Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Wednesday, Oct. 4, courtesy of Andover News.

Top Story

Andover Outsourcing Diversity Outreach Work

The Sept. 4 request for bids came after Albert Pless, the Town's first diversity director, resigned on July 5.
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A.M. Briefing

Things To Know Today
  1. We have great weather on tap for today's walk/bike to school day in Andover, where families who are able to are encouraged to skip the car and bus on their way to and from school. Drive extra safe today!
  2. Families are invited to a free Discover Girl Scouts Try-It Meeting from 6-7 p.m. tonight at Camp Maude Eaton (more info).
  3. The Bald Hall Compost Site will stop accepting storm debris from residents without a permit beginning Saturday. The Pomps Pond site will remain open for all Andover residents. The Bald Hill site will remain open through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and return to its normal schedule next week (more info).
Weather
Sunny, high of 80. Partly cloudy tonight, low of 58.
Check the latest Andover forecast
Sports
  • Jessie Wang had 19 service points and eight aces for the 5th-ranked AHS girls' volleyball team in a 3-0 win at Lowell on Monday.
Results compiled from reports by coaches, athletes, parents, the Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media.

- A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland.

More Local News:

Andover Police Log, Sept. 20-28

Andover Police Log, Sept. 20-28
Among the calls that kept Andover police busy this past week: A possibly drunk man "drooling on the bench" at a hotel, a three-month-old locked in a car, and a Google Maps car tangled in wires.

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Happening today:



    Government
    7 pm: Finance Committee

    Kids
    6 pm: Discover Girl Scouts Try-It Meeting

    Virtual Events
    9:30 am: 50+Job Seekers Networking Group- morning session

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 2-3
    10:15 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0-2
    11 am: Little Listeners – Ages 3-5
    5 pm: Gaming Club – Ages 5+
    7 pm: Nonfiction Book Group
    7 pm: Prison Book Program

    At the Robb Center
    9:30 am: Crafting
    9:30 am: Parler/Discute
    10:30 am: Write Stuff
    12:30 pm: Knit Wits
    1 pm: Acrylic
    1:15 pm: Tap Class
    2 pm: Bereavement Support Group
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    3:15 pm: AHS golf at North Andover (North Andover Country Club)
    4 pm: Multiple schools at AHS boys’ and girls’ cross-country
    5 pm: Lawrence at AHS girls’ volleyball
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

    Happening tomorrow:
    Government
    10:30 am: MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board
    3 pm: Andover School Committee SubCommittee on Negotiations Executive Session
    6 pm: Andover School Committee
    6:30 pm: Zoning Board of Appeals
    Health & Wellness
    9 am-12 pm: Flu Shot Clinic (Age 65+)

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0-2
    10:15 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 2-3
    3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group)
    5 pm: Pokemon Club – in the Children’s Room

    At the Robb Center
    9 am-12 pm: Flu Shot Clinic (Age 65+)
    9 am: WOAG
    10 am: Scale Modeling
    10 am: Open Art
    10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
    1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
    2 pm: Ping Pong
    6 pm: LBGTQ+ Social
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    3:15 pm: AHS golf at Central Catholic (Atkinson Resort & Country Club)
    6:15 pm: AHS girls’ volleyball at Lincoln-Sudbury
    6:30 pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls’soccer
    7:15 pm: AHS boys’ soccer at Central Catholic
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

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