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Good morning, Andover! Here's our daily rundown of everything happening in town for Monday, Aug. 15, courtesy of Andover News.
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Programming note: I'm on vacation this week. While I'll be checking news and putting out the newsletter every day this week, I may be slower than usual to grab stories. - DC
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Weather: Today we'll see intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 81. Tonight's low will be 61. There is a 19 percent chance of spot showers today.
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Today's Top Stories
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Andover High School Getting Police Resource Officer
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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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APS Adding Two Buses, Substitute Drivers For 2022-23 School Year
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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
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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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One Injured After Car Drives Off Route 28 In Andover
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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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Happening today:
Things To Do
9 am: Quilting Group at the Robb Center
9 am: Sunrise Singers at the Robb Center
9:30 am: Stop the Bleed at the Robb Center.
10 am: Stories on the Steps for ages 0-5 at Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-8400 to register.
10 am: Non-Fiction Book Club at the Robb Center.
10:30 am: Morning Book Discussion Group (virtual). Contact Memorial Hall Library at 978-623-8400 for more info.
1 pm: Monday Matinee at the Robb Center.
1 pm: Short Stories at the Robb Center.
1:30 pm: Family Caregiver Support Group at the Robb Center. Registration required: 978-623-8320 / www.andoverma.gov/elder-services
2 pm: Ping Pong at the Robb Center.
3:30 pm: Book Bingo (ages 6-10) at Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-8400 to register.
7 pm: The College Search with Jennifer Hagopian (teens, adults) at Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-8400 to register.
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Things To Do
8 am –4 pm: Billiards at the Robb Center.
9 am: Comfort Critters at the Robb Center.
9:30 am: Wiggle Words for ages 0-2 at Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-8400 to register.
9:30 am: Virtual Dementia Dialogues on Zoom. Hosted by Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-8400 to register for link.
1 pm: Mah Jong, Social Bridge at the Robb Center.
1:30 pm: Cooking Workshop at the Robb Center.
3 pm: Suncatcher Mosaics (teens) at Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-8400 to register.
3:30 pm: Camp Read Aloud (Grades K-1) at Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-8400 to register.
4 pm: Tie Dye Tuesday at Memorial Hall Library. Call 978-623-840 to register.
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Send us your news tips: Know about a person or group doing something interesting in Andover? An issue we should be covering? Have a press release for us to consider? Submit a news tip today!
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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