Methuen Conservation Commission unanimously approves Certificate of Compliance for 25-year-old drainage project. The certificate covers the city drainage project at 35 Harmony Lane, originally permitted around 2001. Secretary Kenneth Sateriale raised questions about the adequacy of the visual
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-…
Cultural Council approves Methuen Day participation and prepares grant season. The council voted to apply for a vendor table at the October 3 community event, with members scheduled across three time slots from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and approved updated guidelines for the Massachusetts Cultural
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…
Vote-by-mail applications for the 2026 State Primary and State Election began arriving in Methuen mailboxes this week, giving voters a postage-paid way to request a ballot without going to Sanborn Hall. The mailing follows the city's earlier announcement of in-person early voting there …
Methuen Conservation Commission closes North Street wetland hearing. The Commission voted unanimously to close a Notice of Intent hearing for 109 North Street and issue an Order of Conditions protecting a 50-foot wetland buffer zone with restrictions on mowing beyond the boundary line and