SATURDAY
Manzi
agrees to speak openly about Solomon Case
Will appear on Paying Attention Radio
Program
Noon
- 2pm on WCAP
980AM
Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi
says he is ready to answer the tough
questions on Saturday's Paying Attention!
radio program. Manzi said today that he
does not regret his decision to fire
former chief Joe Solomon and has promised
he will not duck any questions. On a side
note; Mayor Manzi also bragged that he
has lost "an enormous amount of
weight" and is ready to surpass
Lawrence Mayor Mike Sullivan in "Latitude's
Sports Club's Biggest Loser" competition.
"When this one is over," Manzi
said "not only will I have lost more
wight than Mike Sullivan but I will
weight less and I will be much more
healthy than he is. I've received reports
that he has been seen in Methuen at
Gelato Dolce on Merrimack St., so I don't
know how seriously he is taking
this."
AROUND
THE VALLEY
Cell
phone for soldiers and Little Sprouts
kick off cell phone collection drive in
Valley
LAWRENCE
Tower
Hill Neighborhood Assn. To Thank Police,
Fire
The
Tower Hill Neighborhood Association is
holding a special meeting on Saturday May
17th at the Engine 8 Fire Station for
"Tower Hill's Public Safety
Appreciation Day." This is more
than a meeting, it is a time to say
"thank you" to our police
officers and firefighters. Granted
they can not all be in attendance,
however, the THNA will take this
opportunity to stress to all residents of
Tower Hill (Districts C &
D) the importance and history
of Engine 8 and importance of our Police
Department.
METHUEN
Manzi
Fires Police Chief Joe Solomon
Who predicted
this six months ago? The big
"NEWS" in tomorrow's Alabama
Eagle is that Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi
has fired Chief Joe Solomon. Chief to
appeal to civil service .. MORE!
Former
Police Chief Joe Solomon's termination
letter
Official
Hearing Officers Report part 1
Official
Hearing Officers Report part 2
LAWRENCE
Sal
announces workforce training grant
HAVERHILL
Mayor
Fiorentini promotes Borden to Fire Chief
Makes
two other promotions
HAVERHILL- Mayor James J. Fiorentini
today appointed Richard B. Borden as
Chief of the City of Haverhill Fire
Department. Mr. Borden has been serving
as acting chief for two and half years.
LAWRENCE
DOH!
Classes for
Forclosures?
Community
"activist" Anna Luna from
Arlington Community Trabajando has
submitted a request for more than $30,000
in Federal money through the City of
Lawrence (CDBG block grant program) to
teach classes on foreclosures. On an
ironic note: Anna Luna's home is being
foreclosed on May 14th. Discuss amongst
yourselves....
MASSACHUSETTS
Appeals
court OKs emergency search of woman's
purse
A
Beverly police officer who found drugs in
a woman's purse was justified in the
search because he was trying to help EMTs
who believed she might be suffering from
an overdose, the state appeals court
ruled today. (BOSTON.COM)
LAWRENCE
Little
Sprouts Sponsors Breast Cancer Banquet
for One of Their Own.
Little Sprouts is
honored to sponsor The Pink Ribbon
Party a fundraiser to support Melissa
Hubert.
METHUEN
 Thousands
Attend Taste of Methuen
The
Original Taste of Methuen was held at the
Windham Hotel in Andover last night
attracting the largest crowd ever. The
event is sponsored every year by the
Methuen Exchange club. The
Valley Patriot board will be announcing
our winners for Best Presentation and
Finest Dish in the May edition.
AROUND THE VALLEY
The
Valley Patriot Announces Ronnie Ford
of Methuen as our New Sales Director
 The Valley Patriot is
proud to announce that Ronnie Ford of
Methuen has been named as our new
Director of Sales and Promotions. Ford is
the former host of WCCM's Hot Line
program, is a former Methuen City
Councilor and School Committeeman and is
currently a columnist for The Valley
Patriot. "Over the last 40 years or
so, Ronnie Ford has proven that he is a
hard worker who is dedicated to improving
life in the Valley and giving people a
vehicle to let their voices be
heard," said Tom Duggan, Valley
Patriot president. "Ronnie is also
someone who is willing to go the extra
mile when fighting for something he
believes in. We are really lucky to have
Ronnie Ford on our team because he
believes in The Valley Patriot and our
mission to provide everyone in The Valley
a chance to let their voices be heard. He
will not only increase revenue, but
Ronnie will bring years of experience and
business contacts to The Valley Patriot
the way he did so successfully on Hot
Line. The Tribune's loss is out gain and
it is my intention to begin building a
professional sales force around Ronnie's
leadership and expertise."
LAWRENCE
School
Committee Deeds 2 Schools Back to City
The Lawrence School Committee deeded two
schools back to the city of Lawrence last
night: The General Donovan and the lower
section of the AB Bruce School. Lawrence
Mayor Michael Sullivan said that
transferring the schools back to the city
saves the school department money as the
city of Lawrence would be paying for
heat, electricity and maintenance out of
city funds instead of school funds. The
School Committee deeded the Saunders
School on S. Broadway back to the city
last year. The Lawrence City Council put
the school up for sale with no minimum
bid against the recommendation of the Mayor's
office. Voting against deeding the Bruce
and Donovan Schools back to the city of
Lawrence were: School Committeemen Jim
Vittorioso and Martina Cruz.
LAWRENCE
Lawrence
School Committee Approves $135MIL Budget
By a vote of 5-2 the Lawrence School
Committee approved the FY09 budget for
the Lawrence Public School System. The
budget spending plan totaled $135,195,681
and must now be approved by the Lawrence
City Council as part of the entire city
budget from July 1, 2008 to June 30,
2009. Voting against the school budget
were School Committeemen James Vittorioso
and Greg Morris. Morris said he voted
against the budget because of the
additional transportation expenses he
says the city should not have to pay.
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts
Governor Deval Patrick Announces $11 MIL
Workers' Compensation Rate Cut for
Employers
Secretary
of Labor and Workforce Development
Suzanne M. Bump, who as former co-chair
of the legislative Committee on Commerce
and Labor, authored the
Commonwealth’s sweeping
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of
1991, noted, “I applaud this
decision which stems from systemic
improvements made in 1991. We
are committed to placing a greater
emphasis on safety while continuing to
deliver compensation and medical care to
workers in a way that is also
cost-effective.”
SUPREME COURT
US
Supreme Court Upholds Use of
Lethal Injection
VOANEWS.COM
The U.S.
Supreme Court has upheld the most common
method of lethal injection used for
executions by the federal government and
36 states. The unsuccessful
constitutional challenge to the
three-drug lethal injection was brought
by lawyers representing two men sentenced
to die in the state of Kentucky.
VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports
from Washington.
FROM THE BOSTON
GLOBE
Following the money
Income in well-to-do towns is rising
fast, widening the gap with the middle
class
Lawrence
filers had the lowest average incomes
both in 2001 and 2005. The three ZIP
codes in that city had average incomes in
2005 of $20,810, $23,195, and $31,705.
Only South Lawrence, ZIP code 01843, saw
an increase. However, the gain was only
1.1 percent.
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