Methuen voters will get a weeklong window to cast early ballots ahead of the state primary. City officials announced that early voting runs August 22–28 at Sanborn Hall, with vote-by-mail applications now landing in mailboxes and an August 25 deadline to request a mail ballot. The city …

Methuen's electric aggregation program will keep enrolled residents' supply rate locked through December 2027 even as National Grid's Basic Service rate rises again, the city announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, City Hall is gearing up for the fall election season, with vote-by-mail applicatio…

Mayor D.J. Beauregard appointed Capt. James "Jamie" Moore as acting police chief ahead of Chief Scott McNamara's Aug. 24 retirement. The announcement, made Friday, gives the department a named successor before McNamara's departure and comes as City Hall separately prepares a Community D…