By: Senator DiZoglio, April, 2020 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, First, I want to reiterate to residents of the Merrimack Valley that my team stands ready to assist you – individuals, businesses, health care personnel, first responders and anyone and everyone needing any assistance. We are here to help answer your questions and ensure your concerns […]
APRIL, 2020 Since the beginning of the coronavirus hysteria in this country the news media and even local officials have been only telling you part of the story. CNN, FOXNEWS and even local news networks have gone 24-7 with doom and gloom predictions about the virus, giving people the impression that if you get the […]
By: Joel Faretra – March, 2020 After our successful visits to Millers last month, it was time to get back to the Chinese review. There are a few in Methuen. Chef Co, Lucky Dragon, Fu Hing, China Star, and Wah Sang to name a bunch. Fusion House is more of a sit-down restaurant in my […]
By: Bill Cusing – March, 2020 I’m a huge fan of the 2000 film ‘High Fidelity’ starring John Cusack about a music lover and record store owner recounting his five worst breakups. So when I heard they were remaking the story for a Hulu series, I was very skeptical. In this version, Zoe Kravitz takes […]
By: Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – Feb. 2020 At the end of last year, the State Legislature passed two laws that will greatly benefit our public health and safety as we move into 2020: one to reduce distracted driving from cell phone use and one to protect youth from nicotine addiction. A new law prohibits […]
By: Rick Bellanti – Feb. 2020 Should we take daily multivitamin supplements? Are they prescribed by a doctor or nutritionist? Are they beneficial to our daily diet? Do we “Need” to take them? There are so many questions when you are seeking advice about vitamins. The answer is both yes and no. Will taking a […]
By: Paul Murano – Feb. 2020 It is bewildering how much comfort there is with inconsistency and contradiction today. We live in an era when logical consistency no longer matters. Truth and justice have taken a back seat to the attempt to fit everything into a man-made ideological narrative. This is particularly evident in the […]
By: Bill Cushing – Feb. 2020 Apple TV’s fascinating new series ‘Servant’ is an unsettling psychological thriller from Executive Producer M. Night Shyamalan, the director of ‘The Sixth Sense,’ ‘Signs,’ and ‘Unbreakable.’ The series stars Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Toby Kebbell (Black Mirror) as Dorothy and Sean Turner. They are still in mourning […]
Feb. 2020 As of right now, it looks like the state Administration’s Seaport Economic Council gave Salisbury a nearly $1 million grant in 2017 to build the 625 foot boardwalk on Ocean Front South, so that in just a few years the Town of Salisbury would consider allowing this public seaside boardwalk to be […]
By: Tomas G. Michele LAWRENCE – For the third time, the EParaTodos’ Entrepreneurship committee, brought a high-profile Keynote Speaker to the city, empowering the local Business Owners & Entrepreneurs through a networking event which took place at Japú Restaurant: with the main goal to assist attendants to expand their social network. The Keynote Speaker was […]
By: Joel Faretra – Feb. 2020 I had planned on checking out some Chinese food take out places in Methuen this month, but it seemed you had other plans for me. The Miller’s Tavern opened up on January 9th, finally taking the place of the old Brickhouse Tavern at 105 Pleasant Valley St. themillerstavern.com […]
By: John Cuddy – Feb. 2020 Raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Ronald Santagati is now living in Salem, New Hampshire with his wife (and high school sweetheart) Joan, to whom he has been married to for nearly sixty-five years. During our Saturday morning meeting over coffee and Tripoli cookies in his kitchen, we started with a […]
It’s been over a year since Command Master Chief John Ratka passed away. John was the Executive Director of Veterans Northeast Outreach Center (VNOC) in Haverhill and winner of The Valley Patriot’s Hero Veteran Award for his tireless work helping homeless veterans get off the streets. John was appointed Executive Director in the late […]
Hello Valley Patriot Readers, We’ve seen in recent years how non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are all too often abused to hide the misdeeds of harassers and abusers by requiring the legal silencing of victims. They have fostered a culture of intimidation and disrespect and only in recent years have brave victims come forward with their painful […]
By Brian Genest It’s a fight for the heart and soul of the Massachusetts Republican Party. If you’re a Republican who cares about the future of the MassGOP, you should care about the outcome of the upcoming State Committee elections. At stake is whether the party moves ahead under Chairman Jim Lyons with the unity, […]