By Cheryl Hajjar – October, 2014 In the recent wake of the two 12 year old girls from Wisconsin who tried to kill their friend to become “proxies “ of the fictious online character Slenderman, we ask ourselves, could this have been stopped? Is the internet to blame? Did the parents of the girls not […]
READ PART 1 HERE The Valley Patriot has covered many state corruption stories in the past ten and a half years. What we observed in that time is that scandals come and go but very rarely does anything ever change. Our editorial board sat down with State Representative Jim Lyons and Shauna O’Connell to ask […]
By: John Macdonald – October, 2104 When it comes to politics are we tired yet of making history? Are we tired of voting for candidates, because they are the first of something? What do I mean? Are we done voting for candidates based on what they might represent versus what they stand for? Are we […]
By: David “D.J.” Beauregard – October, 2014 At first glance, most political observers would neglect to see any similarities between this year’s race for Governor of Massachusetts and the upcoming Presidential campaign in 2016. When one digs a little deeper into the details, it becomes clear that the race unfolding in our backyard is going […]
By: Tom Duggan – October, 2014 14th Essex District State Representative Diana DiZoglio is seeking her second term in the legislature. She says that what she is most proud of is co-sponsoring a bill to put photo ID on EBT (welfare) cards. “It’s really important to have photo ID on EBT cards because it helps […]
The Valley Patriot has covered many state corruption stories in the past ten and a half years. What we observed in that time is that scandals come and go, but very rarely does anything ever change. Our editorial board sat down with State Representative Jim Lyons and Shauna O’Connell to ask them the gravity of […]
By: Tom Duggan – October, 2014 While many believe former Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua is now a bad memory never to return, the fact is the man who ruled Lawrence with an iron fist is now positioned as the front-runner in a three way race for his old seat in the Massachusetts House of […]
By: Paul Murano – October, 2014 There are five reasons the war on women theme will continue through November’s election: 1) Many voters will believe anything if repeated enough through the media. 2) “Women’s groups” like NOW need to justify their existence and feel relevant. 3) “Man-hate” is easy for experts at emotional and […]
By: Dani Langevin – October, 2014 Tavis Marceau was a hard working family man putting in 60 hours a week for the moving company at which he was employed. He put in long hours so that he could provide a good life for his 2-year-old son, Aiden, the love of Tavis’ life and his whole […]
Political Deceptions Valley Patriot columnist and member of the Methuen School Committee, DJ Deeb wrote in his column this month that voters should choose Republican candidates in the upcoming state elections. Deeb listed a number of reasons to make his case, but is now issuing a public apology to Democrat State Representative Linda Dean Campbell […]
BOSTON PRESS FAKES POLL NUMBERS IN TIERNEY RACE I declare shenanigans! Before the September 9th primary elections in MA the Boston Globe and the Boston media was so desperate to inflate congressional candidate Seth Moulten’s numbers against John Tierney that they released a bogus poll a week before the election showing Tierney at 47% and […]
Andover Selectman and candidate for the State Senate, Alex Vispoli spoke out in opposition to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, in Lawrence, being moved from the Plaza on Rt. 114 to near City Hall where there is very limited parking. “We are talking about the Registry so I think moving the location where there’s easy […]
By: Joe D’Amore – Sept. 2014 A former Amherst high school science teacher Ronald Garney pleaded guilty to buying and possessing child pornography. Furthermore , he used a state-issued email address at his school to access the illegal websites. Yet the Supreme Judicial Court ruled on August 18th that he can keep his $28,725-a-year pension. […]
By: Bill Cushing – Sept. 2014 Fall means the end of summer for most people, but it is the time of year that most TV fans look forward to. It’s the time when most shows come back from their long summer break and return to the airwaves with new episodes. This year is no […]
By: Dr. Fran MacMillan – Sept. 2014 Did you know that If you live in Massachusetts, and have an HMO health plan, your plan has been getting a whole lot more restrictive regarding your ability to get care outside of the network of hospitals and physicians that are determined by your primary care doctor’s network […]