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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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Town Pressured To Make Elm Square Safer
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WalkBikeAndover, which advocates for pedestrian requests, said Andover has rejected its previous requests to install "No Turn On Red" signs and adjust pedestrian crossing signals so all traffic is stops when walk signs are illuminated.
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Former Selectman Wants Fireworks, Special Town Meeting
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An amended article at last week's Annual Town Meeting is threatening to cancel this year's Jerry Silverman Fourth of July Fireworks.
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Town Seal Review Committee Can't 'Satisfy Everyone'
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The Andover Town Seal Review Committee's three-question survey did not include an option for keeping the current seal.
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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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Witnesses Recall Horror Of Fatal Andover Crash
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Tuesday's crash left a 6-year-old dead and renewed calls for Andover to address long-standing safety concerns at the Elm Square intersection.
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Andover Police Log, May 3-9
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Among the calls that kept Andover police busy this week, according to the police log: More reports of vehicle vandalism, a noisy fundraising party, and kids in a car shooting water guns at a bicyclist on Elm Street.
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ICYMI: Business
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New Restaurant Opens In Former Park Street Pub Location
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Shoyu had originally said it would open by the end of 2022.
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Read April's Restaurant Inspection Reports
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Each month, Andover News publishes health division inspection reports of restaurants and other businesses that serve food.
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This Week In Andover, May 14-21
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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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SUNDAY, MAY 14
Happy Mother’s Day!
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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 pm: Healthy Eating
1:30 pm: YMCA
2 pm: Bereavement Support Group
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
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Charity Events
9 a-12 pm: AHS band bottle drive at West Middle School
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