“If Attorney DiAdamo is now stating he is ‘shackled’ and he cannot produce that evidence, it is not the courts obligation, nor ours, to give him the keys by granting an order of protection. If his client, the City of Lawrence has not given him a waiver of confidentiality, if he doesn’t have evidence to […]
MAYOR RIVERA ON THE SCENE OF OF 5 ALARM FIRE FIRST MAYOR ON SCENE SINCE 2009 UPDATE Jan. 13, 2014 7:27pm Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera was on the scene as a 5 alarm fire raged on Merrimack Street in Lawrence at the old Merrimack Paper building. Firefighters reported that there is no working gas in the […]
By: Tom Duggan – January 10, 2014 LAWRENCE – Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera’s Transition Committee Co-Chairs Zoila Gomez and Maggie Super Church released a 76 page transition team report on Friday with detailed recommendations and goals for the Rivera Administration over the next four years. While a large portion of the report addresses cultural concerns, health, […]
By; Tom Duggan – January 9, 2014 Lawrence resident Angel Morales was sentenced to three years in jail today in Lawrence District Court after being arrested by The Lawrence Police Street Narcotic’s Enforcement Unit last March. Morales was caught with a “finger” of heroin. When Morales finishes serving his sentence he will be deported as law […]
By: Tom Duggan, January 9, 2014 MORE PHOTOS Workers at the Main Street CVS were jolted from behind when a Sierra SLE crashed through the wall sending two workers to the hospital with multiple injuries and the driver also headed to Lawrence General saying he passed out behind the wheel. Within second of the accident […]
By: Tom Duggan UPDATED…. January 9, 2014, 5PM Methuen Police have arrested and charged Carlos Rivera age 20 from Lawrence in the Larchwood Rd. home invasion last night. Rivera was sought on warrants for threat to commit murder and assault with intent to commit murder. He is being held at the Methuen Police Station pending a […]
By: Tom Duggan January 8, 2014 (Rivera’s Other Moves) LAWRENCE – Just days after taking office as Lawrence’s new mayor, the Valley Patriot has learned that Mayor Dan Rivera has put Deputy Police Chief Melix Bonilla on unpaid suspension. Bonilla is making $140,00 a year and was placed on paid leave by former mayor William Lantigua […]
By: Tom Duggan, 1-7-14, 618PM The Lawrence Police Special Operations Narcotics Unit arrested three suspects in the Trenton and Park Street area of Lawrence late Tuesday and seized 40 grams of heroin with a street value of $2,000. Police say the seller gave a false name upon arrest and it was determine that he is […]
By: Tom Duggan – January, 2014 Lawrence’s new Mayor, Dan Rivera, wasted no time making personnel changes in Lawrence City Hall, firing the City Comptroller David Camasso on his first day, and telling the Valley Patriot in an exclusive interview that he also plans to fire City Clerk William Maloney. Maloney’s firing must be […]
Rivera Hires Three Assistants, Neighborhood Planner and Business Development Director By: Tom Duggan – January 3, 2014 LAWRENCE – Less than twenty four hours after taking office as the new Mayor of Lawrence, Dan Rivera has started naming new members of his administration and removing The Valley Patriot has learned that on Friday, Lawrence’s City […]
Morabito Looks Back at Two Years of Fighting the Status-Quo, Internal Friction, Media Bias By: Tom Duggan – January 1, 2013 After two years leading the Greater Boston Tea Party (GBTP), Christine Morabito says she is stepping down from her post, paving the way for Patrick Humphries to be elected president of the anti-tax group. […]
By: Tom Duggan – December, 2013 The Festival of Trees, Inc. is calling for applicants for its 2014 Historic Preservation Grant Program. This Methuen-based non-profit organization raises money through its annual Festival of Trees event to fund preservation efforts throughout the Merrimack Valley and beyond. The Historic Preservation Grant Program is designed to provide preservation […]
By: Tom Duggan – December, 2013 The Family of Walter and Gabe Pomerleau donated a $1,000 bulletproof vest for the Massachusetts State Police K9 unit through a non-profit organization called Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog. Massachusetts Vest A Dog works to raise money and resources to support Massachusetts’s police dogs by providing bullet proof K9 vests, equipment, training […]
By: Tom Duggan – December, 2013 The Methuen Exchange Club presented Methuen Police Detective John Delano with their Police Officer of the Year Award at their annual dinner banquet last month. Late last winter, Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon assigned Detective Delano to head up an investigation into 15 robberies in the area. After a […]
By: Tom Duggan – December, 2013 Republican Alex Vispoli is a member of the Andover Board of Selectmen. Pavel Payano sits on the Lawrence School Committee. The contrast between the two could not be more stark or obvious. Vispoli is a seasoned veteran of Andover Politics, while Payano is still serving his first term on […]