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Raquel Pena of Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Raquel Pena of Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

BOSTON – A Lawrence woman pleaded guilty in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Raquel Pena, 40, pleaded guilty to wire…

July 20, 2021No CommentRead More

El Alcalde Interino de Lawrence, Kendrys Vásquez, Defiende Las Escuelas Que Fracasan llorando Racismo

El Alcalde Interino de Lawrence, Kendrys Vásquez, Defiende Las Escuelas Que Fracasan llorando Racismo

Es difícil negar con seriedad que las Escuelas Públicas de Lawrence son un fracaso abismal. Después de ser tan sistemáticamente incompetente que el estado tuvo que asumir el…

July 14, 2021No CommentRead More

Breaking News

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (Aug. 2021) ~ Americans Must Stand up to Vaccine Mandates

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (Aug. 2021) ~ Americans Must Stand up to Vaccine Mandates

August 1, 2021 We have been astounded and horrified over the last few months to…

July 14, 20211 CommentRead More

My 2021 Emmy Wish List ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

My 2021 Emmy Wish List ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing – July, 2021 The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced shortly and…

July 12, 2021No CommentRead More

Haverhill Rep. Vargas Targets Religious Exemptions to Mandatory Vaccines

Haverhill Rep. Vargas Targets Religious Exemptions to Mandatory Vaccines

“The bill would remove the current section of the vaccination law which allows parents to…

July 9, 2021No CommentRead More

PDF of the July, 2021 Valley Patriot ~ Operation Delta Dog

PDF of the July, 2021 Valley Patriot ~ Operation Delta Dog

DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THE JULY, 2021 VALLEY PATRIOT…

July 8, 2021No CommentRead More

Op-Ed

Language Manipulation, Part 2 ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

Language Manipulation, Part 2 ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul  Murano – June,  2021 The Left was able to establish a culture of death in an otherwise Christian society through the alteration of language. At the…

July 3, 2021No CommentRead More

What’s The Scoop On Ice Cream? ~ YOUR HEALTH with RICK BELLANTI

What’s The Scoop On Ice Cream? ~ YOUR HEALTH with RICK BELLANTI

By: Rick Bellanti – June,  2021 Last year at this time I wrote about surviving the summer barbeque season. This time I want to focus on the delicious…

July 3, 20212 CommentsRead More

‘Mare of Easttown’ ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

‘Mare of Easttown’ ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing – June,  2021 A shocking crime in a small town leads to an investigation that ultimately reveals every major local scandal in a surprisingly troublesome…

July 2, 2021No CommentRead More

Paying Attention!

Methuen Mayor Perry Announces he Will Seek Second Term

Methuen Mayor Perry Announces he Will Seek Second Term

Oct. 4, 2020 Methuen Mayor Neil Perry announced on the Paying Attention Podcast with Tom Duggan that he will be seeking…

October 4, 2020No CommentRead More

Attacks Against Chief Solomon Must Stop ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN

Attacks Against Chief Solomon Must Stop ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN

Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps  From Criminal Conspiracy to Smoking Cigars Since we started…

September 13, 20203 CommentsRead More

Who Will Enforce the Law In Salisbury?

Who Will Enforce the Law In Salisbury?

  Feb. 2020 As of right now, it looks like the state Administration’s Seaport Economic Council gave Salisbury a nearly $1…

February 26, 20202 CommentsRead More

Quincy Veteran Receives Vehicle Repaired by Greater Lawrence Tech Students

Quincy Veteran Receives Vehicle Repaired by Greater Lawrence Tech Students

  ANDOVER — A Quincy veteran now has a…

Rep. Tram Nguyen (D) Andover, Files 27 Bills

Rep. Tram Nguyen (D) Andover, Files 27 Bills

Representative Tram T. Nguyen (D-Andover) met the February 19th…

Gr. Lawrence Tech School Approves Plan for Partial, In-Person Learning for Career and Technical Education

Gr. Lawrence Tech School Approves Plan for Partial, In-Person Learning for Career and Technical Education

ANDOVER — Superintendent John Lavoie reports the Greater Lawrence…

Andover Fire Rescue Receives $22,000 Grant for COVID-19 Protection and Response

Andover Fire Rescue Receives $22,000 Grant for COVID-19 Protection and Response

ANDOVER — Chief Michael B. Mansfield is pleased to…

Local Police Chiefs: Despite Stats, Opioid Crisis Continues to Grow in the Valley

