Methuen mayor signs contract for acoustic panels as residents press council on pickleball, loud-party noise

Residents and neighbors pressed the Methuen City Council on July 7 about persistent noise from the new pickleball courts at Methuen High School and about repeat loud private parties, while Mayor Beauregard told councilors he signed a product-only contract for professional acoustic barrier panels to reduce evening sound from the courts.

Several speakers during public participation described ongoing noise and sleep disruption. Steven Tamburthio, a neighborhood resident, said measures promised earlier this year had not solved the problem: “I was told the vegetation would fill in and would stop the noise. I thought that was stupid during the planning process … The hours of operation sign has done nothing. The people play well before it, they play well after it.” Another resident from West Methuen asked the…