North Andover's Alternate Memorial Day Ceremony will be broadcast at 10:00am on North Andover GovCAM Channel (Verizon – Ch. 26, Comcast/Xfinity – Ch. 8) or online at link.northandoverma.gov/govcam. Don't forget to tune in to watch!
*Please note: There will be no in-person ceremony or parade.*
Happy Armed Forces Day ~ Thank you to our active duty service members!
Today is Armed Forces Day, a day to pay tribute to men and women who serve the United States armed forces. We thank them for their service and their sacrifice.
Unfortunately, the 2020 Memorial Day parade and in-person ceremony have both been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean we can’t honor and remember those who served and sacrificed for our country.
We invite you to tune in and watch our Memorial Day Ceremony, which will be broadcast on North Andover GovCAM at 10:00am on Monday, May 25, 2020.
Verizon – Channel 26, Comcast/Xfinity – Channel 8
You are also encouraged to take part in a Patriotic Door Decorating Campaign, happening now and culminating on Memorial Day weekend. Help us honor our heroes by decorating your front door in a solemn, yet patriotic way. We welcome you to share your door by posting a picture to our event page!
Many of you may have heard about the very large and successful drive-through food distribution for Veterans at Gillette Stadium the past two weeks. Many of you may have even participated. However, for many Veterans in the North Shore and Merrimack Valley areas, it has been out of reach. Beginning next week, Veterans will be able to benefit from the drive here closer to home!
Veterans Northeast Outreach Centerin partnership with Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Food4Vets, is increasing the areas of assistance to Massachusetts Veterans experiencing limited access to food due to COVID19. They will be holding drive-through food distribution events on Wednesdays beginning next week on April 22, 2020 in Haverhill. These distributions will be held on alternate weeks at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, and North Shore Community College in Danvers.
Similar to the Gillette Stadium food drive, Veterans will need to pre-register. If you are a North Andover or Boxford veteran and you are unable to pick up your food order please REGISTER and then contact me at jleblanc@northandoverma.govor 978-688-9525 to arrange delivery assistance. For full details about the program please click here.
Treasury Partners with Veterans Affairs to Deliver Economic Impact Payments to Veterans Automatically
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS announced today that they are working directly with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure Veterans and their beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefit payments will receive their Economic Impact Payments automatically and without additional paperwork.
“Economic Impact Payments will be issued automatically to our Veterans and their families who did not file tax returns for 2018 or 2019,” said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “The Treasury, IRS and VA are working hard to ensure our nation’s heroes receive these payments quickly and without any additional action or paperwork.”
Many non-tax filing beneficiaries have already begun using the “Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info” tool to provide basic personal information to receive their EIP. There will be no interruption to payments being processed using this online tool. Veterans with Internet access are encouraged to continue providing information.
For those who do not have access, or choose not to use the “Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info”tool, their EIP will be processed with no further action required from them.
For more information on ‘Economic Impact Payments click here.
