Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Saturday, Feb. 4, courtesy of Andover News.
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Above: Structural steel rises at the West Elementary & Shawsheen Preschool Building Project. (Photo: Town of Andover/Facebook).

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Sports: AHS boys' hockey beat Westford 4-3 on Thursday...In indoor track, the AHS' boys fell 70-30 to North Andover, while the girls ran past Lowell, 57.5-42.5...AHS boys swimming placed fourth in Thursday's Merrimack Valley Conference Championships, which was won by Chelmsford (compiled from Boston Globe sports, AHS Athletic Department and other media reports).

Weather: The worst of the cold is over as winds die down, but you should still use caution when you head outside today: the high will only reach 17 under mostly sunny skies. The day will start with "real feel" temperatures of -28. The real feel temp will not break out of the mid-single digits on Saturday.

We're in for a thaw tomorrow, with a high of 47. Look for clouds in the morning and sun later in the day. Partly cloudy on Monday with a high of 45. Check here for the latest Andover forecast.

- Compiled by Dave Copeland

Today's Top Stories

Andover Town Manager Proposes $234.8M Budget

The budget is going up 3.6%, while the average Andover single-family tax bill will go up 5.7%.

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Andover Town Manager Proposes $234.8M Budget

Andover Cultural Council Awards $12,600 In Grants

The grants total $12,600 and will fund events being held in Andover during 2023.

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Andover Cultural Council Awards $12,600 In Grants

Downtown Business Closes - For Now

A specialty food store born in the heart of the coronavirus pandemic in downtown Andover has closed, but hopes to reopen in a new location.

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Downtown Business Closes - For Now

Happening today:

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)

Happening tomorrow:
At Memorial Hall Library
1-4 pm: Friends’ Winter Book Sale Bag Sale Day

Performing Arts
3 pm: Andover Choral Society concert at West Middle School
4 pm: Duo Amie concert at Faith Luther Church

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

Happening Monday:
Government
7 pm: Andover High School Building Committee Community Forum


At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Meet-Up Monday
10 am: Introduction to the Makerspace
3 pm: Teen Weekly Craft: Make a Valentine
4 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Board Meeting
4:30 pm: Legomania
7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group
7 pm: Voices of Library Teens

At the Robb Center
9:00 Sunrise Singers
9:00 Quilting Group
1:00 Matinee
2:00 Ping-Pong
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Virtual Events
7 pm: History of America's Kitchens on Zoom
7 pm: The Challenges of Being a Debut Author on Zoom

Sports
3:30 pm: AHS girls’ skiing vs. North Andover at Bradford Ski Hill

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