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 ...

BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Steven Estrada Ramirez, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District ...

For the last eight years a group called The Movement Family (TMF) has been hosting pop-up dinners every Wednesday night at the Buckley garage in Lawrence to feed the poor, homeless, and ...

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

A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for filing false tax returns in order to fraudulently obtain tax refunds and stealing Social ...

The State of our City is strong, and our future is even stronger. Lawrence has faced real challenges, economic pressure, ...

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 ...

By Bill Cushing After a virus turns most of humanity into a hive mind, novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), who is immune to ...

PDF OF THE MARCH 2026 VALLEY PATRIOT ...

If local government were a football game, the Dracut School Committee would be the team that keeps celebrating with end-zone ...

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 ...

By: Anne Brensley The Merrimack Valley understands balance. This region has long welcomed growth while fighting to preserve ...