By: John Cuddy – Oct. 2020 Braintree, Massachusetts native, Robert Lucas, led a very interesting life, from pitching for the Boston Braves Farm system, to serving during the Korean conflict in the US Army infantry, to being on duty as a State Trooper on Martha’s Vineyard on the night of “Chappaquiddick”! Bob was selected as […]
By: Paul Murano – Sept. 2020 A Catholic nun stole the show at the Republican National Convention (RNC) last month. The Devil lost a huge battle in his efforts to stifle the truth about life. To truth-lovers, the words of Sr. Deirdre Byrne were music to their ears Wednesday. For those hiding from the truth, it was […]
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: 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 […]
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 In the wake of recent violence, rioting, looting, and attacks on police officers all over the country, Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan invited three local police chiefs in to his podcast to discuss recent events. Duggan asked the chiefs about officers […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps By: Santiago Reyes Cruz, Jr. – Aug. 2020 Sports are up & running in the country for us all to enjoy. This will hopefully bring back some unity desperately needed in our Nation. Entertainment has proven to calm social tensions in the […]
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 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 […]
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts alleging that PRTaylor Enterprises LLC, a company doing business as Father & Son Moving & Storage (Father & Son), violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by failing to obtain a court order before auctioning off the entire contents of a U.S. Air […]