By: Justess Jacobson March, 2015 Uh-oh! It’s that time of year… The dreaded “summer vacation”. You know, where things go all haywire and your children walk around like mindless zombies complaining that they are bored, but don’t want to do any housework or clean their room. So, what do you do? You can only take […]
By: Justess Jacobson – February, 2015 I love food. Anyone who has known me for more than ten minutes knows, that I do indeed love food. My favorite tends to be Italian food, but I am not picky and will eat anything in front me. For me, a good restaurants has to have great […]
By: Justess Jacobson – December, 2014 I have lived in Manchester since I was 8 years old. I didn’t appreciate it at the time, but it truly was a great choice. Even though there are some down sides, I still realized that it truly is a great place to live. Here are the top ten […]
THIS IS PART II. (READ PART I) The Valley Patriot’s Tom Duggan and Justess Jacobson sat down with former US Senator Bob Smith who is once again running for the Senate. He will face former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown in the Republican Primary. Transcribed by Kathleen LaPlante TD: Why do you think in this country, […]
A One on One Interview with Former Senator Bob Smith PART 1 The Valley Patriot’s Tom Duggan and Justess Jacobson sat down with former US Senator Bob Smith who is once again running for the Senate. He will face former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown in the Republican Primary. THIS IS PART 1. PART 2 is […]
By: Justess Jacobson – April, 2014 Last month The Valley Patriot awarded Amesbury Police Officer Jason Kooken with The Valley Patriot, Officer Tom Duggan Sr. Law Enforcement Award. Officer Duggan’s granddaughter did the presentation to Officer Kooken. Every year, Jason Kooken bicycle rides his way down to Washington, DC to the National Law Enforcement Memorial […]
LAWRENCE–METHUEN By: Tom Duggan and Justess Jacobson April 11m 2014 VIDEO GALLERY 1 VIDEO GALLERY 2 Lawrence and Methuen Police raced through the city early Friday afternoon, first in pursuit of a bank robbery suspect from Manchester NH who robbed People’s United Bank on Elm Street last Wednesday. The suspect handed the teller a […]
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 Not our traditional year end show on Paying Attention but with Paul Murano taking yet another Saturday off we were treated with a guest co-host; film and record producer Daryl C. Silva, who just released his second movie on […]
By: Justess Jacobson – April 2013 The Valley Patriot bestowed the Officer Tom Duggan, Sr., Law Enforcement Award at the newspaper’s annual Anniversary BASH, held in March each year. This award will go to one civilian and one police officer or firefighter every year. My grandfather, Officer Tom Duggan believed that it was the […]