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APS May Cut 30+ Positions To Close Budget Gap

Layoffs are far from certain; the school system's budget will be debated in a series of public sessions leading up to final approval by Annual Town Meeting in April.
APS May Cut 30+ Positions To Close Budget Gap

A.M. Briefing

Things to know today
  1. Sorry for the late email today! I was having some server issues earlier this morning.
  2. All AHS athletic games were canceled Tuesday. Scores return tomorrow!
  3. Wondering what all those purple Save Haggetts Pond Trail signs popping up in Andover are all about? Find out in less than a minute with the latest crash course from Andover News.
  4. Trash collection is delayed one-day this week because of Monday's holiday. Today is a Tuesday recycling/trash pickup day.
Weather
Sunny, cold, high of 28. Mostly clear overnight, low of 15.
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A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

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2024-25 Andover Kindergarten Registration Opens Feb. 1

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Happening today:



    Tuesday trash collection
    Government & Community Meetings
    3:30 pm: Town Tree Committee
    4 pm: Board of Registrars of Voters
    5 pm: Andover Housing Authority
    7 pm: Andover Green Advisory Board
    7 pm: Finance Committee
    7 pm: West Elementary School Building Commitee
    7:35 pm: Select Board

    Virtual Events
    9: 30 am: MA Library Collaborative 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
    4 pm: Virtual Death Cafe on Zoom
    7 pm: Fierce Females: Women in Art

    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
    2 pm: Sewing 101: Soup Cozies
    5 pm: STEAM Club – Ages 5+
    6 pm: Andover Conservation Land Steward’s Workshop – Invasive Plant Ecology and Management
    7 pm: Cribbage Club
    7 pm: Teen Advisory Board

    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: Timekeeping & Timekeepers
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    TBD: AHS girls’ skiing vs. multiple schools (Bradford Ski Hill)
    6 pm: AHS girls’ indoor track vs. North Andover (Reggie Lewis Center)
    6 pm: AHS boys’ indoor track vs. Central Catholic (Reggie Lewis Center)
    6 pm: Tewksbury at AHS wrestling
    8 pm: Haverhill at AHS gymnastics (Reading Gymnastics Academy)
    8 pm: AHS girls’ hockey at Lincoln-Sudbury
    (see AHS Athletics for more details)

    Happening tomorrow:
    Wednesday trash collection
    Government & Community Meetings
    7 pm: School Committee

    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
    4 pm: Next Chapter Book Club
    4:30-5:30 pm: Paws & Tales – Reading with Monty the Therapy Dog!

    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
    2:30 Evolution of Presidental
    6:00 Arthur Bakopolus Quartet Concert
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    TBD: AHS boys’ skiing vs. multiple schools (Bradford Ski Hill)
    3:45 pm: AHS boys’ swimming at Lowell
    4:30 pm: TBA at AHS girls’ indoor track
    5 pm: TBA at AHS’ boys’ indoor track
    7:10 pm: Lincoln-Sudbury at AHS boys’ hockey (Breakaway Ice Center)
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details)

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