Timeless – TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

Timeless – TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing – December, 2016 An unlikely trio of heroes follow a criminal through time as they hop through significant events in world history, trying to change them. That’s the premise of NBC’s new time travel series “Timeless.” “Timeless” is set in the present, where a tech company has developed a time machine only […]

BOOK REVIEW ~ THE NEW HARRY POTTER

BOOK REVIEW ~ THE NEW HARRY POTTER

By Sue Piazza – Dec. 2016 “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two” Based on an Original New Story by J.K. Rowling. John Tiffany & Jack Thorne © Text 2016 by Harry Potter Theatrical Productions Limited, Harry Potter Publishing and Theatrical rights © J. K. Rowling, Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books […]

Is Your Child Considering a Gap Year? Ask These Questions First

Is Your Child Considering a Gap Year? Ask These Questions First

By: Alex Talcott – Dec. 2016 Teaching college and high-school students of all backgrounds in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and advising families on how to finance their education goals, has been exciting and changing, as fundamental questions are being asked about what college is—and when to do it. A growing number of U.S. students are […]

The Tipping Point in the National Security Crisis

The Tipping Point in the  National Security Crisis

Dignitaries Speak at Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton By: Beth D’Amato – Dec. 2016 Four prominent speakers visited a Synagogue in Stoughton last month to talk about the dire state of American national Security and America’s relationship with Israel. Retired Lieutenant General Jerry “Blackhawk Down” Boykin (Mogadishu); Frank Gaffney, President of the Center for Security […]

Methuen LGBTQ Youth Weigh in on Trump ~ YE GAY OL’ VALLEY

Methuen LGBTQ Youth Weigh in on Trump ~ YE GAY OL’ VALLEY

By: Dani Langevin – Dec. 2016 I am blissfully now teaching sophomore U.S. History at the newly and beautifully renovated Methuen High School and loving it. I am also the co-advisor for the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA). My colleague, Brendan Cripps, and I have the privilege to meet with an incredibly vibrant, creative, and eclectic […]

Methuen Police Officers, Firefighters of the Year

Methuen Police Officers, Firefighters of the Year

The Methuen Exchange club held their annual Police Officer, Firefighter of the Year Awards dinner last month. FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR 2016 – Michael Foley Michael started with the department on March 1st of this year. He is currently attending the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow and will graduate December 23rd. A Massachusetts Certified EMT, Michael […]

Presidential Election Offers Teachable Moments for Methuen Students

Presidential Election Offers Teachable Moments for Methuen Students

By: DJ Deeb – Dec. 2016 The fall has been a busy time for students and staff in Methuen public schools. September, October, and November have been packed with numerous activities including test preparation, mock presidential elections, educator goal-setting, and maintenance repair work, among other things. As a career educator at both the high school […]

Legislature Will Honor Will of Voters to Legalize and Regulate Pot – But…

Legislature Will Honor Will of Voters to Legalize and Regulate Pot – But…

By: Linda Dean Campbell – Dec. 2016 We should begin discussions to focus upon the concerns of our local communities as well as develop better formulated estimates of cost. We need to start discussions as soon as possible so that the new commission on legalization of marijuana will be aware of our concerns from the […]

FENTANYL IN METHUEN Methuen PD Confiscates 1.2M in Fentanyl, Find Baby Exposed to Fentanyl in Separate Case

FENTANYL IN METHUEN Methuen PD Confiscates 1.2M in Fentanyl, Find Baby Exposed to Fentanyl in Separate Case

TWO FENTANYL CASES IN ONE DAY  CASE #1 – $1.2M in Fentanyl Confiscated in Methuen  Methuen Police have taken 15 kilos (approximately 32lbs) of the drug called fentanyl and arrested a New York man on Monday, after a 911 caller told police that a man in a taxi cab was seen with a gun. Methuen […]

Tom Duggan’s Notebook ~ Heroes and Bozos of the YEAR (12/16)

Tom Duggan’s Notebook ~ Heroes and Bozos of the YEAR (12/16)

HEROES AND BOZOS OF 2016 HERO CHARLIE BAKER – One of the most important things that happened in Massachusetts this year was the passage of a new public records law that actually holds public officials accountable for concealing public documents. When Charlie Baker was running for the governor he said on my radio show that […]

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