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: Top Story

Read Andover Restaurant Inspection Reports For March

See what the Health Division found when they visited Chateau, Perfecto's, Ultimate Perk, and other popular Andover restaurants last month.

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Read Andover Restaurant Inspection Reports For March

ICYMI: Government

Opinion: Town Loses On AYS Ethics Ruling

Andover resident Steve Walther weighs in on the latest turn in the Andover Youth Services saga.

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Opinion: Town Loses On AYS Ethics Ruling

Public Boat Ramp On Merrimack Moves Ahead

Public Boat Ramp On Merrimack Moves Ahead
The Andover Conservation Commission approved a plan to create a boat ramp, seasonal docks and parking on the river on a town-owned parcel off of River Road.

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ICYMI: 2023 Town Meeting

Town Meeting: Reviewing The Operating Budget

Andover's Annual Town Meeting begins on May 1 and will continue on subsequent nights until all 41 articles on the 2023 warrant have been addressed. Andover News will publish explainers on key articles between now and the end of April.

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Andover Town Meeting 2023: Reviewing Article 4 (Operating Budget)

ICYMI: Schools

Committee Recommends Building New AHS

The committee's recommendation to the Andover Select Board and School Committee favors new construction over renovating the existing school and Collins Center.
Committee Recommends Building New AHS

ICYMI: Police and Fire

Andover Police Log, March 29-April 4

Suspected prostitution, kids shooting fireworks at geese, and a driver who drove off the road after spilling coffee on themselves were among the calls Andover police responded to this week.

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Andover Police Log, March 29-April 4

ICYMI: Around Town

Meet The Andover Residents Running The 2023 Boston Marathon

More than 40 Andover residents ranging in age from 19 to 69 are registered to run the 127th B.A.A. Boston Marathon on April 17.

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Meet The Andover Residents Running The 2023 Boston Marathon

Meet The New Robb Center Chef: Snapshot

Meet The New Robb Center Chef: Snapshot
Snapshot is a new Andover News feature where we profile people doing interesting things in town with a short Q&A interview.

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This Week In Andover, April 9-16

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, APRIL 9 – Easter
Memorial Hall Library closed for holiday.

MONDAY, APRIL 10
Government
5 pm: Town Seal Review Committee
6 pm: Board of Health
6:30 pm: Shawsheen River Master Plan

At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Meet-Up Monday
3 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Magnetic Poetry
5 pm: Create & Chill
7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group
7 pm: Interactive Climate Forum

At the Robb Center
9 am: Ask the Lawyer
9 am: Sunrise Singers
9 am: Quilting Group
10 am: Nonfiction Book Group
12:30 pm: Library Express
1 pm: Fix-It Shop
1 pm: Matinee
2 pm: Ping-Pong
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Virtual Events
7 pm: ABCs of Immigration

Sports
4 pm: Shrewsbury at AHS baseball
4 pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls’ tennis
4:30 pm: AHS softball at Shrewsbury
5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Central Catholic

TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Government
6:30 pm: Preservation Commission
7:30 pm: Planning Board

Outdoors
6 pm: Andover Village Improvement Society (AVIS) Annual Meeting and Dinner

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
11 am: Little Listeners
7 pm: 6 Tips for Better Smartphone Photos

At the Robb Center
9 am: Comfort Critters
10 am: Tech Help
12 pm: Car fit
1 pm: Mah Jongg
1 pm: Social Bridge
2 pm: Light House presentation
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Talks
7 pm: Going Vegan or Vegetarian: Diet Choices to Help the Planet

Virtual Events
9:30 am: Virtual Dementia Dialogues

Sports
6:30 pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls’ lacrosse
6:30 pm: AHS boys’ lacrosse at Central Catholic

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
Government
11 am: MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board: Youth Committee
3 pm: Andover School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee Executive Session
4 pm: Library Board of Trustees
6:30 pm: Old Town Hall Community Conversation
6:30 pm: Design Review Board
7 pm: Select Board

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Toddler Tales
10:15 am: Wiggle Words
11 am: Little Listeners
4:30 pm: Video Game Club
7 pm: Going Zero Waste As a Family with Sarah Robertson-Barnes

At the Robb Center
9 am: Mobile Food Pantry
9:30 am: Morning Crafting
9:30 am: Parler/Discute
10:30 am: Write Stuff
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
1:30 pm: Vinegar Class
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Virtual Events
3 pm: Virtual Death Cafe
6 pm: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- evening session
7 pm: Critique Group

Youth Services
3:30 pm: Community Service Club – Community Giving Tree

Sports
4 pm: Haverhill @ AHS baseball
4 pm: Dracut at AHS softball
4 pm: Chelmsford at AHS girls’ tennis
4 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys tennis
4 pm: AHS girls’ and boys’ track at Methuen
5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Lowell

THURSDAY, APRIL 13
Government
10:30 am: Andover Council on Aging Program Committee
12:45 pm: Andover School Commitee Negotiations Subcommittee Executive Session
7 pm: Andover High School Community Forum

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Discover Your Past Genealogy Club
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
5 pm: Pokemon Club
7 pm: Writers Group

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

Virtual Events
7 pm: Courageous Conversations: Immigrant Panel Discussion

Sports
4 pm: AHS boys’ tennis at Wellesley
4:30 pm: Dracut at Andover (Unified Track: Varsity Meet)

FRIDAY, APRIL 14
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
10 am: Photography Club
1 pm: Mend-It Shop
1 pm: 45’s
1 pm: Social Bridge
2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Sports
4 pm: Haverhill at AHS boys’ tennis
4:30 pm: AHS baseball at Methuen
4:30 pm: AHS softball at Methuen
5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Lawrence
6:30 pm: North Andover at AHS girls’ lacrosse
6:30 pm: AHS boys’ lacrosse at North Andover

SATURDAY, APRIL 15
At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Saturday Stories
2 pm: STEAM Lab

Sports
9 am: AHS girls’ track at Varsity Invitational (Haverhill)
4 pm: AHS boys’ track at Varsity Invitational (Haverhill)

SUNDAY, APRIL 16
No listings.

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