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Methuen casket company calls on America to ‘bury' daylight saving time
For a casket company, loss is part of the business. But losing an hour of sleep, like many will this weekend, creates an undying anger.
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Casket company wants to bury daylight saving time
An ad from Titan Casket in Methuen is calling for an end to springing forward and falling back.
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Farm ‘bursting at the seams' with animals in need of adoption
At Nevins Farm in Methuen, Massachusetts, a bunch of new guests are looking for their forever homes. The MSPCA farm took in more than 100 animals removed from a farm last month. A short time later, in a separate matter, nearly 100 more farm bird and 49 goats seized as part of a police investigation. The farm is now hosting…
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MSPCA looking to find homes for hundreds of farm animals
Farm animals seized by rescuers are in need of forever homes.
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Methuen package thief caught on camera, police say
A woman was caught on camera stealing a package from a home in Methuen, Massachusetts, investigators said. Methuen police posted a photograph of the suspect on Facebook. According to investigators, she was seen near Freeman Drive, Stanley Road, and Kimball Road on Saturday around 7 p.m. Home surveillance footage shows her taking a package from the porch of one home…
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Mass. General Brigham pulls doctors from Holy Family Hospital amid Steward turmoil
Massachusetts’ largest hospital system is pulling its doctors from two medical facilities jeopardized by Steward Health Care’s financial struggles. Lawmakers say Steward plans to close down four of the nine hospitals it owns in Massachusetts: Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Norwood Hospital, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood, and Holy Family Hospital, which has campuses in...
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Mass. General Brigham doctors pulled from Steward facility amid turmoil
With Steward Health Care considering closing several hospitals amid a dire financial crisis, the state’s largest hospital system has decided to pull its physicians.
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One arrested after disturbance in Methuen
There was a heavy police presence in Methuen, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning, for a reported disturbance that ended in an arrest. Methuen police confirmed there was no ongoing danger to the community after officers responded to a Brown Street residence around 4 a.m. Once on scene, officers immediately secured the area and requested mutual aid from the Northeastern Massachusetts Law…
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Police seek help finding Methuen woman missing more than 10 days
Police in Methuen, Massachusetts, are turning to the public as they look for a 37-year-old woman who has been missing for more than 10 days. Methuen police say Leticia Alvez was last seen in a gray jumpsuit on Merrimack Street, around 9:30 am. on Dec. 17. Alvez was reported missing the following day, on Dec. 18. Ten days later, police…
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Ex-Methuen police chief in court to face fraud charges
Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon pleaded not guilty to corruption and fraud charges brought over allegations he ignored civil service rules while making hires.
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Two Mass. State Police cruisers struck by car in Methuen
Two Massachusetts State Police cruisers were struck while responding to a crash in Methuen early Sunday morning. State Police say the troopers were responding to a 911 call reporting a crash when an uninvolved driver struck their cruisers. No one was in either of the cruisers when they were hit, and no first responders were hurt. According to police, the…
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School bus driver, monitor accused of abusing autistic 5th grader in Methuen
Two school bus employees in Methuen are off the job and charged with the unthinkable — abusing a 10-year-old boy with autism who is nonverbal.
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School bus driver, monitor arrested for alleged abuse
A parent said that his son with Autism was abused by his bus driver and bus monitor.
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School bus workers charged for ‘physical abuse' toward Methuen student with autism
Two staff members of a school bus company contracted with the Methuen, Massachusetts, school district were arrested and charged earlier this week, amid allegations of “physical and verbal conduct” toward a student, according to a letter from the district’s superintendent. The letter, dated Wednesday, said that an investigation was prompted by a concerned parent who noticed a “change in...
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Former Methuen police chief indicted on fraud charges
Joseph Solomon, former chief of the Methuen Police Department, is facing charges related to fraud and corruption.
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Former Methuen police chief, detective indicted on fraud charges
Nearly three years after his retirement following intense public scrutiny of his enormous salary, the former police chief of Methuen, Massachusetts, has been indicted on fraud charges. The offices of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker announced charges Thursday against Joseph Solomon, the former chief of the Methuen Police Department, and former Detective…
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Brewing bird battle in Methuen over proposed development project
The eagles nest is located at 799 Lowell Street right behind Regency at Methuen, a 55+ gated community. The nest is now standing at the site where O’Brien Homes Incorporated plans to build a single-family home.
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Development project ruffles feathers in Methuen: ‘We want to keep eagles nest'
A development project in Methuen, Massachusetts, has ruffled the feathers of neighbors who are looking to protect a pair of bald eagles nesting in the area. The eagles nest is located at 799 Lowell St. right behind Regency at Methuen, a 55+ gated community. The nest is now standing at the site where O’Brien Homes Incorporated plans to build a…
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Daughter of Mass. fire official fatally pinned between trucks in Maine
A 21-year-old woman from Methuen, Massachusetts, died Monday night when she became pinned between two pickup trucks in Long Island, Maine. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as 21-year-old Alyssa Fluet. She is the daughter of Methuen Fire Department Asst. Chief Mike Fluet and his wife Diane. Methuen Mayor Neil Perry, Fire Chief Tim Sheehy, Police...
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Motorcyclist killed in Methuen crash
A man is dead after a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in Methuen, Massachusetts. Police were called around 8:30 p.m. to the intersection of Lowell Street and Arnold Street, where a motorcycle and a Jeep Wrangler collided. The motorcycle’s operator, a 28-year-old Haverhill man, was taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver stayed at the...