Vote Early In-Person for the March 2024 Presidential Primary

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

NOTICE OF EARLY VOTING LOCATION AND SCHEDULE
IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 5 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, 2024

Vote Early In-Person for the March 2024 Presidential Primary

In-Person Early Voting will begin Saturday, February 24, 2024 and go
through March 1st, 2024 at Hanover Town Hall, 550 Hanover Street, as
follows:
Saturday, February 24th – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, February 26th – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 27th – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28th – 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 29th – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friday, March 1st – 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

For further information, please contact Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier
at catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov or Assistant Town Clerk Andrea
Dello Russo at andrea.dellorusso@hanover-ma.gov or (781) 826-5000 x1079.

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Last Day to Register to Vote or Change your Party for the March 5 Presidential Primary

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced that Saturday,
February 24th is the last day to register to vote or change your party
preference in the March 5th Presidential Primary. The Hanover Town Hall
will be open until 5:00 p.m. on February 24th, and on-line registration
will be available until 11:59 p.m. that night. Please come to Town Hall if
you need to register in person; staff will either be in the large hearing
room on the first floor or the Registrar’s Office on the lower level.
Read on for on-line registration information!

Any Hanover citizen who will be eighteen on or before the March 5, 2024
Election is encouraged to register to vote. Once registered, individuals
will be eligible to vote in all elections thereafter. Further, residents
may “pre-register” to vote if they are age 16 or 17, but they will not
be eligible to vote until they turn 18.

Citizens of Hanover may conveniently register to vote or change their party
status on-line, by mail or in person. The link for on-line registration is
here:
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=wFgrEJqi6AWSCXFMUwbdfyJcoaHlGnmnoTRmJlYuwb5oqLt7nDM4RqoN783ZLADJ
. If residents choose to register by mail they should download the
“Massachusetts Mail-In Voter Registration Form” found here:
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=9UdczQVgknCwmXZ0sUfJ/iJcoaHlGlmnoTRmJlYuwb5oqLt7nDNIRqoN783ZLADJ
and mail the completed form to the Hanover Town Clerk’s Office.

If voters wish to register to vote in person, they may do so at two
convenient locations: Hanover Town Hall or the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
“With automatic registration now the law of the land in Massachusetts,
very few people actually need to come in to register to vote”, said
Harder-Bernier. “However, what we do occasionally see is that people who
have moved recently and/or who have not updated their driver’s license –
those people do need to update their voter registration status. We also
sometimes see 18-year-olds who do not yet have driver’s licenses who need
to register to vote. We look forward to helping those folks!”, said
Harder-Bernier.

Questions may be directed to Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier at
catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov , Andrea Dello Russo at
andrea.dellorusso@hanover-ma.gov or Carol Mattes at
carol.mattes@hanover-ma.gov or (781) 826-5000.

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Ash Wednesday Service and Supper to be Held at First Congregational Church of Hanover

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

As the Lenten season starts on Ash Wednesday, February 14, the First
Congregational Church of Hanover will begin observance with a soup supper
in the main church building at 547 Hanover Street at 6:00 p.m. This will be
followed at 7:00 p.m. by a service of confession and the imposition of
ashes. All who wish to participate are welcome. For more information
about the service, please contact the church office at 781-826-4762 or
office@FCCHanover.org.

The First Congregational Church of Hanover was formally organized in 1728.
They are affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

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PHOENIX LODGE PUBLIC BREAKFAST

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

This Sunday is the Phoenix Lodge Public Breakfast. The Lodge is located at
133 Broadway, at the corner of Broadway and Washington Street (Hanover Four
Corners).

Join them on Sunday, February 11th from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. for what
some folks say is the “best breakfast anywhere”.

Featuring: French toast, pancakes, eggs, homemade corned beef hash, home
fries, breakfast sausage, bacon, fresh fruit and juices, muffins, toast and
coffee.

ALL YOU CAN EAT
Adults – $10.00
Kids under 12 – $5.00
Kids under 5 – FREE

You just can’t beat this price!!!

All of the proceeds from the breakfasts help to support their food pantry
and scholarship programs. Phoenix Lodge regularly donates to the Hanover,
Pembroke Firehouse and Norwell food pantries. They also provide two
scholarships each year to South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High
School.

Thank you from the officers and members of Phoenix Lodge for helping them
to help our community. They are Masons and this is what they do! For more
information, please contact Dave Tinley at dotinley3@icloud.com.

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17th annual Boston Bruins PJ Drive

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

The John Curtis Free Library has teamed up with the Boston Bruins to
participate in the 17th annual Boston Bruins PJ Drive to benefit Department
of Children and Families’ (DCF) Wonderfund and Cradles to Crayons. The PJ
Drive’s goal is to collect 10,000 pairs of new pajamas. Many of the
pajamas donated go to local DCF offices in the area in which they were
collected, benefitting local kids and teens. DCF estimates that at any
given time the agency is working with 50,000 babies, children and teens.

Bruins forward P.J. Axelsson and his wife, Siw, started the PJ drive during
the Boston Bruins 2007-2008 season as a way to give to give back to their
community. Libraries from across the state joined the PJ Drive in 2014 and
have collected over 53,000 pairs of pajamas since then. The Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissioners works with the Boston Bruins to coordinate
library participation.

The Hanover Library’s goal this year is to collect 100 new pajamas by
March 15th when the drive ends. The collection box is located in the lobby
by the main entrance. For more information, please call 781-826-2972 or
email lcampbell@hanover.ocln.org.

