PAYING ATTENTION WITH TOM DUGGAN September, 2017 Look hard at that photo above. Go ahead, don’t just scan it; really look at it. Signs that say Black Lives DO Matter. A very dark skinned man with a bull horn. A protester upset about GMOs (genetically modified food). Another protester with a sign advocating health […]
BOXFORD – On August 16th, the Town of Boxford, cut the ceremonial ribbon on the newly built solar array on the former landfill on Spofford Road. Massachusetts’ Senator Minority Leader Bruce E. Tarr was invited as the Town’s honored guest in recognition of his critical leadership and advocacy in the Massachusetts legislature resulting in legislation […]
At approximately 5:30pm Tuesday, the Haverhill Police Department – with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police STOP and VFAS Teams – arrested Demetrius Tragiou (age 36) of 47 Forest Acres Dr. in Haverhill. He was charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, conspiracy, assault and battery, and threats. Also arrested were: Lisa Lavoie (age 39) of […]
Essex County Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger led a service last week on National POW/MIA Recognition Day to remember Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. The ceremony was held at the Essex County Sheriff’s Department (ECSD) Headquarters in Middleton next to the Vietnam War Veterans of Massachusetts Missing in Action Memorial which was unveiled on […]
By: Tom Duggan – Sept. 1, 2017 Officials from the office of Homeland Security and the Massachusetts State Police conducted a joint raid in Lawrence last Thursday at the corner of Bailey and Phillips Street taking two into custody during the multi-jurisdictional drug operation. Officials tell the Valley Patriot that they confiscated 2 kilos of […]
By: Paul Murano – August, 2017 The following is a Socratic dialogue of a typical young couple having an atypical conversation. That is because it contains wisdom, intelligence, and virtue – three things civilization is built upon but are often missing today. Common sense can seem strange to a people conditioned by false ideas and […]
By: Dani Langevin – August, 2017 In June of 2010, in the second column I had ever written for the Valley Patriot, I wrote about what “Don’t ask, don’t tell” cost the military. It read, “It is estimated that there are almost 70,000 homosexuals serving in every branch of the military. Since 1993, over 13,500 […]
By: Liam Norcross – August, 2017 July 17, 2017 at 7 pm I was curious and kind of scared about going to the National Scout Jamboree. I was worried about that I was the only person who was going from my home troop, (Troop 76, Ballardvalle) and maybe the only scout who was going from […]
NORTH ANDOVER – Last month, a veterans group called Honor and Remember presented the Honor and Remember flag to goldstar parents Mary and Don Trask of North Andover. Their daughter, Caitlin Trask, was a member of the United States Navy in February of 2009 when she was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, also a U.S. serviceman. […]
Senator Raises Concerns That Recent Fed Proposed Guidance Undermines Bank Boards’ Ability and Obligation to Stop Misconduct Text of the letter available here (PDF) Washington, DC – Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote a letter renewing her call for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to remove Wells Fargo Board of Directors members who served between May 2011 and July […]
The Haverhill non-profit Coalition for a Better Acre has been awarded funds from the state to build 44 units for veterans and families in the old Gerson Building. The Gerson Building has been an eyesore and added blight to the neighborhood, this new development will be a welcome change to the area. Randy Carter, Project/Program […]
By: Duncan Burns – August, 2017 What if someone told you that since 2010, a banking company has been caught for: Foreclosure fraud, student loan abuses, money laundering, whistle-blower retaliation, violation of Americans with Disabilities Act, employment discrimination, wage & hour violations, Service Members Relief Act violations, Family Medical Leave Act violations, anti-trust violations, False […]
A few months ago the governor of New Hampshire called out the City of Lawrence as the source of their “drug crisis” and “opioid epidemic”. He painted a picture of NH as a drug infested den with heroin and fentanyl pouring in from neighboring Lawrence, killing people “at a record rate”. It was an accurate […]
By: Paul Murano – July, 2017 This month marks the 49th anniversary of perhaps the most important document written in modern times. It is a simple document, yet profound; something that can be read in less than an hour. It was written in the midst of a burgeoning movement that would later be called the ‘sexual […]
By: Kevin St. James – July, 2017 New Hampshire’s opioid epidemic is out of control. Last year, 500 people died from overdoses. This year promises to be worse — especially since drug traffickers have started lacing heroin and counterfeit painkillers with carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer that is so deadly that first responders may need to […]