The Declaration of Independence vs. City of Lawrence

By on    Corruption, Lawrence, Local, Op-Ed, Peter Larocque  

  By: Peter Larocque – June, 2013 According to the Declaration of Independence, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, are unalienable rights of all the people endowed by their Creator. To secure these rights, Governments are instituted deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, the people! Whenever any form of Government […]

GLCAC’s Head Start Wins Award for STEM Curriculum

By on    Community, Education, Lawrence, Local, State, Young People  

The GLCAC’s Head Start program recently won recognition for its innovation and leadership in teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics to preschoolers. In a ceremony attended by Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua, Lawrence Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Riley, parents and GLCAC staff, three prize-winning teachers were honored for using bridges and statues to help preschoolers learn […]

Voter Fraud in Lawrence, Why Can’t they See?

By on    Arts & Culture, Election, Lawrence, Local, Op-Ed, Peter Larocque, Religion  

Voter Fraud in Lawrence, Why Can’t they See?

By: Peter Larocque – November, 2012) I guess I shouldn’t be shocked that in the very Election Office in Mayor Lantigua’s Palace, known as Lawrence City Hall, an Election Department employee allegedly forged signatures on public documents, nomination papers to be exact, which a candidate turns into the Election Office to be verified for placement […]

$15MIL Contract Renewal After Ambulances “Donated”

By on    Breaking News, Corruption, Election, Lawrence, Lead Stories, Local, Paying Attention!  

By: Tom Duggan – November 12, 2012 Just days after taking office in 2010, Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua, his Chief of Staff, Leonard “Lenny” Degnan of North Andover, and then DPW Director Frank Mcann of Haverhill, were involved in a transaction with Patriot Ambulance Company, a private contractor that provides ambulance services to The City […]

Lawrence at a crossroad: The “four Rs” of public policy

By on    Corruption, Georgetown, Guest Columnists, Lawrence, Local, Op-Ed, State  

Lawrence at a crossroad: The “four Rs” of public policy

  By: Joe D’Amore  October, 2012 With headlines announcing indictments of key public officials in Lawrence the city has reached an historic crossroad which will define its emergence or decline from the current state of turmoil. At stake is the well- being of the city and all the surrounding communities as results that stem from […]

Five of ten mayoral candidates fail to file campaign finances

By on    Election, Lawrence, Local, Paying Attention!  

Five of ten mayoral candidates fail to file campaign finances

  By: Tom Duggan – October, 2009 Only half of the ten candidates running for mayor in Lawrence filed their campaign finances reports with Lawrence City clerk Billy Maloney by the September 15th deadline before the primary. By state law, candidates for all municipal offices must record and file a detailed accounting of all money raised and spent on […]

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