A.M. Briefing

1. Monday is the deadline for candidates to return nomination papers to the Town Clerk's office if they want to be on the ballot for the March 23 town election. You can find a complete election calendar at the bottom of this story.
2. There are two late additions to this week's calendar:
   • St. Augustine Church will hold a mass at 5 p.m. on Friday to celebrate Father Art Johnson's 60 years as a priest.
   • At 3 p.m. on Sunday, the Andover Choral Society will perform "Ein Deutsches Requiem" at West Middle School.
   • Also on Sunday, Duo Amie, a cello/piano pairing, will perform an hour-long concert inspired by fairy tales at 4 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church.
3. The Town of Andover launched the "Bartlet Street Dispatch" Monday, a weekly newsletter about what's happening around Town Office (sign up).
4. I'm offering a 10 percent discount on new, one-year and family plan subscriptions through Friday. Enter the code WINTER at check-out to get 10% off the regular annual subscription price. Offer expires Saturday, Feb. 4.

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