Day: May 11, 2026

Town Meeting: Know Before you Go

Sarah Brush

Due to Town Meeting preparation, the Town Clerk’s Office will be closing at 2:30pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Sarah Brush
Due to Town Meeting preparation, the Town Clerk’s Office will be closing at 2:30pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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Live streaming now offering for the 18th Annual Women Veterans Network Conference

Town of North Andover, MA

Good afternoon,

Could you please share with your women veterans we are now offering live streaming for some of our sessions at this year’s conference.

Space is still available to register for in person, but we also wanted to offer the opportunity for women to listen in if they could not make it.

Please see the links below with the session descriptions

 

18th Annual Women Veterans Network Conference

Saturday, May 16, 2026

9:00am to 3:00pm

Four Points by Sheraton Norwood

For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.mass.gov/event/18th-annual-women-veterans-network-conference-05-16-2026

Interview with General Session Keynote Speaker, Zaneta Adams: https://youtu.be/NyothoVIjFg

 

Online options:

 

 

  • Self-Defense Basics with the Norwood Police Department – This workshop will provide an overview of situational awareness and practical self-defense strategies for everyday life. Participants learn how to recognize potential threats, stay alert in different environments, and make confident decisions to enhance personal safety. The session emphasizes prevention, awareness, and empowerment as the foundation of personal safety.  Zoom Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ueGO1xWcT_O4lO9qKArk3Q

 

  • Just Breathe with Stacey Novia  – This session is designed especially for Women Veterans, offering a gentle yet empowering blend of movement, breathwork, and mindfulness to support both body and mind. This session is an invitation to reconnect with your breath, your body, and yourself. 

We will begin with Breathe Hand Band Strengthening, combining focused breathing with light resistance band exercises to build strength and promote circulation while grounding the nervous system. Next, we’ll move into Breathe Spinal Flex, using slow, mindful movements paired with breath to increase mobility and release tension held in the spine and throughout the body. We will close with a Relaxing Breathwork Experience, incorporating soothing music and guided visualization to deepen the breath, calm the nervous system, and create a sense of peace and restoration throughout the body. Zoom Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/q_druMHOQuaKSngce_uQsg

 

 

 

Thank you so much for sharing this information!

 

Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District (NEMMC), May 14, 2026

Sarah Brush
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Lawrence Square dedication May 14th 4pm

Town of North Andover, MA
The next Lawrence Square Project:

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PVT Fred “Brooksie” Harrison
WW1 Veteran and Excellent local athlete  
Fred “Brooksie” Harrison Square
May 14 (Thursday)
4pm
Intersection of Riverside Dr and June St
A blurb from my research and portion to be published:
“However, it was his time in France during the war, fighting with his boyhood friends for the American Expeditionary Force, that sealed his distinction. He was part of the “West End Boys,” a large group of friends who formed bonds on the Tower Hill neighborhood playing fields and played sports with the West End Athletic Club. Harrison and 13 other West End boys enlisted together in the Army three months after the United States declared war on Germany. From that group, Harrison was one of seven boys sent to Syracuse, NY for training and then assigned to Company K, 23rd Infantry. Three of these boys were killed in action (Augustine Regan, Clifton Smith, and Leon Valcourt) and the other four received injuries or were gassed.”