The Eagle-Tribune
METHUEN, Mass. — The city will enter into mediation this month with attorneys representing Methuen’s first female firefighter as both sides work to settle a $2.75 million discrimination lawsuit scheduled for trial next year.
In a lawsuit filed in 2020 in Essex Superior Court Methuen Fire Department Capt. Tracy Blanchette alleged she was unfairly passed over for a promotion within the department due to her gender…