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.
State Police investigators believe that Jose Martinez's Chestnut Street home was allegedly used for distribution of hundreds of pounds of cocaine to the Merrimack Valley.
Before you start your day here are five things to know.
The following information was supplied by the Andover Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
These homes were recently added to the Andover real estate market.
These homes were recently added to the Marblehead real estate market.
The Andover Coalition for Education has been doing some good things lately.
Are you selling a home in Andover with an elegant dining room? Upload it directly to this article.
Are you selling a home in Marblehead with an elegant dining room? Upload it directly to this article.
A drug task force collaborated with multiple levels of law enforcement in the successful seizure of roughly 40 kilos of cocaine in Andover on Friday.
A drug task force collaborated with multiple levels of law enforcement in the successful seizure of roughly 48 kilos of cocaine in Andover on Friday.
Andover and Wilmington Fire crews responded to a tractor trailer fire on Ballardvale Street at the Market Basket warehouse this past Tuesday.
A drug task force collaborated with multiple levels of law enforcement in the successful seizure of roughly 40 kilos of cocaine in Andover on Friday.
Outdoor burning is suspended temporarily in Andover due to the gusty northwest winds and dry conditions that are expected Friday afternoon.
Before you start your day here are five things to know.
Fisichelli's featured three of their favorite treats in this week's Patch Clip.
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.