By: Methuen School Committeeman Ken Willette Voters in the 4th Essex State Representative District will now have a clear choice when Republicans and Independents travel to the polls on September 1st. Please request a Republican ballot and write the following in the blank 4th Essex State Representative section— Kenneth Willette 10 Burnham Road Apt […]
Less than 24 hours after being arrested on wire tapping and money laundering charges by the feds, Methuen State Rep. Francisco Paulino made a surprise appearance on the Paying Attention! Podcast with Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan to declare his innocence, and then announced he is not dropping out of his race for reelection. Voters […]
EXACTLY WHAT DO THE FEDERAL DOCUMENTS ALLEGE AGAINST STATE REP. FRANCISCO PAULINO? A federal grand jury has indicted Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino (D-Methuen) on eleven felony counts: Eight counts of wire fraud and aiding and abetting. Three counts of unlawful monetary transactions, commonly described as money laundering. The indictment alleges that Paulino used false […]
8-27-16 On August 14th Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena was arrested for fraudulent use of COVID money. Initially the federal government charged Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena with two counts of: Wire Fraud Aiding and Abetting (count 1) Unlawful Monetary Transactions Aiding and Abetting (Count 2). Yesterday the federal government added 9 more charges to DePena’s indictment. […]
By: State Rep. Francisco Paulino – 8-26 I have always believed government has one core responsibility: to open doors for people willing to work hard. Not handouts. Not empty promises. Real opportunity. A chance to learn a skill. A chance to earn a steady paycheck. A chance to build a life and stay in the […]
A Valley Landmark, The Olympia represents 75 Years of the American Dream *** A BIT OF GREEK HISTORY For nearly 75 years, the Olympia Restaurant stood at 453 Market Street as the heartbeat of Lowell’s historic Acre neighborhood — the same enclave that drew waves of Greek immigrants seeking a new life around Holy Trinity […]
Unconstitutional Recording Policy Once Again Proves – It Isn’t YOU! Aug. 2026 Imagine walking into a public meeting of your local city government. You simply take out your phone to record what your elected officials are saying. You are not disrupting or interfering with the meeting in any way. But when you do, you are […]
The Massachusetts Senate passed a wide-ranging economic development bill on July 24th. The package authorizes $575.4 million for housing, small businesses, and emerging industries, along with new consumer protections and $100 million for scientific research at public colleges and universities. Here is what is in the bill and what it means for Methuen and the […]
Only two state representatives in the Merrimack Valley voted against the state’s new abortion bill that makes it legal to abort a child in the womb at full-term and up to the moment of birth. They are Francisco Paulino (D-Methuen), and Colleen Garry (D-Dracut). The Bill, which opponents call ‘prenatal homicide’ would allow […]
Defendant allegedly impersonated another Chinese national and voted in the 2024 presidential election under victim’s name sun_-_complaint.pdf BOSTON – A Chinese national residing in Andover, MA., was arrested yesterday for submitting a fraudulent voter registration and ballot in the 2024 presidential election in the name of another Chinese national. The defendant also allegedly submitted two […]
BOSTON – A Dominican national, unlawfully residing in Lawrence Mass., pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to drug charges after serving a federal prison sentence and being deported in 2023. Angel Martinez, a/k/a Aneudy Rios, 56, pleaded guilty to distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl. U.S. District Court […]
Defendant fled on the eve of trial and was returned to the U.S. by Dominican authorities BOSTON – A Lawrence, Mass., man was sentenced yesterday for operating a clandestine drug laboratory that manufactured thousands of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills and for possessing firearms that furthered his drug trafficking operation. The defendant fled the United States […]
Tom Duggan ORIGINAL STORY HERE The federal criminal complaint and supporting IRS-CI affidavit detailing the allegations against DePeña can be read in full here: ACTUAL CHARGING DOCUMENT AFFIDIVIT TO SECURE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT! In the wake of Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena’s arrest by the feds this morning, the Valley Patriot has obtained information that DePena has […]
8:06 am Lawrence-Mayor-Complaint Affadavit for Warrant FOLLOWUP SUMARY OF WHAT THE CHARGING DOCUMENTS SAY Lawrence Mayor Brian DePean has been arrested by the FBI for Wire Fraud Aiding and Abetting (count 1) Unlawful Monetary Transactions Aiding and Abetting (Count 2) Federal authorities were seen at 6am this morning outside DePena’s South Lawrence home serving a […]
8-26 As electricity costs continue to strain household budgets across Massachusetts, Mayor D.J. Beauregard is reminding residents that Methuen’s Community Choice Power Supply Program is helping protect thousands of households from the latest increase in National Grid’s Basic Service electricity supply rate. Beginning in August, National Grid’s residential Basic Service supply rate will increase from […]