Methuen News

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.

Tonight's Beatlejuice concert has been postponed because of the threat of heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Lawrence School Committee has placed Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of a criminal probe.

Gov. Deval Patrick appears to have done the impossible in Massachusetts politics: He has the Democrats and Republicans working together on a common cause.

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.

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.

State and local police have seized files, computer equipment and a small black trunk from the Methuen home of Lawrence schools Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy.

Members of the 101st Engineer Battalion of the National Guard will have a new place to call home in about a year.

Smokers have a clear message they want to send to lawmakers about upping the cigarette tax: Don't do it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Deputy fire Chief Steven Buote wanted to become a mechanic when he was young, not a firefighter.

Twenty-seven Methuen public school employees are slated to be laid off July 1, Superintendent Jeanne Whitten says.

City employees will pay more for health care starting July 1, saving the city $1.2 million.