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.

ICYMI: This Week's Top Stories

Oil Thief Assaults Grassfields Owner: Police

Police arrested a Lawrence man last Wednesday who assaulted the owner of a popular Andover restaurant after he tried to capture video of two men stealing used cooking oil.

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Oil Thief Assaults Grassfields Owner: Police

Lawsuit Accuses Andover Nursing Home Of Wrongful Death

Lawsuit Accuses Andover Nursing Home Of Wrongful Death
A lawsuit filed is Essex Superior Thursday accuses nursing homes in Andover and Ayer, as well as their parent company, of negligence that resulted in the death of a 96-year-old woman.

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ICYMI: Government

How Much Debt Is Too Much For Andover Taxpayers?

Finance committee members raised concerns that debt for the new Andover High School project would be too big of an increase to tax bills for voters to stomach.

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How Much Debt Is Too Much For Andover Taxpayers?

ICYMI: Schools

School Committee, Teachers Begin Contract Negotiations

The 2022-23 school year has been marked with high-profile disputes between school boards and unions representing teachers in Massachusetts.

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Andover Students Going Above And Beyond

Andover Students Going Above And Beyond
Here's a rundown of noteworthy achievements by students in Andover.

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ICYMI: Sports

Andover's Reilly Is A Field Hockey All-American

The honor puts Andover's Emma Reilly among the 40 best high school field hockey players in the nation.

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Andover's Reilly Is A Field Hockey All-American

'Baller Move" Leads To E.J. Perry's First Taste Of Waffle House

'Baller Move" Leads To E.J. Perry's First Taste Of Waffle House
When former Andover High School quarterback E.J. Perry told his Jacksonville Jaguars teammates he had never eaten at Waffle House, quarterback Trevor Lawrence's wife went into action.

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ICYMI: Business

Asian Restaurant Opening In Former Park Street Pub Location: Restaurant News

Also: Smythe & Dove Closed, But For How Long?

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Asian Restaurant Opening In Former Park Street Pub Location: Restaurant News

ICYMI: Police/Fire

Police Log: Cars Broken Into, Audi Stolen

Police Log: Cars Broken Into, Audi Stolen
A death, a rash of car breakins and a customer upset about her new hairstyle were mong the calls Andover police responded to this week.

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This Week In Andover, Jan. 22-29

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

This Week’s Listings

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
Performing Arts
2 pm: Merrimack Valley Music Teachers Association Winter Concert
3 pm: Woodwind Quintet Concert

Talks
3 pm: Abenaki Past, Present, and Future: Our Inherited History

Sports
4:30 pm: AHS girls gymnastics vs. Dracut (Reading Gymnastics Academy)

MONDAY, JANUARY 23
Government
7:15 am: MVCC Annual Mayors and Town Managers Breakfast Forum
6 pm: Board of Health
6:30 pm: Rep. Seth Moulton’s Town Hall in Andover
7 pm: Select Board

At The Robb Center
1-3 pm: Fix-IT Shop

At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Meet-Up Monday
10:30 am: Morning Book Discussion Group
2 pm: Friends of MHL Membership Committee Meeting
3 pm: Teen Weekly Craft: DIY Fleece Pillow
4 pm: Girls Who Code Spring Semester Lottery
4:30 pm: Video Game Club

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
Government
7:30 am: MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board
8:15 am: South School Council
7:30 pm: Planning Board

At The Robb Center
8:30 am: Men's Breakfast
1:30 pm: Healthy Eating by Heart to Home Meals

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
11 am: Little Listeners
5:45 pm: Make-It Take-It
7:30 pm: Great Books Discussion Group

Sports
6:30 pm: North Andover at AHS girls basketball
6:30 pm: AHS boys basketball at North Andover

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
Government
9 am: Coffee With A Planner
9:30 am: Andover Public Schools Superintendent’s Office Hours
9:30 am: School Committee informal forum

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Toddler Tales
10:15 am: Wiggle Words
11 am: Little Listeners

Arts
1:45 pm: Phillips Academy Student Recital
2 pm: Addison Gallery Tour- Harry Benson: Four Stories

Virtual Events
6 pm: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- evening session
7 pm: James Herriot: Life of the World’s Most Famous Veterinarian
7 pm: How to be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Community

Sports
6:30 pm: AHS boys and girls indoor track vs. Merrimack Valley Conference (Reggie Lewis Center)
6:30 pm: Chelmsford at AHS wrestling
7:10 pm: AHS girls hockey vs. Haverhill (Breakaway Ice Center).

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
Government
8: 30 am: Preservation Commission (site visit)

At The Robb Center
6 pm: Accidentally on Purpose Improv Comedy Troupe

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group)
5 pm: Pokemon Club

Sports
6:30 pm: AHS boys basketball at Methuen
7:10 pm: AHS boys hockey vs. Shrewsbury (Brekaway Ice Center)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
At Memorial Hall Library
3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens

Sports
3:30 pm: AHS boys swimming at Chelmsford
7 pm: Methuen at AHS girls basketball

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
Outdoors
6:30 pm: All Things Glowing Night Hike at Ward Reservation

At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Saturday Stories
2 pm: Saturday Science

Sports
9 am: AHS wrestling at Duxbury
6 pm: AHS boys hockey at Bishop Fenwick
6:30 pm: AHS boys swimming vs. Lexington (Boston Sports Institue)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
Health & Wellness
3 pm: Mental Health Resources In Andover Health & Wellness Event

Performing Arts
2:30 pm: Sunday Concert- Peking and the Mystics

Sports
9:30 am: AHS boys and girls indoor track vs. TBA (Reggie Lewis Center)
4:30 pm: AHS girls gymnastics vs. North Andover (Reading Gymnastics Academy)

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