Mar
14
Central Catholic State Champions
March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Congratulations to the Central boys, who won the Division 1 State Championship last night, defeating St Johns 56-55 behind senior Carson Desrosiers, who hit the winner with five seconds left on the clock. It truly was a great game, with St John’s playing a great game. Just too much Carson! Congratulations to the Andover girls, [...]
Mar
9
Central Catholic, the Beast of the East
March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Central Catholic became the Eastern Massachusetts Division 1 Boys Basketball Champion last night, defeating Madison Park 59-50 at the TD Garden last night. Central was led by senior Carson Desrosiers, who turned in a huge performance on both ends of the court. Congrats to coach Rick Nault and a superb squad. Central plays for the [...]
Mar
9
Methuen Resident Jeff Paolino Groundskeeper of Year
March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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 we recognized his excellence with a mayoral citation. Congratulations Jeff! The Spinners press release is below.
The Lowell Spinners, Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, [...]
Mar
6
Central Catholic Into Eastern Mass Finals
March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Central Catholic Boys basketball team rode the twin towers of Jimmy Zenevitch and Carson Desrosiers to a big win over a tough St Johns Prep team to capture the Division 1 North title. They will play Madison Park on Monday night for the Eastern Mass championship. And yes the Green Man was on hand [...]
Jan
8
Spring Lacrosse Registration
January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Format: Methuen will once again enter teams in the Mass Bay Youth Lacrosse League. Games are held on Sundays.
Who Is Eligible: This will be a co-ed program for Methuen residents in grades 3 -8.
Teams: U11, U13 and U 15
Registration: Will take place on Monday Jan. 11 from 6 -9pm at Fuddrucker’s Restaurant [...]
Nov
13
Calvin Kattar Recognized
November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments
The Methuen City Council had Methuen martial arts champion Calvin Kattar in to receive a citation and a proclamation recognizing his outstanding achievements in his field. Calvin is a Methuen High School graduate, and the City of Methuen is proud of his accomplishments.
Sep
24
Methuen to Retire Dan Ford’s Football Number
September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
METHUEN TO RETIRE DAN FORD’S FOOTBALL NUMBER
The Late Star Running Back Will Have His Number Retired at Friday Night’s Game
Methuen will retire the number of Dan Ford on Friday, September 25, 2009 during half time of the Methuen vs. Billerica football game. Game starts at 7 p.m. The former star running back died of [...]
Jul
6
Federer Rolls Into History
July 6, 2009 | 4 Comments
Roger Federer once again engaged in a five set war at Wimbeldon, this time winning a marathon fifth set 16-14 and becoming the man with the most major titles ever, passing Pete Sampras with his fifteenth major. It was a great match that drew even non tennis fans by its sheer ferocity. Federer has a [...]
May
18
Lacrosse Comes to Methuen
May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Methuen’s Recreation Department has just started a lacrosse league, and recently had its first home game at the stadium. It was a great event, and I was delighted to be there to see the kids enjoying this great sport. We talked about this some months ago, and I would like to thank Caroline Hamel, Ernie [...]
May
3
Methuen West Little League Opening Day
May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Methuen West Little League had its opening day today, and a special honor was given to T-Ball President Joseph Melia. Joe has been the President (and founder) of Methuen T-Ball for over 35 years. I had both of my children go through his program, and it is exceedingly well run. To create the League and [...]