Here we go again. Dracut’s most rejected perennial candidate—nine-time loser Phil Thibault—is running for Selectman. Cue the ...

PDF OF THE MARCH 2026 VALLEY PATRIOT ~ 22nd Anniversary Edition! added by Tom Duggan on March 9, 2026 View all posts by Tom Duggan → ...

Defendant possessed over 6,000 files of CSAM depicting children between one and eight years old BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for receiving and ...

For the last eight years a group called The Movement Family (TMF) has been hosting pop-up dinners every Wednesday night at ...

Defendant has prior federal conviction for heroin trafficking and assault BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lawrence, Mass. pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to ...

BACK TO SCHOLARSHIP INDEX The Valley Patriot’s 22nd Anniversary BASH! Committee is pleased to announce our THIRD scholarship ...

Before moving here, I lived in a neighborhood of strangers. Now I live in a community of friends who care.” says senior Wayne ...

By Bill Cushing After a virus turns most of humanity into a hive mind, novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), who is immune to the virus, must now deal with being isolated and alone among an ...

Massachusetts is the only state in the country where education is recognized as a fundamental right. That guarantee should mean that every child receives the ...

Last month conservative pundits and social media “influencers” taught us all that they are no better than the left-wing “news media” dinosaurs like CNN, MSNBC, and the Boston Globe. They don’t check ...

MIDDLETON, Mass. — Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department (ECSD) recently welcomed correctional leaders and community partners from across the country for a two-day peer ...

Former CEO of the “TPC” Greater Lawrence Psychological Center (now called “Valley of Hope Shelter and Recovery”) Carina Papalardo filed a lawsuit against her former agency as well as Penny Hamel, Luz ...