Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Thursday, June 8, courtesy of Andover News.

Today's Top Story

Woman Sues Over Fall At Andover Caffe Nero

The complaint says the store filed to keep the exit free of defects or warn her of unsafe conditions, including the lack of a railing on the stairway.

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A.M. Briefing

Two Things To Know Today:
  1. Andover Public Schools is asking community members to take its safety survey.
  2. Departments on the third floor of Town Offices -- including Town Manager, legal, DEI, finance, purchasing, accounting, human resources and sustainability ---have been temporarily relocated while a sprinkler system is installed (more info).
Weather
Cloudy, occasional rain in the afternoon. High of 63. Chance of rain tonight, low of 49.
Check the latest Andover forecast.

Sports
  • Lexington eliminated AHS boys' tennis 5-0 in the second round of the MIAA Division I Tournament on Tuesday.
Results compiled from Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media reports.

- Compiled by Dave Copeland

More local coverage on Andover News:

Huntress: Town Can't Afford New AHS Options

Select board member Christian Huntress said the current proposal to build a new Andover High School is "too expensive" for taxpayers.

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Huntress: Town Can't Afford New AHS Options

Victim's Father: 'Commit To Zero Fatalities'

Victim's Father: 'Commit To Zero Fatalities'
Sidney Olson's parents want Andover to immediately change the layout of the stop line where the truck driver came to a stop before proceeding with a right turn to allow for visibility.

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Happening today:



    Government
    7 pm: Elm Square Traffic Study Community Forum

    Arts
    10 am-6 pm: Andover Art Walk

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Discover Your Past Genealogy Club
    3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (HS group)
    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
    6 pm: LGBTQ+ Social
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Virtual Events
    7 pm: Discovering American Drag

    Happening tomorrow:
    Arts
    10 am-6 pm: Andover Art Walk

    At Memorial Hall Library
    10 am: START Intergenerational Project
    3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens and Tweens

    At the Robb Center
    8:30 am: French Group
    9 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
    9 am-12 pm: Special Olympics (rain date: June 13)

    Happening Saturday:
    Things To Do
    5:30 pm: Andover Firefighters Show N’ Shine

    Sports
    10 am: AHS girls’ and boys’ track at New England Championships
    (see AHS Athletic for schedule changes, locations and more info)

    Happening Sunday:
    At Memorial Hall Library
    1 pm: Board Games Club

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