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Local Election Ballot Closes With 2 Key, Contested Races

With five school committee candidates and four select board candidates, get ready for lots of yard signs.
Local Election Ballot Closes With 2 Key, Contested Races

A.M. Briefing

Things to know today
  1. I'm resuming the Andover News Publisher's office hours! I'll be at Caffe Nero on Feb. 5 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. to meet readers and discuss whatever topics you want to talk about (more info and RSVP on Facebook).
Sports
  • No results for Monday.
Results compiled from Boston Globe, AHS Athletics and other media reports.

Weather
Snow turning to rain, high of 34. Cloudy, periods of rain tonight. Low of 34.
Check the latest Andover forecast

A.M Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

More Local News:

Opinion: Candidate Believes Andover Is At A Crossroads

"The decisions we make today will determine how we, the residents of Andover, and our town fare in the coming years," George Thorlin.

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Opinion: Candidate Believes Andover Is At A Crossroads

Take The 2024 Local Election Reader Survey, Win A $50 Gift Card

Andover News wants to get an early sense of how Andover voters feel on the two main events in this year's local election.

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Take The 2024 Local Election Reader Survey, Win A $50 Gift Card

Turkey Trots Into Shawsheen Square

Turkey Trots Into Shawsheen Square
After getting booted from her flock, Henrietta has taken up residence at the intersection of Haverhill and Lowell Streets in Andover.

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Happening today:



    Government & Community Meetings
    6:30 pm: Andover Complete Streets Community Update
    7 pm: Finance Committee
    7 pm: Trustees of the Punchard Free School

    Virtual Events
    9: 30 am: MA Library Collaborative 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 18 Months to 3 Years
    10 am: Sewcial Club
    10:15 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0 to 18 Months
    11 am: Little Listeners – Ages 3 to 5
    7 pm: Summitting Everest: Q & A with Rebecca Long
    7 pm: Relax & Read – Family Book Club

    At the Robb Center
    9:30 am: Crafting
    9:30 am: Parler/Discute
    10:30 am: Write Stuff
    12:30 pm: Knit Wits
    1 pm: Healthy Eating
    1:15 pm: Tap Class
    1:30 pm: Northeast Rehab Speech Therapy
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    TBD: AHS girls’ skiing vs. multiple schools (Bradford Ski Hill)
    6 pm: AHS boys’ and girls’ indoor track vs. multiple schools (Reggie Lewis Center)
    6 pm: AHS wrestling at Chelmsford
    7:10 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys’ hockey (Breakaway Ice Center)
    (see AHS Athletics for more details)

    Happening tomorrow:

    Government & Community Meetings
    8:30 am: Preservation Commission Site Visit
    6:30 pm: Zoning Board of Appeals
    7 pm: Conservation Commission Meeting – Haggetts Pond
    7 pm: School Committee

    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 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group)
    4:30-5:30 pm: Paws & Tales – Reading with Monty the Therapy Dog!
    5 pm: Pokemon Club – in the Children’s Room

    At the Robb Center
    10 am: Scale Modeling
    10 am: Open Art
    10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
    BIRTHDAY SOCIAL
    1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
    1:30 pm: Book CLub
    2 pm: Ping-Pong
    3:30 pm: Korean Culture Sharing Day
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    TBD: AHS boys’ skiing vs. multiple schools (Bradford Ski Hill)
    5 pm: TBA at AHS boys’ track
    7 pm: AHS gymnastics at Methuen
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details)

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