Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Thursday, Oct. 19, courtesy of Andover News.

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Where Should New Andover Housing Go Under MBTA Rules?

Andover appears poised to consolidate a new zoning district in the Downtown area under a law aimed at increasing the state's housing supply by loosening building restrictions near MBTA stations.
Where Should New Andover Housing Go Under MBTA Rules?
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A.M. Briefing

Things To Know Today
  1. Andover News offers group subscriptions. If your group or company is interested in offering reduced-rate subscriptions to your members or employees, shoot me an email.
  2. Tomorrow is an early release day for Andover Public Schools. Andover High and middle school students will be done for the day at 11:30 a.m. Elementary school kids head home at 12:15 p.m. (more info)
Sports
  • No teams in action on Tuesday.
Results compiled from reports by coaches, athletes, parents, the Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media.

Weather
Sun returns, high of 66. Partly to mostly cloudy tonight, low of 49.
Check the latest Andover forecast

- A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

More Local News:

Danvers Naming HS Library For Andover's Ritzer

Danvers Naming HS Library For Andover's Ritzer
"When a library is named in someone's memory, it strengthens the sense of community by reminding every one of the values and virtue that person embodied."

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LISTEN: Man Yells At Dog On Andover Police/Fire Scanner

A man was heard yelling at a dog on an open transmission that lasted for several minutes on the Andover police and fire scanner Tuesday morning.

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New High School Showdown Set For Nov. 20

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.

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Happening today:



    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).

    Happening tomorrow:
    Early-Release Day for Andover Public Schools
    • AHS, Middle Schools: 11:30 a.m. dismissal
    • Elementary Schools: 12:15 p.m. dismissal
    Government & Community Meetings
    None.

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

    Community
    9 am-3 pm: Kindness for Colleen Blood Drive

    Youth Services
    12:30 pm: Half Day – Dave & Buster Field Trip
    1 pm: Volunteer Gardening Opportunity

    At Memorial Hall Library
    10:30 am: Music with Peter Sheridan! – Ages 0-5
    2 pm: Family Trivia
    3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Tweens and Teens

    At the Robb Center
    8:30 am: French Group
    9 am: Zentangle
    10 am: ACCC
    1 pm: 45’s
    1 pm: Social Bridge
    2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    3:30 pm: AHS girls’ swimming vs. Chelmsford (Greater Lowell YMCA)
    4:30 pm: AHS field hockey at Lowell5 pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls’ volleyball
    7 pm: AHS football at Central Catholic
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

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