Good morning, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Thursday, Oct. 26, courtesy of Andover News.

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No Teacher Contract After 13th Bargaining Session

Andover Public Schools is reviewing the latest counterproposal presented by the union that represents the district's teachers during the 13th bargaining session between the two sides Wednesday. The district will respond to the latest proposal on Nov. 8 and will discuss the response at the next bargaining session with the Andover Education Association on Nov. 14. "We are hopeful that …
No Teacher Contract After 13th Bargaining Session
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A.M. Briefing

Sports
  • AHS boys' soccer played to a 1-1 draw against Central Catholic Tuesday, while the girls fell 1-0 to the Raiders.
Results compiled from reports by coaches, athletes, parents, the Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media.

Weather
Sunny with some clouds, high of 75. Clouds increase tonight, low of 56.

Check the latest Andover forecast

- A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

More Local News:

Andover Police Log, Oct. 6-23

Andover Police Log, Oct. 6-23
Among the calls that kept Andover police busy in recent weeks: A man yelling racial slurs in a Main Street store, a man who got lost in Harold Parker State Forest, and a threat written in the girls' bathroom at Andover High School.

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Gillette Moving 450 Jobs, Razor Production To Andover

The reorganization will bring Gillette's total Andover workforce to about 650 employees while ending more than a century of razor manufacturing in South Boston.

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Gillette Moving 450 Jobs, Razor Production To Andover

New AHS Backers Mobilize Support

New AHS Backers Mobilize Support
Residents supporting the proposal to build a new, $451.5 million Andover High School are putting up lawn signs and taking to social media to rally support ahead of a Nov. 20 special town meeting with the potential to kill the project.

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Happening today:



    Government & Community Meetings
    9 am: NEMMC District Board of Commissioners
    4 pm: School Committee Subcommittee on Negotiations Executive Session
    6:30 pm: Andover MBTA Community Working Group
    6:30 pm: Andover High School Building Committee

    Seasonal/Holidays
    All day: Scarecrow Festival (through Oct. 28)
    12 pm: Diwali Celebration
    4:30-5:40 pm: Downtown Trick-Or-Treat
    7 pm: Halloween Monster Bash

    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 (HS group)
    4:30 pm: Paws & Tales – Reading with Monty the Therapy Dog!
    5 pm: Pokemon Club – in the Children’s Room
    7 pm: A Better Chance of Andover

    At the Robb Center
    10 am: WOAG
    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)

    Happening tomorrow:
    Government & Community Meetings
    None.

    Seasonal/Holidays
    All day: Scarecrow Festival

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

    At the Robb Center
    8:30 am: French Group
    9:30 am: ESL Class
    1 pm: 45’s
    1 pm: Social Bridge
    1 pm: Mend-It Shop
    2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    5 pm: AHS girls’ swimming at Merrimack Valley Conference Championship (Haverhill)
    6:30 pm: Chelmsford at AHS girls’ volleyball
    7 pm: Billerica at AHS football
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

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