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The New Miller’s Tavern ~ JOEL’S METHUEN FOOD CORNER

The New Miller’s Tavern ~ JOEL’S METHUEN FOOD CORNER

  By: Joel Faretra – Feb. 2020 I had planned on checking out some Chinese food take out places in Methuen this month, but it seemed you had…

February 23, 2020No CommentRead More

Disgracing the Memory of Hero Veteran John Ratka: Where is VNOC One Year After His Passing?

Disgracing the Memory of Hero Veteran John Ratka: Where is VNOC One Year After His Passing?

  It’s been over a year since Command Master Chief John Ratka passed away. John was the Executive Director of Veterans Northeast Outreach Center (VNOC) in Haverhill and…

February 17, 2020No CommentRead More

Breaking News

Lifting Our Voices at the State House ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Lifting Our Voices at the State House ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Hello Valley Patriot Readers, We’ve seen in recent years how non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are all…

February 16, 2020No CommentRead More

Don’t vote for Republicans like Mary Burns ~ THE DRACUT UPDATE with BRIAN GENEST

Don’t vote for Republicans like Mary Burns ~ THE DRACUT UPDATE with BRIAN GENEST

By Brian Genest It’s a fight for the heart and soul of the Massachusetts Republican…

February 7, 2020No CommentRead More

Methuen Councilors Should Know Their Place ~ Valley Patriot Editorial Feb. 2020

Methuen Councilors Should Know Their Place ~ Valley Patriot Editorial Feb. 2020

February, 2020 After the last election, it’s somewhat surprising to learn that some members of…

February 5, 2020No CommentRead More

Valley Patriot Print Edition, February 2020

Valley Patriot Print Edition, February 2020

PDF of the FEB. 2020 VALLEY PATRIOT  …

February 4, 2020No CommentRead More

Op-Ed

Resolutions & Disappointments ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

Resolutions & Disappointments ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – Jan. 2020 New Year’s resolutions are common but often not all that successful. It makes you wonder why: If people are resolved to change…

January 31, 2020No CommentRead More

My Best TV Shows of 2019 ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

My Best TV Shows of 2019 ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

  By: Bill Cushing – Jan. 2020 It’s that time of year again. That time when all TV people start thinking about the best shows that they watched…

January 31, 2020No CommentRead More

Candace Sloane’s Medical Board Opposes Harm Reduction & Wants Patients Dead

Candace Sloane’s Medical Board Opposes Harm Reduction & Wants Patients Dead

By: Bharani Padmanabhan – Jan. 2020 The Massachusetts press loyally serves as the swamp stenographer and is a reliable cheerleader for the government’s fake narratives and outright lies.…

January 31, 2020No CommentRead More

Paying Attention!

My Predictions for 2020 ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN

My Predictions for 2020 ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN

Jan. 2020 Methuen Councilor Jim McCarty will get pulled over by State Troopers for speeding on Route 213 and blame it…

January 11, 2020No CommentRead More

Methuen Mayor-elect Neil Perry Begins to Assemble his Team

Methuen Mayor-elect Neil Perry Begins to Assemble his Team

If you enjoy our news  coverage please consider making a $1 donation   Newly elected Methuen Mayor Neil Perry will take office on…

December 27, 2019No CommentRead More

Methuen Voters Just Don’t Care ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGAN

Methuen Voters Just Don’t Care ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGAN

 Given the enormous conflicts and controversies that have gone on in Methuen over the last two years, you might think that…

July 21, 2019No CommentRead More

Baker-Polito Administration Awards GLTS $60K Advanced Manufacturing Grant

Baker-Polito Administration Awards GLTS $60K Advanced Manufacturing Grant

ANDOVER — Superintendent John Lavoie is pleased to announce…

One Year After the Columbia Gas Disaster ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (9-19)

One Year After the Columbia Gas Disaster ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (9-19)

September, 2019 This month marks the one-year anniversary of…

Free Speech Does Not Stop at the School House Doors – VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (5-19)

Free Speech Does Not Stop at the School House Doors – VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (5-19)

For too long, public education officials in this country…

MA Caucus of Women Legislators Ushers in a New Session

MA Caucus of Women Legislators Ushers in a New Session

By: Tram Nguyen, April, 2019 The 191st legislative session…

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…

Boxford’s Municipal Solar Power Generation Facility

Boxford’s Municipal Solar Power Generation Facility

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

Dracut Plagued by Government Scandals in 2019

Dracut Plagued by Government Scandals in 2019

By: Brian Genest – Deember, 2019 It was a…

All Aboard to Honor Our Vietnam Veterans

All Aboard to Honor Our Vietnam Veterans

If you’re reading this column, please thank a veteran…

Pat Walor of the 9th Infantry! Dairy Farmer, WW II Infantryman, American Hero! ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

