The first annual Dan Ford 5k road race was held yesterday, and it was a rousing success, with over a thousand people in attendance and over twenty thousand dollars raised. Congratulations to all those who worked so hard to make the event a success. We lost Dan Ford to cancer this past week at a young age, and this outpouring of people showed how highly he is regarded in Methuen and the entire Merrimack Valley. Read the Tribune story here.