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: This Week's Top Stories
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Special Town Meeting OKs Tax Hike, Funds Shift For West El Budget Overrun
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The most expensive public elementary school construction project in Massachusetts history got more expensive at Andover Special Town Meeting Thursday.
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Oh, Deer: Andover Among MA Hotspots For Wildlife Collisions
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Andover had the sixth-highest number of car crashes involving deer of any town in Massachusetts in 2021 and was one of the few towns outside the South Shore to crack the top 10, according to data released last week by AAA.
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Andover Property Taxes Going Up, But By How Much?
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Andover homeowners will likely see their property tax rates go up between 4.9 percent and 6.5 percent for Fiscal Year 2023, which begins on July 1, 2023.
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Court Upholds Andover Prohibition On AirBNB's: Select Board Notebook
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Also: Two closed-door sessions | No debt exclusion vote | Senior tax exemption | More
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Vision For New Andover High School Takes Shape
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A new Andover High School could be 60.5 percent bigger than the existing school and accommodate up to 1,900 students, according to preliminary estimates reviewed earlier this month by the building committee.
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Andover Police Log For Nov. 9-29
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An arrest, a cryptic message on a cracker, a possum in a mud room and a couple watching a late-night movie in a parked car are among the incidents that have kept Andover police busy in recent weeks. Read the police log for those and other entries.
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ICYMI: Around Town
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Learn To Speak Dog With Andover Animal Control
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Looking to fix your dog's behavior or just figure out what makes him or her tick? Andover Animal Control may be able to help.
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Holiday Stroll, Gift Card Giveaway, Holiday Happenings Return
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Andover merchants will be decking the halls, offering specials and providing "merchant hospitality" this weekend for Downtown Andover's annual Holiday Stroll and Gift Card Giveaway.
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This Week In Andover, Dec. 4-11
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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
Sports
3:30 pm: AHS boys varsity swimming relays vs. TBA
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
Early-release day for Andover Public Schools: High School and middle schools dismissed at 11:30 a.m., elementary schools dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
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Sports
TBD: AHS wrestling vs. multiple schools at Timberlane High School
2 pm: AHS boys and girls indoor track at Phillips Academy Andover
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Sports
1 pm: AHS boys and girls track at Merrimack Valley Conference Invitational (New Balance Track)
3:30 pm: AHS girls gymnastics vs. Methuen at Reading Gymnastics Academy
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