Residential recycling drop-off service at the TBI facility on 210 Holt Road has resumed. Please be aware that the recycling containers are being relocated next to the scale house. Residents can access the area at the next driveway up from where they would normally drive into the site. As reported previously, curbside trash and recycling pickup is also proceeding as normal.
The North Andover Board of Health wants to update the residents regarding the status of local mosquitoes and the actions being taken in town and in the region.
North Andover Board of Health has been performing weekly mosquito testing for West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) since April and have not had a positive mosquito pool yet this season.
Positive mosquito pools have been detected in neighboring communities. We have been in constant contact with Mosquito Control and have been discussing proactive and preventative measures in response to the positive tests in the area. Mosquito Control has added supplemental testing traps around the positive pools in the affected communities and performed additional larvaciding and targeted adulticide spraying.
North Andover has scheduled Mosquito Control to perform annual barrier spraying and adulticiding around parks, schools and fields on Tuesday August 27, 2019 at 8:00PM. Spraying activities will be completed in North Andover by 3:00AM and all fields will be able to be used the following morning. No special precautions are needed. If you live adjacent to a playground or field you can close any windows facing those locations. Rain date will be Wednesday August 28, 2019. No EEE or WNV mosquitoes have been detected in North Andover and this is a preventative measure to reduce the risk of mosquito borne disease transmission.
As always, the North Andover Board of Health urges all residents to read and follow these important safety tips:
Information about EEE and reports of current and historical EEE virus activity in Massachusetts can be found on the MDPH website here.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the EEE virus is a rare cause of brain infections or encephalitis. Very few human cases are reported across the U.S. each year, but EEE can be fatal or leave victims with serious complications and neurological problems.
LIST OF NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOLS AND PLAYGROUNDS TO BE TREATED
Census Bureau representatives working for Census 2020 have begun Address Canvassing nationwide. The following information was provided by the Census Bureau about the canvassing process, and how you can identify and confirm census workers in your area.
The Census Bureau is currently conducting Address Canvassing, the first major field operation of the 2020 Census, and will continue to run through mid-October. Census Bureau address canvassers ensure an accurate and complete count by verifying addresses, which involves noting where houses, apartments, shelters, and other residences are located. Prior to the 2010 Census, address canvassing was done for 100% of the addresses. For the 2020 Census, only about 30% of the addresses will be visited by address canvassers and only in areas where there has been significant changes over the past 10 years. The address canvassers will knock on the door of an address they are trying to verify to confirm the address and inquire if there are any other separate living quarters in the house. These activities will take place during daylight hours. If no one answers the door, the address canvasser will look for visual identifiers to confirm the address, such as an address on a mail box, and if nothing can be found, the address will be flagged for further follow-up.
Verify Census Workers in Your Area
This short video helps explain the program and how to identify address canvassers: https://2020census.gov/en/census-takers.html
If you are visited by someone from the Census Bureau, and want to verify their identity and occupation, here are some tips to assure the validity of the field representative:
