Defendant was member of a drug trafficking organization known as “La Culebra” BOSTON – A Lawrence, Mass. man pleaded guilty ...

The Valley Patriot has learned today that at least one family in Methuen received the incorrect ballots for the November 3rd ...

After nearly 12 years on the Dracut School Committee, Allison Volpe still has a few things to learn. First, Volpe should understand that voters sometimes disagree ...

The Lawrence Police have quickly become a rogue and secret police department with no transparency, no oversight, and absolutely no accountability. First, the Lawrence Police made their dispatched ...

PDF of the October, 2026 PRINT EDITION of The Valley Patriot added by Tom Duggan on October 5, 2026 View all posts by Tom Duggan → ...

For years The Valley Patriot has been blowing the alarm bells on government overreach and mass surveillance of the public “for your safety” of course. Our most recent editorial was last October when ...

Mayor Brian DePeña of Lawrence was recently arrested and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for serious missteps well documented by the publisher of this paper and numerous news outlets. Suffice ...

Twelve-year incumbent Deb Goldberg must go! She has announced plans to beat former Treasurer Bob Crane’s 27-year tenure, but she can’t articulate why voters should give her 16 more years—which would ...

Kane went on the campus at Middlesex Community College and noticed the Veterans Resource Center brightly decorated with the American flag. He learned that there are significant opportunities for ...

BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing fentanyl and cocaine base (crack cocaine). Gino Hem, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G.

What happens when the woman who has spent her life fooling everyone else becomes the one who’s been fooled? That’s the premise of ‘Lucky,’ a new limited series on AppleTV and my recommendation for ...

After Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña was arrested on 11 felony charges for committing fraud with COVID relief money, Lawrence City Councilors laughably put the item on the agenda for discussion even ...