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.

ICYMI: Top Story

Andover Photographer Facing Child Porn Charges

Investigators said some of the more than 240 images seized in the investigation depicted children as young as 11.

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Andover Photographer Facing Child Porn Charges

ICYMI: Government

Here's What Andover Gets In The State Budget

Andover will get $200,000 for specific projects in the state budget awaiting Gov. Maura Healey's signature.

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Here's What Andover Gets In The State Budget

Forum Will Review Elm Square Safety Fixes

Forum Will Review Elm Square Safety Fixes
Andover residents can comment on safety proposals included in a draft of MassDOT's road safety audit at a forum scheduled for Monday.

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Meeting Addresses Blasting Concerns

Most home insurance policies include "earth movement" clauses allowing them to deny coverage for blasting damage to homes.

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Meeting Aims To Address Blasting Concerns

ICYMI: Schools

Crash Course: The New AHS Project

If you haven't been paying close attention to the new Andover High School project's ebbs and flows so far, now is the time to get caught up.

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Crash Course: The New AHS Project

State Budget Clears Hurdle For New AHS

State Budget Clears Hurdle For New AHS
The Massachusetts state legislature approved a $56.2 billion state budget Monday that includes an amendment that would allow Andover and other communities to exempt debt for school construction projects from a state-mandated cap.

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ICYMI: Police/Fire

Judges Tosses Lawsuit Against Andover Police

The plaintiffs were seeking $45 million and a "full property tax exemption" in the lawsuit, which also named several Andover officials as defendants.

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Judges Tosses Lawsuit Against Andover Police

Andover Police Log, July 19-Aug. 1

Andover Police Log, July 19-Aug. 1
Among the calls that kept Andover police in recent weeks: A loose dog with painted toenails, wastewater backing up into a basement, an opossum stuck in a trash can and a hawk stuck in a hockey net.

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ICYMI: Traffic/Transit

'Major' Water Line Break On Route 133

A portion of the road was closed for several hours Friday.

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'Major' Water Line Break On Route 133

Gates Down In Fatal Andover Train Crash

Gates Down In Fatal Andover Train Crash
Signals "appeared to be working" when an 85-year-old man was struck and killed by a train in Andover last week, the Essex County District Attorney's office said.

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This Week In Andover, Aug. 6-13

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.
You can also view the calendar of events on our Website.

This Week’s Listings

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6
Community
10 am-1 pm: North Andover Farmers Market

MONDAY, AUGUST 7
Government
4:30 pm: School Committee Executive Session
7 pm: Elm Square Safety Forum

Youth Services
3:30 pm: Summer Block Party!

Virtual Events
7 pm: Doctors and Distillers with author Camper English

Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Stories on the Steps
3-5 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Skittles Guessing Jar
3 pm: Magical Fireflies – with Hands on Nature
3:30 pm: Messy Monday
4 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Board
7 pm: Tiny Art Show Opening Night
At the Robb Center
9 am: Sunrise Singers
9 am: Quilting Group
1 pm: Matinee
1 pm: Ping-Pong
1 pm: Hand & Foot
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8
Government
6:30 pm: Design Review Board

Youth Services
4 pm: Open Gym – Middle School Basketball

Virtual Events
7 pm: White House by the Sea -The Kennedys at Hyannis Port

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
3:30 pm: Gaming Club
6 pm: Sewcial Club

At the Robb Center
9 am: Comfort Critters
10 am: Tech Help
1 pm: Mah Jong
1 pm: Social Bridge
1:30 pm: Arm Chair Travel
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9
Government
9 am: Andover High School Building Committee – Saugus HS Site Visit
3 pm: School Committee Executive Session
6:30 pm: Design Review Board
6:30 pm: Preservation Commission
7 pm: Finance Committee
7:30 pm: Planning Board

Arts
7:30 pm: The Ecstatic and the Divine: Music from Convents

Youth Services
3:30 pm: Summer Block Party!

Virtual Events
6 pm: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- evening session
7 pm: Critique Group

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Little Listeners
3 pm: Sculpey Clay Pens
3:30 pm: Creative Writing
7 pm: Nonfiction Book Group

At the Robb Center
9 am: Mobile Food Pantry
9:30 am: Morning Crafting
9:30 am: Parler/Discute
10:30 am: Write Stuff
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
1:30 pm: Planning For Medicare
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10
Government
9:30 am: School Committee Negotians Subcommittee Executive Session
10:30 am: Andover Council on Aging Program Committee
12:30 pm: School Committee Negotians Subcommittee Executive Session

Arts
6-8 pm: Downtown Andover Summer Music Series

Youth Services
4 pm: Open Gym – Middle School Basketball

At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Discover Your Past Genealogy Club
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group)
5 pm: Pokemon Club
7 pm: Writers Group

At the Robb Center
10 am: Scale Modeling
10 am: Open Art
10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
2 pm: Ping-Pong
5 pm: Wood Stock Cookout
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
Youth Services
3:30 pm: Summer Block Party!

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

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12
Community
9 am- 1pm: Andover Farmers Market

Youth Services
12 pm: Open Gym – High School Basketball

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13
Community
10 am-1 pm: North Andover Farmers Market

At Memorial Hall Library
1-5 pm: Board Games Club

Send us details of your event for inclusion in the Andover News Calendar.