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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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Select Board Members Won't Seek Reelection
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Andover typically sees competitive elections when an incumbent -- or incumbents -- decide not to seek reelection.
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Town Apologizes For Image Shared At Special Town Meeting
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Nazis forced Jewish people to wear a yellow star, often inscribed with the word "Jew," following the German Occupation of Poland in 1939.
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Judge Sides With Fusion On Discovery Dispute For A Second Time
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A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the Andover's motion to reconsider a previous ruling on the discovery process Friday in Fusion Learning Inc.'s $4 million lawsuit against the Town and Andover Public Schools, as well as the school committee.
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How Much Will The New Teachers' Contract Cost Andover?
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When contract negotiations between the Andover School Committee and negotiators for the Andover Education Association in this month's teachers' strike, Andover Public Schools its latest offer would cost the town $9.6 million in total salaries over the life of the four-year contract, while the union's offer would cost the Town $15.1 million. In the end, the two sides split the difference to end the five-day strike.
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AHS Project’s Future Uncertain After Special Town Meeting Setback
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While special town meeting could have voted to approve both articles, as both the school committee and select board recommended, proponents and opponents of the new high school framed it as an "either-or" decision.
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Strike Pushes Back Last Day Of School
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This month's Andover Education Association strike ate three snow days built into the school year calendar. The district also canceled school on Sept. 11 after a microburst knocked out power to much of the Town for several days.
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Andover Police Log, Nov. 14-20
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Among the calls that kept Andover police busy last week: Three arrests, a man who called 911 wondering what time his hotel's pool opened, and a homeless man at LaFina.
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Opinion: Is Town Meeting Broken? Or Is It Us?
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"It may be time to shift our focus onto the real problem with Town Meeting. It’s us."
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Matchplay Golf Opens In Andover
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A highly-anticipated sports lounge -- at least for Andover's golfers -- opened in the Shawsheen Village shopping plaza earlier this month.
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Andover's First Holiday Market Set For Dec. 2
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The indoor-outdoor market is modeled on European Christmas markets, and will raise funds for the Andover Farmers Market.
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This Week In Andover, Nov. 26–Dec. 3
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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
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
Government & Community Meetings
None.
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Books
2 pm: Author Talk With Mike Keefe-Faldman at Andover Bookstore
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