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PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN: A Sane Immigration Policy that Democrats Hate

July, 2018 With all the lies and misinformation in the…

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT UP TO $375 MILLION

Grand prize in Tuesday night’s drawing is largest since March…

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (July, 2018) ~ “Rule of Corruption” Proves That Rules Don’t Matter

July, 2018 While voting on last year’s Methuen city budget…

PDF of the July 2018 Valley Patriot – MA Pushes Automatic Voter Registration

PDF OF THE JULY, 2018 VALLEY PATRIOT READ IN FLIP…

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT UP TO $306 MILLION

Grand prize in Tuesday night’s drawing is largest since March…

Methuen’s Rep. DiZoglio Urges State Control Board to Accompany Borrowing Measure

Calls for Immediate Review of All Employee Contracts “…the current…

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Three Ladies and Some Grateful Veterans “…the VA saved my life”.

By: Joe D’Amore – July 16, 2018 This is what a veteran explained to me along with lots of heartfelt details about his life on a recent…

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Myth and Misconceptions ~ ROBIN’S KITTY CORNER

By: Robin Desmet – June, 2018 Despite their popularity as pets and their ubiquitous presence in the media, cats are probably one of the most misunderstood breed of…

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Breaking News

House Passes Legislation to Create Automatic Voter Registration in Massachusetts

Bill seeks to remove barriers to voter registration and increase voter turnout (BOSTON) – Representative…

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Chief Addresses Recent Murders, Plummeting Crime Rate

Earlier this month, newly appointed Lawrence Police Chief Roy Vasque appeared on the Paying Attention…

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Lawrence General is the only hospital in the Merrimack Valley with an accredited PCI program

Celebrating Ten Years of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Exceptional Outcomes This July, Lawrence General celebrates…

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MA It’s time to Vote Republican ~ By John MacDonald

By: John MacDonald – June, 2018 Like thieves in the night State Senate progressive Democrats…

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Public Safety

Op-Ed

My 2018 Emmy Wish List ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing – July, 2018 The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced shortly and every year I like to review the past year in TV and give…

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George Harrison Part I ~ IN THE GROOVE WITH CINDY ANNIS

By: Cindy Annis – June, 2018 I hope you enjoyed the Ringo Starr column, last month. Let’s see if we can pique your interest in moving deeper into…

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Hispanics Only in Lawrence’s City Hall?

By: Kathy Runge – June, 2018 It’s budget season again. When Mayor Rivera and ex Alcalde Lantigua brag about “their” balanced budgets, they should be giving the credit…

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Paying Attention!

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MassDEP Fines Andover Trucking Company $33K for Failing to Address, File Reports on Fuel Spill Following Rt. 495 Accident

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)…

Andover Police Investigating Threat Involving Phillips Academy

This updated version reflects the fact that while final…

GLTS Students Restore Fleet of Lawrence Police Cruisers

ANDOVER — Superintendent John Lavoie is pleased…

Andover High Student Arrested After Threat Appears Online

Photo of Firearms Was Downloaded from Internet by Suspect…

Local Police Chiefs on Opioids, Violence, & Angels Program

Paying Attention! is recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast…

POLICE CHIEFS: Mandatory Rehab for Narcan Recipients

Duggan Holds Opioid Summit with Four Local Police Chiefs…

Boxford’s Municipal Solar Power Generation Facility

BOXFORD – On August 16th, the Town of Boxford,…

Boxford PD Blues: PART III: Chief Riter on the Record

By: Tom Duggan – July. 2017 This is the third…

Why Isn’t Dracut Budgeting for Capital Expenses?

By: Brian Genest – June 2018 Hold onto your wallets…

Rep. Colleen Garry Should Blame Herself For Challengers

By: Brian Genest – May, 2018 Congratulations to State…

Phil Thibault Can’t Just Walk Away Now ~ DRACUT TODAY

By: Brian Genest – April, 2018 There’s nothing more swamp-like…

Scolas Restaurant Reborn!

