By: Bill Cushing – Sept. 2020 The Paramount Network’s flagship show, ‘Yellowstone,’ a modern day western set in Montana, just finished its strong third season with a big cliffhanger, leaving fans waiting for next season. The show, starring and executive produced by Kevin Costner, is a big-time performer for the network and the season 3 […]
By: Brian Genest – Sept. 2020 The town of Dracut is in the news—for something positive. The Board of Selectmen stepped up, spoke out and backed the blue. The five members voted unanimously in favor of a resolution supporting the Dracut Police Department. Acknowledging the protests against police around the country and recent legislation aimed […]
By: Tomas G. Michel The production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services changed its modus operandi, as a result of the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. A public health crisis and a major economic shift event. Federal, state and local government officials were forced by the infection statistics of their constituents, to […]
By: John Cuddy – Sept. 2020 PELHAM, NH – An alumnus of Methuen’s Tenney Memorial High, Class of 1945, where he played football and ran track, Joseph Ducharme is a lifelong Pelham, New Hampshire resident. Back in the 1940s, Pelham, New Hampshire was too small for a high school, so the town sent the children […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps From Criminal Conspiracy to Smoking Cigars Since we started the Valley Patriot 16 years ago, I’ve been hearing the same stories, accusations, lame excuses, and dire predictions about Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon. For years, I have been told by politicians that Solomon […]
By: Paul Murano – Aug. 2020 Like most people, I have a tendency to trust the establishment – of any profession. It is natural to trust. We humans begin life as babies totally trusting our parents. That trust is then extended to other family members, doctors, teachers, law enforcement and the like. It’s usually not […]
By: Bill Cushing – Aug, 2020 Sometimes when writing this column, I come across a series that’s so entertaining and yet so barely watched that I feel I need to write about it. ‘Get Shorty’ is one of those series. ‘Get Shorty’ is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard […]
CITY COUNCIL GRANDSTANDS PRETENDING TO BE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE Last month the Methuen City Council finally approved Mayor Perry’s first budget as the CEO of the city. Councilors discussed and debated the budget Perry submitted, spending hours on items like a $1.00 line item, cutting pennies from some city departments and then patting themselves on the […]
New Hampshire Number-One in Study By: Alex Talcott & James Lewis – Aug. 2020 Enjoy Americana, albeit at social distances, at your Fourth of July barbecues? “Fireworks Illegal” digital signs on U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts make you want to muster up? A recent study by WalletHub sought to quantify patriotism and rank it […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps Hello Valley Patriot Readers, In Massachusetts, we have seen many of our local restaurants adversely impacted by COVID-19, with mom and pop establishments fearful that lost revenue from reduced capacity requirements and lingering hesitation by the public to dine out will prevent […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps By: Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – Aug. 2020 Very exciting news for our Merrimack River and all who use it – the Massachusetts House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill I filed to make sure the public is alerted in a […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps By: Brian Genest – Aug. 2020 Do you support the police? Do you support law and order? Do you support the politicians “representing” Dracut who are working against both? This is no time for town citizens to be silent about supporting the […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps By: John Cuddy – Aug, 2020 LAWRENCE – Greater Lawrence Technical School graduate and Lawrence native, Kevin Donahue, and I recently had dinner at Methuen’s Muddy Waters Restaurant. We had a fantastic meal, and the Donahue family really enjoyed the beer, pizza, […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps Methuen Mayor Neil Perry It hardly seems possible, but we’re on to August! Time is flying by and there’s a great deal to talk about, so let’s get at it. We start with the FY’21 Budget. The Good: I’m pleased that we […]
Five months after the Corona virus hit the United States we know a lot more about it than we did back in March. We were initially told many things by our government leaders and experts that turned out not to be true. Because of this, there are still people running our government who did not […]