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

School Committee Broke Open Meeting Law: Lawsuit

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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School Committee Broke Open Meeting Law: Lawsuit

ICYMI: Government

Andover Residency Requirement Heads To Town Meeting

The residency requirement dates to the adoption of the town charter in the 1950s and requires anyone hired as town manager to live in Andover.

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Andover Residency Requirement Heads To Town Meeting

ICYMI: Schools

Countdown For New High School Begins

Barring setbacks or delays, a special town meeting would be asked to approve an override to borrow money for a new Andover High School next January, with site work beginning shortly after final approval.

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Countdown For New High School Begins

School Committee Limits Public Comment Period

School Committee Limits Public Comment Period
The Andover School Committee will cap the public input period at the start of each meeting, adding more time at the end if needed.

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ICYMI: Police/Fire

Thieves Hit Garages In Shawsheen Heights

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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Thieves Hit Garages In Shawsheen Heights

Andover Police Log: Jan. 18-24

Andover Police Log: Jan. 18-24
Selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for Jan. 18-24, 2023.

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This Week In Andover, Jan. 29-Feb. 5

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 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 tracj at MSTCA Coaches Invitational (Reggie Lewis Center)
3 pm: Newton South at AHS girls basketball
4:30 pm: AHS girls gymnastics vs. North Andover (Reading Gymnastics Academy)

MONDAY, JANUARY 30
Government
4 pm: Andover School Committee Executive Session

At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Meet-Up Monday
3 pm: Teen Weekly Craft: DIY Fleece Pillow
4:30 pm: Make A Zine
7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group
7 pm: Voices of Library Teens

At the Robb Center
9 am: Quilting Group
9 am: Sunrise Singers
1 pm: Monday Matinee
1 pm: Short Stories
2 pm: Ping Pong
12 pm: Congregate Lunch

Virtual Events
7 pm: Gardening With Native Plants: Why and How

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
Government
3 pm: Andover School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee Executive Session

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
11 am: Little Listeners
1-9 pm: Friends’ Winter Book Sale Setup
5:45 pm: Make-It Take-It
7:30 pm: Great Books Discussion Group

At the Robb Center
9 am: Comfort Critters
12 pm: Congregate Lunch
1 pm: Mah Jong
1 pm: Social Bridge

Virtual Events
7 pm: Chaco & Aztec: The Center of the World

Sports
6:30 pm: AHS girls basketball at Tewksbury
6:30 pm: Tewksbury at AHS boys basketball
7:10 pm: AHS girls hockey vs. Methuen (Breakaway Ice Center)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Government
3:30 pm: Andover School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee Executive Session
4:30 pm: Deadline to submit 2023 property tax abatement application
6 pm: Andover Master Plan Forum (Zoom)
7 pm: BallardVale Historic District Commission

Schools
Winter Walk/Bike/Roll to School Day
Registration for Andover Public Schools kindergarten opens

At Memorial Hall Library
9 am-4 pm: Friends’ Winter Book Sale Setup
9: 30 am: Toddler Tales
10:15 am: Wiggle Words
11 am: Little Listeners
5:30-8:30 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Book Sale (Preview Night)
7 pm: Nonfiction Book Group

At the Robb Center
9:30 am: Morning Crafting Group
9:30 am: French Discussion Group
10:30 am: The Write Stuff
12 pm: Congregate Lunch
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
6 pm: LGBTQ+ Social

Talks
1:30 pm: China: Return to New Places by Jack Holmes

Virtual Events
9:30 am: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

Sports
6:30 pm: Central Catholic at AHS wrestling

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Government
6:30 pm: Zoning Board of Appeals

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
1-4:30 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Book Sale
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (HS group)
5 pm: Pokemon Club

At Andover Youth Services:
3:30 pm: Music Makers Studio

At the Robb Center
10 am: Scale Modeling Club
10 am: Open Art Studio
10 am: Meditation with Chip on Zoom
10 am: Dull Men’s Club
12 pm: Congregate Lunch
1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
2 pm: Ping Pong

Sports
4 pm: AHS boys indoor track vs. TBA (Reggie Lewis Center)
4:30 pm: AHS girls Indoor Track at Merrimack Valley Conference meet (Reggie Lewis Center)
5 pm: AHS boys swimming at Merrimack Valley Championships (Haverhill)
7:10 pm: AHS boys hockey vs. Westford Academy (Breakaway Ice Center)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Government
10 pm: Office Hours with State Rep. Tram Nguyen

At Memorial Hall Library
9-4:30 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Book Sale
10 am: Movers & Shakers

At the Robb Center
8 am-8pm: Fitness Center Open
8:30 am: French Conversation Group
9 am: Nature Walk
10 am: English Listening Skills for Chinese Speakers
12 pm: Congregate Lunch
1 pm: 45’s Card Game
1 pm: Social Bridge
4-8 pm: Ping Pong
4 pm: Yoga for Older Guys and Girls

Sports
7 pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls basketball
7 pm: AHS boys basketball at Central Catholic

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Holidays/Seasonal
7 pm: Lunar New Year Celebration

At Memorial Hall Library
9-4:30 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Book Sale
10 am: Saturday Stories
3:30 pm: Sensory Saturday

Sports
9 am: AHS wrestling at Haverhill
5:20 pm: AHS boys hockey vs. Central Catholic (Breakaway Ice Center)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
At Memorial Hall Library
1-4 pm: Friends’ Winter Book Sale Bag Sale Day

Sports
5 pm: AHS girls gymnastics vs. Lowell (Shriners Auditorium)

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