Tom Carroll • RE/MAX Partners • 44 Park Street • Andover, MA 01810

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About Methuen

The Town of Methuen was originally organized as a town in 1725 when Lt. Stephen Baker petitioned to divide the Town of Haverhill.  Governor Dummer signed the act establishing the Town of Methuen, naming the town in honor of Sir Paul Methuen, a friend of the Governor’s and member of the King’s Privy Council.  The first Town Meeting was held March 9, 1726.
 

Methuen operated under the Town Meeting form of government until 1917 when the state Legislature allowed the town to organize as a city.  In 1921 the Supreme Judicial Court found that the City Charter had not been appropriately adopted under the constitution of the Commonwealth.  Methuen reverted to its status as a town and established a Charter setting a Selectman / Representative Town Meeting government.  That Charter remained in effect until 1973 when Methuen’s first Home Rule Charter became effective establishing a 21 member Town Council and Town Manager.  Methuen’s second Home Rule Charter in 1978 maintained the Town Manager/Town council form of government, but reduced the number of councilors to nine and increased the powers of the Council.  Another Charter change approved by Methuen voters in 1993 replaced the appointed Town Manager with an elected Mayor.  When he took office in Jan. 1994, Mayor Dennis DiZoglio became Methuen’s first Mayor Since 1921.  Mayor DiZoglio’s successor, Sharon M. Pollard took office January 3, 2000.
 

Industrial growth in the 1800’s influenced Methuen’s development.  Construction of the Methuen Cotton Mills at Spicket River falls in the 1820’s and the increased manufacture of hats and shoes in small factories along the Spicket spurred the centralization of Methuen’s economic, residential and cultural activities within the area around Osgood, Broadway, Hampshire and Pleasant Streets.
 

Three wealthy and prominent families--the Nevins, the Tenneys and the Searles--played a significant role in Methuen’s history and development.  Thanks to these families, the town can boast of some of its finest landmarks including the Nevins Memorial Library, the Searles building, Tenney Gatehouse, Nevins Home, Spicket Falls, and the Civil War Monument between Pleasant and Charles Streets.  

 

Methuen Links

 

Official Methuen Web Site
Visit the Town of Methuen  web site where you will find information on town departments such as police, fire, health and recreation.  You will also find upcoming events for veterans and information on the town's recreation department.

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Methuen Public Schools
Visit this comprehensive web site and find extensive information and guidelines for all of Methuen's public schools including the Comprehensive Grammar School, the Marsh, Methuen High School, the Timony and, the Tenney.

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Nevins Memorial Library
Visit he newly restored and expanded library online where you will find information programs for all ages - adults, young adults and children.  There are books clubs to join and lots of other information to explore.

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At the Loop
The Loop is a fantastic newly developed retail, entertainment and dining destination.  The Loop contains Loews Theatres, AT&T Wireless, Borders, T.G.I. Fridays, Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse, Old Navy, Starbucks and much, much more.  Visit their super site for more details.

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The Loop Connector
Learn more about the convenience of getting around in Methuen and its surrounding communities. Located entirely within the town of Methuen, the four-lane expressway connects the Outer Circumferential Highway (I-495) with the Northern Expressway (I-93).

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Tom Carroll . RE/MAX Partners . 44 Park Street .Andover MA 01810
Phone: 978-475-2100 . Voice Mail: 978-482-3999. Fax:978-482-3999
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