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APS Facing Steep Increase In Transportation Costs

Massachusetts school districts have seen costs escalate rapidly as transportation companies wrestle with staffing shortages since students returned to school full-time in 2021-22 after the pandemic.
APS Facing Steep Increase In Transportation Costs

A.M. Briefing

Things to know today
  1. Friday 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 schools kids head home at 12:15 p.m. (more info).
  2. The Doherty Middle School PAC is hosting a forum for the five school committee candidates tonight at 7 p.m. in the school library (more info).
Weather: Sponsored by T&B Landscaping
Fog this morning gives way to cloudy skies and periods of rain later in the day. High of 62. Rain continues tonight, low of 43.
Check the latest Andover forecast

Sports
  • No scores to report.
Results compiled from Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media reports.

A.M. Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

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2024 Andover Special Town Meeting Cheat Sheet

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Happening today:



    Election
    7 pm: Doherty PAC School Committee Caniddates Forum

    Government & Community Meetings
    8:30 am: School Committee Policy Subcommittee
    6 pm: Tri-Board Meeting
    7 pm: BallardVale Historic District Commission
    7:30 pm: Planning Board

    Virtual Events
    9:30 am: MA Library Collaborative 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
    7 pm: Saving Money and Energy at Home

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 18 Months to 3 Years
    10:15 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0 to 18 Months
    11 am: Little Listeners – Ages 3 to 5
    7 pm: Nonfiction Book Group
    (See the library events page for more details)

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

    Sports
    No games scheduled.
    (see AHS Athletics for more details)

    Happening tomorrow:

    Government & Community Meetings
    6 pm: Zoning Board of Appeals
    6 pm: Board of Registrars of Voters
    7 pm: School Committee

    Virtual Events
    10 am: Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0 to 18 Months
    10:15 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 18 Months to 3 Years
    3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (HS group)
    4 pm: Next Chapter Book Club
    5 pm: Pokemon Club – Ages 5-18
    (See the library events page for more details)

    At the Robb Center
    10 am: DMC
    10 am: Scale Modeling
    10 am: Open Art
    10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
    1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
    2 pm: Ping-Pong
    6 pm: LGBTQ+ Social
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    No games scheduled.
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details)

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