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Top Stories

Marvel Movie Filming In Andover

Add Andover to the list of Massachusetts locations being used in a three-month shoot for Sony's "Madame Web" staring Dakota Johnson and Adam Scott.

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Marvel Movie Filming In Andover

4 Things To Know About Andover's Master Plan

4 Things To Know About Andover's Master Plan
Andover kicked off a 10-month master planning process this summer, with a goal of delivering a final report by March. Here's what you need to know about the Master Plan.

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Government Notebook

Election 2022: Who Is On The Sept. 6 State Primary Ballot In Andover?

There's not a lot of local action on the ballot for the Sept. 6 Massachusetts primary, as all of Andover's candidates for the state legislature are running unopposed in their party's primary. But Andover voters can help choose their party's candidates for several key, statewide races, including governor and attorney general.

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Election 2022: Who Is On The Sept. 6 State Primary Ballot In Andover?

Andover ZBA Delays Decision On Proposed Drug Treatment Center

Andover ZBA Delays Decision On Proposed Drug Treatment Center
The Andover Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contentious public hearing Thursday for a proposed drug treatment facility on Haverhill Street.

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Next Up For Select Board: Bancroft Elementary

It's not exactly Motley Crue and Def Leppard at Fenway Park, but the Andover Select Board will continue its summer tour when it meets at Bancroft Elementary School cafetorium at 7 p.m. Monday.

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Next Up For Select Board: Bancroft Elementary

School News

Andover High School Getting Police Resource Officer

Andover Public Schools Superintendent Magda Parvey named Andover Police Officer Thomas Paolera the new school resource officer at Andover High School.

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Andover High School Getting Police Resource Officer

APS Adding Two Buses, Substitute Drivers For 2022-23 School Year

APS Adding Two Buses, Substitute Drivers For 2022-23 School Year
The 2022-23 Andover Public Schools budget includes a contract for 40 buses, up from 38 in 2021-22, when driver shortages and a lack of available buses caused service problems for school districts across Massachusetts.

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West Elementary School On Schedule, Budget

West Elementary School parents are being encouraged to have their kids to take the bus this year, and expect some drop off and pick-up delays for the first few days of school to adjust to the new traffic flow around the new school construction site.

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West Elementary School On Schedule, Budget

APS Releases Elementary School Teacher Released

Elementary school students in Andover learned which teacher they will have for the 2022-23 school year when placements were made available Wednesday afternoon.

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APS Releases Elementary School Teacher Assignments Set To Be Released

Public Safety

One Injured After Car Drives Off Route 28 In Andover

One person was taken to Lawrence General Hospital with unspecified injuries after a car drove off Route 28 into the woods near the Andover-North Reading town line Thursday.

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One Injured After Car Drives Off Route 28 In Andover

Missing Andover Boy With Autism Found Safe

A 12-year-old Andover boy was found about two hours after he was reported missing on Wednesday.

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Missing Andover Boy With Autism Found Safe

Local Business

New Downtown Pizza Place Wants Beer, Wine License

A new, downtown pizza place hopes to be one step closer to opening after Monday, when it will go before the select board and ask for a beer and wine license.

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New Downtown Pizza Place Wants Beer, Wine License

Self-Storage Facility Proposed For River Road In Andover

The Andover Planning Board continued a hearing on a special permit for a 77,400-square-foot self-storage facility on River Road at its meeting Tuesday.

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Self-Storage Facility Proposed For River Road In Andover

Around Town

State Rules Force Andover To End Mattress, Box Spring Collection

Andover will stop collecting mattresses and box springs as bulk waste begin Sept 12, when new Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection rules kick in.

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State Rules Force Andover To End Mattress, Box Spring Collection

Obituaries

Lucy Bowen, Holocaust Survivor, 95

Lucy Bowen, wife of former Andover Town Manager Richard Bowen, was 95.

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Lucy Bowen, Holocaust Survivor, 95

Richard Bowen, Former Town Manager, 95

Richard Bowen, Former Town Manager, 95
Richard Bowen, who was Andover's second town manager, was 95.

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