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Rabbit, rabbit, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Wednesday, March 1, courtesy of Andover News.
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A.M. Briefing
2 Things To Know Today:
- U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton's rescheduled town hall meeting in Andover will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Old Town Hall. Doors open at 5:30.
- The company that wants to build a drug treatment center on Haverhill Street is on the Zoning Board of Appeals agenda for its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. There are pending lawsuits in Massachusetts Land Court and Essex Superior Court involving Medico 140 LLC and the ZBA. Read previous coverage on the controversial project.
Sports
Preliminary rounds of the MIAA winter sports tournaments are underway, and three Andover High School teams now know who they will play first in their quest for a state title:
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- In boys basketball, 25th seed Springfield Central (12-8) beat Marshfield 56-48 Tuesday and will play the 8th seeded Warriors (13-7) at Dunn Gym at 6:30 Thursday in the Division I tournament.
- AHS boys' hockey (11-5-4, 21st seed) travels to Franklin (16-5) tonight for an 8 p.m. tilt in the D1 tournament. Franklin is seeded 12th.
- Third seeded AHS girls' hockey (14-3-2) also begins its postseason run tonight in the D2 tournament. The Warriors host Wellesley (30th seed, 9-7-2) tonight at 7:10 p.m. at Breakaway Ice Center in Tewksbury.
- The top seeded AHS girls' basketball team (21-0) is still waiting for its opponent in the D1 tournament. They'll host the winner of tonight's game between Acton-Boxborough (14-8) and King Phillip Regional (11-9) on a date to be determined.
In other sports news, Gabriella Bresnick, Sophia Hutchins and Amanda Kim were named to the 2022-23 Merrimack Valley All Conference Gymnastics team.
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Weather: The Big Thaw
Mostly cloudy today with a high of 44. Rain and snow showers tonight with a low of 33. Rain continues tomorrow morning, with a high of 48. Looking ahead, there is poetntial for another winter storm beginning Friday afternoon and continuing into Saturday.
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- Compiled by Dave Copeland
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Today's Top Stories
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Andover Considers Columbus Day Name Change
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More than two dozen Massachusetts towns have already changed the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day, and Massachusetts lawmakers are considering legislation changing the name of the holiday statewide.
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Mary Kay Poe, Longtime Shawsheen Elementary Staff Member
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Mary Kay Poe "was a beloved figure in the Andover Public School system, where she made a lasting impact on both faculty and staff, as well as parents and students."
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Merrimack Valley Ferry Service Takes Shape
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Merrimack Valley Transit received a $4.2 million federal grant to develop a seasonal, commuter ferry service between key points along the Merrimack River.
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Happening today:
At the Robb Center
9:30 am: Morning Crafting
9:30 am: Parler/ Discute
10:30 am: Write Stuff Stufed
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
(See the Robb Center's March Newsletter for more information)
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Sports
7:10 pm: Wellesley at AHS girls' hockey (Breakaway Ice Center)
8 pm: AHS boys hockey at Franklin
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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 pm: LGBTQ+ Social
(See the Robb Center’s March Newsletter for more information)
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6:30 pm: Springfield Central at AHS boys' basketball
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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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