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Author Archives: billmanzi
Spring Lacrosse Registration
Format: Methuen will once again enter teams in the Mass Bay Youth Lacrosse League. Games are held on Sundays. Who Is Eligible: This will be a co-ed program for Methuen residents in grades 3 -8. Teams: U11, U13 and U … Continue reading
The Senate Race Tightens Up
The race for U.S. Senate has tightened, according to the latest Rasmussen survey, with Republican Scott Brown pulling within nine points of A.G. Martha Coakley. Rasmussen had a couple of tidbits that caught my eye. Both candidates get better than … Continue reading
Movement in the U.S. Senate
U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd from Connecticut will announce today that he is not a candidate for re-election this year. Dodd’s announcement takes away the potential for a Republiucan victory in Democratic Connecticut, as his poll numbers have shown him to … Continue reading
Doing the WCAP Morning Show
Will be doing the mid-morning show today on WCAP, 980 on the am dial at 10:15. Everybody gets it!
Methuen Inaugural Ceremony Monday
Please join us at The Inauguration Ceremony of Mayor William Manzi, the Methuen City Council, and the Methuen School Committee On Monday, January 4, 2010, 7:00 pm. At the Searles Building, the Great Hall. Reception to immediately follow refreshments to … Continue reading
The California Effect
The Washington Post has produced two columns that hit very similar themes. The first, by David Ignatius, talks of the California budget crisis in the context of continuing political gridlock between the two major parties. Ignatius hits a recurring point … Continue reading
The President on Terrorism
The President used his weekly address to show the measures he is taking to fight the battle against terrorism and Al-Qaeda specifically. He is trying to blunt the obvious Republican thrust that somehow his administration is soft on terrorism. With … Continue reading
Scott Brown and JFK
Scott Brown has put out a 30 second ad which is quite clever, where JFK morphes into Brown delivering a message espousing tax cuts. Of course back when JFK cut taxes the top marginal rate was in the ninety percent … Continue reading
Today's Tribune Story on Pension Obligation
Today’s Tribune has a story on pension funding by the City of Methuen. The online version has a headline which reads “Mayor says City not able to pay pension money today”, which is not what I said. I said that … Continue reading
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Tax Demagoguery
I am back from a Christmas respite from blogging. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. As you likely know the Methuen City Council is faced with a vote on tax classification, which has brought forward a torrent … Continue reading
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