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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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Fireworks Flap May Force Special Town Meeting
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Andover Town Manager Andrew Flanagan said “there have been discussions within the community” to call a Special Town Meeting to revisit an amended article passed Tuesday to pay for the annual Jerry Silverman Fourth of July Fireworks.
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Annual Town Meeting: Night 2 Notebook
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Whether Andover will lift its residency requirement for the Town Manager and cap the Ledge Road Landfill are among the key items up for debate at the second night of Annual Town Meeting
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After Two Prior Defeats, Electronic Voting Passes: Town Meeting Notebook
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Town Clerk Austin Simko said 454 people, or 1.7 percent of Andover's 26,348 voters, signed in for Monday's session.
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ICYMI: Government
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Former Selectman Drops Hint About 2024 Run
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Dan Kowalski says he's concerned about Town spending, which he believes is making Andover unaffordable.
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Reps Filed Work-Around For Debt Cap Crunch
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Town Manager Andrew Flanagan told the select board Tuesday he discussed the Andover's debt issue with State Reps. Tram Nguyen (D-Andover) and Frank Moran (D-Lawrence).
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Andover Schools Hope To Eliminate Bus Fees By 2024-25
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Next year could see an even bigger cut: new Andover School Committee Chair Tracey Spruce said the district hopes to completely eliminate bus fees for the 2024-25 school year.
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Departing Andover Principal Is Tops In State
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Last month, Pamela Lathrop was chosen for an assistant superintendent's job in North Andover, where she was a principal from 2002 to 2009
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Andover Coalition Reaches $1M Milestone In APS Grants
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The Andover Coalition for Education awards grants for projects that help students "in developing innovative, creative, and global problem-solving skills."
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Andover Fire Helps In Factory Explosion Response
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Andover Fire and Rescue sent members of its Tech Rescue Team to Newburyport Thursday morning to assist in the response to an overnight factory explosion.
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Andover Police OUI Convictions In Doubt
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A 2017 investigation found breathalyzer machines were improperly calibrated, producing flawed test results.
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Andover Police Log, April 26-May 2
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A man parked at the YMCA who appeared to be drunk but was "making a tiktok," a neighbor "washing dishes in the bathtub and being loud," and a skinny man "walking around parking lot looking suspicious," were among the calls that kept Andover police busy this week.
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Andover Police Respond To Mental Health Emergency
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Police received multiple 911 calls about the crash and a man screaming around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
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This Week In Andover, May 7-14
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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
Andover’s spring curbside leaf collection continues through June 3. Yard waste bags or open barrels can be set out with trash and recycling on your scheduled pickup day (more info).
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Sports
4 pm: North Andover at AHS baseball
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Sports
TBD: AHS softball at Chelmsford
4 pm: Dracut at AHS baseball
4:30 pm: North Andover at AHS girls’ tennis
4:30 pm: AHS boys’ tennis at Chelmsford
5 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys’ volleyball
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Sports
3:30 pm: AHS boys’ tennis at Phillips Academy
6 pm: AHS boys’ lacrosse at Lowell
6:30 pm: Lowell at AHS girls’ lacrosse
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Sports
4 pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls’ tennis
4 pm: North Andover at AHS girls’ track
4 pm: AHS boys’ track at North Andover
4:30 pm: Lowell at AHS baseball
5 pm: Lowell at AHS boys’ volleyball
6 pm: AHS softball at Tewksbury
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At the Robb Center
10 am: Scale Modeling
10 am: Open Art
10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
Mothers Day Luncheon
1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
1:30 pm: Parkinson’s Support Group
2 pm: Ping-Pong
6:30 pm: McMurphy’s
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
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Sports
4 pm: St. John’s at AHS boys’ tennis
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Sports
4 pm: Haverhill at AHS girls’ tennis
4 pm: Tewksbury at AHS boys’ tennis
4 pm: AHS boys’ and girls’ track at MSTCA Invitational
4:30 pm: AHS baseball at Lawrence
4:30 pm: Lawrence at AHS softball
6:30 pm: AHS girls’ lacrosse at Central Catholic
6:30 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys’ lacrosse
6:30 pm: Lawrence at AHS boys’ volleyball
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Sports
8 am: AHS boys’ and girls’ track Andover Booster Meet
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SUNDAY, MAY 14
Happy Mother’s Day!
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