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.

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ICYMI: This Week's Top Stories

Andover Select Board Approves 5.9 Property Tax Hike For Homeowners

The rates, which were unanimously approved, raise the average homeowner's tax bill 5.9 from $11,075 last year, and are above Andover's10-year average residential property tax increase of 3.6 percent.

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Andover Select Board Approves 5.9 Property Tax Hike For Homeowners

ICYMI: Local Government

Elm Street Changes Target Pedestrian Safety: Select Board Notebook

Also: Capital budget approved | Dog license update | Food insecurity in Andover | Meeting video and packet

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Elm Street Changes Target Pedestrian Safety: Select Board Notebook

ICYMI: Schools

Building Committee Won't Rush Vote On New High School: Chair

For a second straight meeting, the AHS building committee skipped over an item on the agenda calling for a discussion of the preliminary budget for the new school.

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Building Committee Won't Rush Vote On New High School: Chair

Draft $99.6M Budget For Andover Schools Includes Big Special Education Increases

Andover Public Schools estimates class size for students in grades 1-5 will grow in the 2022-23 school year to an average of 20.1 students per class from 19.2 students per class this year.

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Draft $99.6M Budget For Andover Schools Includes Big Special Education Increases

ICYMI: Holidays

Andover-Area Restaurants Open On Christmas 2022

If you don’t feel like cooking this Christmas, you have options in the Andover area.

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Andover-Area Restaurants Open On Christmas 2022

Christmas 2022: What's Open, Closed In Andover

Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, meaning the holiday will be observed on Monday, Dec. 26. Here's what's open and closed on the holiday.

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Christmas 2022: What's Open, Closed In Andover

ICYMI: Around Town

Memorial Hall Library's Most Popular Books In 2022

"We love to provide this list," said Clare Curran-Ball, the library's assistant director of technical services and collection development.

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Memorial Hall Library's Most Popular Books In 2022

Andover Woman's Musical Addressing Mental Health Heads Into Production

Andover Woman's Musical Addressing Mental Health Heads Into Production
Lauren Dooley Sprague of Andover began work on "Parts of Me" in 2016 and finished the script and score with her writing partner Amy Gilvary during the pandemic.

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Your News On Andover News

As a service to readers, Andover News will publish obituaries as well as engagement, wedding and birth announcements free of charge for Andover residents.

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Your News On Andover News

This Week In Andover, Dec. 18-25

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, DECEMBER 18
At Memorial Hall Library
1 pm: Board Games Club

Performing Arts
2:30 pm: Sunday Concert- Peking and the Mystics at Memorial Hall Library

Sports
1 pm: AHS boys and girls track at Merrimack Valley Conference Invitational (New Balance Track)
3:30 pm: AHS girls gymnastics vs. Methuen at Reading Gymnastics Academy

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19
Government
6 pm: Andover TV: Andover Community Access & Media

At Memorial Hall Library
10:30 am: Morning Book Discussion Group
3 pm: Teen Weekly Craft: Scratch Art
6 pm: Fiber Arts Club
7:30 pm: Great Books Discussion Group

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20
Government
7:50 am: Andover High School Building Committee
9 am: MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board: Planning/Career Center Committee
7 pm: Conservation Commission

Sports
6:30 pm: AHS girls basketball at North Andover
6:30 pm: North Andover at AHS boys basketball

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21
Government
8 am: Audit Committee
1 pm: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Public Hearing
6 pm: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Public Hearing
7 pm: West Elementary SBC Meeting

Virtual Events
9:30 am: MA Library Collaborative 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
3 pm: Virtual Death Cafe on Zoom

Sports
6 pm: AHS boys hockey at Hingham
6 pm: AHS wrestling at Lawrence
6:30 pm: AHS boys and girls indoor track vs. Central Catholic (Reggie Lewis Center)
7 pm: AHS girls gymnastics at Haverholl
7:10 pm: AHS girls hockey vs. Westford Academy (Breakaway Ice Center)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
Holidays/Seasonal
5:30 pm: Andover Menorah Lighting

At Memorial Hall Library
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group)
5 pm: Pokemon Club

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
At Memorial Hall Library
3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens

Sports
7 pm: Newton South at AHS girls basketball

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 (CHRISTMAS EVE)
Memorial Hall Library closed.
Check out our list of what’s open and closed in Andover on Christmas for additional Christmas Eve closures and adjusted hours

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
Merry Christmas! Here’s what’s open and closed in Andover on the holiday.

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