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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: Top Story
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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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Select Board Chair: Cut Taxes With Unexpected State Aid
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Andover Select Board Chair Alex Vispoli wants the town to use a potential 13 percent increase in state aid to offset the 5.9 percent tax increase the select board approved in December. Town Manager Andrew Flanagan revealed the unexpected state aid -- which still needs to go through the budget process and get final approval for the state legislature -- when …
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Survey Raises Inclusion Concerns: Select Board Notebook
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Catch up on everything that happened at Monday's Andover Select Board meeting.
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Late AHS Decision May Mean Late To Class
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Andover High School students and staff will go back to pre-COVID rules for passing times before classes -- a change that should have been implemented at the start of the 2022-23 school year.
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AHS Community Member Diagnosed With Tuberculosis
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Andover High School families can attend virtual information sessions with DPH, Andover Health and APS nursing on Thursday at 6 p.m. or Monday at 10 a.m
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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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Andover Police Look For Suspect In Pfizer Bomb Threat
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The hoax threat in Andover was the latest in a string of 'swatting' pranks in Massachusetts.
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Andover Police Log, Feb. 22-28
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Andover police were busy again this week, with a bomb threat and calls about a customer threatening employees and a stolen vehicle that was actually repossessed.
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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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This Week In Andover, March 5-12
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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.
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This Week’s Listings
Note: Schedules for AHS winter sports teams playing in post-season tournaments were not available at time of publication.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 5
No listings.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10
Andover Public Schools early release day: High school, middle schools dismissed at 11:30 a.m., elementary schools dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
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