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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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2023 Andover Special Town Meeting Cheat Sheet
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This cheat sheet has everything you need to know about Andover's 2023 Special Town Meeting, including background information, explainers on key warrant articles, details on how to participate, registration, parking and child care.
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ICYMI: Government/Schools
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Ex-School Committee Chair Under Fire For Post On Strike
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A photo Shannon Scully posted in the Andover Education Association's Facebook page likened the teachers' strike to the January 6 insurrection.
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West El Principal Placed On Medical Leave
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As of Wednesday, the district had not named an interim principal.
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ICYMI: Andover Teachers' Strike
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FinCom: School Committee Faces 'Difficult Decisions'
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The Andover School Committee will have to trim fat from the Andover Public Schools budget over the course of the next several months leading up to annual town meeting in May.
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Breaking Down The Costs Of The New Teachers' Contract
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While the financial impact of the new teachers' contract is a straightforward matter of accounting, the cost of a divided Town as it heads into what will be an emotionally-charged special town meeting on Monday will be harder to measure.
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IT'S OVER! Andover Teachers Strike Ends
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The school committee, however, said it would need to consider cuts that include layoffs, as well as program and service reductions.
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No Criminal Charges In Fatal Elm Square Crash
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"The investigative findings do not provide sufficient evidence to seek criminal charges against the driver of the tractor trailer, D.A. Paul Tucker said in a statement.
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Andover Police Log, Nov. 7-13
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Among the calls that kept Andover police busy last week: a Snapchat friendship gone bad, three OUI arrests in less than an hour, and ducklings who had trouble crossing Lowell Street.
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Opinion: Article 1 Is About Democracy
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"The proposed AHSleaves us with a $440 million irresponsible project that will bankrupt our community for decades."
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Opinion: New High School Will Bankrupt Andover For Decades
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"The proposed AHSleaves us with a $440 million irresponsible project that will bankrupt our community for decades."
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Opinion: 1% Is Not Enough! Vote At Special Town Meeting To Approve Article 1
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"The reality is that Town Meeting participation is abysmal and we need this Meeting to be different."
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AHS Field Hockey Loses Nail-Biter In State Final
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The Andover High School girls' field hockey team fell one goal short in its quest to win its third-straight state title, falling 1-0 to top-seeded Walpole Saturday.
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Rotary Accepting 'Citizens Who Care' Nominations
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Established in 1996, Rotary's Citizens Who Care & Educator of the Year is Andover's longest running program honoring outstanding community volunteers.
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This Week In Andover, Nov. 19-26
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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
At the Robb Center
9 am: Sunrise Singers
9 am: Quilting Group
9:30 am: Ask The Lawyer
10 am: Walmart Shopping Trip
12 pm: Noontime Dance
1 pm: Fix-It Shop
1 pm: Short Stories
1 pm: Matinee
1 pm: Ping-Pong
1:30 pm: Caregiver Support Group
2 pm: Songbook
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Memorial Hall Library closing at 5 p.m.
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Government & Community Meeting
None.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – THANKSGIVING
Town Offices, Memorial Hall Library, Robb Center, Cormier Youth Center Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday
No trash/recycling collection
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At Memorial Hall Library
Closed.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Town Offices, Memorial Hall Library, Robb Center, Cormier Youth Center Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday trash/recycling collection schedule
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At Memorial Hall Library
Closed.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Friday trash/recycling collection schedule
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