Jan
31
Republican Rumble in California
January 31, 2008 | 8 Comments
Senator John Mccain and Mitt Romney engaged in a real barn-burner of a debate, with both engaging in charge and counter-charge over who is the real conservative and dealing with some real specifics. McCain charged Romney with raising taxes disguised as fees, tweaked him over the Herald endorsement, and essentially ridiculed his economic record as [...]
Jan
30
Edwards to drop out of Race
January 30, 2008 | 3 Comments
Reuters is reporting that John Edwards will drop out of the Democratic Presidential race in a speech in New Orleans today at 1:00. There is no word of a potential endorsement, but my money is on Obama receiving that ultimately. Read the Globe story here.
Jan
29
Guiliani to drop out, endorse McCain
January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments
NBC News is reporting that Rudy Guiliani, the former Republican frontrunner, will drop out of the Republican Presidential race and endorse John McCain in California on Wednesday. It is a nice pickup for McCain, and reflects the real disdain the other Republican candidates appear to have for Mitt Romney. Read the NBC News story here. [...]
Jan
29
McCain in big Florida Win
January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
Senator John McCain tonight won the Florida primary, giving himself a strong boost before Super Tuesday and in all likelihood winnowing this to a two man race between himself and Mitt Romney. With 74% of precincts reporting the numbers look like this:
McCain 36%
Romney 31%
Guiliani 15%
Huckabee 13%
Paul 3%
Thompson 1%
Rudy Guiliani has managed to [...]
Jan
29
Methuen Unveils on-line permitting
January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I am happy to announce that our on line permitting system is now active. The new technology streamlines the process of submitting building, plumbing, gas, and electrical permits to Inspectional Services. Residents and contractors can visit www.cityofmethuen.net and click on the Online Permitting link on the home page. Applicants will then follow detailed and concise [...]
Jan
28
Kennedy Endorsement Video
January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments
I have put up the video of today’s Barack Obama endorsement by Caroline Kennedy and Ted Kennedy. A nice coup for Barack Obama.
Jan
28
Ogonowski to challenge Kerry
January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments
In an announcement that had been expected Republican Jim Ogonowski announced he will run against Senator John Kerry. Ogonowski, who outperformed expectations in his Fifth Congressional run against Niki Tsongas, will run on issues he highlighted in that race, including crackdowns on illegal immigration, national security issues, and a reduction in reliance on foreign oil. [...]
Jan
27
Ted Kennedy to Endorse Obama
January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment
The Boston Globe is reporting that Senator Ted Kennedy will endorse Barack Obama tommorow, joining Caroline Kennedy and Senator Obama at American University in Washington to formalize the endorsement. This is a significant endorsement for Obama, as Ted Kennedy brings instant credibility with key segments of the Democratic base. It was Ted who energized the [...]
Jan
26
Obama Wins South Carolina Big
January 26, 2008 | 3 Comments
Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary in convincing fashion tonight. The election, tinged with bitterness, puts Obama back on the winning trail after consecutive losses in New Hampshire and Nevada. The election sharpened the attention on race, and Obama won convincingly amongst African Americans, outpolling Hillary by a four to one margin. With 52 [...]
Jan
25
The Dracut Methuen Inter-Municipal Agreement
January 25, 2008 | 10 Comments
Methuen has concluded a major agreement on sewer infrastructure with the Town of Dracut that will bring enormous benefit to Methuen, as well as Dracut. In summary the highlights of this agreement are as follows.
1) Dracut will construct infrastructure to carry Dracut wastewater to the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District through Methuen at a cost [...]