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

Methuen Public Schools is facing a quiet but serious crisis. Enrollment is declining, and for a district already under financial strain, that decline threatens to trigger long-term consequences that will be difficult to reverse if left unaddressed.

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

Earlier today, Methuen Public Schools staff and families received a brief but consequential announcement: This morning, Dr. Brandi Kwong informed School Committee leadership that she will be taking a medical leave of absence through the end of the current school year. Effective December 15, 2025, Dr. Lisa Golobski Twomey will assume the role of Acting Superintendent. The School Committee will determine the district’s next steps.” The statement was signed by Mayor Beauregard,

Fast-forward three years: there’s now a resolution before the Council for the City to pave five unaccepted streets using whatever funds the Mayor has at his disposal. The resident persistence paid off: his unaccepted road made the cut.