Scola’s Restaurant was originally a deli & sandwich…

Early Voting Can Be a FUNDED Mandate – IN YOUR CORNER WITH SENATOR KATY IVES

By: State Senator Katy Ives – April, 2017 Early…

Common Sense Updates to State Zoning Laws – IN YOUR CORNER WITH SENATOR IVES

By: State Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives – Feb. 2017…

Health Care Prices

By: State Rep. Lenny Mirra – Feb. 2017 Getting…

Housing That’s Affordable for First Responders ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR KATY IVES

By: Senator Katy Ives – Feb. 2017 As regular…

A DementiaLive™ Experience at Nichols Village Presented by Right at Home

GROVELAND – Recently our team facilitated the DementiaLive™ program…

An Honest Discussion on Guns… I Want to Know

By: Joe D’Amore – May, 2018 The Federal Assault…

Groveland Fire Chief Robert Lay Retires After 44 Years

GROVELAND — Fire Chief Robert B. Lay has retired…

If You Build It, They Will Come – Rail Trails and Heroin Trails ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN

Last month, the state legislature approved giving Lawrence another…

Clean River Project Invites Community to “Earth Day Awareness Rally” Launch of the Merrimack Riverkeepers Coalition

RALLY TO TAKE PLACE April 22nd, 11 am to 2…

Whittier Tech Students Design New Allied Health Center

Project Led by Seniors from Georgetown, Haverhill and Merrimac…

Whittier Students Learn Consequences of Distracted Driving Through Simulation

Students from Groveland, Haverhill and West Newbury Share Experiences…

Voting for Merrimack Valley Credit Union ‘Biggest Heart Awards’ to Close March 23

Merrimack Valley Credit Union to honor veterans and home…

Lawrence’s Gabriela Taveras is Crowned Miss Massachusetts 2018

WORCESTER, MA – Gabriela Taveras, 23, of Lawrence was…

MA State Senate Passes Bill Facilitating Access to State IDs for Homeless

BOSTON – Today, the Massachusetts Senate passed S.2568, An Act…

Warren Urges Extension of Housing Assistance for Displaced Puerto Rican Families

Bicameral Letter Demands Immediate Extension of June 30th Deadline…

GLCAC Hosts Free Summer Lunch Program in Methuen

METHUEN – The Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc.…

Sen. Donoghue – A Showcase of Solutions Looking for a Problem

By: John MacDonald – March, 2018 When will Senator…

Sam Cooke PART I ~ IN THE GROOVE with CINDY ANNIS

By: Cindy Annis – March, 2018 I hope you…

VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH ~ U.S. Army – Dracut’s Frank Polewarczyk, 79th Infantry World War II

HERO IN OUR MIDST! By: John Cuddy This month’s…

Opioid Crisis in MA and NH: Death Rate Highest in LAWRENCE

By: Ira Keltz and Quianna Roy The Massachusetts…

Prop 2 1/2 Override Not an Option for Methuen

By: DJ Deeb – June, 2018 The Methuen School…

Holy Family Hospital Welcomes Boston Epilepsy Specialist to the Medical Staff

Patients ages 12 and up can be seen on…

Board Meeting Minutes on Sweetheart Inn Debacle

APRIL 11, 2018 METHUEN PLANNING BOARD (AKA…

A Day of Silence at Methuen High ~ YE GAY OL’E VALLEY

By: Dani Langevin – May, 2018 On April 26,…

Keeping Schools Safe ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR KATY IVES

Bu: State Senator Katy Ives – June, 2018 School…

Body of Lawrence Man Found in Lake Cochichewick is 22 Year Old Rosido Jara of Haverhill Street

North Andover Police with the cooperation of Massachusetts State…

Sheriff Coppinger, Paying Attention to the Opioid Epidemic

PART 1 Last month Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger…

Honoring Dan Coady, Jr. with Scholarship

FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF’S IN, 1 MARKET ST, LAWRENCE. Valley Patriot…

DEP Fines Safety-Kleen Systems in Salisbury for Hazardous Waste, Underground Storage Tank Violations

Company Works to Address Violations and Bring Facility Back…

Public Awareness for Compromised Public Waterways

By: Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives – Dec. 2017 I…

Salisbury Project Violates Grant Restrictions

How quickly Salisbury officials forget. In 1985, Salisbury officials…

* CAPTURED* Lawrence Police Capture One Man Crime Spree in Early Morning Raid

UPDATED: 9-8-17 LAWRENCE – Lawrence Police have apprehended a…

Companion Care Services Seeks Volunteers for Vets in Nursing Homes

Alicia Nordin of Companion Care Services of New England…

Representative Lyons Fights Attorney General’s Efforts to Restrict Gun Rights

Boston – A consistent advocate of Constitutional Rights, the…

State Senator Barbara L’Italien’s Trip Israel: Part II

This is part II of our sit down interview…

Rep. Lyons Pushes effort to allow 72-hour Medical Hold for Treating Overdose Victims

BOSTON – State Representative Jim Lyons (R-Andover) today offered…

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