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Author Archives: billmanzi
Scott Brown Gives the G.O.P. Response
Scott Brown gives the weekly G.O.P. response, attacking the President on health care. Is he ready for prime time? Same old Republican talking points on health care!
Methuen Awarded Recovery Act Energy Grant
METHUEN AWARDED RECOVERY ACT ENERGY GRANT $179,200.00 Grant Will Be Used To Fund Several Projects Mayor William M. Manzi, III announced this week that Methuen has received $179,200.00 energy grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Energy Efficiency … Continue reading
Health Care Endgame
As House Democrats struggle to cobble together a majority to adopt the Senate health care bill the rockets are being loaded and fired by both sides. Chris Cillizza over at the Fix highlights the ramped up spending by both sides … Continue reading
Methuen High School Project Update
I post below the Building Committee presentation on Methuen High School to the Methuen School Committee. We visited and presented the project to the M.S.B.A. sub-committee in Boston yesterday, and our reception there was warm, with high praise given to … Continue reading
Governor Patrick Calls Out Charlie Baker on Health Care Costs
Governor Deval Patrick yesterday directly called out his opposition on the cost of health insurance premiums, going to Beacon Hill to testify in support of a cap on the rates that the health care industry would be allowed to charge … Continue reading
Central Catholic, the Beast of the East
Central Catholic became the Eastern Massachusetts Division 1 Boys Basketball Champion last night, defeating Madison Park 59-50 at the TD Garden last night. Central was led by senior Carson Desrosiers, who turned in a huge performance on both ends of … Continue reading
Methuen Resident Jeff Paolino Groundskeeper of Year
Methuen resident Jeff Paolino, the head groundskeeper for the Lowell Spinners, has been honored as the groundskeeper of the year. Jeff recently attended a Methuen City Council meeting, where we recognized his excellence with a mayoral citation. Congratulations Jeff! The … Continue reading
Hit From the Left, Hit From the Right
The extreme difficulty of the political position of Governor Deval Patrick is readily apparent from reading the poll numbers, which have been consistently bad for some time. Today’s Boston Globe story on the Governor’s real problems with some public sector … Continue reading
Republican Presentation Appeals to Fear
Politico broke a great story last week detailing the Republican National Committee’s latest fundraising appeal. In addition to insulting major Republican donors the document shows Republican efforts to drive fundraising by painting the Obama Administration as socialist, and included slides … Continue reading
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