Methuen

Embattled Methuen, Massachusetts Police Chief Joseph Solomon has submitted retirement papers following a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. Solomon has been on paid leave since last month, when the Massachusetts Inspector General issued a report concluding he had helped draft labor contracts benefiting himself and those close to him. The report…

Embattled Methuen, Massachusetts Police Chief Joseph Solomon has submitted retirement papers following a scathing report from officials investigating his salary, according to The Boston Globe.

A domestic incident between a man and a woman in Methuen, Massachusetts, Friday allegedly involved the assault of a police officer, authorities said. A Massachusetts State Police trooper discovered an 18-year-old man from Townsend and a 22-year-old woman from Fitchburg said to be in a physical altercation in the middle of Lowell Street in Methuen around 12:05 p.m. Friday. The…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A local chain of restaurants is temporarily shutting down five of its outlets, including four locations in the region. According to a source, Not Your Average Joe’s will be closing its restaurants in Arlington, Burlington, Methuen, and Randolph for the winter, with a post within The Arlington List Facebook group page indicating...

Methuen’s police chief is on leave after a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. Mayor Neil Perry said Friday that Chief Joseph Solomon and Capt. Greg Gallant have been placed on paid administrative leave. The report from Inspector General Glenn Cunha, “Leadership Failures in Methuen Police Contracts,” found that former Mayor...

Massachusetts’ inspector general issued a report after investigating the exorbitant salaries of Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon and high-ranking officers.

Many Americans and economists have said that a one-time $600 payment is not enough to make up for months of missed rent and other bills.

There is controversy surrounding the police chief in Methuen, Massachusetts, after one city official lodged some heavy allegations against him. City Council Chair James McCarty alleges Chief Joseph Solomon doled out favors to city officials who in turn made him one of the highest paid law enforcement officers in the United States. Solomon, who has been with the police department…

Police Chief Joseph Solomon has been with the department some 35 years and makes roughly $300,000 a year. The City Council Chair has lodged some heavy allegations against him, but Solomon is standing his ground.

Police Chief Joseph Solomon has been with the department some 35 years and makes roughly $300,000 a year. The City Council Chair has lodged some heavy allegations against him, but Solomon is standing his ground.

The demand for smaller turkeys this year has long lines forming outside many Massachusetts farms, including one in Methuen.

People in Methuen, Massachusetts are braving the chilly weather and the coronavirus pandemic to make last-minute purchases of turkeys, a day before the country celebrates Thanksgiving amid the pandemic. The line at Raymond’s Turkey Farm extended past the length of the family-owned barn Tuesday. Owners said they are seeing larger crowds looking for birds this year, but social distancing...

The line at Raymond’s Turkey Farm extended past the length of the family-owned barn Wednesday.

Methuen Police have found Nathan Martaneu, the 14-year-old boy who went missing in the early hours of Monday morning. Police were actively searching on the west end of the city after midnight Monday morning.

Police need the public’s help locating a teenager last seen Tuesday in Methuen, Massachusetts. Angelina Reynoso, 15, was reported missing to police on Tuesday, authorities said. She was last seen in the Washington Street area, according to police. Reynoso is described as 5’1″ tall and 120 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is…

Methuen Public School officials have decided to push back the start of the school year and adopt a staggered reopening schedule in an effort to avoid coronavirus outbreaks. The school committee voted to have some students start school in September and others in October under a hybrid learning model during a meeting Monday night. People who are considered high risk…

Methuen Public School officials decided to push back the start of the school year and adopt a hybrid learning model during a School Committee meeting Monday night.

A Massachusetts man is facing charges after he allegedly made racist comments to a mother and daughter as they were walking in Newburyport. According to Newburyport Police, the duo were walking near the city’s waterfront on Saturday with their dog when they encountered 61-year-old Daniel Cain of Methuen. “It’s really scary,” said the mother, who asked not to be...

A mother says she and her daughter were the targets of racist comments in Newburyport.

If you want the purr-fect pet, MSPCA Nevins Farm in Methuen, Massachusetts, has a wide range of animals looking for a forever home. Joy Lim-Nakrin checked out some of the animals available during Clear the Shelter month.