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Dracut Housing Authority split on project's merits
While the town will purchase a Mammoth Road apartment building for senior housing, two Housing Authority board members are concerned that the project could end up costing the town more money in the future.
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Methuen Beatlejuice concert moved to Sunday
Tonight's Beatlejuice concert has been postponed because of the threat of heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail.
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Manzi: Schools on the brink unless council OKs budget
The city's schools will be unable to pay bills after Tuesday and could face legal action by the state if the City Council fails to approve a new school budget by then, Mayor William Manzi is warning.
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Laboy's pizza shop ownership raises 'conflict' questions
A Methuen pizza shop owned by School Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy may stand in the way of Mayor Michael Sullivan voting tonight to put the embattled schools' boss on paid leave.
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Methuen council approves city budget; includes no layoffs
City councilors unanimously approved the city's fiscal year 2010 budget yesterday and plan to meet again on Wednesday to vote on the School Department budget.
Man says he couldn't afford vet, killed dog
A Massachusetts man facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing his bulldog with a hammer told police the dog was sick and he could not afford to pay a veterinarian to put it down.
Lawrence school board suspends superintendent
The Lawrence School Committee has placed Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of a criminal probe.
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Legislators opine on sales tax, veto threat, budget
Gov. Deval Patrick appears to have done the impossible in Massachusetts politics: He has the Democrats and Republicans working together on a common cause.
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Lawmakers have yet to vote on petition to allow Methuen to skip primary
The City Council voted this past winter to skip this year's preliminary municipal election to save an estimated $32,400. But the state Legislature has the final say over whether voters will have a chance to whittle down the playing field before the Nov.
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Methuen mayor says 20 cops to be laid off
Twenty city officers will be out of work July 1 unless the police union comes up with a way to save $1 million, Mayor William Manzi said last night.
Police seize files from MA superintendent's home
State and local police have seized files, computer equipment and a small black trunk from the Methuen home of Lawrence schools Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy.
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101st Engineer Battalion to get new armory
Members of the 101st Engineer Battalion of the National Guard will have a new place to call home in about a year.
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NH considers 45-cent cigarette tax increase
Smokers have a clear message they want to send to lawmakers about upping the cigarette tax: Don't do it.
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Lawton's owners talk about possible move to Methuen
The owners of Lawton's Famous Frankfurters stand are vowing to move their business - possibly to Methuen - if work isn't done soon to keep the restaurant from sliding into the canal.
Methuen man tells why he killed dog
A Methuen man facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing his bulldog with a hammer told police the dog was sick and he could not afford to pay a veterinarian to the put the animal down.
Man Says He Couldn't Afford Vet, Killed Dog
A Massachusetts man facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing his bulldog with a hammer told police the dog was sick and he could not afford to pay a veterinarian to put it down.
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Man accused of killing pet bulldog with hammer
A Methuen man said he killed his pet bulldog with a hammer because the animal was sick and he didn't have money to pay a veterinarian, investigators said.
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Deputy fire Chief Steven Buote wanted to become a mechanic when he was young, not a firefighter.
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27 Methuen school employees to be laid off
Twenty-seven Methuen public school employees are slated to be laid off July 1, Superintendent Jeanne Whitten says.
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Methuen employees to pay more for health care
City employees will pay more for health care starting July 1, saving the city $1.2 million.
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