U.S. Marshals-led operation targeted fugitives wanted for violent crime in and around Lawrence BOSTON – After a five month operation, dubbed “Operation Triple Beam,” 146 individuals, including dozens of fugitives and 52 alleged gang members, wanted for violent crimes have been arrested in and around the City of Lawrence. Led by the U.S. Marshals Massachusetts […]
By: Duncan Burns – May, 2019 You’re a bad person. You’re also a bad American. You simply do not know what’s good for you or this country. That is the kind of rhetoric being spread by so-called “woke” people in this country, backed by a corrupted and partisan media. The political polarization and anger in […]
Foundation’s 5th Annual Golf Tournament to raise money and awareness while also honoring Louise Griffin for her strength and leadership in battling the opioid crisis LOWELL, MA – Friends and supporters The Megan House Foundation will once again tee it up at the beautiful Four Oaks Country Club in Dracut, MA for the organization’s 5th […]
By: Bharani Padmanabhan – May, 2019 And so it ends, with a whimper rather than the expected bang of a hundred billion dollar squeeze. Even before the lucre has been extorted out of pharma companies that make pain medicines, the CDC was forced to dissociate itself from guidelines it had created in the service of […]
By: John Cuddy – May, 2019 Memorial Day does not belong to the Republicans, the Democrats, or any elected official. It is not intended for honoring the men and women currently serving in the military or our Veterans. Memorial Day belongs to the six American Heroes written about in this article, and all who gave […]
By Mark Kempic I knew it was an incredibly challenging time for the community when I arrived in Massachusetts last fall to assist with the recovery efforts following September’s gas event in the Merrimack Valley. What immediately struck me the most in the face of tremendous adversity was the graciousness with which those in the […]
With the benefits of new technology and a growing interest in the solar industry, The Valley Patriot sat down with Casey Bolduc of Ace Solar in North Andover to talk about the benefits of homes and small businesses going solar. Based in North Andover at Osgood Landing, Ace Solar is a family owned business. […]
By: Paul Murano – April, 2019 In April the world celebrates Easter. Most people celebrate its secular dimension merely as a spring ritual – with the Easter bunny, Easter egg hunts, and lots of chocolate eating. This is similar to how most people celebrate the secular dimension of Christmas – as a winter holiday with […]
By: Joe D’Amore – April, 2019 My wife and I recently treated three relatives to a birthday celebration for one of them. Two of them are in their 80s, and one of them is soon to be 90. They’re sisters. They grew up in the Great Depression, under circumstances that exceed most understandable, modern measures […]
By: Ken Willette – April, 2019 The old slogan for Fox News—Fair and Balanced—was always a mirage. I could care less. Where else can I track the positive benchmarks of the Trump economy, learn about the real human toll associated with illegal immigration and witness the rebirth of a muscular US foreign policy that protects […]
By: Bharani Padmanabhan – April, 2019 When Lucian Leape abandoned the profession of medicine and set out to make it subservient to corporate monopolies he began by claiming doctors are the same as airline pilots. Firstly, Leape claimed that doctors do not care about their patients and care only about their outsized egos. This crystalized […]
By: Tram Nguyen, April, 2019 The 191st legislative session of the Massachusetts General Court is well underway on Beacon Hill with a record number of women represented in the first-year class. The House of Representatives welcomes 12 women among its 23 new legislators. In the Senate, 3 of the 5 newly-elected Senators are women. The […]
By: John Cuddy – April, 2019 Chelmsford’s Mike Miskell, like many of the men and women who served during World War II, formed a lifelong friendship with another soldier they served with during the war. Mike was with York, Pennsylvania’s George Meanor, a Technical Sargent in his unit, the US Army’s 217th Artillery. The two […]
Valley Patriot Renames Award for Good Samaritan Scott Clegg By: Tom Duggan, April, 2019 Last year a Good Samaritan in the Merrimack Valley named Scott Clegg passed away. He wasn’t famous, he never ran for office, and he had no interest in being thanked for the work he did in the community. But Mr. Clegg […]
By: Bharani Padmanabhan – March, 2019 Chicago just indicted and arrested Jussie Smollett, an actor, for the felony of filing a false police complaint. The false complaint aimed to support the fake narrative that intolerance has increased since President Trump was elected by millions of ordinary people to drain the swamp and that only Trump […]