valleypatriot x LookBookOutlet Modern A-Line Dress – Button Keyhole What is a skater dress? It’s a modern A-line dress that gets its name from the dresses figure skaters wear. It’s lightweight, fun and flirty. The neckline is clean with two spaghetti straps and on the back, it has a button keyhole with an upside down […]
By: Tom Duggan – January 4, 2013 LAWRENCE – A dangerousness hearing was held today, for 17 year old Methuen High School Junior, Jacob Butze-Maille, who made threats to commit a mass shooting at Methuen High School last month. His arrest was just days before the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School […]
Attorney Alfred M. Zappala is pleased to announce the imminent release of his third book on Sicily, “Figghiu Beddu”. The book is already available as a Kindle download from www.kindle.com .The soft cover book will be available at www.alfredzappala.com The book, which will be released in three weeks, takes a humorous and serious look […]
By: Joe D’Amore – December 2012 With headlines announcing Grand Jury indictments of two city officials and the already completed take- over of Lawrence public schools many are suggesting comprehensive receivership of the City of Lawrence is warranted. For an assessment of this possibility the major precedent for state control of a municipality is […]
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 […]
By: Peter Larocque – December 2012 What we all witnessed early Wednesday morning, November 7, 2012, the day after the election for the Presidency of the United States of America, didn’t just begin a few days before. It was a long time in the making. I have listened to many reasons, countless amounts of […]
By: Connie Molinaro – December, 2012 Saturday November 24th you could not have asked for a nicer morning! The air was crisp with fall air we all love in New England and the sun was poking her rays through the start of gloomy skies. No matter what the weather, the crowds were starting to form […]
By: Bill Manzi, III – December, 2012 Municipal budgeting, like most everything in government that relates to taxation, has become highly politicized. And like much that occurs in budgeting those politics, in many instances, show that budgetary doublespeak is not restricted to federal politicians. Municipal budgets are set to a “fiscal year”, which runs from […]
By: Tracy Zysk- December, 2012 Matt Davis and the North Andover Fire Department will be hosting their “4th Annual Toy Drive for Local Children.” Firefighter Matt Davis started this drive four years ago with a vision that every child would wake up Christmas morning with a toy. No child should go without. Working with […]
By: PuppyGirl Kate Whitney – December 2012 I had just joined my dad in running our golf company called “SwingRite” when I contacted Tom about the possibility of him writing an article to highlight our local company.Without the “VP”, there would be no Puppy Girl column. Tom has given me an outlet to promote rescue […]
By: Anne Knowles – December, 2012 Christmas 2012 is coming. This year many of us are facing a coming year with an uncertain future. But this is the season to wish everyone you meet, with Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays. Christmas carols, perhaps a little snow, sending Best Wishes to family and friends, and […]
By: Dawn Brantmuller – December, 2012 Michael Colizzi, president of Colizzi Memorials was born and raised in the Pleasant Valley section of Methuen. He and Candice, his wife of twenty years, both attended Methuen public schools and have been immersed in the culture and history of Methuen. They are third generation memorial service professionals and […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL December 2012 A society run by the whims of men and unfettered by laws can imprison you without cause or due process. It can steal your property and silence your protestations. Ultimately, the result is a breakdown of civil order and a descent into chaos. It is the rule of law that […]
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO Hour 1: CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO Hour 2: Today Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon called in to talk about the Columbine-type shooting that was prevented at Methuen High School last week thanks to a very brave whistle blower and some fantastic detective work by the Methuen Police. North Andover High School […]
BREAKING….. VALLEY PATRIOT READERS: take a minute and see if you recognize this man. You have helped the police identify victims before let’s see you guys do it again and take another violent thug off the streets. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aXvB9x2aE]