Local Police Chiefs: Despite Stats, Opioid Crisis Continues to Grow in the Valley

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7 Year Old Suffers Permenant Brain Injuries in Boxford Crash, Mother Charged with OUI-Drugs

7 Year Old Suffers Permenant Brain Injuries in Boxford Crash, Mother Charged with OUI-Drugs

BREAKING….. UPDATE FROM YESTERDAYS CRASH IN BOXFORD   By:…

Local Police Chiefs on Opioids, Violence, & Angels Program

Local Police Chiefs on Opioids, Violence, & Angels Program

Paying Attention! is recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast…

POLICE CHIEFS: Mandatory Rehab for Narcan Recipients

POLICE CHIEFS: Mandatory Rehab for Narcan Recipients

Duggan Holds Opioid Summit with Four Local Police Chiefs…

World War II Vet Arthur Ducharme Sr. – US Navy; Beach Party Team 12 ~ HERO IN OUR MIDST – VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

World War II Vet Arthur Ducharme Sr. – US Navy; Beach Party Team 12 ~ HERO IN OUR MIDST – VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

By: John Cuddy – May, 2021 Dracut’s Arthur Ducharme…

Good Reasons to Reject Phil Thibault, Again ~ DRACUT CONNECTION

Good Reasons to Reject Phil Thibault, Again ~ DRACUT CONNECTION

By: Brian Genest – May, 2021 When I make…

U.S. Army Chris Coakley and U.S. Air Force Vet Stephen O’Donnell ~ HEROES IN OUR MIDST, VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

U.S. Army Chris Coakley and U.S. Air Force Vet Stephen O’Donnell ~ HEROES IN OUR MIDST, VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

By: John Cuddy – April, 2021 Dracut American Legion…

Rich Cowan Questions Everything Except His Own Qualifications

Rich Cowan Questions Everything Except His Own Qualifications

By: Brian  Genest – April, 2021 Can someone explain…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Owners of Groveland Companies Sentenced for Defrauding Government Contracting Programs

Owners of Groveland Companies Sentenced for Defrauding Government Contracting Programs

BOSTON – Three men were sentenced today in federal…

Groveland Murder Suspect Leedell Graham Arrested

Groveland Murder Suspect Leedell Graham Arrested

GROVELAND – Groveland Police Chief Jeff Gillen report that…

A Special Gathering of 3 Sisters

A Special Gathering of 3 Sisters

By: Joe D’Amore – April, 2019 My wife and…

Town vs. City Government: The Governing Pros and Cons

Town vs. City Government: The Governing Pros and Cons

  By: Casey Pratt – August, 2018 Groveland and Boston…

Community Unites to Celebrate Tita Antonopoulos Clean Bill of Health After Battling Breast Cancer

Community Unites to Celebrate Tita Antonopoulos Clean Bill of Health After Battling Breast Cancer

By: Kane, Valley Patriot Mascot – June,  2021 Battle…

Northern Essex Community College Failed to Address Recommendations to Improve Tracking of Property, Audit Finds

Northern Essex Community College Failed to Address Recommendations to Improve Tracking of Property, Audit Finds

BOSTON – In an audit released today, the Office of…

KANE’S CORNER: Battle Grounds Coffee Company – Heroes Here to Serve

KANE’S CORNER: Battle Grounds Coffee Company – Heroes Here to Serve

By Kane – May, 2021 Dana and Salvatore DeFranco,…

Northern Essex Plans for a “Socially-Distanced” Graduation

Northern Essex Plans for a “Socially-Distanced” Graduation

NECC Announces Graduation Plans For the Class of 2021…

PDF of the June 2021 VALLEY PATRIOT ~ Scapegoating a Hero Marine

PDF of the June 2021 VALLEY PATRIOT ~ Scapegoating a Hero Marine

PDF OF THE June 2021 VALLEY PATRIOT…

Senator DiZoglio Calls for Full Senate Investigation into The Scapegoating of Francisco Urena After the Deaths of 77 Veterans in the Holyoke Old Soldiers Home

Senator DiZoglio Calls for Full Senate Investigation into The Scapegoating of Francisco Urena After the Deaths of 77 Veterans in the Holyoke Old Soldiers Home

“The Governor “forgot” who he hired (Walsh) and a…

Illegal Alien Jose Villar of Lawrence, Gets 18 Months Sentenced for Fentanyl Possession

Illegal Alien Jose Villar of Lawrence, Gets 18 Months Sentenced for Fentanyl Possession

BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in…

Lawrence Acting Mayor Kendrys Vasquez Defends Failing Schools by Crying Racism ~ PAYING ATTENTION!

