PHOTOS More than eighty people attended the annual Menorah Lighting on the North Andover Common Monday night as Rabbi Asher Bronstein of Chabat Merrimack Valley praised G-d that we live in a country that still respects religious freedom, “even in the public square”. Jews and others from across the Merrimack Valley sang on the common […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL DECEMBER, 2010 …we cannot say the same about last year though. At this time last year, there was a dispute brewing over a Menorah on the Common; “Merry Christmas” sign on the fire station, and whether or not there should be a Christmas tree on the Common. Last year, Chabad House of […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL December, 2009 One of the reasons the entire Valley Patriot editorial board loves living in North Andover is because the town has never bowed down to political correctness. We’d drive by the common during the holidays and enjoy seeing a Jewish menorah and Christmas tree. We also enjoyed passing the “Merry […]
An eight day Menorah, a one day Menorah, no Menrorah…. The Merry Christmas sign is up, the Merry Christmas sign in down, ……wait it’s back up again… what happened to the holiday spirit in North Andover? By: Tom Duggan – December, 2009 It all started with a policy change limiting displays on the Town […]
PAYING ATTENTION WITH TOM DUGGAN Originally Published in the North Andover Citizen November 29, 2001 By TOM DUGGAN North Andover selectmen took a courageous stand this week when they approved the placement of a menorah on public property to celebrate the holidays. Surprisingly, there was no opposition to the selectmen’s vote. There was […]