Captain Jamie Moore was named Methuen's acting police chief after Chief Scott J. McNamara's retirement took effect August 24, 2026. Mayor D.J. Beauregard made the appointment official this week, ensuring continuity at the department while a permanent search proceeds. The city also promo…
Methuen locks in its electric supply rate through 2027 despite National Grid's latest hike. The city confirmed its municipal electric supply program keeps rates frozen through December 2027, sparing residents from National Grid's newest Basic Service increase. The update lands the same …
Methuen has opened preregistration for a new curbside composting program with Black Earth Compost, offering residents an easy way to cut waste. The rollout comes as Acting Police Chief Jamie Moore settles into the post he assumed Aug. 24 following Chief Scott J. McNamara's retirement, a…
Methuen voters have until 5 p.m. today to apply for a mail ballot in the 2026 State Primary. Early in-person voting continues at Sanborn Hall through Friday, Aug. 28, part of a week that also saw Acting Police Chief Jamie Moore formally take over the department Aug. 24 after Chief Scott…
Methuen High School welcomes new teachers this week as the district readies for its Sept. 2 opening. New Teacher Orientation runs Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 25 and 26, with all staff reporting Sept. 1 and students returning Sept. 2, per the Methuen Public Schools calendar. Separately, …
Five Methuen-resident obituaries were published this week: Barbin, Thomas; Duhamel, Paul; Hornbaker, Julia B; Phillips, Jo Ann; and Suzor, Michael J. All five notices came through Echovita, with Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home Inc. of Methuen handling arrangements for three of the five …
Mayor D.J. Beauregard named Captain Jamie Moore as Methuen's acting police chief, effective when Chief Scott McNamara retires Monday. The appointment, announced this weekend, hands department leadership to Moore starting August 24, 2026, with no timeline yet given for a permanent search…
Methuen's electric supply rate stays locked through December 2027 despite National Grid's latest Basic Service rate hike, the city said. The rate protection shields residents from higher costs starting to hit other Massachusetts communities on National Grid's default service. Early in-p…
Methuen will mark International Overdose Awareness Day this month with a family support meeting, a memorial flag placement and a televised program. The city's Circle of Hope Family Support Group meets Monday, Aug. 24, followed by a Flag Placement Event for 2025 Overdose Victims on Aug. …
Methuen opens preregistration for a new curbside composting program with Black Earth Compost to cut household waste. The city also confirmed vote-by-mail applications for the 2026 State Primary and State Election are now arriving in Methuen mailboxes, giving residents another option ahe…
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