TGIF, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Friday, Jan. 27, courtesy of Andover News.
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Above: Andover Fire Department's 1969 LF AeroChief Aerial Platform(Kenny Robishaw photo via Andover Ma Firefighters Local 1658/Facebook)
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A.M. Briefing
- Andover High School senior Emma Reilly was named both the Massachusetts and New England Field Hockey Player of the Year by Max Field Hockey on Tuesday. The midfielder scored 17 goals and 21 assists in leading the Warriors to their second straight state championship. Earlier this month, Reilly was named to Max Prep's 2nd All-American team.
- Worth a read: Do you know about Andover's participation (along with 700 other New England towns) in Boston Post Cane program, which "transferred" an ebony wood cane from Africa to the town's oldest man beginning in 1909? The Andover Center for History & Culture can fill you in its weekly History Buzz newsletter.
- Andover Elder Services is hosting a Mend-It Shop on Feb. 10 and Feb. 24 from 1-3 p.m. at the Robb Center. You can get clothes fixed for donations of $2 to $5.
- Yesterday's story on the latest developments in the Fusion Academy lawsuit against the Andover School Committee was updated at 4:15 p.m. Thursday to include comment from former Chair Shannon Scully.
- Compiled by Dave Copeland
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Today's Top Stories
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School Committee Broke Open Meeting Law: Lawsuit
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Fusion Academy presented evidence showing Andover Public Schools began working on a press release announcing the school committee had rejected its application a month before it took a vote.
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Thieves Hit Garages In Shawsheen Heights
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Among the items stolen from the garages and cars parked in them were a set of golf clubs, a champagne bottle and some loose change.
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Andover Police Log: Jan. 18-24
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Selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for Jan. 18-24, 2023.
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Happening today:
Sports 3:30 pm: AHS boys swimming at Chelmsford 7 pm: Methuen at AHS girls basketball
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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)
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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)
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Send us your news tips: Know about a person or group doing something interesting in Andover? An issue we should be covering? Have a press release for us to consider? Submit a news tip today!
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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