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NO-COOK WEDNESDAY HANOVER SNAP FUNDRAISER AT CHIPOTLE

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

Hanover SNAP(Special Needs Athletic Partnership), a 501 (c) (3)
organization, is hosting a
“no-cook Wednesday” fundraiser at Chipotle Wednesday February 7th! A
portion of
proceeds from all sales between 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on February 7th at
the Hanover Chipotle will be donated to Hanover SNAP. You
don’t have to cook – just order Chipotle for dinner and let them do the
cooking for you!

Please see the attached flyer for the on-line ordering code or, if ordering
in person, simply mention the fundraiser so that the funds will go to the
Hanover SNAP.

For more information about the Hanover SNAP, please go to
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For more information, please contact Lauren Rowlette at the SNAP email
address: Hanoversnap@gmail.com .

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Hanover Youth Lacrosse Registration is OPEN!

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

Hanover Youth Lacrosse Registration is OPEN!

Hanover offers a Spring Youth Lacrosse program for children from grades
PreK – 8th. Registration is now open through February 15th for all levels.

Boys and girls in grades 1-8 participate in local leagues and play teams in
neighboring towns. Most do not require more than 30-minute travel. Their
PreK/Kindergarten program is run by Scoops Lacrosse (www.scoopslax.com) and
is held at Forge Pond Park on Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm. The
season for all ages runs April – June. They make every effort to schedule
practices and games so there is minimal conflict with other Hanover spring
sports programs.

Fees vary by age group. Details for all ages can be found on their website
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Questions about programs or registration may be directed to
hanovermalax@gmail.com.

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Last call for National Fireworks Site comments

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

In the very near future, the Hanover Select Board will be making their
decision about whether or not to send a letter of support to the Governor
of Massachusetts regarding the potential listing of the former National
Fireworks site as a Superfund site. Accordingly, they are opening their
next meeting to residents for comment on the issue on Monday, January 29th.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m., will be at Town Hall or on Zoom, and the
agenda is found here:
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. Remote meeting access information is also listed on the agenda.

For more information, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at the
specially designated e-mail address natlfireworkssiteinfo@hanover-ma.gov or
go to
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Run for local office! Nomination papers are available!

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced today that nomination
papers are now available for the Annual Town Election scheduled to be held
May 18th, 2024.

“Election Day is set for May 18th and signed nomination papers are due
March 29th, 2024. At this point in the year, there are a total of nine
anticipated open seats. On the ballot this spring will be elections for
two members of the Select Board for a three year term, two members of the
School Committee for a three year term, one member of the Board of
Assessors for a three year term, one member of the Planning Board for a
five year term, one Board of Health member for a three year term, one
Trustee of the Public Library for a three year term, and one Moderator for
a one year term”, continued Harder-Bernier.

Interested residents are encouraged to contact the Town Clerk’s Office,
any of the related departments, or sitting members of the board or
committee they are interested in becoming a part of in order to gain more
information about an open position.

To run for office, candidates only need to obtain 50 signatures of
registered Hanover voters in order to be placed on the ballot. Candidates
for office have until Friday, March 29th to submit the signed nomination
papers to the Registrar’s Office for signature certification.

For more information about the election process and related deadlines, or
to electronically request nomination papers, please contact Hanover Town
Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier by e-mail at
catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov . New candidates are encouraged to
set up a half hour appointment with the Town Clerk to go through the entire
process and related laws before receiving papers.

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Opinion: National Fireworks site next steps

Dear fellow Hanoverians:

I don’t often publish “opinion pieces” from readers, but the importance of
this topic to all of us here in Hanover has led me to the following post.
Thanks, Kyra, for sending this information along. Your interest in our
community is very appreciated!

After listening to both Hanover and Hanson community meetings on National
Fireworks site status, Hanover resident Kyra Brissette believes that it is
clear the only option is for the National Fireworks site to be listed as a
Superfund site. The Hanover Select Board hasn’t decided whether to
support or oppose getting the site added to the National Priorities List,
but it has said that they will meet in February. Hanson has already voted
to support, and Pembroke will have a say too, since they border the site.
Editor’s note: Another alternative would be for the Town to do nothing
with the Fireworks site. Information from the EPA may be found here:
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=O7Gx6V+kXma3MHDa4qhB+nOGJcbcoesPsEA7fujqa2ZoqLt7nDOoRqoN783ZLADJ
.

According to Brissette, in the meantime cleanup has been funded by a
settlement with a former property owner, but the $74 million is close to
running out. The state tried to negotiate with the “potentially
responsible parties” ? the Department of Defense, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and National Coating Co. ? for more money but was
unsuccessful.

At the Hanover and Hanson meetings, officials said $200 million more is
needed to complete the project. It was suggested at both meetings that
community members from all towns reach out to the MA members of the House
and Senate Committees on Armed Services and ask for funding from the
Department of Defense to continue the work on the site until it becomes a
Superfund Site and the EPA can take over. According to Brissette, the
earliest that the site could be proposed for the National Priorities List
is August 2025.

Brissette asked that the following contact information be shared for those
inclined to communicate with them:
Senate Committee on Armed Services:
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=UNL81LR2qmqi/v8GKJULBnOGJcbcoRsPsEA7fujqa2ZoqLt7nDOYRqoN783ZLADJ

• Elizabeth Warren:
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=hsIKPtqgVMeEfl4QZCz9R3OGJcbcocsPsEA7fujqa2ZoqLt7nDOYRqoN783ZLADJ

House Committee on Armed Services:
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=WI/vSqCZ/diTaIl7AxIP43OGJcbcoasPsEA7fujqa2ZoqLt7nDP4RqoN783ZLADJ

• Seth Moulton:
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• Bill Keating:
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=g1M+0S5nf16LxfMmCLgyv3OGJcbcoesPsEA7fujqa2ZoqLt7nDM4RqoN783ZLADJ

Hanover resident Kyra Brissette may be reached at
kyra.s.brissette@gmail.com .

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