NAU congratulates the following new members to our Board of Selectmen:
 
     Rick Nardella and Tracy Watson
 
NAU congratulates the following new members to our School Committee:
 
     Stan Limpert and Chris Nobile
 
We look forward to working with our newly elected officials and to build on the leadership and collaboration of our various boards that has been exemplified over the past 12 months.

Most importantly, we would like to thank the entire NAU opt-in email readership for their continued participation in the future of North Andover by voting today.  Today’s election results are another example that North Andover is moving in a positive direction.  Keep watch for important updates to prepare for our Town Meeting on May 13.

NAU is committed to ongoing "Honest Questions/Honest Answers" communication.  Transparent communication is valuable to all citizens of our town.  If you know of someone who would benefit from our regular updates, please forward this message, with a personal recommendation to sign up for NAU e-Mail.  Click here for a direct link to NAU e-Mail registration.

Rick Nardella, Chris Nobile, Stan Limpert, Tracy Watson and Helen Soucy

Election Results:

Nonbinding Ballot Question: "Should the Town of North Andover consider replacing Open Town Meeting with another form of Local government?": Yes 1725, No 1220.

Click on this link to see detailed results by district from the town's web site.

North Andover United has published its candidate recommendations for the electon on Tuesday.  

We recommend Rick Nardella and Tracy Watson (vote for both) for Board of Selectmen and Stan Limpert and Chris Nobile (vote for both) for the School Committee.  Click here to view the details.

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PTAC sponsored the annual "Meet the Candidates Night" last night at the Middle school.   An article has been written up in the Eagle Tribune.   Click here to read the article.

A video of the "Meet the Candidates Night" held on March 19 has just been posted on the site.    Click here to view the video.

If you prefer to watch it on TV, the rebroadcast schedule has been published in our calendar.    Please schedule the time to watch the broadcast if you were not able to attend the event in person.

On February 28 the 2008 North Andover Candidates' Forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters.   North Andover CAM broadcast the forum and will rebroadcast it several times before the election.   The rebroadcast schedule is posted on our calendar.   

Feel free to discuss the two candidate forums in our Discussion Area.

NOTE:  It is recommended that you contact the clerk’s office at #978-688-9501 to ensure that you understand and follow these procedures correctly.

If you are not a registered voter in North Andover, the last day that you can register at the clerk’s office and be eligible to vote in the March 25th Election is Wednesday, March 5th.

ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION:

• If you, or someone in your household, will be out of town on March 25th or can’t make it to the polls at the High School between 7am and 8pm, please vote by absentee ballot.  
  
• To obtain an absentee ballot application, either go to the town clerk’s office and request an application form, or fax a request to # 978-688-9557.  If you request the application form by fax, be sure to do it in plenty of time before the election and be sure to state your name, address, reason why you can’t vote in person, and sign and date the faxed request.   Applications can also be downloaded from the Secretary of State’s office at   www.sec.state.ma.us/ele.
  
• You can make your application request for an absentee ballot now, and the town clerk will mail the ballot to you once the ballots are available.  The actual ballots will be ordered after February 21st (last date that certified candidates can withdraw their name from the ballot).  Ballots become available within about two weeks after ordering. 
  
• If you go in person to request an absentee ballot, you can make the request and complete the ballot right then and there (if the actual ballots have arrived at the clerk’s office) and turn it in. The latest you can go in person and request an absentee ballot is before noon on Monday, March 24th. 
  

The candidates for the 2008 town election have been published.    Click here to see the town announcement.

The candidates are:

Selectman - Two Seats - Three Year Term

• Richard A. Nardella
• Joe Edward Smith
• Donald B. Stewart
• Tracy M. Watson

School Committee - Two Seats - Three Year Term

• Chris Nobile
• Michael K. Quinlan
• Stanley B. Limpert

North Andover Housing Authority - One Seat - 5 Year Term

• Helen M. Soucy

Greater Lawrence Technical Vocational High School Representative - One Seat - Three Year Term

• John M. Driscoll

North Andover spends nearly the equivalent of a municipal or school employee's salary on the printing and distribution of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant Booklet each year.  The associated trash disposal/recycling of all those booklets adds to the cost as well. 

Would you support receiving a condensed booklet, with each article summarized by the Finance Committee, to reduce this cost?

Every voter would still have access to a full copy, either by requesting a full mailed copy, by reading a full copy posted on the town website, or by picking up full copies at either Town Hall or the Library.    Please repond to the poll on our home page.