Day: May 13, 2025

June Merrimack Valley Veterans Collaborative Meeting

Town of North Andover, MA
Please see flyer for the June collaborative meeting at Ironstone Farm. 
Joe
Joseph LeBlanc, MSW, LCSW
OIF/OEF Army Veteran
District Director Veterans' Services
North Andover/ Boxford
Executive Board Member Massachusetts Veterans Services Association
Member National Association of County Veterans Service Officers
VA Accreditation Number: 48144

120 Main St.
North Andover, Ma 01845
978-688-9525                                                                                             
Find an accredited National Service Officer here: https://www.batchgeo.com/map/MassAccreditedVSO
VA HEALTHCARE APPLICATION HERE: https://www.va.gov/find-forms/about-form-10-10ez/
Massachusetts Veteran Chapter 115 Benefits Estimator:https://vets.mass.gov/
                                                                                                      
For assistance after hours, please call my cell at: (1-978-807-7286)

If you are feeling unsafe or need immediate support, please contact the Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 or https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

If you’re in emotional distress or suicidal crisis dial: 988

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MVVC-Flyer-June-2025.pdf

Biz-M-Power Grant Program for Small Businesses

Sarah Brush
MassDevelopment has opened a new round of the Biz-M-Power grant program for small businesses.  This funding opportunity is available for businesses with fewer than 20 employees and no more than $2.5 million in revenues. Biz-M-Power makes available matching grants to growth-oriented qualifying businesses. The program aims to help small and microbusinesses offset the costs of acquisitions, expansions, improvement or lease of a facility, purchase or lease of equipment, and other capital needs. Businesses interested in applying will have to show the required 20% of the owner’s funds available at the application point to be considered.  Applications are due by June 15, 2025.  See the links below for more information:

Town Meeting: Know Before You Go

Sarah Brush

Annual Town Meeting is Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 6:30 PM at North Andover High School.  

 

Parking will be available at North Andover High School, with shuttle bus services for satellite parking at North Andover Middle School beginning at 5:30pm.  Shuttle bus pick up will be at the main entrance of the middle school and drop off will be the main entrance to the high school.  We encourage those attending Town Meeting to arrive early.  


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Town Meeting Warrant Article of the Day: Article 16: North Andover Public Schools – FY25 General Fund Budget Adjustment

Sarah Brush

Warrant Article of the Day

 

As we ready for Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, 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/1apqsGCynKuAbeG_joJnlRc1VtGlb2mc9/view?usp=sharing

 

Article 16:  North Andover Public Schools – FY25 General Fund Budget Adjustment

 
The North Andover Public Schools are currently projecting a budget deficit of $4,083,000.  This deficit is due to many different factors as will be discussed at Town Meeting.   The North Andover Public Schools is requesting $2,300,000 to be transferred from Free Cash to the FY25 Operating budget in order to offset the deficit.  This transfer is very important because without this transfer the Town would end up in an appropriation deficit, which would gravely impact the FY26 budget as well as our Free Cash calculation.  The School Administration has worked through the entire budget in order to make certain this deficit is not carried into FY2026.
 
 
 
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