Lawrence Acting Mayor Kendrys Vasquez Defends Failing Schools by Crying Racism ~ PAYING ATTENTION!

  May 6, 2021 It’s hard to deny with…

‘Lori from Lowell’ Just Another Partisan Politician

‘Lori from Lowell’ Just Another Partisan Politician

By: Brian Genest – Feb, 2021 Remember when Lori…

Zoom Call with the Homeless Dogs at The Humane Society ~ Coffee with Kane

Zoom Call with the Homeless Dogs at The Humane Society ~ Coffee with Kane

Kane visited the Lowell Humane Society to learn about…

Fugitive Jose Armanda Betances Arrested in Dominican Republic for 1990 Murder in Lowell

Fugitive Jose Armanda Betances Arrested in Dominican Republic for 1990 Murder in Lowell

Extradition Underway by the FBI Boston Division’s Violent Crimes…

24 Year Old Launches Skin Care Line for Dark Skinned Consumers

24 Year Old Launches Skin Care Line for Dark Skinned Consumers

By: Tomas G Michel – December, 2019 Lowell, MA…

Methuen, North Andover See Reduction in Crime

Methuen, North Andover See Reduction in Crime

  By: Eric Spagnoli- June, 2021 While crime has…

The Holyoke Tragedy: Demand Accountability

The Holyoke Tragedy: Demand Accountability

By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – June, 2021…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~ LETTER: Local Officials Should Embrace The Valley Patriot, Paying Attention Podcast

LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~ LETTER: Local Officials Should Embrace The Valley Patriot, Paying Attention Podcast

To the Editor: I recently purchased ads for the…

DCF Must be Reformed ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

DCF Must be Reformed ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Hello Valley Patriot Readers, In late March, we were…

US Navy Veteran Louis McAloon – Lifeguard Duty off the Coast of Vietnam ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH ~ HEROES IN OUR MIDST

US Navy Veteran Louis McAloon – Lifeguard Duty off the Coast of Vietnam ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH ~ HEROES IN OUR MIDST

By:  John Cuddy – June,  2021 NORTH ANDOVER –…

ABOVE AND BEYOND ~ Three Local Restaurants Getting it RIGHT While So Many Are Getting it Wrong!

ABOVE AND BEYOND ~ Three Local Restaurants Getting it RIGHT While So Many Are Getting it Wrong!

By: Valley Patriot Restaurant Gurus – May, 2021 Since…

Jack Garvin – US Army, Massachusetts State Police ~ HERO IN OUR MIDST, VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

Jack Garvin – US Army, Massachusetts State Police ~ HERO IN OUR MIDST, VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

By: John Cuddy – March, 2021 North Andover’s Jack Garvin…

Taking Care of Our Mental Health During COVID-19 ~ IN YOUR CORNER WITH SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Taking Care of Our Mental Health During COVID-19 ~ IN YOUR CORNER WITH SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Feb. 2021 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Beyond the physical…

Newspaper Raises $15K in Scholarship Donations for Local Students

Newspaper Raises $15K in Scholarship Donations for Local Students

  August 11, 2020 Each year The Valley Patriot…

Foster Parent Recruitment Funding in the State Budget is Priceless ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR IVES

Foster Parent Recruitment Funding in the State Budget is Priceless ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR IVES

By: State Senator Ives – July, 2018 One of…

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

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

Public Awareness for Compromised Public Waterways

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

Tewksbury Rep. David A. Robertson Fined $2K for Using His Own Money to Finance His Campaign

Tewksbury Rep. David A. Robertson Fined $2K for Using His Own Money to Finance His Campaign

State Rep. David A. Robertson of Tewksbury agreed to…

Public Health Museum Open for Indoor Tours

Public Health Museum Open for Indoor Tours

The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts is welcoming back…

Nicholas O’Neil (37) of Tewksbury, Indicted on Bank Robbery Charge

Nicholas O’Neil (37) of Tewksbury, Indicted on Bank Robbery Charge

BOSTON – A Tewksbury man was indicted yesterday by…

Companion Care Services Seeks Volunteers for Vets in Nursing Homes

Companion Care Services Seeks Volunteers for Vets in Nursing Homes

Alicia Nordin of Companion Care Services of New England…