Members of Andover’s Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee hope to cobble together a budget compromise Wednesday night.
The Budget Resolution Sub-committee - which includes members Alex Vispoli and Jerry Stabile from the Board of Selectmen, School Committee members Deb Silberstein and Dennis Forgue, and Finance Committee Chairwoman Joanne Marden - is scheduled to meet at [...]
The Massachusetts unemployment rate has surpassed 9 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported today.
Job losses for August were estimated at 400, pushing the unemployment rate to 9.1 percent, up from 8.8 percent in July. The national unemployment rate for August was 9.7 percent.
The most job losses in August were reported in [...]
State police just put out this press release. In short, they say that if you drive drunk during the next few weeks, there’s a greater chance you’ll be busted.
Massachusetts State Police Announce Start of
“Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” Mobilization
As part of its continued efforts to keep Massachusetts roadways safe, the Massachusetts State Police today [...]
Methuen officials are waiting to see if state politicians will approve the city’s petition to skip the Sept. 15 preliminary election. Methuen isn’t the only community to consider such a move to save money during this horrific budget year.
Skipping an election to cut costs sounds like it would be a sticky subject, but it has [...]
METHUEN — Boston sports fans can forget about the ups and downs of the Red Sox for at least two hours tomorrow, when Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell will be in town.
The 1981 Finals’ most valuable player will be at Ted’s Stateline Mobil signing autographs from 3 to 5 p.m. He will be there promoting a [...]
I’m not a fan of self promotion, but here I go.
I went on the radio show, Hotline with Nancy Greenwood, on WCCM 1110 am yesterday. Myself, Nancy, Bruce Arnold and several callers discussed the newspaper business, Methuen City Hall and crime in Lawrence.
I had a great time and Nancy talked about having me on again. [...]
A wet microburst tore through Andover and Lawrence today, knocking down trees and ripping a hole in a building, officials said.
“We think that there was probably a wet microburst in that area,” said Bob Thompson, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in Taunton. “Looked like North Street in Andover was probably the [...]
METHUEN — Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm blaze at 4 Darrens Way this evening and saved a dog that hid in the basement.
Firefighters received the call about the fire at 6:32 p.m. An off-duty Lawrence firefighter had spotted the blaze. He rushed to the home, kicked in the front door and shouted to see if anybody [...]
METHUEN - Superintendent Jeanne Whitten said today that the purpose of tomorrow night’s budget meeting, which is being held one week after the $57.6 million school budget was approved, is to make more cuts.
“We have to make some additional cuts to the budget,” she said.
This will be tough news for Methuenites, who were waiting to hear [...]
Join Eagle-Tribune reporter J.J. Huggins in a live chat with Merrimack College Professor of Political Science Curtis Martin on the issues surrounding both Iran and North Korea.
With concerns over nuclear advancements in North Korea and political unrest in Iran, the two countries are focal points of U.S. concerns abroad. Martin, an expert in U.S. political [...]
