Methuen voters get a week of in-person early voting starting Monday, Aug. 22, at Sanborn Hall. The city's Historic District Commission canceled its Aug. 27 meeting after no new applications came in, while Methuen Public Schools set new-teacher orientation for Aug. 25 and 26 ahead of the…
Mayor D.J. Beauregard named Capt. Jamie Moore acting police chief, effective when Chief Scott J. McNamara retires Aug. 24, 2026. The appointment came as Methuen's Retirement Board and Conservation Commission both meet Aug. 20, and as the city's early voting window for the 2026 State Pri…
Two Methuen obituaries were published this week: Leone, Mary, and Feole, Rose Marie, both arranged through Cataudella Funeral Home in Methuen. Mary Leone died August 13, 2026, at age 100, and Rose Marie Feole died August 12, 2026, at age 98. Full details for both are available through E…
Methuen locks its electricity supply rate through December 2027, shielding residents from National Grid's latest rate hike. City officials confirmed the extension this week, keeping the municipal aggregation program's rate steady even as National Grid's Basic Service rate climbs again f…
Methuen vote-by-mail applications began arriving in residents' mailboxes this week for the 2026 State Primary and State Election. The postage-paid forms let voters request a mailed ballot for one or both contests, with completed applications due to the City Clerk's office by 5 p.m. on A…
Methuen confirmed in-person early voting for the 2026 State Primary will run August 22 to 28 at Sanborn Hall. Mail-ballot applications for the primary and state election are due by August 25 at 5 p.m. The City Council holds a special Zoom meeting Thursday, August 13, and the Conservatio…
Mayor D.J. Beauregard appointed Captain James "Jamie" Moore as acting police chief of Methuen on Tuesday. Moore will take over the department when Chief Scott J. McNamara retires on August 24, after leading the force for years. The move fills one of the city's most consequential public-…
Methuen locked in its municipal electric supply rate through December 2027, shielding residents from National Grid's latest Basic Service rate increase. City officials touted the fixed rate this week as direct savings for households enrolled in the community aggregation program, even as…
This week's obituary roundup for Methuen, Massachusetts, carries one notice: Blanchet, Lionel, age 91, of Methuen, who died Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home Inc. of Methuen, with the listing sourced from Echovita's Methue…
S&P Global Ratings raised Methuen's general obligation bond rating to AA-, citing the city's improving finances, an upgrade announced Sunday, Aug. 9. City government stays busy this week: the City Council and Cultural Council both meet Monday, Aug. 10, and the Community Development Boar…
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