By: Alex Talcott – March 2015 (George Pataki served as New York’s governor from 1995-2006. He is counsel with the law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP, chairman of the Pataki-Cahill Group for business strategy, and chairman of the “We the People, Not Washington” Super PAC supporting his political activities. Pataki is a prospective 2016 Republican […]
By Anna DeBernardo February 2015 As I was sitting in my living room brainstorming ideas for this month’s column, my thought process was interrupted multiple times by my 2 year old cousin, John, who was fascinated by the off button on my iPad. I would explain to him that the button was off limits, and […]
Retired Woburn Police Officer Bob DiNapoli was given the Valley Patriot newspaper’s highest awards Friday night during the newspaper’s 11th Anniversary BASH where he was honored with the Officer Tom Duggan Sr. Law Enforcement Memorial Award. Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan is the son of former Officer Tom Duggan Sr. who was killed in […]
By: John MacDonald – March 2015 Snow is everywhere. Storm after storm is in the forecast with no end in sight. The Vermont National Guard has been brought in to help save Lowell from Snowmaggedon 2015. For several days we will have had uniformed soldiers shoveling and hauling snow out of our fair city and […]
By: Dani Langevin – February, 2015 I keep hearing about The Gay Agenda. What exactly is that and why haven’t I received a hard copy? I’d like to keep udated on what is coming next in the “gay world”. Actually, I’d like to know what’s coming next in the world, but heteros seem to like […]
By: Christine Morabito – March 2014 (revised) I’ll try not to judge. I’m sure you would never knowingly celebrate a violent, bloodthirsty hit-man for Fidel Castro, the brutal communist dictator. If we learned anything from Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and Mao, it’s that tyrants are good at marketing. The trick to selling their snake oil is […]
How a Hero was Killed And a Killer Went Free . (March 7, 1943 – March 16, 1990) By: Tom Duggan, Jr – March 2010 Lawrence police officer Tom Duggan Sr., was a police officer for 18 years. He was my father. It wasn’t always easy being the son of a cop and the family member […]
DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 Today Tom and Paul talked about BASH, A new Muslim School in North Andover, why the Massachusetts GOP and the Tea Party are failing and MORE!! Paying Attention is hosted by Valley Patriot Publisher Tom Duggan. Tom’s, Co-host is Paul Murano. Paying Attention […]
By: Jennifer Jones – March 2, 2015 Monday March 2, 2015, just after 7 P.M. cheers erupted from city hall and the gymnasium of the Timony Grammar School in Methuen, Massachusetts. The residents of this community came out to “bleed blue” showing their continued support at the town meeting and let their voices be validated. […]
By: Tracey Zysk – February, 2014 School vacations are approaching. As you start planning your trips, you begin to look into pet care options for your pets. You start strolling through Facebook and see sponsored ads for Dogvacy.com, Care.com and a few other sites. All claiming they can help you with your pet care needs. […]
Download or Listen to Hour 1 Download or Listen to Hour 2 Tom and Paul started the show off talking about something but it wasn’t long before it became an entire show goofing on former Methuen Manager Bob Leblanc. Tom and Paul talked about Bob’s phone call last week where he said that “everybody in the City of Lawrence are poverty […]
By Senator Katy Ives – February, 2015 As I begin my second term as State Senator and a new two-year legislative session, I have filed a cross section of bills that will directly benefit constituents, municipalities and small businesses in my district. I filed 33 bills in total and also co-sponsored a number of important […]
By: Justess Jacobson – February, 2015 I love food. Anyone who has known me for more than ten minutes knows, that I do indeed love food. My favorite tends to be Italian food, but I am not picky and will eat anything in front me. For me, a good restaurants has to have great […]
By: Billy Cushing – February, 2105 From time to time, my column will feature questions asked by readers regarding the world of TV. Feel free to email me with any questions you may have about TV at BillsTVTalk@gmail.com, and I’ll do my best to answer you and may feature your question in a future […]