The Horse Racing Jobs and Education Ballot Question Committee has agreed to a $125,000 civil forfeiture, paid to the state’s general fund, to resolve campaign finance issues related to the 2016 state election, according to a disposition agreement between the committee and OCPF. OCPF concluded that the committee, which supported Question 1 concerning expanded gaming, […]
Inspired by Methuen Family Battling PH, Legislation Will Improve Services, Awareness (BOSTON) – Growing up, Methuen resident Ernesto Bencosme had always lived a healthy lifestyle and been athletic. Something would consistently, however, hold him back. Doctors told Bencosme he simply had bad asthma but, in reality, his heart was overcompensating his entire life and increasing […]
Audit Report – HERE BOSTON, MA — Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today is calling on the Office of Court Interpreter Services (OCIS) to improve its payment processes, particularly for per diem court interpreters. Bump’s recommendations come as part of an audit of OCIS, which found expenditures were made without ensuring that OCIS obtained and verified […]
Haverhill Police along with the assistance of the MA State Police VFAS Unit , Maine State Police, and the US Marshals have made multiple arrests related to a home invasion that occurred in Haverhill on 1/16/17 at approximately 2256 hours. It is alleged that multiple suspects conspired, entered a Haverhill home, pistol whipped, and robbed […]
Hindus are urging renowned Merrimack College in North Andover (Massachusetts) to add “Hindu” to its Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations Center to be inclusive for its Hindu students and the community. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that by including Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion […]
METHUEN — Mayor Stephen Zanni and Chief Joseph E. Solomon are pleased to announce that the Methuen Police Department has purchased a new car seat for a family whose car was recently stolen. “The Methuen Police Department is incredibly organized and communicates well internally, which leads to extraordinary acts of kindness such as this,” Mayor […]
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CONCORD, N.H. – Emily Gray Rice, United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, announced Wednesday, that Luis Martin Carvajal Gonzalez, also known as Wilfredo Laboy, pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and heroin, as well as possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. According to court documents, Carvajal Gonazalez, 34, sold heroin and fentanyl […]
WOBURN — Chief Robert J. Ferullo reports that the Woburn Police Department arrested three men this week who were allegedly involved in drug possession and distribution in the city. Members of the Woburn Police Department Drug Unit, Woburn Police Criminal Bureau and the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force recently initiated an investigation into illegal […]
BOSTON – In one of the final legislative actions of the 189th legislative session, both the Massachusetts Senate and House enacted a bill on Tuesday night which calls for schools to install automated external defibrillators (AEDs). For years, advocates from across the Commonwealth have pushed for this common-sense requirement to make the life-saving devices accessible […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By: Tom Duggan – 12-28-16 DONATE HERE Yashua Duerte and Carlos Ortiz were lingering at the Methuen police station for hours on Monday waiting to hear from the Red Cross, or the City of Methuen, or anyone else, as to whether or not their hotel stay at the Day’s Inn would be extended another 24 […]