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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
Republicans Target House Dems on Health Care
The American Future Fund has launched a TV ad targeted towards 18 House districts currently occupied by Democrats. The Fix over at the Washington Post tells us that 11 of those 18 districts were carried by John McCain in the … Continue reading
Cahill Hires the McCain Team
The Tim Cahill for Governor campaign hired the core of the John McCain political team, including the very big name of John Weaver, announcing the additions yesterday. The Cahill campaign has the most cash on hand, but is still trailing … Continue reading
Central Catholic Into Eastern Mass Finals
The Central Catholic Boys basketball team rode the twin towers of Jimmy Zenevitch and Carson Desrosiers to a big win over a tough St Johns Prep team to capture the Division 1 North title. They will play Madison Park on … Continue reading
J'Darc Credit Union at Methuen High School
MANZI ANNOUNCES THAT JEANNE D’ARC CREDIT UNION WILL OPEN AT METHUEN HIGH SCHOOL Mayor William M. Manzi announced today that the Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union will open a new branch office at Methuen High School this winter. The High School … Continue reading