03-23 It is clear that Salisbury Town Manager Neil Harrington has completely checked out on the people of Salisbury as he trapses all over the City of Salem, Massachusetts running for mayor. And that may be a good thing for the people of Salisbury. The man who approved and pushed a tax-payer funded “boardwalk to […]
02-23 Last week during the frigid -11 degree weather that lasted for three days, Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena and his homeless coordinator Kelly Birchall put together a plan to help the homeless and other Lawrence residents who had no heat. First, Mayor DePena mobilized the police and fire departments to visit all of the homeless […]
01-23 One thing we are most of proud of here at The Valley Patriot is that we provide our readers information directly from the newsmakers themselves without the filtered agenda of an editorial board. Since 2004 we have always afforded elected officials the opportunity to get their message out about what is happening in local […]
12/22 Next month, when the 2023 Legislative Session is sworn into office on Beacon Hill, at least two local state representatives will be missing from the group photos; Linda Dean Campbell of Methuen, and Marcos Devers of Lawrence. Linda Campbell has been writing a column for our Valley Patriot readers since she was a city […]
Oct. 2022 In their infinite lack of wisdom and common sense, The Massachusetts legislature has voted to give drivers licenses to illegal aliens. The bill they passed also had language in it stating that illegal aliens will also have a right to receive education and health services as well as other government benefits. We all […]
Sept. 2022 Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena has significantly increased his influence on Beacon Hill with three huge wins on Primary day. DePena took office last November with an overwhelming victory at polls, promising to bring the different factions of the city together to move Lawrence forward. That happened on Primary day. DePena endorsed Lawrence City […]
August – 2022 For years, the Democrats who are elected to run America’s biggest cities have aided and abetted illegal aliens by making their cities “sanctuary cities” that will not deport illegals. They advocate open borders in the name of the “children” and offer free, taxpayer-funded services to attract more illegal aliens to this country. […]
June, 2022 Every time there is a mass shooting, Democrat politicians and leftists in the media take to the TV airwaves to exploit murder victims and push their anti-gun agenda. Take away guns and bad people won’t commit crimes, goes the mantra. As if that worked out well for drugs and alcohol. In unison, they […]
May, 2022 The Roe v. Wade decision was a lawsuit filed in the 70s and eventually decided by the United States Supreme Court. The court decided back then that – even though abortion is mentioned nowhere in the constitution – they were going to create that right by ruling abortion is indeed in the Constitution. […]
April, 2022 Every year The Valley Patriot holds an annual BASH Scholarship and Award Night where we give out college scholarships to high school students and awards for community heroes. Last week’s BASH was the first event in three years because of the COVID hysteria and lockdowns. Titled “The Official Kickoff of the Return to […]
03-22 In the link below you will read a column by Valley Patriot columnist Dani Langevin. COLUMN HERE Langevin is a left-wing teacher in the Methuen Public Schools who went on an angry rant because of our editorial last month. That editorial called out her school system for trying to remove Valentine’s Day and replace […]
Feb. 2022 Earlier this month, some genius in the Methuen Public Schools decided to cancel Valentine’s Day and replace it with “Spirit Day” where the teachers and administrators would indoctrinate children about “friendship and caring.” After being publicly humiliated on Facebook by Methuen Councilor D.J. Beauregard, however, school administrators changed their tune, sending home a […]
12-22 While conservatives and Republicans in Massachusetts have been rightfully angry with Governor Charlie Baker over the years, their celebration of his departure from governor’s race next year is very short sighted. Yes, Baker initially campaigned for governor as a fiscal conservative and a social moderate, and then abandoned all of those principals once he […]
October, 2021 At a time when the Merrimack Valley desperately needs our elected officials at the highest level of government to experience the homeless crisis first hand, Lowell, like so many other communities, sweeps their homeless problem out of sight, or under the rug, as some may say. At issue; Lowell City Councilor Rita Mercier […]
Sept. 2021 We agree with both Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, that it was time to withdraw our troops and end the occupation of Afghanistan. We should have left 18 years ago when those who participated in the 9/11 attacks were either killed or neutralized. What we do not agree with, is President […]