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

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

ICYMI: Elm Square

Elm Square Flagged 10 Times In 2022 Safety Survey

Elm Square was flagged 10 times, with nine of the responses including comments about the signal timing issues which likely played a factor in the death of five-year-old Sidney Olson.

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Elm Square Flagged 10 Times In 2022 Safety Survey

Andover Removes Parts Of Elm Square Memorial

Town Manager Andrew Flanagan said Thursday the decision came after he and Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe met with Sidney father, Eric Olson, to discuss "how to proceed with the memorial."

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Andover Removes Parts Of Elm Square Memorial

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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ICYMI: Business

Read May’s Restaurant Inspection Reports

Read May’s Restaurant Inspection Reports
The Andover Health Division regularly inspects restaurants and stores that serve and sell food.

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Why Shouts Of 'Fore!' Make West El Teachers Cringe

West Elementary School teachers have had cars damaged and windshields smashed by stray golf balls from Andover Country Club.

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close up photo of golf ball

Woman Sues Over Fall At Andover Caffe Nero

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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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ICYMI: Police/Fire

Andover Police Assist In K9 Search For Suspect

Andover police dispatched three cruisers to the scene after Massachusetts State Police found a stolen car parked on Belknap Drive off of South Main Street.

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Andover Police Assist In K9 Search For Suspect

This Week In Andover, June 11-18

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, JUNE 11
At Memorial Hall Library
1 pm: Board Games Club

MONDAY, JUNE 12
Government
1 pm: Climate Action Plan Update Meeting
3 pm: Andover High School: School Council
6 pm: Board of Health
7 pm: Select Board

At Memorial Hall Library
3 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Thumbprint Art
4 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Board Meeting
7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group

At the Robb Center
9 am: Ask The Lawyer
9 am: Sunrise Singers
9 am: Quilting Group
10 am: Nonfiction Book Club
1 pm: Matinee
1 pm: Ping-Pong
1 pm: Fix-it Shop
1:30 pm: Caregiver Support Group
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

TUESDAY, JUNE 13
Government
8:15 am: South School Council
5 pm: Commission on DEI
6:30 pm: Preservation Commission

At Memorial Hall Library
11 am: Pride Storytime
5 pm: Rainbow Happy Hour – Celebrate Pride

At the Robb Center
9 am: Comfort Critters
10 am: Tech Help
10 am: Rideshare
1 pm: Mah Jong
1 pm: Social Bridge
1:30 pm: 100 Years of Comedy
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
Government
7:50 am: Andover High School Building Committee
11 am: Merrimack Valley Workforce Board: Youth Committee
3 pm: ASC Negotiations Subcommittee (Unit B #9) – Exec Session
6:30 pm: Design Review Board
7 pm: Andover Cultural Council

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: Safe Tea Presentation
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

Virtual Events:
6 pm: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- evening session
7 pm: Critique Group
7 pm: A Celebration of Massachusetts Libraries

THURSDAY JUNE 15
Government
9 am: NEMMC District Board of Commissioners

Schools
10 am: Sanborn Elementary 5th Grade Celebration of Learning

Youth Services
6 pm: Talent Show

At Memorial Hall Library
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group)
5 pm: Pokemon Club
7 pm: Get the Dirt on Soil – Andover Pollinator Pathways Series

At the Robb Center
9 am: WOAG
10 m: DMC
10 am: Scale Modeling
10 am: Open Art
10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
2 pm: Ping-Pong
5 pm: Father’s Day BBQ
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

FRIDAY, JUNE 16
Last day of school: APS Early Release Day
  • 11:30 am: High School and Middle Schools
  • – 12:15 pm: Elementary Schools
Government
8 am: Permanent Town Building Advisory Committee

At Memorial Hall Library
3 pm: Pride Bracelets

Youth Services
3 pm: Open Mic Night & End of the Year Fiesta

At the Robb Center
8:30 am: French Group
9 am: Nature Walk
10 am: ACCC
1 pm: 45’s
1 pm: Social Bridge
2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

SATURDAY, JUNE 17
Community
9 am- 1pm: Andover Farmers Market Opening Day
1-5:30 pm: Diverse Voices: Building Community Through The Arts and Conversation

SUNDAY, JUNE 18
At Memorial Hall Library
1 pm: Board Games Club

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