Sparkalicious with Mandy

03/25/2026

10/15/2025

My son made this watercolor painting! The character is called “The Knight” from a video game he plays called “Hollow Knight” I think he did a great job but he wants to see how others think!

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July! The office is open for a bit today!

06/03/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT...

I’m Running for Methuen City Councilor At-Large

After serving on the School Committee, I’ve come to a hard truth: real, meaningful change can’t happen from the School Committee table. At least, not in Methuen.

Methuen has made fiscally damaging choices … buying buildings we can’t afford to maintain, approving contracts we can’t pay for, and creating an increasingly hostile climate for local businesses. These decisions have strained our city’s finances and turned Methuen into a punchline.
.. And that’s before we even talk about the systematic neglect of our schools.

For too long, we’ve balanced budgets on the backs of children learning to read and families struggling to stay afloat. It seems like as taxpayers we are paying more every year for less.

We’ve pitted departments against each other instead of working toward real progress.

That ends now.

I’m running because Methuen deserves better. We deserve leadership that isn’t afraid to call out broken systems, pushes back on outdated thinking, challenges the “good ol’ boy” politics, and relentlessly advocates for the people.

Here’s what I believe:

✅ Budgets should be transparent — not just year-over-year % increases.

✅ Schools are infrastructure, not expenses.

✅ City employees deserve fair pay and a positive culture, not just handouts for tuning on the pressure.

✅ Councilors should do the homework, read the packet, and understand every vote.

Methuen’s motto is “Where History Meets Progress” and I’m sick of waiting for the progress.

Let’s make it happen!

Let’s make some noise this election.

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And together, let’s stop doing business as usual and build something better.

09/15/2024

Sideline Sunday! Methuen got the W !!

07/27/2024

Introducing a formal policy limiting phone use, Haverhill High School Principal Michael J. Downs is set to speak Thursday night before the School Committee. Though schools never allowed phones in classrooms, Downs told WHAV putting the approach in writing will help students understand expectation

07/27/2024

04/15/2024

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04/15/2024

Oh my sparklers! Look at this amazing 50% off sale! Just in time for a busy gift giving time of year! See something you like, click the link.
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04/08/2024

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03/27/2024

Today is the day!!!! Please go to your local Jersey Mike’s!!! Doug Flutie Jr Foundation has been so good to our school! Let’s show them some love!