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Happy Halloween, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Tuesday, Oct. 31, courtesy of Andover News.
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Top Story
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Andover Fire Chief Stepping Down
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Town Manager Andrew Flanagan said Monday he hopes a new fire chief will by April 1.
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A.M. Briefing
- Trick-or-treating in Andover runs from 5-7 p.m. tonight. Those are recommended times, so you may have candy-seeking visitors outside that window (more info).
- Get those plants inside:Tonight's forecasted low temperature is 32.
Looking for sports updates? Scroll down -- we have a lot to cover today.
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Sun returns, low of 48. Clear tonight, low of 32.
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- A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland
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More Local News:
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AHS Building Committee Recommends Backing Interim Plan At Special Town Meeting
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There was one caveat in the building committee's blessing, which one member said is an attempt to kill the $500,000 study.
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Hateful, Racist Email Targets Andover State Rep
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Officials are investigating after a Tewksbury resident sent state Rep. Tram Nguyen (D-Andover) a hate message littered with racial slurs and profanity.
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2023 Andover Trick-Or-Treating Hours
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Drive extra safe on Tuesday as Andover's streets will be full of Halloween trick-or-treaters.
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Weekend Sports:
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The AHS girls' swimming team cleaned up on Friday, winning the MVC Championship Meet. Freshman Emi Hukkanen (photo) won the 200 freestyle in 2:00.82 and the 100 butterfly (1:01.31). Junior Amelia Barron was tops in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.64) and anchored the winning 4 x 100 freestyle relay team rounded out by Olivia Landers, Aneesa Hazarika and Hukkanen.
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The AHS girls' soccer team celebrated senior day (photo) on Friday. The Warriors fell 5-1 to 8th-ranked Masconomet in a non-league game and finished the regular season with a 7-6-5 record.
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Fourth-seeded AHS football (7-1) will host 13th-seeded Franklin (5-3) Friday, and the girls' volleyball team (17-3) will open the post season against Plymouth North at a place and on a date TBD.
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The MIAA is releasing tournament brackets and schedules for the rest of the fall sports this week. Here's when, the brackets will be released:
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- Field Hockey: Today
- Boys's and girls' soccer: Tomorrow
- AHS football beat Billerica 34-15 on Friday.
- AHS boys' soccer (4-8-4) and North Reading played to a 1-1 draw Saturday.
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Happening today:
Government & Community Meetings
None.
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Send us your news tips: Know about a person or group doing something interesting in Andover? An issue we should be covering? Have a press release for us to consider? Submit a news tip today!
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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