On a cold January night inside the historic Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Mayor David “DJ” Beauregard delivered what was, on its face, a hopeful and forward-looking inaugural address. The room was full, the tone celebratory, and the setting symbolic as Methuen enters its 300th year. But beneath the optimism, the speech carried a sharper edge… one clearly aimed at recent behavior inside City Hall. This was not a “thank you, let’s all get along” inauguration. It was a line-drawi
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
