As all of you know Methuen suffered a terrible loss on Labor Day weekend when a child was killed in an accident at the Tenney School. As a City we grieve this loss, and our hearts and prayers are with the family who have suffered immeasurably. I thank all who have sent notes and cards expressing their sorrow. I commend the Tenney School staff and administration for their caring and dedicated response in difficult times, and Superintendent Jeanne Whitten for her leadership and direction. Jayann Conlon and the staff of the Trauma Intervention Program have been a wonderful resource for the family and for our students and staff. Finally our first responders did a great job in the most trying of circumstances, and I would like to thank them. The loss of a child is incomprehensible, and our sorrow is great.