Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Thursday, April 27, courtesy of Andover News.
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Today's Top Story
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Safety Concerns Prevent Text Reminders About Town Meeting
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The discussion came after former Selectman Dan Kowolski said he was disappointed in the Anodver's efforts to promote Monday's Annual Town Meeting
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A.M. Briefing
Three Things To Know Today
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- Andover Bookstore will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday with a poetry reading at 3 p.m. by Heather Corbally Bryant, a Pushcart-nominated poet and senior lecturer at Wellesley College. The store is offering 20% off all purchases throughout the day and a chance to enter a raffle for a $100 gift card.
- The MBTA will be doing repair work between midnight and 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the crossing at Andover and Tewksbury Streets. There will also be pre-site work on Friday. Andover police are asking people to seek alternate routes.
- I'm trying to get permission to live-Tweet this afternoon's hearing in Lawrence Superior Court, where a judge will hear an Andover's man's request for an emergency injunction to change the date of Annual Town Meeting. Follow @AndoverMaNews and/or the #AndoverMA hashtag on Twitter beginning around 2:30.
Mac Gobiel had three goals and an assist in AHS boys' lacrosse's 12-8 win over Pinkerton, NH Tuesday....AHS girls' tennis improved to 6-0 with a 4-1 win at Newton South. The Warriors are ranked 10th in the state.
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Weather: Another Rainy Weekend
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Cloudy, high of 58, slight chance for a shower. A few clouds tonight, low of 39. The weekend forecast is looking wet, with rain likely on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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- Compiled by Dave Copeland
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More local coverage on Andover News:
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Andover Police Log, April 19-25
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Among the calls that kept Andover police busy in recent weeks, according to the police log: An overloaded trash truck spilling its contents, an issue with a caller's "soon to be ex-wife," as well as a "highly intoxicated...acting inappropriately," and a equest for a well-being check of student employee who posted a "concerning comment" online.
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Andover EMS Bike Team Will Improve Response Time During Big Events
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Andover Fire Rescue new EMS Bike Team will make its debut on Memorial Day.
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Andover Neighbor Set To Add Cannabis Dispensaries
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Andover Town Meeting adopted a permanent ban of marijuana establishments in 2018.
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Happening today:
At the Robb Center 9 am: Town Meeting Info Session 10 am: Scale Modeling 10 am: Open Art 10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic 1 pm: Duplicate Bridge 1:30 pm: Book Club 4:30 pm: Volunteer Appreciation (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
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At the Robb Center 8:30 am: French Group 9 am: Refuse To Be A Victim 9:30 am: ESL Class 1 pm: Mend-It Shop 1 pm: 45’s 1 pm: Social Bridge 1:30 pm: Syrian Refugee 2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
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Sports 4 pm: Methuen at AHS tennis 4:30 pm: AHS girls’ lacrosse at Haverhill 4:30 pm: AHS girls’ tennis at Methuen 5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Haverhill 6:30 pm: Haverhill at AHS boys’ lacrosse
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Send us your news tips: Know about a person or group doing something interesting in Andover? An issue we should be covering? Have a press release for us to consider? Submit a news tip today!
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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