Welcome to the new format for 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, listing upcoming events in town.
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ICYMI: This Week's Top Stories
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Town-Wide 25 MPH Speed Limit Inches Towards Approval
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The Andover Select Board appears poised to adopt a town-wide, 25 MPH speed limit for most roads in town.
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AG: Woman Stole $28,971, Identities From Gas Explosion Victims
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Lashaunda Studaway worked for Columbia Gas from October to December 2018 and handled claims from explosion victims.
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Former Selectman Opposes Governance Study's Recommendations On Open Town Meeting
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Richard T. Howe said Andover's open town meeting leaves 98 percent of voters "disenfranchised, with no vote on local matters."
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Select Board Notebook: Ending The Nightmare On Elm Street
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Read a quick rundown of what happened Monday's Andover Select Board meeting
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Best-Selling Authors Visiting Andover Middle Schools
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Gordon Korman, the children's and young adult author whose books have sold more than 30 million copies, will be visiting all three Andover middle schools next week.
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APS Targeting COVID Learning Gaps Highlighted In 2022 MCAS Scores
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Andover Public Schools Superintendent Magda Parvey said district officials are "overall...pleased with the results" for MCAS tests released last week, while acknowledging there is a lingering impact from the disruption to schools during 2020 and 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Building Committee Leans Towards Replacing AHS
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The Andover High School Building Committee has already said it would move forward without state funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
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ICYMI: Business
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Walmart Buying Andover-Based Tech Company
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Walmart agreed to acquire Alert Innovation and will likely eliminate some of the 300 jobs the tech company brought when it moved to Andover in July.
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70 Years Of Helping Andover's Kids
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Andona, the all-volunteer, women-run, nonprofit best known for putting on Clown Town, is kicking off its 70th year of helping Andover kids.
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Scarecrow Festival Returns For 10th Year
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More than 100 scarecrows will hit the streets of downtown Andover beginning Oct. 15 for Andover Coalition for Education's 10th Annual Scarecrow Festival.
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Andover Artists Can Still Meet Deadline For Grants
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The Massachusetts Cultural Council gave the Andover Cultural Council $12,800 for this year's grants.
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This Week In Andover, Oct. 9-16
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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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Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day Town of Andover offices, state and federal offices, Andover Public Schools closed Memorial Hall Library closed Trash/recycling delayed one day this week (Monday on Tuesday, Tuesday on Wednesday, etc.) MBTA: Regular schedule
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Sports 10 am: Acton-Boxborough at AHS field hockey
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Monday trash/recycling pickup
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Sports 3:30 AHS girls swimming vs. Dracut at Greater Lawrence Tech 6:30 pm: AHS girls soccer at North Andover 6:30 pm: North Andover at AHS boys soccer
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Tuesday trash/recycling pickup
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Sports 3:15 pm: AHS golf vs. Billerica at Renaissance Golf Club 4 pm: AHS girls and boys cross country vs. Lowell at Shedd Park 5 pm: AHS field hockey at Dracut 5 pm: Tewksbury at AHS girls volleyball
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Wednesday trash/recycling pickup
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Sports 4 pm: Tewksbury at AHS girls soccer 6 pm: AHS boys soccer at Lowell 7 pm: Haverhill at AHS football
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Thursday trash/recycling pickup
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Sports 3:30 pm: AHS girls swimming vs. Billerica at Shawsheen Valley Tech 5:15 pm: AHS girls volleyball at Winchester 5:30 pm: AHS field hockey at Chelmsford
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Friday trash/recycling pickup
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Sports 1 pm: AHS boys soccer at Shrewsbury 4 pm: Beverly at AHS girls soccer
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Sports TBD: AHS girls swimming vs. multiple schools at MVC Diving (Haverhill High School)
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