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Author Archives: billmanzi
June Artist of the Month
MAYOR MANZI NAMES PATRICIA BEAULIEU AS JUNE’S ARTIST OF THE MONTH Artist’s Work on Display in the Mayor’s Office Mayor William M. Manzi has named Patricia Beaulieu as June’s Artist of the Month. Patricia graduated from Lowell High School and … Continue reading
Transportation Bill is Out of Conference
House and Senate conferees last night reported out a Transportation Bill, which should be voted on by both branches today. Some of the highlights include forcing MBTA employees into the State health care system (GIC) starting in FY2010, ending the … Continue reading
New Fire Chief in Methuen
I have announced the selection of the new Fire Chief in Methuen, and it is Deputy Chief Steve Buote. The press release is below. MANZI TO NAME STEVEN R. BUOTE AS METHUEN’S NEXT FIRE CHEIF New Chief is a 29- … Continue reading
Train Wreck Coming in Transportation?
As the Legislative Conference Committee on Transportation nears the end of its work Governor Patrick and top leadership have intensified the verbal warfare over the final package. The Governor in recent days has complained about being shut out of the … Continue reading
California Teeters
With California moving closer to the financial abyss the Obama Administration is saying no to a federal bailout of the State. Yesterday’s Washington Post detailed the federal concern that a state meltdown would cause a severe problem to the national … Continue reading
Methuen Firefighters Memorial
Today was the Methuen Firefighters Memorial, held at the Central Station. The weather was not cooperative, so the service was held indoors. The Firefighters put out a hearty breakfast for after the Memorial that is always delicious. I posted a … Continue reading
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Governor Patrick on Pension Reform
Governor Patrick talks about the recently passed pension reform bill, and the future of ethics and transportation reform.
Letter From the Treasurer
Although I did not do a posting on it the Globe has published another hit piece on Treasurer Tim Cahill, citing his support for a retirement under Group 4 for a campaign supporter. Group 4 is the pension category reserved … Continue reading
Pension Bill Passes
The Conference Committee of the Legislature dealing with the separate House and Senate Pension reform efforts reported out a bill in the last couple of days, and it contained the deeper reforms that were contained in the original Senate bill. … Continue reading
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