From WBZ Mar 12, 2010
Methuen Woman, 90, Honored For WWII Service
Sara Payne Hayden & Fellow Female Pilots Given Congressional Gold Medal
Paul Burton METHUEN (WBZ) ― Most people have probably never heard of Sara Payne Hayden. The 90-year-old from Methuen was just awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, a long overdue – yet unexpected honor.
Hayden was [...]

Methuen resident Jeff Paolino, the head groundskeeper for the Lowell Spinners, has been honored as the groundskeeper of the year. Jeff recently attended a Methuen City Council meeting, where he was recognized with a mayoral citation.
The Spinners press release

The Lowell Spinners, Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, are pleased to announce Head Groundskeeper [...]

From the Boston Globe, March 7, 2010
Chin up: The few, the proud, the holdouts
By Mark Pothier

Some fields are thinning fast, but if — like these intrepid folks — you’ve got drive, flexibility, and a competitive spirit, you can endure in the job you love.
After more than 20 years in the wholesale fruit business, Tom [...]

From the Eagle Tribune, February 09, 2010
Well-known Haverhill priest returning to the area
By Mike LaBella

HAVERHILL — The Rev. Richard Burton is coming home — almost. Beginning this spring, the Haverhill native will lead the flock at St. Lucy Parish in Methuen after leading two Catholic parishes in Salem and Peabody. Burton, 50, said he [...]

From the Eagle Tribune, November 24, 2009
Methuen High guidance counselor dies suddenly
By J.J. Huggins
METHUEN — Popular Methuen High School guidance counselor Gary Dionne died suddenly last night, school officials said today. “Nobody knows for sure at this point what the cause of death was,” said Superintendent Jeanne Whitten. “There are a lot of assumptions, [...]

From the Eagle Tribune
November 24, 2009
Soul of the Rangers: Methuen spirit courses through gritty Shepherd’s veins
By Hector Longo
METHUEN — If anyone wondered why Alex Shepherd was named a captain this fall for the Methuen High football team, the definitive response came in Week 6 against Haverhill. Just seven days after leaving the Chelmsford game [...]

Methuen High School senior Michael Norcia, 17, recently won a full-tuition scholarship to Merrimack College for demonstrating his science, technology, engineering, and mathematics knowledge.
Merrimack College Press Release:
Methuen High School senior Michael Norcia, 17, recently won a full-tuition scholarship to Merrimack College (estimated $120,000 over four years) for demonstrating his science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) [...]

Methuen’s Aram and Alice Der Apkarian celebrate their 60th anniversary.
Full story at the Armenian Reporter website:
Golden anniversary couples shine
by Tom Vartabedian

From the Eagle Tribune
November 16, 2009
‘Dynomite Methuenite’ bowls virtually perfect without his sight
Knocking them down is a family affair for Al and Shirley Kelso
By J.J. Huggins
METHUEN — Gripping a video game controller in his right hand, 84-year-old Al Kelso listens as his wife, Shirley, 86, tells him where to stand so he’s facing the flat [...]

The Rockport Art Association will host a solo show of award-winning fine artist Leonard G Joiner. Lifelong artist, Joiner is known for his intricate and accurate drawings of the natural settings of New England. Leonard lives with his wife and daughter on a working farm on Hampshire Rd in Methuen.
Joiner: “My medium is graphite, [...]