Good morning, Andover! Here's our daily rundown of everything happening in town for Friday, Sept. 30, courtesy of Andover News.
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The Andover Robotics Club is hosting GEARS from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today at Andover High School. See the article below above the team's upcoming season.

Correction: Yesterday's newsletter listed the wrong location for the Andover Farmers Market on Saturday. It will return to its usual location at South Church this week.

Traffic Alerts: Two weekend events are expected to increase traffic downtown. Driver should expect more cars than usual from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday for the Andover Fireman's Relief Association Show and Shine Car Show and beginning at 9:30 a.m. for the Walk to End Alzheimers. See the town's announcement for more information.

Sports: AHS football (4-0) scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to slip past Central Catholic (3-1), 30-29. Andrew Wetterwald caught two Scott Brown TD passes, including the game winner...AHS field hockey (8-1) rolled past Tewksbury, 6-0. Casey Michael, Mia Batchelder and Bella DiFiore each had a goal and an assist....Anees Hazarika won the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly as AHS girls swimming beat Lowell, 101-68...AHS girls volleyball defeated Central Catholic 3-0.

Weekend Weather: Overcast with a 57% chance of showers. High of 57. Tonight, cloudy with a 27 percent chance of a shower.Sunday: Mostly cloudy, high of 55.

Today's Top Stories

Chelmsford Town Manager: Flanagan 'Didn't Have Time' To Draft Dissenting Opinion

Chelmsford Town Manager Paul Cohen said he was told Andover Town Manager Andrew Flanagan "was busy and did not have time" when he asked why an attorney for the town wrote a dissenting opinion that Flanagan submitted as his own when he volunteered on a state-appointed panel hearing a 2019 Chelmsford arbitration case.

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Chelmsford Town Manager: Flanagan 'Didn't Have Time' To Draft Dissenting Opinion

Andover Hair Salon Expanding, Moving Around The Corner Downtown

Salon Beau, named Best of Boston and Best of Northshore, is moving from its current Park Street location to a 3,000-square-foot loft-style industrial salon in the Barnard building.

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Andover Hair Salon Expanding, Moving Around The Corner Downtown

Andover Robotics Club Set Gears Up For New Season

The Andover Robotics Club's teams are aiming to qualify for the State Championships in March.

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Andover Robotics Club Set Gears Up For New Season

Happening today:

Things To Do
9:30 am-4:30 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale at Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am-4:30 pm: GEARS hosted by the Andover Robotics Club
10 am: Stories on the Steps at Memorial Hall Library
10 am-2 pm: Andover Fireman's Relief Association's Show and Shine Car Show
10 am-2pm: Andover Farmers Market
2 pm: Are You Smarter Than Your Library? at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
6 pm: Acton-Boxborough at AHS girls soccer

Happening tomorrow:
Things To Do
9:30 am: Walk to End Alzheimers
1-4 pm: Friends’ Fall Book Sale Bag Sale Day at Memorial Hall Library

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