WEB EXTRA! SAYS HE WILL BE CANDIDATE FOR WEST END DISTRICT COUNCIL By: Tom Duggan – January 14, 2013 Methuen School Committeeman Evan Chaisson says he is “disgusted” with The Eagle~Tribune after the once thriving daily newspaper published an “article” on Monday making it look like his sister was hired as a teacher because […]
By; Ronnie Ford – November, 2012 My good friend Steve Zanni, duly authorized and sworn in as Mayor of Methuen, is finding himself in little battles here and there. Mayor, you have to establish a plan of running things and stick by it. You are going to have political spats and the mark or […]
Methuen Mayor Stephen Zanni and Aaron Gornstein, Undersecretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development are excited to announce that Methuen has been awarded $187,780 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. The funds are intended to renovate the Tenney Street playground, update the equipment and making the area handicap accessible. “With this […]
Warren Appears at Mann Orchards in Methuen [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqp8WWSnD7c&feature=youtu.be&w=380&h=260] By: Tom Duggan – October 23, 2012 PHOTO GALLERY OF EVENT Methuen Elected officials and dignitaries from across the Valley held a press conference today at Mann Orchards in Methuen to endorse Harvard University Professor, Elizabeth Warren, candidate for United State Senate. Warren was endorsed […]
(PHOTOS OF THE EVENT) By: Tom Duggan – October 2, 2012 Democrat insiders once closely aligned with the now defeated State Rep. David Torissi,(D) North Andover, took no time warming up to Diana Dizoglio the challenger who beat him in last months primary. One of Torissi’s closest allies in the legislature, Rep. Brian Dempsey, […]
By: D.J. Deeb – September, 2012 On Thursday, July 26th, Lawrence Superior Court Judge Robert Cornetta ruled that the City of Methuen had failed to prove its case that the Civil Service Commission erred in ordering the reinstatement of Joe Solomon as Methuen’s Police Chief. This was not only the right decision for Solomon, […]
Police Chief Joe Solomon Talks of Drugs, Politics and all those Lawsuits By: Tom Duggan, August 8, 2012 Methuen Police Chief, Joe Solomon, appeared on 980AM WCAP’s Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan last month where he revealed details about Methuen’s increasing crime problems, his recent court battles with the city, and the direction […]
By: Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi – March, 2012 “With the City of Methuen in the middle of a battle over outsourcing the Information Technology Department (City Council rejected Mayor Zanni’s proposed privatization) former Mayor William Manzi offers a primer on privatizing municipal services, using the White Paper by Stephen Lisauskas and the Pioneer Institute […]
By: Diana Fay DiZoglio – November, 2011 Senator Steven A. Baddour told the Valley Patriot on election night, “Congratulations to all of the winners in Methuen’s municipal elections. I am very proud that there was a diverse ballot of candidates this election. When concerned citizens put their name on the ballot, they show […]
By: Diana Fay DiZoglio – November, 2011 At polling locations across the Commonwealth this past Tuesday, families of candidates came face to face with their challenger’s family. Many were forced to hold signs alongside their challenger’s kin for hours at the polls. As anyone who has ever volunteered in a campaign can attest, come […]
By: Diana Fay DiZoglio – November, 2011 Methuen mayoral candidates Stephen N. Zanni and Al DiNuccio both ran rigorous campaigns on opposite platforms. While Zanni was deemed the more fiscally liberal supporter of municipal employees, DiNuccio was known as the voice for change as he looked to rein in spending. Zanni barely topped the […]
By: Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi – October, 2011 The Methuen Mayoral primary results are in, with Al DiNuccio topping the ticket, and Steve Zanni finishing second. Both Ken Willette and Jack Cronin finished some distance back, in third and fourth place respectively. So what happened, and what is likely to happen in November? A […]
November, 2005 The running joke before last week’s election was: “who is going to LOSE by a wider margin, Marcos Devers in Lawrence or Ellen Bahan in Methuen?” Well, Ellen won that one, but not much else. She lost the mayoral race to Bill Manzi by a margin of 28% to 68%, a resounding victory […]