Monthly Archives: January 2012

The New Hampshire Predictions

Posted on January 10, 2012 by billmanzi

My New Hampshire predictions: 1) Mitt Romney. Easy choice for first, but will he meet the expectations game? A win with less than 30% will be panned. 2) Jon Huntsman. Ok, I said he would get his ass kicked here, … Continue reading →

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Counter-Attack

Posted on January 10, 2012 by billmanzi

The counter attack against Mitt Romney has been launched, creating a brutal 24 hour period of incessant negative coverage for the Mittster. Leading the charge has been Newt Gingrich, who is still smarting from Romney’s negative ad blitz in Iowa. … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Home Stretch

Posted on January 9, 2012 by billmanzi

The primary in New Hampshire arrives tomorrow, and Mitt Romney still holds a commanding lead. David Paleologos over at Suffolk just put out his daily tracking numbers, with Mitt Romney still in slight decline at 33%, Ron Paul at 20%, … Continue reading →

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Song of the Week- CSN- Helplessly Hoping

Posted on January 7, 2012 by billmanzi

The true masters of harmony, this 1969 gem is as good today as it was back then. From “Crosby, Stills, and Nash”.

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Mayor or Manager?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by billmanzi

Had an interesting conversation with Ted Panos and the morning crew over at WCAP 980 am this morning on the relative merits of a town manager vs a mayor. The WCAP discussion was spurred by a letter to the editor, … Continue reading →

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The Romney March

Posted on January 7, 2012 by billmanzi

Not too long ago I speculated on the possibility that Newt Gingrich might be able to deliver an early knockout to Mitt Romney by winning Iowa, South Carolina, and Florida, and running a strong second in New Hampshire. At that … Continue reading →

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The Iowa Fallout

Posted on January 4, 2012 by billmanzi

The Republican Caucuses were held last night in Iowa, and Mitt Romney eked out a victory over a surging Rick Santorum by the slightest of margins (8 total votes statewide). Now that is close. The fallout has been quick, with … Continue reading →

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The Methuen High School Project

Posted on January 3, 2012 by billmanzi

The Methuen High School project has seen its construction schedule slip by a yet undetermined amount of time. This schedule slippage is due solely to the desire of myself, as the former Mayor, and the Building Committee, to hold the … Continue reading →

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The Inaugural Address of Mayor Zanni

Posted on January 3, 2012 by billmanzi

The Inaugural Address of Mayor Steve Zanni, at the Nevins Memorial Library. The photo’s from the Inaugural are here.

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Thank You Methuen

Posted on January 2, 2012 by billmanzi

This morning Mayor Steve Zanni will be sworn in as Methuen’s fourth Mayor of the modern period, and fifth overall. With the closing of my third term of office as Mayor I would like to thank the good people of … Continue reading →

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