{"id":3299,"date":"2019-01-01T04:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2019-01-01T04:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T08:00:08","slug":"no-census-changes-this-year-new-submit-on-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3299","title":{"rendered":"No census changes this year?  New &#8211; submit on-line!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>The annual town census has been mailed to all Hanover households. New this<br \/>\nyear \u2013 if you do not have any changes to your town census, you may submit<br \/>\nyour response on-line!  All residents should review the information on the<br \/>\nform, make any changes if necessary, and sign and return the form as soon<br \/>\nas possible. If there are no changes to your town census, go to:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.hanover-ma.gov\/census and fill out the on-line form!  Household<br \/>\nmembers who are temporarily living away from home, such as college<br \/>\nstudents, members of the military services, etc., should not be removed<br \/>\nfrom the census if they plan to use Hanover as their voting address.<\/p>\n<p>Also included in the census mailing are a Hanover School Information Sheet<br \/>\nand a Dog License Application. If relevant, these forms should also be<br \/>\ncompleted and may be returned in the enclosed addressed envelope or dropped<br \/>\nthrough the mail slot in the front door of the Hanover Town Hall. The<br \/>\nSchool Information sheet must be mailed in if you have pre-school aged<br \/>\nchildren (ages 1- 5) or children attending<br \/>\nprivate\/parochial\/charter\/vo-tech\/home\/other schools (grades 1-12 only),<br \/>\nbut dogs may also be licensed on-line at<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.hanover-ma.gov\/town-clerk\/pages\/dog-and-kennel-licenses .  If<br \/>\nyou did not receive a town census form or are new to the Town of Hanover,<br \/>\nyou can download one on-line here:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.hanover-ma.gov\/sites\/hanoverma\/files\/file\/file\/blank_census_form_2015.pdf<br \/>\nor please contact the Board of Registrars at: 781-826-5000 ext. 1028 or the<br \/>\nTown Clerk at 781-826-5000 ext. 1079.<\/p>\n<p>Completion of the annual census is important for a number of reasons. It<br \/>\nassists in accurate municipal planning, it assists the police and fire<br \/>\ndepartments in case of an emergency in your home, and it allows Hanover to<br \/>\nreceive the proper allocation of state and federal funds and grants. Filing<br \/>\na census can provide proof of residency for a number of legal requirements<br \/>\nsuch as in-state tuition at state colleges, and housing benefits,<br \/>\nveterans\u2019 benefits, and insurance benefits. Also, any registered voters<br \/>\nin a household that fails to complete an annual census will lose their<br \/>\n\u201cactive\u201d voter status.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Registrar Nancy Goldthwait at<br \/>\nnancy.goldthwait@hanover-ma.gov or Registrar Pam Ferguson at<br \/>\npamela.ferguson@hanover-ma.gov ,Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier at<br \/>\ncatherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov  or Assistant Town Clerk Meg<br \/>\nPallotta at meg.pallotta@hanover-ma.gov .<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221;,<br \/>\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221; (&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;) has been a valued push notification<br \/>\nsince the spring of 2004 &#8211; long before there were push notifications!<\/p>\n<p>For submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions about<br \/>\n&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to http:\/\/www.atotw.com.<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nPlease follow the link in the response e-mail to validate your account. 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