By: Eric Spagnoli – July, 2021 In April 2020, the Methuen High School Varsity Football Team closed out their season with an overall record of 5-2. Despite a shortened season and a delayed start to the year, the team was able to attain a considerable level of success, which is a testament to the culture […]
Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Massachusetts people have too often been left in the dark due to the secretive and inaccessible culture of centralized power on Beacon Hill. Recently, I announced my candidacy for Massachusetts State Auditor to bring greater transparency and accountability to our government. As State Auditor, I will begin by auditing the Administration’s […]
July, 2021 The Valley Patriot has put yet another libel lawsuit behind us. The most recent suit, brought by a former Methuen Mayor alleging defamation and libel, never made it to trial. Last month, it was settled out of court to the satisfaction of both parties. We tend to get sued a lot here at […]
By: Brian Genest – July, 2021 Cancel culture is alive and well in Massachusetts. You don’t have to look any further than the establishment Republicans on the state committee, sadly. These RINOs are trying to use mob mentality, guilt by association and cancel culture to cancel conservative MassGOP Chairman Jim Lyons – over someone else’s […]
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty today to the second of two fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Guillermo Aybar-Guerrero, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one […]
Program Helps Protect Individuals with Dementia-Related Illnesses NEW YORK (July 15, 2021)— The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has awarded a $6,000 grant to the Tewksbury Police Department to expand its Project Lifesaver program, which provides safety technology to Tewksbury families caring for loved ones with dementia-related illnesses who are prone to wandering. Wandering is a common […]
BOSTON – A Lawrence woman pleaded guilty in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Raquel Pena, 40, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young scheduled sentencing for Nov. 4, 2021. Pena was charged by […]
Es difícil negar con seriedad que las Escuelas Públicas de Lawrence son un fracaso abismal. Después de ser tan sistemáticamente incompetente que el estado tuvo que asumir el control por un bajo rendimiento crónico, podría pensar que las escuelas de Lawrence finalmente iban en la dirección correcta. Pero te equivocarías. El hecho es que las […]
“The bill would remove the current section of the vaccination law which allows parents to cite “religious” reasons to reject vaccination for kids entering schools” The Joint Committee on Public Health will convene on Monday, July 12th to hear testimony regarding H2411, An Act relative to vaccines and preventing future disease outbreaks. The bill would remove the […]
By: Kane, Valley Patriot Mascot – June, 2021 Battle Grounds Coffee Company in Haverhill was a buzz on Saturday, May15th in anticipation of their honored guest Angela Tita Antonopoulos who everyone knows as Tita. Friends, Family, and patrons of Battle Grounds Coffee Company gathered in this Haverhill Hotspot to surprise their friend Tita to celebrate […]
By: Eric Spagnoli- June, 2021 While crime has increased across the country in the last year – particularly violent crime – The Valley Patriot has found that almost all categories of crime have decreased in the Merrimack Valley over the last two years. Last month we reported that almost all categories of crime decreased […]
BOSTON – In an audit released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found Northern Essex Community College (NECC) has failed to take steps previously recommended by the office to better safeguard and track the college’s valuable property. The audit also showed NECC did not always obtain required documentation, including approvals, for expenditures. […]
The grants for companies that operate buses, passenger vessels and pilot vessels are available now, but business owners will need to act fast; the application period closes July 19. June 30, 2021 – Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) encouraged business owners who operate charter buses, passenger vessels, school buses and pilot vessel services to apply for grants […]
By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – June, 2021 The Special Joint Oversight Committee charged with investigating the COVID-19 related deaths of veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home released a comprehensive report in late May outlining both the immediate and underlying causes of this tragedy. The committee, which I co-chaired with a fellow veteran, Senator […]
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fraudulently using another person’s Social Security number. Manuel Maria German Familia, 30, who previously resided in Lawrence, pleaded guilty to one count of false representation of a Social Security number. U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for Sept. […]