Last month, hero veteran John Ratka of Veterans Northeast Outreach Center in Haverhill unexpectedly passed away. Ratka was a member of The Valley Patriot family and received the 2016, Valley Patriot Hero Veteran Award for all the work he has done to help homeless veterans, and provide services for veterans in need. Ratka was a […]
By Paul Murano – Nov. 2018 November is the month set aside to commemorate the dead. Why is it important to remember those who have gone before us? Because love does not die and the Church sees herself as a family, On All Souls Day we remember the souls who are in need of our […]
By: Bill Cushing – April, 2018 On April 1, legendary TV producer-creator-writer Steven Bochco passed away from Leukemia at the age of 74. The legacy he left behind cannot be matched by many people in television history. A 10 time Emmy winner, Bochco had a hand in creating, producing, or writing some of the most […]
MERRIMAC, MA- Chief Eric M. Shears reports that the suspect who fled from police after a traffic stop on Saturday afternoon before crashing has died from his injuries. Police and the Essex County District Attorney’s office are continuing to investigate and have not yet been able to identify the driver, who died at approximately 8:20p.m., […]
By: Tom Duggan: September 1, 2014 One woman is dead and one man is fighting for his life today At Beth Israel after an early morning accident on Rt. 113 in Methuen had emergency workers frantically trying to extract both occupants of a white 1999 Saturn. “On Monday, September 1, 2014, at approximately 7:50 A.M. Methuen […]
(Part II of on ongoing series) State Senator’s William Brownsberger and Minority Leader Bruce E. Tarr, have scheduled a meeting with Brian Evans on November 13th at the State House to discuss the tragedy involving his mother, Helen Bousquet, who died at The Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts following knee surgery. An inspector from […]
By; Paul Murano – May, 2011 The Bin Laden saga has illustrated to the world two ugly manifestations of the hate that lurks in the hearts of men. The first happened ten years ago on 9/11 when it resulted in over 3,000 innocent people being killed. The second came last week when countless people […]