Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Wednesday, Oct. 18, courtesy of Andover News.

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New High School Showdown Set For Nov. 20

A competing warrant article all but assures the special town meeting will be a referendum with the potential to kill a plan to build a new school without state assistance that has been more than a year in the making.
New High School Showdown Set For Nov. 20
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A.M. Briefing

Sports
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Junior Bella DiFiore (left) and sophomore Ella Sewell each had a goal and an assist in AHS field hockey (11-2) historic 2-0 win over Uxbridge Monday. Senior goalie Maddie Digiorgio got the shutout as the Warriors handed the Spartans (13-1) their first lost in 67 games. “Uxbridge may have been one of the best teams we played all year,” first-year Andover coach Bridget Morris told the Boston Globe. “All the stuff we have been working on all season came together tonight.”
  • Lauren Ilsley (right) was the winner in diving as AHS girls' swimming topped Notre Dame Academy, 88-70. Olivia Landers won the 200 IM and the 200 and 400 freestyle relays with Cadence Singleton, Gaby McDonough, and Grace Mereneda (200) and Singleton, Aneesa Hazarika and Emi Hukkanen (400).
  • Mikayla DeLuca had five saves in AHS girls' soccer's 0-0 draw at Belmont.
  • AHS girls' volleyball beat North Andover in three sets.
Results compiled from reports by coaches, athletes, parents, the Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media.

Weather
Mostly cloudy with periodic mist. Watch out for reduced visibility on the road. High of 63. A few clouds at night, low of 44.
Check the latest Andover forecast

- A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

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Happening today:



    Government & Community Meetings
    10 am: Collaborative for Regional Educational Service and Training
    7 pm: Finance Committee
    7 pm: Quad Board Meeting

    Arts
    2 pm: Gallery Talk~ Free Association: New Acquisitions in Context

    Seasonal/Holidays
    All day: Scarecrow Festival (through Oct. 28)
    6 pm: Witch Andover, Which Andover

    Youth Services
    3:30 pm: One Wish Project – Community Service

    Virtual Events
    9:30 am: 50+Job Seekers Networking Group- morning session

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 2-3
    10 am: Museum Pass Chat
    10:15 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0-2
    11 am: Little Listeners – Ages 3-5
    5 pm: Nature Book Club – Ages 7-8
    7 pm: Cribbage Club

    At the Robb Center
    9:30 am: Crafting
    9:30 am: Parler/Discute
    10:30 am: Write Stuff
    12:30 pm: Knit Wits
    1 pm: Acryllic
    1:15 pm: Tap Class
    2 pm: Bereavement Support Group
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    3:15 pm: AHS golf at North Andover (North Andover Country Club)
    4 pm: AHS boys’ and girls’ cross-country vs. multiple schools (Vietnam Veterans Park)
    5 pm: AHS girls’ volleyball at Chelmsford
    6:30 pm: Methuen at AHS field hockey
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

    Happening tomorrow:
    Government & Community Meetings
    11 am: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
    4 pm: Executive Session: School Committee Subcommittee on Negotiations
    6:30 pm: Merrimack River Watershed Council
    7 pm: School Committee

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

    Youth Services
    6 pm: High School – Outdoor Movie Night (Saw)

    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 (MS group)
    4:30 pm: Paws & Tales – Reading with Monty the Therapy Dog!
    5 pm: Pokemon Club – in the Children’s Room
    7 pm: Writers Group

    At the Robb Center
    10 am: DMC
    10 am: Scale Modeling
    10 am: Open Art
    10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
    BIRTHDAY SOCIAL
    1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
    1:30 pm: Parkinson’s Support Group
    2 pm: Ping Pong
    6:30 pm: Dance Party
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    5:30 pm: AHS girls’ soccer at Lowell
    6:30 pm: Methuen at AHS boys’ soccer
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

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