Stay dry today, Andover! Here's your daily rundown of everything happening in town for Wednesday, Dec. 13, courtesy of Andover News.

Top Story:

Select Board Looks For Workaround On Town Meeting Vote

State law prohibits a nonbinding ballot question special town meeting overwhelmingly wanted voters to consider in March's local election from going on the ballot, Andover Town Counsel Doug Heim told the select board Monday.
Select Board Looks For Workaround On Town Meeting Vote
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      Happening today:



        Government & Community Meeting
        4 pm: Library Board of Trustees
        5 pm: Commission on DEI
        6:30 pm: Design Review Board
        7 pm: Andover MBTA Community Conversation: MBTA Communities

        Virtual Events
        6 pm: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- evening session
        7 pm: Critique Group

        At Memorial Hall Library
        7 pm: Teen Advisory Board
        At the Robb Center
        9 am: Food Pantry
        9:30 am: Crafting
        9:30 am: Parler/Discute
        10:30 am: Write Stuff
        12:30 pm: Knit Wits
        1 pm: Acrylic
        1:15 pm: Tap Class
        1:30 pm: Encompass Cognition
        (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

        Sports
        5:30 pm: AHS wrestling at North Andover
        6 pm: AHS girls’ hockey at Tewksbury/Methuen
        (see AHS Athletics for more details)

        Happening tomorrow:
        Government & Community Meetings
        7:50 am: Andover High School Building Committee
        10:30 am: Andover Council on Aging Program Committee
        6:30 pm: Zoning Board of Appeals

        At Memorial Hall Library
        9:30 am: Discover Your Past Genealogy Club
        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: Writers Group

        At the Robb Center
        9 am: WOAG
        10 am: Scale Modeling
        10 am: Open Art
        10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
        1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
        1:30 pm: Parkinsons Support Group
        2 pm: Ping-Pong
        6 pm: 12 Barz Band
        (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

        Sports
        4:30 pm: TBA at AHS boys’ and girls’ indoor track
        (See Andover Athletics info page for more details).

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