Oct
31
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The City of Methuen Halloween Trick or Treating will take place tonight, Friday, October 31, from 5pm-7pm. Information: Methuen Police Department, 978-983-8698. Have a Happy and Safe Halloween! Link to Halloween Safety Tips
As a footnote some clever members of our crack planning staff showed up as the McCain/Palin team, with hockey moms, first dudes, [...]
Oct
31
Methuen unveils its first solar array
October 31, 2008 | 4 Comments
CITY UNVEILES ITS FIRST SOLAR-POWERED LIGHTING SYSTEM
Mayor Calls It An Important First Step Toward Energy Independence
Methuen Mayor William M. Manzi, III. announced today that the city has put its first solar-power lighting system online. The system is used to light the Arthur M. Hilgendorf memorial and flagpole at the Raymond J. Martin Park [...]
Oct
30
The Obama Informercial
October 30, 2008 | 4 Comments
Barack Obama ran a half hour ad across multiple networks yesterday. Was it effective? Is it overkill? I thought it a good political move, and a good spot. I have attached it here for those of you who may have missed it.
Oct
29
Diane Wilkerson Tries to hang on
October 29, 2008 | 2 Comments
Senator Diane Wilkerson, already reeling from her loss in the Democratic primary and now charged in a public corruption case, has announced that she is still running for her senate seat on stickers, despite her arrest. All I can say is wow! I know she has staved off disaster in the past, but she is [...]
Oct
29
Methuen Art at the Library
October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Art Institute Group of the Merrimack Valley is having their seventh annual “Art at the Library” show at the Nevins Memorial Library from Wednesday November 5th to Saturday November 15th. The public reception will be on Thursday November 6th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Nevins, and is free to the public. [...]
Oct
29
One Party Rule and Runaway Spending
October 29, 2008 | 6 Comments
We now have Republicans downticket effectively throwing John McCain over the side, arguing that with Obama likely to win the Presidency voters should be reluctant to give spending power to that group of big spenders led by Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. The argument now goes that we need the fiscal restraint offered by Republicans [...]
Oct
29
Dianne Wilkerson Arrested
October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
The long, strange journey of state senator Dianne Wilkerson in Massachusetts politics has apparently come to an end with her arrest on corruption charges by federal authorities yesterday. Senator Wilkerson had recently lost in the democratic primary in her bid for re-election to the state senate and had mounted a sticker bid to hold on [...]
Oct
28
Sununu in trouble
October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
In a hotly contested rematch of a Senate race six years ago Republican incumbent John Sununu trails former Governor Jeanne Shaheen by six points in the latest Rasmussen survey. From Rasmussen:
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen continues to hold a steady lead over incumbent John Sununu in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey [...]
Oct
27
The Electoral Map Revisited
October 27, 2008 | 21 Comments
I have revised my electoral map over at the Washington Post, and attach it here so you may all ridicule it when it turns out to be wrong. I have Obama at 353, and McCain at 185. Some of the difficult calls were giving North Carolina to Obama, and giving Missouri to McCain. That very [...]
Oct
25
Methuen Fall Family Festival Postponed
October 25, 2008 | 5 Comments
The Methuen Family Fall Festival scheduled for today has been postponed due to the forecast of afternoon rain today (Saturday October 25) until tommorow. The forecast is for a great day on Sunday, so we hope to see you there.