State Senator Pavel Payano – 4-24 Amidst a flurry of legislative activity, myself and my colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate have been hard at work this month, addressing a myriad of pressing issues impacting residents across the Commonwealth. From passing significant laws to gearing up for this year’s budget discussions, engaging with constituent cases, to […]
Couple allegedly sold town-owned equipment for personal profit and steered town work to their private automotive business The Enforcement Division of the State Ethics Commission has filed Orders to Show Cause today alleging that former Leyden Police Chief Daniel Galvis and former Leyden Police Captain Gilda Galvis violated the conflict of interest law by selling […]
“No landlord should be able to make military families sign NDAs in exchange for providing basic housing. Period.” Video of Exchange (01:32:11-01:38:07) Washington, D.C. — Today, at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on the need to increase military housing availability and the […]
4-24 Providing professional, safe, and confidential personal and readjustment counseling to eligible veterans and their families in our community, Director Elisabeth Parrott of the Lowell Vet Center emphasized that veterans coming through the door of the Lowell Vet Center have entered a judgement free zone. Kane could hear in Elisabeth’s voice that she meant what […]
The credit union’s donation will support the SOS Urgent Response initiative. Haverhill – Merrimack Valley Credit Union (MVCU) has donated $10,000 to Catie’s Closet, a nonprofit organization in Dracut Mass., to support their SOS Urgent Response program. Founded in 2009, Catie’s Closet provides clothes, toiletries and other essentials to students who cannot afford them by setting up secure stores […]
Some Expenditures Exceeded $9,000 per Month and Over $100K a Year BOSTON – The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance released the following statement in response to The Boston Herald story over the weekend which shows the state is paying up to $300 dollars a night for some of the housing under the emergency shelter program. The Herald story […]
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By: Philippe Thibault – 3/24 Massachusetts House Bill 4138 goes by the moniker “the Affordable Homes Act.” This is being layered on top of the recent MBTA Communities bills passed by the legislature in 2020. The MBTA Communities, now law, requires those communities served by or adjacent to communities served by the Massachusetts Bay Transit […]
The FBI Boston Division has recovered 22 historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa and has orchestrated their return to the Government of Japan, Okinawa Prefecture. These artifacts had been missing for almost 80 years. A formal repatriation ceremony will be held in Japan at a later date. The 22 artifacts, some […]
By: Ken Willette – 3/24 Many fairy tales provide direct life lessons of morality, honesty, ethical behavior, and examples of karma. The Emperor’s New Clothes, penned by Hans Christian Andersen, is a perfect metaphor for Biden and his complacent Palace Guard. Between his court handlers, the Sunday morning press lackeys, the network and cable DNC […]
By: John Cuddy – 3/24 “Breakfast is the best meal of the day.” Tom Finn’s family has been hearing this for decades. They assumed it was an ode to health experts or to picking up the tab for the least expensive meal. But, no, it is a nod to the U.S. Army. Though the […]
By: Kevin Dube – 3/24 I was ahead of the curve on one of the more unfortunate trends in our society today. I was the child of a single mother. My parents were married in 1968, and I was conceived shortly thereafter. Within a few months my father decided this whole family thing wasn’t for […]
How Come Nobody Investigates Corrupt Judges Anymore? By: Atty Gary Dolan – 3/24 Question: what’s the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? Answer: one is a slimy bottom feeder and the other’s a fish. The general public obviously has a dim view of the legal profession considering the whole genre of lawyer jokes […]
By: State Rep. Estela Reyes 3/24 Before I begin, I want to congratulate Tom Duggan and everyone at The Valley Patriot on your impressive achievement of celebrating your 20th Anniversary publishing news for the Merrimack Valley. I’m so excited to have attended the the 20th Anniversary Charity BASH on March 22nd at The Relief’s In […]
Valley Patriot investigation shows Lawrence Homeless Coordinator tried to steer federal funds to her own non-profit, funds administered through her department. Felon Kelly Birchall Frazier, Homeless Coordinator for the City of Lawrence, and her husband Donald Frazier of New Hampshire (also a convicted felon who goes by the “street name” Debo Brown) filed […]