Mayor William Manzi and the Methuen Department of Veterans’ Services
Presents:
11th Annual Veteran’s Night
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
6:30-8:30 pm
Methuen Senior Center
77 Lowell St., Methuen, MA
Guest speakers:
Keith Jones: DVS Boston
Clarabel Monroy: Social Security
Eric Nelson: ValleyWorks; Employment & Training
Bill Davis: VA Healthcare
Nancy Sabin: Northern Essex Community College
John Dowd: Methuen Post 122 American Legion
Frank Shimko: [...]

Mayor William M. Manzi has named Ron Della Colli as April’s Artist of the Month. Delli Colli graduated from the Art Institute of Boston in 1966 and spent 30 years as a professional illustrator before retiring to his home studio. Many of the pieces on display in the Mayor’s Office are part an exhibit he [...]

from the Eagle Tribune
ZBA shoots down cell tower plan
By J.J. Huggins
METHUEN — Residents cheered as the Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously last night to deny T-Mobile’s request to build a 110-foot cell phone tower on Maplewood Avenue.
Dozens of residents crammed into City Hall to speak against T-Mobile’s request for a variance to build the [...]

from the Eagle Tribune: March 23, 2010
Community activist Maureen Donovan honored
By J.J. Huggins

METHUEN — City officials plan to put in place a plaque and hold a ceremony at Railroad Square in honor of longtime community activist Maureen Donovan. Railroad Square is the intersection of Railroad, Pelham, Lowell and Osgood streets. It was one of the [...]

Methuen Annual Neighborhood Spring Clean Up
Saturday, May 8, 2010
9:00 Am – Noon
Lend A Hand….. Get A Methuen T-Shirt!
For Nearest Clean Up Location Contact
Jill Stackelin In City Hall At 978-983-8578
Trash Bags and Gloves Provided
Volunteer Cookout 12:30-2 pm
Tenney School Playground.
Take Pride In Your Community…your Street, Your Neighborhood, Your City!

Methuen Awarded Recovery Act Energy Grant
$179,200.00 Grant Will Be Used To Fund Several Projects
Mayor William M. Manzi, III announced this week that Methuen has received $179,200.00 energy grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) is designed to assist state, local and tribal governments in implementing [...]

Mayor Manzi and the Building Committee visited and presented the project to the M.S.B.A. sub-committee in Boston yesterday.
Click here to watch the 4 part video of the presentation.

From the Eagle Tribune March 03, 2010
Group rallies against I-93 toll
By Terry Date
SALEM, N.H. — The buck stops with Gov. John Lynch when it comes to proposing a toll for Interstate 93. That’s what several speakers said among the 45 people who met last night at Woodbury Middle School to rally opposition to a [...]

The meeting is now scheduled for March 31 at 7 p.m. Zoning Board Chairman Matthew D’Agostino said the board is still waiting for information it requested from T-Mobile. The company said it would have the information for the next meeting, D’Agostino said.
From the Eagle Tribune February 14, 2010 12:30 am
Neighbors fight 100-foot cell tower
By J.J. [...]

From the Eagle Tribune February 21, 2010
NH DOT commissioner committed to I-93 toll
Corridor towns resisting as state moving ahead
By Terry Date

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation plans to apply for federal approval in April to locate a free-flowing toll system on Interstate 93 southbound at the Massachusetts border.
DOT Commissioner George Campbell is moving ahead with [...]