Day: March 17, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs Coronavirus Update: What to know, what to do, and how VA is responding.

Sarah Brush

A Message from Town Moderator Mark DiSalvo regarding Proposed Municipal Legislation, Bill H.2572

Sarah Brush

I have seen and heard many questions about postponement of town elections and town meeting.   As a leader in the Massachusetts Moderators Association I have been helping to write this bill for the past week, filed yesterday by the Governor, and presented to the legislature today in informal session. It can be linked here and is attached below.  In lieu of a public hearing, the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (Diana DiZoglio is the Senate Vice Chair, Christina Minicucci and Tram Nguyen are both House members of the committee) is soliciting public input on the bill, H.4572.  They request comments be limited to urgent priorities related to the topic in this bill. There will be additional processes or opportunities for more wide-ranging comments about challenges facing municipalities in the coming days.

Please email your comments to House Chair Rep. James O'Day at james.oday@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair Sen. Becca Rausch at becca.rausch@masenate.gov no later than noon on Thursday, March 19, 2020 or reach out to your local delegation members.

 

 

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Staying Connected During Coronavirus: Comcast Internet Essentials Free for 60 Day for Families that Qualify

Sarah Brush
As our country continues to manage the COVID-19 emergency, Comcast is taking immediate steps to help connect low-income families to the Internet at home.  Learn about their Internet Essentials offer here.

Business Impact Survey

Sarah Brush

Dear North Andover Business Community:

The Town of North Andover is actively working as part of the “Small Business Coalition,” which is a working group of state, regional, and local organizations and leaders collaborating to support the business ecosystem in the Merrimack Valley and beyond. As the Coronavirus continues to unfold, our ability to maintain a strong feedback loop with businesses as we develop responses is vital to making sure resources are well aligned with needs.

Please take 5 minutes to help us better understand the needs as you are experiencing them and ideas for coordinated solution making that could be helpful.  Also, please feel free to share this survey with others in your network as we gather as much information as possible.

Please find links here:

English Survey

Spanish Survey

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StevensMemLib CANCELLED 1,000k Books Celebration

Town of North Andover, MA
Please disregard the previous email, it was sent in error. 

The Stevens Memorial Library is closed to the public March 14 – March 29 per the Town of North Andover's COVID-19 Task Force directive.

Want to help? Please visit this site to sign up to donate much needed supplies for residents who need it!

Sarah Brush

North Andover COVID-19 Business Guide

Sarah Brush
The North Andover Merchants Association is compiling a list of North Andover businesses that are operating and what services they are still offering.  Click here to view the North Andover COVID-19 Business Guide. (The list will continue to be updated).


Are you a North Andover business that would like to be on this list? Click here to fill out the survey.