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Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM EST
Location: North Andover Senior Center, 481 Sutton Street, North Andover 01845
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0 Timra Carlson 0 Judy Nigrelli
❑ Liz Costerisan, Chair 0 Renee Procopio-Melino, Clerk
❑ Christopher Konareski* 0 Brianna Rizzari*
0 Lauren Logan* 0 Mark Wilson
*Ex-Officio
Other:Attendees:
0 Bill Robert (CAM)
Agenda and..Minute :
• Call to Order
- Renee Procopio-Melino call meeting to order at 6:33PM, seconded by Judy Nigrelli.
• Attendance
- Completed by Renee Procopio-Melino.
• Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes from March 24, 2026
- Renee Procopio-Melino motion to approve meeting minutes from March 24, 2026; Judy Nigrelli
seconded; unanimously agreed.
• Sheep Shearing Festival- Post-event Discussion
- Renee and Liz to connect with town hall on future wifi options; feedback from CAM unable to
solve WIFI issues with using nodes on the ground (with similar festival capacity and layout) due
to line of sight needed to Historical Society
• Potential to leverage a lift on the common to put nodes above tree line-can explore
feasibility
- Tables for food area were great addition and full the entire time
- Electricity was not working near the trees for sheep farmer
- Electricity near the Brooks statue kept tripping
• Recommendation for next year: No electricity will be offered for food vendors
- Vendor fees collected $9435; expenses $3800
• Fourth of July Fireworks Planning
- July 2nd at 9:30PM
- Liz to confirm:
• No issue with firework launching taking place in the middle school field due to pending
field renovations
• Fire department liaison contact
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- Renee to submit Use of Facility forms to school department for 1) middle school for firework
launching, 2) Kittredge School for 3-4 food trucks, and 3) NAHS for 3-4 food trucks
- Food trucks can arrive/start selling at 7:30PM
- Tentative Food Truck Placement:
• Kittredge: Face painter, Kona Ice, Augusta's
• High School: Pablos, Isabellas, Buenos Aires, Farmhouse Coffee, TLC Apparel
• Library: Dylan & Pete's, Bee Bubble Tea, Lowe's Donuts
• AOB
- Santa Paul is rebooked for all three holiday events: Santa Parade, Tree Lighting, Crafts &
Cocoa with Santa
- Need to increase fundraising efforts prior to holiday season events
- Crafts and Cocoa with Santa scheduled for Sunday, December 13 at the Stevens Estate
- Santa Parade-Saturday, November 28tn
• Proposed Grand Marshall: Rick Gorman; committee will vote on this at an upcoming
meeting
• Committee in alignment to have only one bag pipe group in parade
• Recommendation to have a suggested donation amount for parade participants to help
cover cost of parade entertainment
- Tree Lighting-Sunday, November 29th
• Event will be held from 3:30PM -5:30PM
• Committee will explore local music entertainment options: High school chorus?
• Hot chocolate alternative to be explored- need ability for bulk prepared to allow for fast
serving
• Request quote for ice sculpture
• Reach out to Ron Carpentino to see if he is available to MC again
• Will invite Whoopie Wagon again; can explore other food truck options
• New ideas:
o Trackless train: Quote is $700-can we get a sponsor/donation to cover this cost?
• Setting of Next Meeting Date
- Next meeting to be scheduled ad hoc after summer recess.
• Adjournment
Liz Costerisan motion to adjourn, seconded by Renee Procopio-Melino, unanimously in
favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:25PM
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