-
Recently Written
- California Forever and the “Soft Skills” Required to Build a City
- Where Will the Electricity Come From?
- A Look at American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
- Sidewalk Labs and the Smart City That Never Was
- A Look at “He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860” by Jonathan Earle.
- A Look at Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
- A Look at “Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War” by Richard Overy
- A Look at Patton: A Genius for War by Carlo D’Este
- A D-Day Remembrance
- Tony Blair on the Problems of Labour: Lessons for Democrats?
Archive
Categories
- Appeasement
- Books
- Brexit
- Capital Improvement Plan
- Casino Gaming
- Education
- Education Reform
- Electoral Map
- Fifth Congressional
- Greece
- Health Care Reform
- History
- International
- Ireland
- Israel
- Manzi in the Morning
- Media
- Merrimack Valley Politics
- Methuen
- Methuen City Council
- Methuen Mayor's Race
- Mossad
- Munich Conference
- Municipal Finance
- municipal technology
- Music
- National News
- NextEra
- Resiliency
- Seabrook
- Sidewalk Labs
- smart city
- Song of the Week
- Sports
- State News
- Surveys
- Technology Beat
- Toronto
- Transportation Finance
- U.S. Senate Race
- Uncategorized
- WCAP Podcast
Author Archives: billmanzi
At the Seabrook Civic Association Monday October 15
Thank you to the Seabrook Civic Association, who invited me to be the guest speaker at their last meeting of the season on Monday evening. We discussed beach safety issues that had been the subject of discussion at the Board … Continue reading
Seabrook Regional Household Hazardous Waste Day Saturday October 20, 2018
Seabrook will participate in a regional hazardous waste day on Saturday October 20, 2018 at the Exeter Public Works Garage, Newfields Road (Route 85) between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The below flyer has the details. For more information please … Continue reading
Beach Safety Issues Memorandum Board Meeting October 15 2018
The Seabrook Board of Selectmen have instructed me to deliver a preliminary report on the options available to the Board relative to increasing safety measures at Seabrook Beach. That report, attached below, will be delivered at today’s meeting, along with … Continue reading
Seabrook Harbor Dredge Project Receives Important Federal Funding
The Seabrook-Hampton Dredge project, which has had some preliminary engineering work done by the U.S. Army Corps, has received great news from Senators Shaheen and Hassan. The bipartisan America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 has passed both houses of Congress, … Continue reading
Mayor Dennis DiZoglio Authors New Book “The Value of Political Capital”
Former Methuen Mayor Dennis DiZoglio has authored a new book “The Value of Political Capital” which is now for sale at Amazon and bookstores everywhere. Mayor DiZoglio had a book signing event at the Nevins Library, where I got my … Continue reading
A look at Bob Woodward’s “Fear: Trump in the White House”
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a veteran of the many Woodward books on Washington politics, and generally I have enjoyed them all. I enjoyed this one as well, … Continue reading
A Look at “Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour” by Andrew Rawnsley
Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour by Andrew Rawnsley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Andrew Rawnsley does a superb job of covering the first term of Prime Minister Tony Blair’s “New Labour,” starting with Blair’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Brexit
Tagged Andrew Rawnsley, Gordon Brown, Labor Party, New Labour, Servants of the People, Tony Blair
Leave a comment
Seabrook Meeting on Harbor Dredge Tuesday September 25, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
The Seabrook Board of Selectmen will hold an informational meeting on the Seabrook Harbor Dredge Project at Seabrook Town Hall tonight, Tuesday September 25, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be on hand, as well … Continue reading
Public Information Meeting Hampton Harbor Bridge Project
A public information meeting on the New Hampshire DOT Hampton Harbor Route 1A Bridge project will be held this Wednesday September 26, 2018 at the Marston Elementary School in Hampton starting at 7:00 p.m.
The EPA Report on Flint Water
The story of the Flint water system, and how governmental action (and later inaction) created infrastructure that poisoned the residents of Flint by the supply of tainted water, has not only impacted the residents but has left a wide trail … Continue reading
