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

Neighbors vs. Nonprofit On Affordable House

Alex Vispoli was the lone select board member to side with Mary Lou Lane residents who want to stop a house from being built on an undersized lot.

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Neighbors vs. Nonprofit On Affordable House

ICYMI: Government/Schools

AHS Building Committee Eyes September For Special Town Meeting

AHS Building Committee Eyes September For Special Town Meeting
The building committee is using its meetings this summer to look for ways to cut the preliminary, $480.9 million price tag for a new Andover High School.

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ICYMI: Business

Read June’s Restaurant Inspection Reports

The Andover Health Division kept busy inspectng food trucks and other establishments in June.

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Read June’s Restaurant Inspection Reports

ICYMI: Around Town

New Assistant Principal At South: Neighbor News

New Assistant Principal At South: Neighbor News
More neighbor news: 8th grader mows lawns to help the hungry.

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ICYMI: Police/Fire

Andover Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

According to court documents, the defendants distributed hundreds of grams of fentanyl in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine beginning in mid-2021.

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Andover Police Log, July 1-11

Andover Police Log, July 1-11
Calls about fireworks, Non-guests eating the complimentary breakfast and using the pool at Andover hotels and $30,000 reported missing from a home kept Andover police busy in recent weeks.

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ICYMI: Sports

Former Andover Player Picked 46th In MLB Draft

While MLB ranked Sullivan 123rd in this year's draft class -- primarily because of a fastball that tops out at 94 -- Colorado's scouting staff was impressed by his college career at Wake Forest.

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Former Andover Player Picked 46th In MLB Draft

Andover Wrestler Wins Silver At Pan-Am Games

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Trailing 8-0 in the under 17 lightweight finals, Yandel Morales had his left shoulder popped back into place after it dislocated and finished the match.

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This Week In Andover, July 16-23

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, JULY 16
Community
10 am-1 pm: North Andover Farmers Market

MONDAY, JULY 17
Government
6 pm: Board of Health
7 pm: Select Board

Youth Services
3:30 pm: Summer Block Party!
4 pm: Open Gym – Middle School Basketball

Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Stories on the Steps
10:30 am: Morning Book Discussion Group
3-5 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Decorate a Water Bottle
3:30 pm: Messy Monday
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 Group
1 pm: Matinee
1 pm: Ping-Pong
1:30 pm: Caregiver upport Group
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

TUESDAY, JULY 18
Government
6 pm: Andover Community Access & Media
7 pm: Conservation Commission

Youth Services
4 pm: Open Gym – Middle School Basketball

Virtual Events
7 pm: The Forgotten Literary Life of New England Villages

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
3 pm: Felted Rainbow Patches with Pop Up Art School
3:30 pm: Gaming Club
6 pm: Sewcial Club

At the Robb Center
8:30 am: Men’s Breakfast
9 am: Comfort Critters
10 am: Tech Help
1 pm: Mah Jong
1 pm: Social Bridge
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19
Arts
7:30 pm: Canzoni da Sonar

Youth Services
11 am- 5pm: Altitude Trampoline
3:30 pm: Summer Block Party!

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Little Listeners
3:30 pm: Creative Writing
7 pm: Cribbage Club

Virtual Events
6:30 pm: American History through Broadway Musicals

At the Robb Center
9:30 am: Morning Crafting
9:30 am: Parler/Discute
10:30 am: Write Stuff
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
1:30 pm: Essex County Sheriff Paul Tucker
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

THURSDAY, JULY 20
Government
2 pm: Department of Public Utilities

Arts
6-8 pm: Downtown Andover Summer Music Series

Youth Services
4 pm: Open Gym – Middle School Basketball

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (HS group)
5 pm: Pokemon Club

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
5 pm: Cookout
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

FRIDAY, JULY 21
Youth Services
3:30 pm: Summer Block Party!

Arts
10 am: Music with Peter Sheridan!

At Memorial Hall Library
3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens and Tweens

Virtual Events
2 pm: A Look At The Life & Works of Agatha Christie

At the Robb Center
8:30 am: French Group
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, JULY 22
Recreation
9 am- 5pm: Andover Recreation Pickleball Tournament

Community
9 am- 1pm: Andover Farmers Market

At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Stories on the Steps

Youth Services
12 pm: Open Gym – High School Basketball

SUNDAY, JULY 23
Community
10 am-1 pm: North Andover Farmers Market

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