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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 opened preregistration this week for a new curbside composting program with Black Earth Compost, giving residents an easier way to cut household waste. The Beauregard administration also pushed out fresh election details: vote-by-mail applications for the 2026 State Primary and …

Mayor D.J. Beauregard named Captain Jamie Moore acting police chief ahead of Chief Scott McNamara's August 24 retirement. The appointment, announced Wednesday by the mayor's office, marks Methuen's first police department leadership change in years and takes effect the moment McNamara's…

Methuen's locked electricity supply rate will continue shielding residents from National Grid's latest Basic Service rate increase through December 2027, city officials announced. The update came alongside voting logistics from the city clerk's office: early in-person voting for the 202…

Methuen's City Council returns to regular session Monday, Aug. 3, opening a week that packs five municipal and community dates onto the calendar. The Conservation Commission and Commission on Disability both meet Thursday, Aug. 6, while residents can also catch the Circle of Hope Family…