Presentation of Mary Academy in Methuen is celebrating fifty years in Methuen, and they are undertaking a big celebration. I was priveleged to join School Principal Rose Maria Redmond and President Sister Susan Frederick for an opening ceremony celebrating this milestone. P.M.A. has been such an important part of this community in so many ways. For those outside Methuen this campus has preserved an important part of Methuen’s history, and Methuen is a better place for having the sisters of P.M.A here. The millionaire philanthropist Edward F. Searles is buried in a chapel on this site, which was his vast estate known as Pine Lodge. They have produced educational excellence for young women for many years, and I wish them another fifty years of success. I was joined By Senator Steve Baddour and Representatives Linda Dean Campbell and Barbara L’Italien.