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Welcome to the Sunday newsletter from Andover News. This email includes ICYMI: Andover Week In Review, recapping our top stories from the past week, and This Week In Andover, a listing of upcoming events in town.
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ICYMI: Top Stories
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Police Respond To Threats At Andover Schools
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Police have responded to three threats at schools on Shawsheen Road in recent weeks, including a threatening Snapchat message involving an Andover High School student.
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Andover Faces Next Deadline To Meet MBTA Housing Rules
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Andover is in the process of assembling a working group to develop the new rules that would allow the construction of up to 2,301 affordable housing units near MBTA stations.
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Four-Month Delay Requested In Fahey Lawsuit
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Attorneys for both parties said they need more time to complete 17 potential depositions.
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Is Andover Complying With The Open Meeting Law?
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Andover resident Steve Walther told the select board he believes the Town is violating the state's public records law.
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Emergency Petition Seeks To Change 2023 Town Meeting Date And Time
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An emergency petition filed Wednesday by an Andover resident in Essex Superior Court Wednesday claims Annual Town Meeting will violate the Americans With Disabilities Act if it is held as scheduled at 7 p.m. on May 1.
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Where Should The Town Manager Live?
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Andover has required its town manager to live in town since it adopted its charter in the 1950s, but the select board is recommending that rule be abolished.
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Article 7 Could 'Theoretically' Be Used To Offset New School Cost
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The article is a "fiscally responsible measure" stemming from Andover's pension obligation bonds, Andover Town Manager Andrew Flanagan said.
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Andover Schools Prep For Bus Evacuation Drills
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The drills are being coordinated by Andover Public Schools, Andover police and Trombly, the district's transportation provider.
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Andover Police Log, April 5-18
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"Verbally aggressive" guests refusing to leave a hotel, a woman bitten by a cat in her driveway, and multiple reports of cars vandalized with paint were among the calls that kept Andover police busy in recent weeks.
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How Andover Residents Did In The 2023 Boston Marathon
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See how Andover residents did in Monday's 127th Boston Marathon.
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This Week In Andover, April 23-30
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Here’s the Andover News weekly rundown of government meetings, sporting events and activities happening in Andover. Send us details of your event for inclusion in the Andover News Calendar.
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This Week’s Listings
Andover’s spring curbside leaf collection begins April 24th and continues through June 3. Yard waste bags or open barrels can be set out with trash and recycling on your scheduled pickup day (more info).
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SUNDAY, APRIL 23
No listings.
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Sports
4:30 pm: Lawrence at AHS baseball
4:30 pm: AHS softball at Lawrence
4:30 pm: Lowell at AHS girls’ tennis
5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Billerica
5:30 pm: AHS girls lacrosse at Portsmouth
6:30 pm: Pinkerton Academy at AHS boys’ lacrosse
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At the Robb Center
8:30 am: Men’s Breakfast
9 am: Comfort Critters
9 am: Brown Bag
10 am: Tech Help
1 pm: Mah Jong
1 pm: Social Bridge
2 pm: Signs & Symptoms of Deconditioning
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
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Sports
4:30 pm: AHS girls’ tennis at Newton South
6:30 pm: Dracut at AHS girls’ lacrosse
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Sports
4 pm: Central Catholic at AHS baseball
4 pm: AHS softball at North Andover
4 pm: Lowell at AHS boys’ and girls’ track
4:30 pm: North Andover at AHS boys’ tennis
5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Chelmsford
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At the Robb Center
8:30 am: French Group
9 am: Refuse To Be A Victim
9:30 am: ESL Class
1 pm: Mend-It Shop
1 pm: 45’s
1 pm: Social Bridge
1:30 pm: Syrian Refugee
2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
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Sports
4 pm: Methuen at AHS tennis
4:30 pm: AHS girls’ lacrosse at Haverhill
4:30 pm: AHS girls’ tennis at Methuen
5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Haverhill
6:30 pm: Haverhill at AHS boys’ lacrosse
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Sports
TBD: Lexington at AHS softball
9 am: AHS girls track vs. TBA
4 pm: AHS boys’ track vs. TBA
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