Pat Walor of the 9th Infantry! Dairy Farmer, WW II Infantryman, American Hero! ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

By: John Cuddy -Oct.2019 Dracut’s Pat Walor was born…

Fire Department Issues Cause Backdraft in Dracut

Fire Department Issues Cause Backdraft in Dracut

By: Brian Genest – Oct. 2019 Where there’s smoke,…

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…

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…

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

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

  By: Joe D’Amore – July 16, 2018 This…

ABBY’S TEEN TALK ~ Meals for Sudan and the Art of a Social Media Hoax

ABBY’S TEEN TALK ~ Meals for Sudan and the Art of a Social Media Hoax

By: Abby Junkvorian When opening almost any social media…

Rep. Linda Campbell Secures $300K for Veterans Northeast Outreach Center in Haverhill

Rep. Linda Campbell Secures $300K for Veterans Northeast Outreach Center in Haverhill

  Representative Linda Dean Campbell of Methuen has successfully…

NECC Administrator Receives National Award

NECC Administrator Receives National Award

Nancy Julin, Northern Essex Community College’s assistant dean of…

Scout Makes Rocking Chairs for Hospice Eagle Service Project

Scout Makes Rocking Chairs for Hospice Eagle Service Project

Haverhill, Mass- Among the beautiful elements inside High Pointe…

Lowell Man Arraigned for 2018 Hampshire St. Execution in Lawrence

Lowell Man Arraigned for 2018 Hampshire St. Execution in Lawrence

VIDEO OF MURDER BELOW If you appreciate our news…

Illegal Alien in Lawrence Ordered Deported, Sentenced for Identity Theft

Illegal Alien in Lawrence Ordered Deported, Sentenced for Identity Theft

Defendant was previously ordered deported, never left, instead assumed…

Young Business Owner in Lawrence Giving Back to the Community

Young Business Owner in Lawrence Giving Back to the Community

By: Tomas G. Michel On its 6th year anniversary,…

Illegal Alien, Alexander Martinez-Peguero Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking in Lawrence

Illegal Alien, Alexander Martinez-Peguero Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking in Lawrence

If you enjoy our news coverage please consider making…

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…

Valley Patriot Print Edition, June, 2019 – Lowell Tackles Needle Problem

Valley Patriot Print Edition, June, 2019 – Lowell Tackles Needle Problem

PDF OF THE JUNE 2019 VALLEY PATRIOT READ IN…

New Syringe Collection Program in Lowell is Ready to Respond

New Syringe Collection Program in Lowell is Ready to Respond

  Lowell, MA – The City of Lowell’s Syringe…

Paul McCartney Part II – IN THE GROOVE with CINDY ANNIS

Paul McCartney Part II – IN THE GROOVE with CINDY ANNIS

By: Cindy Annis, Jan. 2019 Ok.! We’re back! I…

2019: A Year in Review on Beacon Hill

2019: A Year in Review on Beacon Hill

By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell This year has…

My Bill On Epinephrine ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

My Bill On Epinephrine ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Do you have an allergy…

JOEL’S METHUEN FOOD CORNER ~ Bada Bings, Chris’ & Anthony’s

JOEL’S METHUEN FOOD CORNER ~ Bada Bings, Chris’ & Anthony’s

Happy New Year! 2020 is shaping up to be…

Perry Names Atty. DiNatale Chief of Staff

Perry Names Atty. DiNatale Chief of Staff

Despite protests by his political enemies who dislike outgoing…

U.S. Navy Chief Quartermaster Marshall Rogers Sr. ~ HERO IN OUR MIDST, VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

U.S. Navy Chief Quartermaster Marshall Rogers Sr. ~ HERO IN OUR MIDST, VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH

By: John Cuddy – December, 2019 Marshall Rogers Sr.…

Dawn’s Sign Tech Receives Manufacturing Award

Dawn’s Sign Tech Receives Manufacturing Award

  On October 22nd, the Massachusetts Legislative Manufacturing Caucus…

Our SenaTOUR ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Our SenaTOUR ~ IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO

Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Recently, I was so pleased…

Sewage Notification Bill Moves Forward

Sewage Notification Bill Moves Forward

  By: Linda Dean Campbell – Sept. 2019 In…

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…

Salisbury Project Violates Grant Restrictions

Salisbury Project Violates Grant Restrictions

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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