By: MA State Rep. Estela Reyes 6/25 May is always a busy month—both in Lawrence and Methuen and at the State House. It brings ...

On May 13th North Andover had our annual town meeting. Spoiler alert: your taxes are going up thanks to an overwhelming ...

There is a tease in the South that clearly identifies attitudes to people new to an area. “What is the difference between a ...

We are facing the biggest budget crisis in years, but it is not helpful when political firebombs are lobbed at each other.

Every time I drive down Merrimack Street in Methuen, especially near Pleasant Valley Gardens – what many of us know as the ...

What do you get when you cross a retired cop with a gavel, a grudge, and a flair for government in the dark? In Dracut, you ...

MA State Senator Pavel Payano 6-25 The state budget isn’t just a document of numbers and line items—it’s a reflection of our values. It’s where we show, in ...

Attorneys in Massachusetts have absolute immunity called “litigation privilege” which protects them when they unfairly lie in ...

By: MA State Rep. Ryan Hamilton 6/25 For this month’s article, I wanted to do something a little different. Usually, my ...

By: Methuen Mayor Dave Beauregard June,  2025 Government budgets aren’t just numbers on a spreadsheet. They’re statements of ...

Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan talked with Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña last month about his support for ICE rounding up criminals in Lawrence and how the national narrative by Democrats ...