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Here's Where Teachers Are Being Cut Under the Proposed APS Budget

The Andover Education Association released a list Friday of the more than 40 Andover Public Schools' teachers who have been told their position is being eliminated or transferred under the proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year.
Here's Where Teachers Are Being Cut Under the Proposed APS Budget

A.M. Briefing

Things to know today
  1. Happy Eclipse Day!
Weather: Sponsored by T&B Landscaping
Sunny, high of 61. Mostly clear at night, low of 38.
Check the latest Andover forecast

Sports
  • No scores to report at press time.
- A.M. Briefing compiled by Dave Copeland

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Police Accuse Two Of Drug Trafficking After Andover Stop

Police Accuse Two Of Drug Trafficking After Andover Stop
During a traffic stop on March 28 for a missing inspection sticker, police found multiple cell phones, a large sum of cash and about 115 grams of suspected fentanyl.

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State Rules Against Teachers' Union In COVID Stipend Dispute

The union illegally advocated for $800 stipends for some of its members in 2022, a state labor board ruled last month.

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State Rules Against Teachers' Union In COVID Stipend Dispute

This Week In Andover, April 7-14

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Here’s the Andover News weekly rundown of government meetings, events and activities happening in Andover.

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Chateau, Schools, Caffe Nero: March Health Inspections

Here's what you need to know about food safety before you head out to eat in Andover.

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Chateau, Schools, Caffe Nero: March Health Inspections

Cheat Sheet: Andover Annual Town Meeting 2024

Cheat Sheet: Andover Annual Town Meeting 2024
This cheat sheet has everything you need to know about Andover's 2024 Town Meeting, including background information, explainers on key warrant articles, details on how to participate, registration, parking and child care.

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Happening today:



    Government & Community Meetings
    6 pm: MassDOT Community Meeting On I-495 Bridge Replacement Project
    7 pm: Select Board

    At Memorial Hall Library
    10 am: Meet-Up Monday
    3 pm: Solar Eclipse Party
    3 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Chalk Eclipse Art
    4 pm: LEGO Club
    7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group
    (See the library events page for more details)

    At The Robb Center
    9 am: Quilting Group
    9:30 am: Ask the Lawyer
    10 am: Nonfiction Book Club
    10 am: Downtown Shopping Trip
    12 pm: Noontime Dance
    1 pm: Fix-It Shop
    1 pm: Matinee
    1 pm: Hand & Foot
    1 pm: Ping Pong
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports:
    4 pm: AHS girls’ tennis at Central Catholic
    4:30 pm: AHS baseball at Shrewsbury
    4:30 pm: Shrewsbury at AHS softball
    5 pm: AHS boys’ volleyball at Central Catholic
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details)

    Happening tomorrow:

    Government & Community Meetings
    6:30 pm: Preservation Commission
    7:15 pm: Planning Board

    At Memorial Hall Library
    9:30 am: Wiggle Words – Ages 0 to 18 Months
    10 am: Greeting Cards Using the Silhouette Machine
    10:15 am: Toddler Tales – Ages 18 Months to 3 Years
    11 am: Little Listeners – Ages 3 to 5
    5 pm: Gaming Club – Ages 5-11 Years
    6 pm: Sewcial Club
    6:30 pm: Tween Advisory Board – Grades 4-5
    7 pm: Field to Fork with Michele Fronk Schuckel
    7 pm: Book Recs with Bookstagrammer Jody Blanchette on Zoom
    (See the library events page for more details)

    At The Robb Center
    9 am: Comfort Critters
    10 am: Tech Help
    10 am: Rockingham Mall Shopping Trip
    1 pm: Mah Jong1 pm: Social Bridge
    1:30 pm: US Seacoast Fortifications
    (see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)

    Sports
    4:30 pm: AHS boys’ tennis at Westford Academy
    6:30 pm: AHS girls’ lacrosse at Central Catholic
    7 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys’ lacrosse
    (See Andover Athletics info page for more details)

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