Born and raised in Massachusetts’ North Shore, Bryan McGonigle has worked for The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Mass., since January 2003, serving first as an obituary writer and later as an editorial assistant and staff writer. Before joining The Eagle-Tribune, he freelanced for Methuen Life Monthly in Methuen, Mass. As a participant in the Boston University Washington Program, he is a Washington correspondent for The Eagle-Tribune and an intern at The Boston Globe Washington Bureau. McGonigle received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Salem State College where he was an editor on the school’s newspaper, The Salem State Log. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in print journalism at Boston University, where he will complete his degree in December 2006.
Stories written:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 – Eleven years ago, Malden Mills was engulfed in one of the worst fires in Massachusetts history, which devastated the Merrimack valley textile manufacturer and led the company into bankruptcy. But in recent years, Malden Mills has been awash in a stream of federal funds and military contracts, making it a leading developer of combat gear and helping the Merrimack Valley economy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 – Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday to press for lobbying and earmark reform – a key voter concern in last month’s mid-term elections.
Iraq War Surpasses Time Span of U.S. Involvement in World War II
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 – The war in Iraq has lasted longer than U.S. involvement in World War II, leaving analysts to ponder the differences between the two wars. Last Saturday, the Iraq War reached 1,348 days – the same amount of time between the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the United States victory in 1945.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 – House Democrats Thursday elected Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., to be the next majority leader – going against the wishes of Speaker-elect Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15--Conservative activist Brian Darling sat in his Washington office just days before the midterm elections trying to fit in a quick lunch between a barrage of media appearances.
Speaking as director of Senate relations for a heavyweight conservative think tank, he’d been interviewed that morning for the Dave Chadwick Show in North Carolina and
then appeared on CNBC debating about voter issues. He had more interviews to get to before the day was done.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 – Boxes and large bins covered the floor of Room 1218 in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill this week as Rep. Jeb Bradley, R-N.H., prepared to leave the nation’s capital.
Meehan Honored in Ireland for Peace Efforts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 – Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., journeyed to Belfast last week and promised to act as Northern Ireland’s peace envoy on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15– Reps. Jeb Bradley, R-N.H., and Charles Bass, R-N.H., will leave Washington having successfully helped pass a bill in the House that would protect nearly 35,000 acres of wilderness in the Granite State.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 – Hours after an election in which Democrats rode a wave of Iraq-related voter dissatisfaction to control of the House of Representatives, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 – If things go the Democrats’ way tonight, Rep. Marty Meehan (D-Mass.) and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) could get a boost in their committee standings.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 – The Republican Party has more money than the Democratic Party going into next week’s mid-term elections. But analysts say anger may trump cash this year, and there’s plenty of anger to go around.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26--Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., says he is on a fundraising frenzy for his party, despite a liberal activist group’s asserting that he needs to loosen his pockets.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 – More than a year after the decision to keep Bedford’s Hanscom Air Force Base open but strip it of its research facilities, efforts are still underway to replace jobs that will be lost.
Meehan Has Most Cash Available in House
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — The campaign finance overhaul advocate representing the Merrimack Valley doesn’t take money from political action committees, but he has the biggest campaign nest egg in the House of Representatives, with most of the unspent funds left over from two years ago.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 – It’s the kind of event where Malden Mills of Lawrence shares the floor with Halliburton. The Association of the United States Army– a private, non-profit organization that supports America’s Army, National Guard and Reserves–held its annual convention this week at the Washington Convention Center.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 – Congressmen north of Boston are calling for action to deal with the potential nuclear showdown with North Korea.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 – Two fire stations on Massachusetts’ North Shore will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 – Schools in Lawrence will receive help getting parents more involved in their children’s education through a federal grant issued to a Massachusetts parent advocacy program.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 – The University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H., will get $3 million for research as part of the 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill passed by Congress last week.
Local Congressmen React to Congressional Sex Chat
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 – Local congressmen called for better protection of Congressional pages in the wake of the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla.
House Grants Green Light to Administration’s Wiretapping
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 – The House approved a bill Thursday that would allow the president to authorize domestic wiretapping for long periods of time without a warrant.
Bradley Named by Lobby Group as 'Gaurdian' of Small Business
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 – The National Federation of Independent Business – a small business lobbying organization – has honored Rep. Jeb Bradley, R-N.H., with its Guardian of Small Business Award.
Bill Would Require Monitoring of Drug Benefit Gaps
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 – Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at monitoring benefit gaps in the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
Vermont, New Hampshire Lawmakers Feud Over Wilderness Legisltation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 – Two bills aimed at protecting New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest were voted down Monday, with opposition led by a congressman from Vermont.
VA Halts Proposal to Close New Hampshire Emergency Facility at Night
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will keep the VA Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., open 24 hours a day as Congress considers legislation to restrict the department’s ability to cut emergency room hours. Last fall, the department proposed curtailing Manchester’s emergency room hours, closing the facility from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and possibly on weekends. The proposal was not limited to Manchester and could have eventually affected VA hospitals nationwide.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – President Bush addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, highlighting progress and goals he says are crucial to gaining stability in the Middle East and winning the struggle against global terrorism.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it will give $199,000 to Analogic Corp. in Peabody, Mass., to develop technology that would allow airport security personnel to look through luggage as if watching a three-dimensional movie.
Polls Favor Democrats Taking House; Meehan, Tierney Get Ready
WASHINGTON – The 110th Congress may be a shade of blue – politically, that is. Democrats, who lost control of the House after the1994 elections, have a strong chance of getting it back in November, according to many polls, pundits and political analysts.
Nation, Bay State Don't Make the Grade on Affordability
WASHINGTON -- College costs have reached unacceptable levels both nationwide and in Massachusetts, according to a recent report from an education advocacy group. According to the report by the non-partisan, non-profit National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Massachusetts aced categories such as preparation, participation and completion, but got an “F” in affordability.
$9.2 Million Released to Help Heat Low-Income Homes
WASHINGTON-- Low-income families in Massachusetts and New Hampshire can expect a little more help in keeping warm next winter from the Bush Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The department released almost $9.2 million in contingency funds to Massachusetts Tuesday for energy assistance from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and almost $3 million to New Hampshire Monday from the program’s surplus funds.
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