Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Thursday, Nov. 30, courtesy of Andover News.

Today's Top Story:

Infant Dies After Andover Crash

Valentina Grace Campos was taken to Lawrence General Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later transported to a Boston hospital by MedFlight helicopter. The girl's mother, April Campos of Nashua, NH, broke two ribs and a knee in the crash.
Infant Dies After Andover Crash
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A.M. Briefing

Things To Know Today
  1. Are you missing a parakeet? Andover Animal Control may have found him or her.
  2. Who were Andover's biggest newsmakers in 2023? I'm planning my year-end coverage for the week between Christmas and New Year's, and I'm stealing a page from Time magazine, which has named a “Person of the Year” since 1927 that “for better or for worse … has done the most to influence the events of the year.” If you have suggestions on who should be included, let me know!
    Weather
    Sunny, warmer, high of 45. A few clouds tonight, low of 35.
    Check the latest Andover forecast

    - A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

    More Local News:

    School Projects, Guns, Police Cruisers In Recommended Capital Improvement Budget

    School Projects, Guns, Police Cruisers In Recommended Capital Improvement Budget
    The budget is down from the current fiscal year's $24.5 million, when the budget included a new, $600,000 turf field at Bancroft Elementary School and replacement of fire and DPW vehicles.

    Read more

    Andover Police Log, Nov. 21-27

    Among the calls that kept Andover police busy last week: A cardboard box "creating a terrible smell, a student making threats, and two arrests.

    Read more
    Andover Police Log, Nov. 21-27

    Select Board Eyes 5% Property Tax Hike

    Select Board Eyes 5% Property Tax Hike
    If the select board adopts the same shift as the current fiscal year, residential property taxpayers would see an average increase of 5.2 percent in the annual tax bills, down from 5.9 this year. Commercial and industrial tax bills would rise 4.7 and 9 percent, respectively.

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    Ruling Outlines Misconduct Of Ex-Youth Services Director

    A court ruling revealed details about Fahey's firing the Town had declined to disclose under the Massachusetts Public Records Law.

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    Ruling Outlines Misconduct Of Ex-Youth Services Director

    Happening today:



      Government & Community Meetings
      9:30 am: Permanent Town Building Advisory Committee
      4 pm: Andover School Committee Sub Committee on Negotiations Executive Session
      6:45 pm: MBTA Community Working Group

      Virtual Events
      7 pm: Winter Blues: Defeating Seasonal Affective Disorder

      At Memorial Hall Library
      9:30 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0-2
      10:15 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 2-3
      3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (HS group)
      4:30-5:30 pm: Paws & Tales – Reading with Monty the Therapy Dog!
      5 pm: Pokemon Club

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

      Sports
      10 am: North Andover at AHS football
      (See Andover Athletics info page for more details)

      Happening tomorrow:
      Government & Community Meetings
      None.

      Seasonal/Holidays
      10 am- 5 pm: Gift Card Giveaway
      5-8 pm: Holiday Stroll

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

      At the Robb Center
      9 am- 3 pm: Holiday Bazaar
      9:30 am: ESL Class
      1 pm: Social Bridge
      2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dance
      (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

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