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Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Thursday, Sept. 14, courtesy of Andover News.
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Top Story
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READER PHOTOS: Andover's Microburst Cleanup
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"I've lived here years, and I've never seen anything like it." That was the common refrain around Andover this week as residents and businesses cleaned up from Friday's devastating storm. Remarkably, there were no serious injuries during a storm that brought down hundreds, if not thousands, of trees in Andover and knocked out power for most residents. After sharing our …
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A.M. Briefing
- Essex County is under a flood watch until 8 a.m. this morning (more info).
- Water main shutdown today: Bateson Drive (from Argilla Rd to HSE# 17) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Drivers should expect delays and detours between 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (more info).
- Water main shutdown tonight: Old Town Hall, 6-34 Park Street and 8-20 Main Street from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Drivers should expect delays and detours between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (more info).
- Andover News accepts and encourages reader submissions, including letters to the editor and opinion columns. Submissions should be 750 words long or fewer and Andover-focused. Please include your name, title if applicable to your topic and connection or interest in Andover. We also need a phone number so we can confirm authorship. Send us your prose!
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Less humid, sunny, high of 76. Partly cloudy tonight, low of 53.
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- Junior Kate Hillson closed out the 5th set with four aces (video) in AHS girls' volleyball 3-2, come-from-behnd win over Billerica.
- Michaela Buckley, Neila Foohey, and Ella Hoffenberg had goals in AHS girls' soccer's 3-0 home win over Tewksbury.
- AHS boys' soccer couldn't get past Tewksbury, falling 3-1.
- Defending state champs AHS field hockey was third behind Walpole and Watertown in the Boston Globe's first rankings of the season.
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- Compiled by Dave Copeland
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Opinion: Build A Second High School
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Has the time come to seriously consider a second high school for Andover?
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Andover Police Log, Sept. 6-12
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Andover police responded to more than 40 storm-related calls on Friday alone.
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5 Years Later: Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions
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"It looked like Armageddon, it really did. There were billows of smoke coming from Lawrence behind me, I could see plumes of smoke in front of me within the Town...it just looked like an absolute war zone." Andover Fire Rescue Chief Michael Mansfield Minutes after a Columbia Gas of Massachusetts crew made a fatal error while replacing gas lines on …
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Coyote 'Nips' Andover Resident
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Neither coyote nor person was seriously injured, and Andover Animal Control Office Katy Kozikowski said the coyote's reaction was "not…out of its natural" behavior."
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How To Get Rid Of Limbs And Branches In Andover
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Residents can drop off branches at two sites in Andover or leave them out for pick up.
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Happening today:
Sports
3:30 pm: North Andover at AHS girls’ swimming (Greater Lowell Tech)
4 pm: Lawrence at AHS girls’ soccer
5 pm: Tewksbury at AHS girls’ volleyball
6pm: AHS boys’ soccer at Lawrence
7 pm: Chelmsford at AHS football
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Sports
4:30 pm: Danvers at AHS girls’ soccer
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Send us your news tips: Know about a person or group doing something interesting in Andover? An issue we should be covering? Have a press release for us to consider? Submit a news tip today!
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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