WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT WRONG BUT YOU DON’T On two occasions last month we reported a story on line that we thought we got wrong after it was posted. In one story we reported that a shooting victim from East Haverhill Street had died. Minutes after we reported the victim’s death we were […]
By: DJ Deeb – September, 2018 The City of Methuen has gone through a very difficult few months. The latest involves the controversy surrounding Superintendent Judy Scannell not having a license to be Superintendent of Schools and prior to that no license to be Principal of the Tenney and Timony Elementary Schools. Deciding how […]
Kelly Bruce, 14, of Byfield (Newbury) was last seen before 2 p.m. Monday and is feared to be in danger. WEST NEWBURY — Police Chief Art Reed and Newbury Police Chief Michael A. Reilly report that police are actively searching for a teenage girl who ran away from her home in Byfield. Kelly Bruce, age […]
West Parish Church extends an invitation to members of the public to hear the presentation. Sunday, September 23rd at 4:00 p.m. at West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Road in Andover. Former Lawrence City Councilor and candidate for mayor, Mr. Richard Lawrence will relate the struggles of growing up in Andover in the 1950’s and will share […]
The City of Methuen is in a serious crisis. Not just a funding crisis but a management crisis, a leadership crisis and most frightening a structural crisis as a municipality.First, we had the previous city council which was so corrupt and incompetent that it will take a decade or more to rectify the financial and […]
Sept. 18, 2018 METHUEN — Chief Joseph Solomon reports that the Methuen Police Department arrested a man last week for allegedly kidnapping and providing drugs to a juvenile. Charles W. Anderson of Manchester NH. was arrested and charged with: Possession of a Class B Substance Distribution of a Controlled Substance to a Minor Contributing to the […]
METHUEN SCHOOL COMMITTEE COVERED UP THE CORRUPTION THAT GOT US HERE Methuen has become the city of scandal and cover-ups. It is a reputation that has sadly been earned. Since Mayor Jajuga took office in January, Methuen residents have been deluged with story after story of political insiders taking advantage of conflicts of interest, […]
The Valley Patriot newspaper has partnered up with non-profit, House of Mercy, Team Zingales/Century 21, TMF (The Movement Family), and Heat Quest Insulation in Haverhill to provide direct relief for the thousands of people affected by the Columbia Gas Disaster in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover. . PLEASE VISIT THE FACEBOOK GROUP PAGE SET UP […]
VALLEY PATRIOT PUBLISHER TO EMCEE RUSSO EVENT PROMISES HE WON’T BE FUNNY The Great Dave Russo will be appearing in Lawrence at Salvatore’s Restaurant on September 21st, 354 Merrimack St. – Lawrence, MA. [617-981-0984]. The event is being promoted by CPF Productions. The Valley Patriot caught up with Dave Russo recently and asked him about […]
School Committee Member Calls Mayors Behavior a “Disgrace” and a “Circus” VIDEO OF MEETING DISCUSSION AND SHOUTING MATCH 9-11-18 Methuen Mayor Jim Jajuga has violated the state’s open meeting law by sending out emails to the entire school committee telling them how they should vote on an upcoming matter before the committee. As mayor, Jajuga sits as chairman […]
Andover Police are looking to identify two men who robbed a bank in town Saturday morning, Sept. 8. ANDOVER — Chief Patrick Keefe reports that the Andover Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred Saturday morning. At approximately 11:35 a.m., two men walked into the Santander Bank, located at 211 North Main […]
Details were fuzzy as to how many people were hit by gunfire on Basswood in Lawrence Friday night. Lawrence police and Massachusetts State Police cordoned off the street and found at least 6 shell casings. Police originally said there were two shooting victims at the Lawrence General Hospital, but officers later questioned if the second […]
By: Tom Duggan – Sept 4, 2018 Methuen police called in the swat team early Tuesday morning at 30 Pine Street when a man who escaped police custody in Lowell Friday night, barricaded himself in his home as Methuen police showed up to take him into custody on a warrant. Police were seeking Aaron Russo […]
VIDEO BROOKE STREET SHOOTING ABOVE By: Tom Duggan – September 3, 2018 While most people were enjoying Labor Day with family and friends at cookouts or at the beach, police in the City of Lawrence were busy with an unusual amount of violence after a very quiet and low crime summer. LABOR DAY SHOOTING […]
In the early hours of Sunday morning Lawrence police and fire were called to Chester Street for a car crashed into a house. Within seconds of the first radio call, another emergency was dispatched that the car had caught fire and the fire was spreading to the house. As firefighters worked diligently to put out […]