Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Monday, Oct. 16, courtesy of Andover News.

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Board Narrows Town Seal Replacement To Two Designs

A survey conducted last year drew 1,818 responses that showed people were almost evenly split on whether the town needed to update its seal, which it is required to have under state law.
Board Narrows Town Seal Replacement To Two Designs
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A.M. Briefing

Things To Know Today
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Weather
Partly cloudy, high of 61. CLouds increase in afternoon. Cloudy tonight, low of 47.
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Sports
  • Dom Papa threw for six touchdowns (14 of 20 passes for 354 yards) as AHS football (5-1) beat Haverhill 48-13 Friday. Brian Hnat had two touchdowns and 105 yards n six receptions. He also added a 90-yard pick-six.
Results compiled from reports by coaches, athletes, parents, the Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media.

- A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

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Select Board To Review Town Meeting Petition

If the select board approves a motion to schedule the meeting, it would be held on Monday, Nov. 20.

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Select Board To Review Town Meeting Petition

APS Offering Flu Shots For Students, Staff

APS Offering Flu Shots For Students, Staff
Andover Public Schools' staff and students in grades 4-12 can get vaccinated for the flu beginning next week.

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This Week In Andover, Oct. 15-22

Here’s the Andover News weekly rundown of government meetings, events and activities happening in Andover.

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Happening today:



    Government & Community Meetings
    8:30 am: Preservation Commission – Site Visit
    6 pm: Board of Health
    7 pm: Select Board

    Seasonal/Holidays
    All day: Scarecrow Festival (through Oct. 28)

    At Memorial Hall Library
    10 am: Meet-Up Monday – Ages 0-5
    10:30 am: Morning Book Discussion Group
    3 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Letter bead bracelets or bookmarks
    4 pm: LEGO Time
    5 pm: Courageous Conversations: So You Want to Talk About Race – 4-Week Discussion Series
    6 pm: Fiber Arts Club
    7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group Fall Session
    7 pm: Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts

    At the Robb Center
    9 am: Sunrise Singers
    9 am: Quilting Group
    9 am: Ask the Lawyer
    10 am: Nonfiction Book Grpoup
    1 pm: Matinee1 pm: Fix-It Shop
    1:30 pm: Caregiver Support Group
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    3:15 pm: AHS golf at Dracut (Hickory Hill Golf Course)
    3:30 pm: AHS girls’ swimming at Notre Dame (Greater Lowell Tech)
    5 pm: North Andover at AHS volleyball
    6:30 pm: Uxbridge at AHS field hockey
    6:30 pm: AHS girls’ soccer at Belmont
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

    Happening tomorrow:
    Government & Community Meetings
    9 am: MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board: Planning/Career Center Committee
    6:45 pm: Andover Home for Aged People Board Meeting
    7 pm: Conservation Commission
    7 pm: West Elementary School Building Committee Meeting

    Health & Wellness
    Various Times: APS Flu Shot Clinics

    Seasonal/Holidays
    All day: Scarecrow Festival (through Oct. 28)

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0-2
    10 am: Silhouette Studio 101
    10:15 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 2-3
    11 am: Little Listeners – Ages 3-5
    3 pm: Teen Weekly Activity
    5 pm: After School Club – Ages 5+
    7 pm: Genograms: Discovering medical histories in your family tree

    At the Robb Center
    8:30 am: Men’s Breakfast
    9 am: Comfort Critters
    10 am: Tech Help
    1 pm: Mah Jong
    1 pm: Social Bridge
    1:30 pm: Watercolor Class
    1:30 pm: Colorful Gardening
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    3:15 pm: Westford Academy at AHS golf (Renaissance Golf Club)
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

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