Welcome to the new format for the Sunday newsletter from Andover News. Beginning this week, we're combining the ICYMI: Andover Week In Review we used to send on Saturdays with This Week In Andover listing of upcoming events in town we send on Sundays.

ICYMI: This Week's Top Stories

Andover, School Committee Respond To Fusion Academy Lawsuit

In the town's answer to the complaint, it responded to 123 of the 132 paragraphs in Fusion's complaint with "The defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations contained" in the paragraph. The school committee's response gave the same answer to 62 of the 132 paragraphs in the complaint.

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Andover, School Committee Respond To Fusion Academy Lawsuit

Think Andover Utility Bills Are Bad Now? Wait Until Nov. 1

Think Andover Utility Bills Are Bad Now? Wait Until Nov. 1
Rates proposed by Andover's natural gas provider would increase the average Andover customer's bill by 25 percent when compared to last winter.

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ICYMI: Local Government

Andover Considering Special Town Meeting For Added School Project Costs

Supply chain issues and inflation have forced the cutbacks on some features of the new West Elementary School, which is scheduled to open in time for the 2024-25 school year.

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Andover Considering Special Town Meeting For Added School Project Costs

Rep. Nguyen Schedules Upcoming Office Hours For Constituents

Rep. Nguyen Schedules Upcoming Office Hours For Constituents
Drop in at Tram Nguyen's upcoming office hours, or schedule a time for a virtual visit with the state rep who serves precincts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Andover and parts of Boxford, North Andover and Tewksbury.

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Select Board Will Check Town Borders On Andover Day

Massachusetts state law requires at least two selectmen to locate and mark town boundaries every five years and record the proceedings with the town clerk. The law dates back to an earlier era, when boundaries were more fluid.

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Select Board Will Check Town Borders On Andover Day

ICYMI: Schools

APS Rolls Out New Elementary Math Curriculum

Andover Public Schools has scheduled a series of workshops to introduce Eureka Math Squared, the district's new elementary school math curriculum, to families.

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APS Rolls Out New Elementary Math Curriculum

Detention Is Back At Andover High School

Detention Is Back At Andover High School
While many of the changes in the Andover High School handbook simply updated dates for the 2022-23 school year, there were policy changes around peer mediation, grading, weighting of exams and locker assignments.

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ICYMI: Around Town

Andover Health Offering Flu Shots In October

Check your calendar and roll up your sleeve: the Andover Health Division will be offering three flu shot clinics next month.

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Andover Health Offering Flu Shots In October

This Week In Andover, Sept. 25-Oct. 2: Fall Book Sale!

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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You can also view the calendar of events on our Website.

Pick of the Week: Lazarus House Hike For Hope and Food Drive
Sunday, 11:30 am at The Park In Andover
The 23rd Annual Hike for Hope will help feed our community one step at a time. As of Friday, the fundraiser was 85 percent to its goal of raising $150,000. See the map above for routes and road closures, which will be in place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Things To Do
11:30 am: Lazarus House Hike For Hope and Food Drive
4 pm: Ukulele Jam, Faith Lutheran Church (360 S Main Street). Bring your ukulele (or guitar or banjo or mandolin or just yourself) and jam with us as we sing some tunes we love to sing! All skill levels are welcome.

Sports
TBD AHS girls swimming at Haverhill

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Government
7 pm: Select Board

Things To Do
10 am: Stories on the Steps at Memorial Hall Library
11 am: The 18th Century Woman with Historic New England- on Zoom
3:30 pm: Teen DIY Backpack Charms at Memorial Hall Library
7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group at Memorial Hall Library
7 pm: Book Tasting- Frequently Challenged Teen Books at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
5 pm: AHS girls volleyball at North Andover
6:30 pm: Sutton at AHS field hockey

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Government
10:30 am: Andover School Committee Subcommittee on Policy
6 pm: Greater Lawrence Technical School District School Committee
7 pm: Finance Committee
7:30 pm: Planning Board

Things To Do
9:30 am: Wiggle Words at Memorial Hall Library
10:15 am: Toddler Tales at Memorial Hall Library
11 am: Little Listeners at Memorial Hall Library
1-9 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale Setup at Memorial Hall Library
7 pm: Art on Tuesdays with Jane Oneail of Culturally Curious at Memorial Hall Library
7:30 pm: Great Books Discussion Group at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
5:30 pm: AHS girls soccer at Chelmsford
6:30 pm: Haverhill at AHS boys soccer

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Government
10 am: CREST Board of Directors
11 am-12 pm: Rep. Tram Nguyen’s office hours, Boxford Council on Aging
3pm: Greater Lawrence Sanitary District
7 pm: Master Plan Visioning Workshop

Things To Do
9 am-4 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale Setup at Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Toddler Tales at Memorial Hall Library
10:15 am: Wiggle Words at Memorial Hall Library
11 am: Little Listeners at Memorial Hall Library
5:30-8:30 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale Preview Night at Memorial Hall Library
7 pm: Book Tasting- Frequently Challenged Teen Books at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
3:15 pm: AHS golf vs. Central Catholic at Renaissance Golf Club
4 pm: AHS field hockey at North Andover
5 pm: Methuen at AHS girls volleyball

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Government
8:15 am: Andover High School Building Committee
12 pm: Planning Board

Things To Do
9:30 am: Wiggle Words at Memorial Hall Library
10:15 am: Toddler Tales at Memorial Hall Library
1-4:30 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale at Memorial Hall Library
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group) at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
6 pm: Newton North at AHS boys soccer

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Things To Do
9:30 am-4:30 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale at Memorial Hall Library
3:30 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
3:15 pm: AHS golf vs. Haverhll at Bradford Country Club
3:30 pm: AHS girls swimming at Lowell
3:45 pm: AHS field hockey at Tewksbury
5pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls volleyball
7 pm: Central Catholic at AHS football

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Things To Do
9:30 am-4:30 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale at Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Stories on the Steps at Memorial Hall Library
10 am-2pm: Andover Farmers Market (behind Old Town Hall for Andover Days this week)
2 pm: Are You Smarter Than Your Library? at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
6 pm: Acton-Boxborough at AHS girls soccer

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
Things To Do
1-4 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale Bag Sale Day at Memorial Hall Library

Send us details of your event for inclusion in the Andover News Calendar.