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.
NHL goalie and Marblehead native Cory Schneider will train for the Olympics in late August and may be among those chosen to compete in 2014.
Brookwood Financial Partners bought Tech Ridge Business Park in San Antonio, TX, recently.
Home sales dipped in Danvers while the median sale price went up by over 20 percent.
Attendees can also pick up a free child car seat at this event.
Here are five homes sales from the past week in Marblehead.
The following information was submitted by the Peabody Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was submitted by the Beverly Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The Peabody International Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8.
The Danvers 13-year-old Babe Ruth team is advancing to the semi-finals on Tuesday.
The Hasting House in Beverly will host a fundraiser for the ride named in the honor of fallen MIT officer Sean Collier.
The following arrests were provided by the Beverly Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Peabody Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Danvers and Beverly police officers have organized a fundraiser as they prepare for 'Sean's Ride,' a 65-mile bike ride from Providence to the Boston Marathon finish line.
The June 2013 Wakefield Animal Control report was recently released.
The Wakefield Historical Society is looking for materials for their upcoming exhibit about emergency response in Wakefield.
The Danvers Senior Babe Ruth team took down the Triton team on Friday night.
The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts plan to sell Camp Paradise in Beverly.
The Marblehead/Swampscott American Legion league must put some wins together for their remaining games after a loss to Middleton Friday.
