North Andover Newsbrief, Week of May 4, 2026

Sarah Brush
–  2025 Water Quality Report
View the Water Quality Report here:  northandoverma.gov/2025WaterQualityReport
 
– 2025 Annual Town Report
 
 
– Town Meeting:  Know Before you Go
Articles of the Day 1, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25, 26 & 27
 
The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:30 pm, at North Andover High School.  

2026 Town Meeting Warrant

As we ready for Town Meeting on May 12, 2026, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles (to see the full list of Article of the Day descriptions, please click here.)

 

Article 1 Reports of Receipts and Expenditures 

 

The Town Bylaw Chapter 15 Section 4 requires all Town officers, boards and committees who receive or expend money to keep a record and accounting of those actions and report those to Town Meeting in an annual report.  Under Article 1, Town Meeting is accepting those reports.  You can read the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rNZKvuMe3wfhzIfUw8XrOy7V3JXKxc5x/view?usp=sharing

 

Article 18 Snow and Ice – FY26 General Fund Budget Adjustment – WITHDRAWN

 

Article 20 Transfer to Capital Stabilization 

The Town is requesting to transfer $350,000 into the Town’s Capital Stabilization Account.  The Capital Stabilization account is the town’s savings account to purchase capital items. The purpose of this stabilization fund is to accumulate money in order to purchase larger capital items without relying on debt.  To appropriate from the Town’s Stabilization account requires a majority vote of Town Meeting.

 

Article 21 Amend District Agreement with Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical High School to Permit Hangar Lease

School to Permit Hangar Lease: The District Agreement with Greater Lawrence requires Town Meeting approval in order to enter into a lease agreement.  The School district is leasing an airport hanger in order to continue their new airport mechanic program.  

 

Article 22 Accept Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 200A, §9(a). 

This article is a local option that allows the Town to publicize a list and then  return to the general fund uncashed checks, like payroll and vendor checks.  Currently those abandoned checks would go to the state instead.  

 

Article 23 WITHDRAWN 

Article 24 Amend Zoning Bylaw- Article 8, Supplementary Regulations Part 14 and

Ch. 195 Attachment 2, Table 1 – Summary of Use Regulations

Article 25 Amend Zoning Bylaw – Article 8, SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part 3 Site Plan Review

 

These articles both relate to Accessory Dwelling Units and are housekeeping articles.  Action was taken on the Accessory Dwelling Units zoning bylaw last year, and this just makes small changes required by the attorney general’s office.

 

Article 26 Citizen Petition to Ban SGARs and FGARS in North Andover, MA 

Article 27 Citizen Petition- Bylaw Petition For Regulation Of Rodenticides On Town Land in North Andover

 

Both of these articles are citizen petitions.  You can learn more about these articles by watching the citizen presentation at the last Select Board meeting started at minute 48. https://youtu.be/0XHjH7XzdOQ?si=utVOwytvFLVQFmpU

 

– MBTA’s Focus 2050 In-person Open House
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– Reminder:  Annual Roads and Sidewalk Restoration Program
As you may already be aware, the following roads are part of the Annual Roads and Sidewalk Restoration Program and are scheduled for paving work, weather permitting, starting the week of Monday, May 4th:

 

Duncan Drive: Boxford Street to Cul-de-sac

Winter Street: Foster Street to Hollow Tree Lane

Bruin Hill Road: Winter Street to Cul-de-sac

Barker Street: Osgood Street to Bradford Street

Cross Street: Church Street to Elm Street

Church Street: Main Street to Water Street

Sutton Hill Road: Chestnut Street to Johnson Street

Sutton Place: Sutton Hill Road to Cul-de-sac

Hillside Road: Chestnut Street to Turnpike Street

Traffic delays, detours and raised castings should be expected if travelling within these areas. A town representative will be on site during construction. We appreciate your understanding. For any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the engineering department. Thank you.

– Reminder:   MassDOT Advisory Public Information Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 6

MassDOT Advisory: North Andover
Construction to Begin on Route 114 Corridor Improvements Project
Early construction activities begin Monday, April 27
Public Information Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 6
Learn more here: https://wp.me/p9UWiP-89S
 
– Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
 
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– Flag Retirement Ceremony
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– Bump, Baby, & Beyond
 
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– Touch-A-Truck
DPW Presents – Touch a Truck
May 23, 2026
NAHS – South Parking Lot
9:00am – 1:00pm
 
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Employment Opportunities:
 

Click here to view the current employment opportunities and to download an employment application.

