013 The Valley Patriot obtained copies of Lawrence mayor Willie Lantigua‘s nomination papers, submitted and certified on April 11, 2013. Lantigua turned in 30 pages of nomination signatures to have his name appear on the September ballot. Each candidate for mayor needs to turn in 250 valid signatures from […]
LAWRENCE – Families, friends, supporters and CLASS staff gathered as 13 members of the Aktion Club of Kiwanis of Greater Lawrence received their service pins on Aug. 29 to commemorate their volunteerism and one year of service to the organization. Kiwanis Lt. Gov. Dan Bennett, Div. 10 and 11, presided and presented the honors […]
WALKING TOURS Change is in the air, and so we begin the fall season. Andover is one of the jewels of the north shore so let us check out some very interesting things to do and places to go. September 22, from 12-1:30 p.m., the Andover Village Improvement Society (AVIS) invites interested residents to a […]