The City of Methuen is in a financial mess that has resulted in the mayor and city council having to borrow $4M from the state. That $4M loan comes at a heavy price. That price is state control over the city’s finances in the form of either a fiscal overseer or a financial control […]
(BOSTON) – The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women gathered alongside legislators in the Great Hall to honor women from various municipalities across the state as members of the Unsung Heroines Class of 2018. Unsung Heroines are nominated and honored by state legislators annually for their dedication to making a difference in their communities. […]
HELP THE HOMELESS Every Wednesday night a volunteer group called “The Movement Family” serves a family style meal for the homeless at the Buckley Garage on Common Street in Lawrence. In the last five weeks The Valley Patriot has put out a call on Facebook looking for local business in the community to help with […]
Methuen police are investigating a shooting on Tenney St. near the park. The shooting took place at approximately 5:14pm Tuesday. A caller described a white Honda Civic with Massachusetts Registration 1MGB31 pull up in front of the park. The driver and passenger got out of the vehicle and fired unknown type firearms towards the park. […]
LAWRENCE, MA – Calling her a “woman who gets things done,” Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera announced that he is supporting local businesswoman Christina Minicucci (D-North Andover) for the open 14th Essex State House seat. The seat is currently held but being vacated by State Rep. Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen) who is running for State Senate this […]
By: State Senator Ives – July, 2018 One of my budgetary priorities this year was to increase funding for the Foster Care Parent Campaign line item in the Fiscal Year 2019 State Budget. The House Budget maintained the funding levels at $250,000. The Senate version of the budget allocated $750,000 to expand the Foster Parent […]
July 28, 2018 It’s been a historically peaceful summer in Lawrence with violent crime down nearly 50% and murders (so far) this year down by 2/3. Since the beginning of the year Lawrence residents have enjoyed safer neighborhoods and a better business environment for local merchants. The current murder count in Lawrence is three. […]
The Methuen Police Superior Officers Association applauds State Representative Linda Dean Campbell in calling for a state investigation into the city’s contract with our union. We welcome the opportunity this presents. We believe that an independent state investigation will be beneficial in providing complete transparency into the process of last years contract negotiations. […]
July, 2018 While voting on last year’s Methuen city budget and union contracts there were at least five (of nine) members of the city council who had a conflict of interest because they had immediate family members working for the city. The state’s conflict of interest laws say that elected officials with family members on […]
Calls for Immediate Review of All Employee Contracts “…the current legislative proposals put forward as an option for the City to borrow do not go far enough. As it stands, I am unable to support them as I believe stronger state fiscal oversight of the City of Methuen is essential to help the City get […]
By: DJ Deeb – June, 2018 The Methuen School Committee held a budget workshop meeting on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 to discuss the upcoming Fiscal Year 2019 budget. In April, the School Committee voted to request that the Mayor and School Committee approve a budget of $82.5 million, a nearly 14% increase over last year’s […]
Patients ages 12 and up can be seen on the hospital’s Methuen campus METHUEN, MA – Steward Medical Group and Holy Family Hospital are pleased to welcome Epilepsy Specialist Kaarkuzhali B. Krishnamurthy, M.D., M.B.E. Dr. Krishnamurthy, the Director of Epilepsy at Steward Medical Group, will begin seeing patients on July 12, 2018, at Primary Care of […]
Methuen Police Detective William Kannan received the Gift of Caring award from the Trauma Intervention Program last month. (Courtesy Photo) METHUEN — Mayor James Jajuga and Chief Joseph Solomon are pleased to announce that Methuen Police Detective William Kannan received the Gift of Caring award from the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of the Merrimack […]
APRIL 11, 2018 METHUEN PLANNING BOARD (AKA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD) MINUTES. The audio tape of this meeting was destroyed according to the City Clerk’s office.
By: Dani Langevin – May, 2018 On April 26, Methuen High School students observed a Day of Silence and have been for a number of years. A Day of Silence is a national event bringing awareness to the silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ+ name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. We silence ourselves to pay tribute to […]