Email: Brendan.lewis@patch.com
Phone: 978-761-9568
Hometown: Tewksbury
Birthday: Oct. 17, 1982
Position: Editor of Andover Patch
Brendan grew up in the suburbs of North Tewksbury and attended private schools all his life. During his elementary years, he attended Notre Dame Academy and attended high school at St. John's Preparatory School. He later studied business at Quinnipiac University, achieving my B.S. in Business Management in 2005. However, during second semester senior year at Quinnipiac Brendan discovered a love for journalism and immediately began writing for the school newspaper. He worked in circulation at the Lowell Sun after graduating from Quinnipiac and eventually convinced editorial managers to allow him to freelance at the Lowell Sun. From there he eventually worked as a fulltime reporter in various towns in Middlesex County and Essex County for over four years at Community Newspaper Company. He has been an avid drummer/percussionist since adolescence and enjoys hiking and outdoor activities. He also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in 2001.
Your Beliefs
My beliefs are simple but strong. I feel that everyone should be responsible for their own actions, and that includes admitting your responsibility even if it's indirect. Despite it being a cliché and hackneyed notion, I believe that communication is key. I've seen far too many things go wrong because two sides did not know how to communicate with each other, whether it's between two musicians in a band or two colleagues at work. I feel many problems can be solved with open lines of communication.
Politics
I'm not registered with a certain party. I feel that politics should be kept grounded in the issues they surround.
Religion
I'm not religious but I was raised Roman Catholic and received my confirmation. I'm not sure where religion stands in my life right now.
Local Hot-Button Issues
I think big issues in the community focus on keeping taxes down and services level. I think there is a push to regionalize services in general and I feel that communities should always give regionalization a chance when it knocks on their door. I think that town leaders should make budgeting priorities based on the will of the public and that universal state funding cuts should be spread equally across the town and school.
The following information was supplied by the North Andover Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was supplied by the Andover Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Marblehead man will spend three months in a correctional facility after assaulting a MBTA bus driver.
Your glimpse at the local real estate market.
The following information was provided by the Peabody Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it doesn't indicate a conviction.
Here are five things to know today.
Your glimpse at the local real estate market.
Your glimpse at the local real estate market.
The Andover Police recently received a $5,000 grant to increase cyclist and pedestrian safety.
There were 21 home sales in April compared to 24 in April 2012.
The Red Cross is assisting a family after a fire tore through their basement Monday morning.
The 'Plaza Jazz' summer concert series begins this Thursday at the Beebe Library.
Author and Owner of the Flour Bakery + Café, chef Joanne Chang will be signing books at Barnes and Noble while promoting her new book, 'Flour, Too.'
The annual Touch-a-Truck event is happening in Danvers at the Liberty Tree Mall on June 22.
The Endicott Gulls were recently named among the top teams in the nation.
Marblehead Charter School theater department is putting on Aladdin, Jr. beginning June 7.
The following information was provided by the Peabody Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it doesn't indicate a conviction.
The Danvers Police recently received a $3,000 grant to purchase equipment and dedicate enforcement that will increase cyclist and pedestrian safety.
Looking to move? Here are some new apartments for rent in Marblehead.
A total of 11 students from Galvin Middle School recently completed the junior officer program.
