We started off the year of 2013 losing our good friend and colleague, Ronnie Ford of Methuen. We missed him all year and it would be impossible to start a “year in review” without remembering Ronnie and his family. AUDITOR SUZANNE BUMP & ALL THOSE MISSING EBT CARDS Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump conducted an […]
PHOTOS More than eighty people attended the annual Menorah Lighting on the North Andover Common Monday night as Rabbi Asher Bronstein of Chabat Merrimack Valley praised G-d that we live in a country that still respects religious freedom, “even in the public square”. Jews and others from across the Merrimack Valley sang on the common […]
Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives reports to the Valley Patriot that she has voted on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget today in a 36-3 vote. The budget included numerous items that she advocated for, such as: $300,000 for Salisbury Beach Replenishment Salisbury beach is one of the Commonwealth’s most popular beaches and contributes greatly to our […]
By: Senator Katie O’Connor Ives – June 2013 May was a busy month in the Senate. It was my first budget season and per tradition in the legislature, a new legislator has to give a first formal speech – a “maiden speech” before being able to engage in discussion and debate on the floor. Senators […]
Kathleen O’Connor Ives Sworn in as Massachusetts State Senator New First Essex District legislator ready to get to work for constituents Boston, Mass. Kathleen O’Connor Ives was sworn in as First Essex District State Senator on Wednesday, January 2nd at the State House on Beacon Hill. She was elected to the seat […]
FROM THE PAGES OF VALLEY PATRIOT PUBLISHER, TOM DUGGAN’S NOTEBOOK November, 2012 PANTS ON FIRE AWARD – Of all the candidates telling all the lies they could this election season, by far the winner of the Valley Patriot’s “Pants on Fire Award” for the 2012 election goes to Congressman John Tierney. Tierney took a […]
Listen to Hour 1 Listen to Hour 2 Saturday on The Paying Attention! Radio Program on WCAP (980AM) Senator-Elect Kathleen O’Connor Ives co-hosted The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan. Ives commits to attend Tea Party Meetings and listen to the concerns of her constituents in the Tea Party. […]
By: Tom Duggan – October 16, 2012 PHOTO GALLERY OF EVENT The Haverhill League of Women Voters held what they called a candidate forum last night among candidates for State Representative and the 1st Essex Senate District seat. Before the debate was over, however, several members of the audience walked out in protest when the […]
The Secure Communities program allows local police to send fingerprints of suspected illegal aliens to the Federal Government for an immigration check when they are arrested for other crimes. It does not allow law enforcement to pull people over for suspected immigration violations, nor does it allow racial profiling. Massachusetts First Essex Senate […]
HEAR THE INTERVIEW HERE Candidate for the 1st Essex Senate District, Paul Magliocchetti appeared on the Paying Attention! Radio Program on Saturday October 6, 2012 . Magliocchetti is running against Republican Saun Toohey, Democrat Kathleen O’Connor Ives, Independent Jim Kelcourse. Magliocchetti talked about his plan to bring back manufacturing jobs to the Merrimack Valley, […]
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