Tonight, Methuen's newly elected and re-elected Government Officials were sworn in at the Inauguration Ceremony held at Methuen Memorial Music Hall. The festivities started with an address by MA State Representative Ryan Hamilton. He made poignant remarks about our great city and the heart of neighbors helping neighbors. "A community that refuses to settle for what is easy and instead, strives for what is right." A message that encapsulates what's in our hearts as the town of

The calendar may have turned, but Methuen has not yet turned the page. The new/next City Council has not been sworn in. That ceremony happens Friday at the Music Hall. And yet, before the new term even formally begins, the same patterns from the last council are already resurfacing. According to very reliable insiders at City Hall, the City Council is considering a resolution that would bar part-time employees from receiving health insurance. This is not idle chatter. This

Tuesday night’s City Council meeting was anything but quiet.... Despite the actual cries from the audience to speak up. The council chamber was full, with a noticeable turnout of seniors alongside current and former local elected officials. What should have been a routine meeting quickly became chaotic when sound issues made it difficult (and at times impossible) for the audience to hear councilors. The crowd let the Council know, loudly, that poor audio in a room filled with

Sean Fountain’s sentencing last week should have been the moment when accountability finally caught up to one of the most astonishing failures of public oversight in recent Massachusetts history. Instead, Methuen got a civics lesson in how the system shrugs, mutters “no victim here,” and moves on. After four years of pretending to be a sworn Methuen police officer complete with a badge, a gun, arrests, searches, prosecutions, and a taxpayer-funded paycheck, Fountain walked ou

Tonight (December 15th) the City Council meeting revisited two separate but highly charged issues: the proposal to make City Councilors eligible for health insurance, and the no-confidence vote directed at Methuen Public Schools leadership. Both discussions were marked by confusion, competing narratives, and sharply different understandings of how City government actually functions. This article focuses on what was said, what was voted on, and where the record does not align

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Are you ready for 195 new residential units to hit Cross Street?

It is about elected officials quietly awarding themselves one of the most valuable benefits the City provides, while Methuen families, seniors, and employees struggle with rising costs. All while we have added next to nothing to our commercial tax base and we go into a budget year that will ABSOLUTELY be devastating unless the state has something magical up their sleeve.

The Methuen Youth & Community Center (MYCC) is more than a building — it is a growing movement of hope, leadership, and opportunity for Methuen’s youth and families.

This new CD policy will function alongside Methuen’s existing graduation requirements, which specify the courses and credits students must earn—such as four years of English, four years of math, and other core classes—to graduate from Methuen High School.

Together we are strong and we do make a positive difference. Please join me on Friday November 28, between 11:30am – 1:00pm at the corner of Jackson and Pleasant Streets for a peaceful, joyous, kid-friendly display of our love and gratitude for Methuen, our country and each other.

The report concludes, unequivocally, that the certificate was a forgery and that the fraud could not have occurred without help from multipl

This fall, the Nevins Library proudly partnered in launching the Methuen Literacy Partnership , a community-wide initiative focused on strengthening early reading skills. Research is clear: children who are not proficient readers by the end of third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school , and early reading struggles often affect every subject as students move through school. Organizers of the Literacy program pictured from left to right, Krista McLeod, D

By Heather Plunkett, Methuen Resident & current Board Member. Overview of the Community Development Board directly from the official City of Methuen Website: The Community Development Board's primary jurisdiction is defined in M.G.L. Ch 40A and 41. Generally, Chapter 40A relates to zoning and Chapter 41 relates to the subdivision of land. Under the city's local zoning ordinances, the Community Development Board is responsible for all projects requiring site plan approval. Th

We have an exciting lineup of events designed to engage our students, families, and the community

2024 and 2025 brought sweeping changes to the real estate industry, changes designed to level the playing field and restore some balance to a transaction process

Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon is one of several new additions to his growing line of craft spirits, and if tonight’s turnout is any indication

Seventh and eighth graders at the Tenney, Timony, CGS, and Marsh schools got a look at their future this month when the Methuen High School Road Show rolled into their buildings.

Methuen deserves a news source that treats its readers like adults who capable of handling facts, context, and accountability. That’s what this site is about.