  • Full Time Communications Officer
  • Inspector of Wires
  • Water Meter Reader
  • DPW Seasonal Laborers
  • Director of Public Health
  • Water Sewer Maintenance Craftsperson
  • Heavy Motor Equipment Operator (HMEO)
  • HVAC Technician
  • Shared Services Health Inspector
  • Motor Equipment Operator (MEO)
  • Principal Assessor
  • Per-Diem Van Driver
  • Special Motor Equipment Operator (SMEO)

 

Upcoming Meetings:
Upcoming meetings & important events for this week can be viewed at www.northandoverma.gov
Tuesday, May 5
Sustainability Committee Meeting
 
Wednesday, May 6 
Historical Commission Meeting
Franklin School Council Meeting
Patriotic Observance Committee Meeting 
 
Thursday, May 7
Master Plan Implementation Committee Meeting
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Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day – Article 9: Capital Improvements – Fire Station 3

Sarah Brush

Warrant Article of the Day


As we ready for Town Meeting on May 12, 2026, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.

The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b6CoXO4kgZUp5jlwizDPsEgXYfYyNqAf/view?usp=sharing


Article 9: Capital Improvements – Fire Station 3 


For more information Fire Station 3, please visit our project website at : https://sites.google.com/northandoverma.gov/fmp-2-0/fire-station-3 and watch this program on North Andover CAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHdFdn_pNg

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Town Meeting Straw Poll

Sarah Brush

May 12, 2026 Annual Town Meeting

North Andover continues to be a laboratory for what Town Meeting may be like in the future.  Once again we are testing whether deliberative results from Town Meeting represent the opinion of the citizenry at large.  For the sixth time we will be conducting a straw poll inviting citizens to state their opinion on each article whether or not they attend Town Meeting. The straw poll, launched electronically via the town website, will be live through Town Meeting until its adjournment.  Comparative results will be published post the adjournment of the meeting.  The votes in this straw poll will not count but merely be an expression of opinion of the people who chose to make that opinion known. Completing this is not a substitute for attending Town Meeting as all deliberative benefits and power is in the room.  You are invited to do both – express your opinion here AND come to Annual Town Meeting on May 12th at 6:30pm on the North Andover High School.

Annual Town Meeting Ability Assistance Services

Sarah Brush

Annual Town Meeting Ability Assistance Services

Announcement and Reservation System

North Andover Town Meeting endeavors to take every measure to ensure that individuals with disabilities are not excluded, denied services, segregated, or otherwise treated differently, so that all may participate in our deliberative democracy. The following is a list of services available to those in need of vision, hearing, or mobility support, provided by the Town Clerk, Chief Technology Officer, and Town Moderator.

  • The Town has Chromebooks, made available by the Stevens Memorial Library, for those with vision or hearing impairments so they can follow Town Meeting more easily while in attendance. These devices will stream the live meeting and include embedded closed captioning. No technical ability is required to access these devices. Please contact the Town Clerk’s office to reserve a device.

  • The Town Clerk’s Office and the technology vendor servicing Town Meeting provide wireless assistive hearing devices that enhance the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants and assist people who are hard of hearing but do not wear hearing aids. Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office to reserve a device.

  • The Town can print this year’s warrant in Braille. If you or someone you know attending Town Meeting needs a Braille copy or any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the “Americans with Disabilities Act” to participate in Town Meeting, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office.  

  • If you require handicapped parking access or need special parking accommodations, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office for advance arrangements.

  • The North Andover High School auditorium has reserved wheelchair seating and is fully accessible.

Please call Dawne Warren, Town Clerk, at 978-688-9501 or email dwarren@northandoverma.gov to reserve any of the services above or if you have any questions.



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Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day – Articles 26 & 27

Sarah Brush

Warrant Article of the Day


As we ready for Town Meeting on May 12, 2026, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.

The full warrant can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b6CoXO4kgZUp5jlwizDPsEgXYfYyNqAf/view?usp=sharing

Article 26 Citizen Petition to Ban SGARs and FGARS in North Andover, MA
Article 27 Citizen Petition- Bylaw Petition For Regulation Of Rodenticides On Town Land in North Andover

Both of these articles are citizen petitions.  You can learn more about these articles by watching the citizen presentation at the last Select Board meeting started at minute 48. https://youtu.be/0XHjH7XzdOQ?si=utVOwytvFLVQFmpU

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