Hello, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Thursday, Sept. 21, courtesy of Andover News.

Top Story

Andover Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter

Joseph Comeau,28, of Andover, also pleaded guilty to witness intimidation
Andover Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter

A.M. Briefing

Things To Know Today
  1. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Shawsheen River Wednesday impacting Andover, Wilmington and other pats of Essex County. The warning expires at 2 p.m. today.
  2. The AHS girls' soccer team is holding a raffle for four Bruins' tickets -- a $1,000 value! Tickets are $10 each.
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Weather
Sunny, 72. Clear tonight, low of 51. Don't get used to it: there's a lot of rain in the weekend forecast.
Check the latest Andover forecast
Sports
  • Unranked Central Catholic upset third-ranked AHS field hockey 2-1 on Tuesday. It was the first loss for the Warriors since the first game of the 2022 season.
  • AHS boys' soccer and North Andover played a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. The girls' soccer team also tied North Andover, 1-1.
Results compiled from Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media reports.

- Compiled by Dave Copeland

More Local News:

Andover Police Log, Sept. 13-19

Andover Police Log, Sept. 13-19
Among the calls that kept Andover police busy this past week: A search for Frankie the pug, a loud birthday party, and a possibly drunk teen vomiting on a caller's lawn.

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Shawsheen River, Andover Under Flood Warning

The warning comes a month after back-to-back floods hit Andover and less than two weeks after a windstorm caused widespread damage and days-long power outages for most of the Town.

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Shawsheen River, Andover Under Flood Warning

Cost For New AHS Drops 6.5% -- For Now

Cost For New AHS Drops 6.5% -- For Now
The Andover High School Building Committee stressed the numbers reviewed at its most recent meeting were preliminary and will fluctuate as the design process continues.

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Happening today:



    Government
    8:30 am: Housing Trust Fund Board
    11 am: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
    5 pm: Andover Housing Authority

    At Memorial Hall Library
    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
    6 pm: Magic of Lyn
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    3:15 pm: Central Catholic at AHS golf (Renaissance Golf Club)
    6 pm: AHS girls’ soccer at Billerica
    6:30 pm: Billerica at AHS boys’ soccer
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

    Happening tomorrow:
    Government
    8:30 am: Andover School Committee

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

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

    Sports
    3:30 pm: Haverhill at AHS girls’ swimming (Greater Lawrence Tech)
    7 pm: AHS football at Lowell (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

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