Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Friday, Oct. 21 courtesy of Andover News.
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Above: Best-selling children's and young adult author Gordon Korman speaks to students at West Middle School in Andover last week. Korman visited all three middle schools in Andover, thanks to a grant from the Andover Coalition for Education.
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A.M. Briefing
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Sports: AHS golf placed fourth in the Merrimack Valley Conference tournament. Noah Farland shot a 74 to tie for third overall...AHS boys soccer defeated Central Catholic 3-1...Catherine Lenihan, Lindsey Balfour, and Hannah Jordan each scored in AHS girls soccer's 3-0 win over Central Catholic. (compiled from Boston Globe high school scoreboard).
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Reminder: Today is an early-release day for Andover Public Schools. Middle and high school students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m., while elementary school students will be dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
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Weather: Sunny, warmer, with a high of 63. Clear skies tonight with a low of 40. Tomorrow it will be mostly sunny with a high of 68. Overcast on Sunday, with a high of 60 and a 79 percent chance of rain showers.
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Today's Top Stories
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West El Overruns Lower Than Original $19M Estimate
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Based on the new estimates, the average Andover taxpayer would see $74 added to their tax bill if special town meeting approves funding to close budget overruns at the West Elementary School construction project.
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Election 2022 Candidate Profile: Rep. Tram T. Nguyen
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Andover News asked candidates in the contested state representative and state senate races in the Nov. 8 state election to fill out questionnaires outlining their experience and positions. First up is incumbent state Rep. Tram T. Nguyen (D-Andover), who is being challenged by Republican Jeffrey DuFour.
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Man Hit By Car On Interstate 495 In Andover
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The crash was reported near on the northbound side of the highway near mile marker 94 around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday.
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Happening today:
Early release day for Andover Public Schools
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- Andover High School and middle schools dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
- Elementary schools dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
Kindness for Colleen Blood Drive at St. Augustine’s Church (43 Essex Street). Register at bostonchildrens.org/halfpints and use the sponsor code KINDNESS.
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Sports 3:30 pm: AHS girls swimming vs. Chelmsford at Greater Lawrence Tech pool 7 pm: Lowell at AHS football
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Sports 4 pm: Tewksbury at AHS girls soccer (rescheduled from Oct. 13) 5:15 pm: AHS field hockey at Cohasset
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Sports 12 pm: AHS girls swimming at Haverhill
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Send us your news tips: Know about a person or group doing something interesting in Andover? An issue we should be covering? Have a press release for us to consider? Submit a news tip today!
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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