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: Tragedy In Andover

Report: Slain Andover Mom Was 'Angelic As They Come'

The father of the Andover woman whose husband shot and killed her and their 12-year-old son before killing himself early Thursday morning said he and other family members had rarely seen her or her family since the coronavirus pandemic.

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Report: Slain Andover Mom Was 'Angelic As They Come'

'Just kill me now' Heard On 911 Call From Andover Home

'Just kill me now' Heard On 911 Call From Andover Home
Dispatchers made several calls to the $2 million Andover home after the 911 call from inside the house was disconnected, but were unsuccessful.

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12-Year-Old Killed In Andover Murder-Suicide Was A 'Gentle Soul'

A 56-year-old man shot and killed his 55-year-old wife and 12-year-old son before taking his own life at a home in Andover.

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12-Year-Old Killed In Andover Murder-Suicide Was A 'Gentle Soul'

ICYMI: Government

Ballot Set For Andover Election

Tuesday's deadline for candidates to submit nomination papers to the town clerk's office to appear on the ballot for the Andover Town Election brought no last-minute surprises.

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Ballot Set For Andover Election

Building Committee To Narrow AHS Choices To Two

After the committee chooses between two plans for new construction, it will have one preliminary plan for a renovation of the existing school and one for a new Andover High School.

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Building Committee To Narrow AHS Choices To Two

ICYMI: Schools

School Committee Policy Has Strict Rules On Email Communication

Lawyers for Fusion Academy and the Andover School Committee's have different interpretations of the state open meeting law.

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School Committee Policy Has Strict Rules On Email Communication

ICYMI: Business

Downtown Restaurant Closed For Good

The owner's of LaFina, another high-end Andover restaurant, have reportedly taken over the space and plan to convert it into a sports bar that would open sometime in mid-2023.

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Downtown Restaurant Closed For Good

ICYMI: Police and Fire

Catalytic Converter Thieves Hit Andover

Reports of catalytic converters in the U.S. have jumped 1,125 percent since 2019.

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Cold Snap Kept Andover Fire Busy

The union which represents Andover firefighters noted the department has not had a staffing increase in decades.

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Cold Snap Kept Andover Fire Busy

Andover Police Log, Feb. 1-7

Check out the calls that kept Andover police busy this week.

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Andover Police Log, Feb. 1-7

ICYMI: Around Town

Free Tax Prep For Andover Residents, By Andover Residents

While the program targets seniors and low-income earned, the group does not impose tax limits but avoids doing complex tax returns.

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Free Tax Prep For Andover Residents, By Andover Residents

This Week In Andover, Feb. 12-19

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

Here’s the Andover News weekly rundown of government meetings, events and activities happening in Andover. Send us details of your event for inclusion in the Andover News Calendar.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
At Memorial Hall Library
1 pm: Board Games Club

Sports
6:45 pm: AHS boys’ swimming at MIAA Divisional Sectionals

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Government
1pm: Andover School Committee Executive Session
6 pm: Board of Health
7 pm: Select Board

At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Meet-Up Monday
10 am: Introduction to the Makerspace
3 pm: Teen Weekly Craft: Mini Jigsaw Puzzles
4:30 pm: Mystery Monday
7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group

At the Robb Center
9 am: Sunrise Singers
9 am: Ask the Lawyer
9 am: Quilting Group
10 am: Non-Fiction Book Club
1 pm: Matinée
1 pm: Fix-it Shop
2 pm: Ping-Pong
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Virtual Events
7 pm: Native Shrubs of New England

Sports
3:30 pm: AHS girls’ skiing vs. multiple schools at Bradford Ski Hill.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Government
9 am: ZBA Site Visit
6:30 pm: Preservation Commission
7:30 pm: Planning Board

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
11 am: Little Listeners
3 pm: Teen Valentine’s Day: Chocolate Taste Test
5:45 pm: Make-It Take-It
6 pm: Introduction to the Makerspace
7 pm: Fish On! Andover with Steve Gallant – North Shore Surfcasting Strategies for 2023

At the Robb Center
9 am Comfort Critters
10 am: Tech Help
1 pm: Mah Jongg
1 pm: Social Bridge
1 pm: Choosing Senior Housing
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Virtual Events
9:30 am: Virtual Dementia Dialogues

Sports
3:30 pm: AHS boys’ skiing vs. multiple schools at Bradford Ski Hill
6:30 pm: AHS girls’ basketball at Chelmsford
6:30 pm: Lowell at AHS boys’ basketball

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Government
3 pm: Andover School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee Executive Session

At Memorial Hall Library
9: 30 am: Toddler Tales
10:15 am: Wiggle Words
11 am: Little Listeners
1 pm: Computer Users: What to Look for in a Smartphone
2 pm: Pebble Art
2 pm: Introduction to the Makerspace
7 pm: Jumpstart Your Family History Research

At the Robb Center
9:30 am: Morning Crafting
9:30 am: Parler
10:30 am: Write Stuff
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
1:30 pm: Nutrition Concerns
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Virtual Events
9:30 am: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- morning session
7 pm: Good Grief: Three Writers On Loss, Love, And Life

Sports
TBD AHS boys’ and girls’ skiing vs. TBA at Bradford Ski Hill
7:10 pm: St. Johns at AHS boys’ hockey (Breakaway Ice Center)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Government
3:30 pm: Andover School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee Executive Session
At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (HS group)
4 pm: Introduction to the Makerspace
5 pm: Pokemon Club

At the Robb Center
10 am: DMC
10 am: Scale Modeling
10 am: Open Art
10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
2 pm: Ping-Pong
6:30 pm: Valentine’s Concert
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Performing Arts
6:30 pm: Andover High School Strings Group Valentine’s Day Concert

Sports
6:30 pm: Billerica at AHS girls’ basketball

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Government
Registration for Andover Public Schools kindergarten closes

Things To Do
6 pm: AYS Sweet As Candy Middle School Dance

At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Movers & Shakers
3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens and Tweens

At the Robb Center
8:30 am: French Group
9:30 am: ESL Class
1 pm: 45’s
1 pm: Social Bridge
1-3 pm: Mend-It Shop
2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Sports
4:30 pm: AHS boys’ and girls’ indoor track vs. TBA (Reggie Lewis Center)
7:10 pm: Masconomet at AHS boys’ hockey (Breakaway Ice Center)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Saturday Stories
2 pm: STEAM Lab

Sports
TBD: AHS girls’ basketball vs. TBA
TBD: AHS boys’ swimming at MIAA All-State Meet
3:55 pm: Longmeadow at AHS girls’ hockey (Breakaway Ice Center)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Outdoors
10 am-2 pm: Andover Winter Fest

Sports
TBD: AHS girls’ basketball vs. TBA
5 pm: AHS boys’ hockey at Marblehead
6:20 pm: Reading at AHS girls’ hockey (Breakaway Ice Center)

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