Ari Herzog

MAY 20, 2010

Of note, there are a number of mayoral board appointments to be confirmed and two ordinances to be referred to committees. As you can see from scrolling below, the agenda is fairly uneventful compared to prior agendas. A public comment period starts at 7:30 for anyone who would like to speak about items in the agenda.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 9, 2010

At the last council meeting, an item was taken out of the license and permits committee to approve outdoor table service for Oregano’s Ristorante. I wasn’t on that committee and nobody had contacted me prior to that night.

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Committee Sentiment Meeting News 70

Ari Herzog

JUNE 25, 2010

Let’s not forget potential items removed from committees. There’s also an executive session scheduled at the mayor’s request. It has the potential to be a long summer’s night. Newburyport City Council Agenda for June 28, 2010. Another Eventful Council Agenda on June 28 is a blog post from: City Councilor Ari Herzog.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 2, 2010

Yet the city code section involving animal waste uses those words, so why will Wednesday night’s meeting of the Neighborhoods and City Services Committee focus on deliberation of a proposed ordinance to hike the fines of people refusing to pick up after their canine companions? Doesn’t that animal waste stink?&#. Of course not.

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Committee Proposal Library Meeting 70

Ari Herzog

MAY 27, 2010

Mike Strauss, Newburyport Energy Advisory Committee. Jim Stiles, Newburyport Energy Advisory Committee. Tony Komornick, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission. Graham Taylor, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Cliff Goudey, Newburyport Waterfront Trust. Conrad Willeman, Transition Newburyport. Ann LaGasse, Newburyport Development.

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Transportation Committee Energy Meeting 79

Ari Herzog

JULY 13, 2010

The Neighborhoods and City Services Committee met this morning (as a Committee of the Whole) with health director Robert Bracey to discuss a proposed ordinance regarding the disposal of animal waste. The above picture is from Berlin, Germany — but it could be Newburyport in the near future.

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Committee Proposal Meeting Sample 70

Ari Herzog

MAY 28, 2010

Assistant Director, American Jewish Committee’s Boston chapter. Lead Programs Manager, City of Somerville. Assistant Program Manager, Mass. Technology Collaborative. Communications Manager, Health Care for All.

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Committee Health Care Collaboration Project 70

Ari Herzog

JULY 6, 2010

Subsequent to the June 24 meeting of the city’s Energy Advisory Committee, I’ve paid more attention to the streetlights dotting our streets and sidewalks. A pun is intended when I write the word, “dotting,&# about the lights — for many dot the way and don’t light a thing.

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Proposal Committee Energy Applications 70

Ari Herzog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Days after renewing my annual membership to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee , I received an unwelcome piece of direct mail. From the beginning of the letter (amount X’d out): Please accept our sincere appreciation for your recent contribution of $X.00.

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Committee Groups Groups News 111

Ari Herzog

JANUARY 30, 2017

Over the years, I volunteered with political action committees, public interest research groups, and state election campaigns. Perhaps my activism is most evident in my six years of public service as an elected city councilor, promoting initiatives in clean energy, fiscal conservancy, and open government.

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 25, 2010

The same screenshots for Obama (via Organizing For America, a project of the Democratic National Committee, which maintains it): When CNN published its article earlier this morning, Obama’s Facebook page saw 9,058,881 fans, compared to 9,023,966 people liking Lady Gaga on Facebook.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 15, 2012

Paul Ryan was tapped by Republican National Committee presidential candidate Mitt Romney as his vice president. @NickiManaj is verified and the others are not her. Verification is used to establish authenticity and legitimacy. Those are Twitter’s words. Paul Ryan is not the VP today. And yet, @PaulRyanVP is a verified account.

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Badge Twitter Committee Authentication 156

Ari Herzog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Then there are the political action committees including Unite the Country , American Bridge , and Pacronym. .” Veterans for Responsible Leadership and Really American are among other anti-Trump groups with large social media followings who support Biden.

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 12, 2020

Crowds : The Lincoln Project is a Republican-backed pro-Biden political action committee. Roundabout : This is the classic scene from “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” when Clark Griswold and his family are stuck in the London roundabout and can’t get out. This always makes me laugh!

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 12, 2020

Crowds : The Lincoln Project is a Republican-backed pro-Biden political action committee. Roundabout : This is the classic scene from “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” when Clark Griswold and his family are stuck in the London roundabout and can’t get out. This always makes me laugh!

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 30, 2020

Biden’s VP selection committee will be announced by May 1. And, let’s not forget that Mayor Pete Buttigieg won the Ohio caucus and tied in the New Hampshire primary in his run for President. Why, again, shouldn’t Bottoms run for Vice President? These are my thoughts. Time will tell what happens. Who will it be?

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