Here's our recap of the top stories covered by Andover News for the week that just ended:

Top Stories

Flanagan Faulted In Labor Board Ruling Against Chelmsford

The ruling said Andover Town Manager Andrew Flanagan had improper contact with Chelmsford Town Counsel when he sat on a three-member arbitration panel in 2018 and early 2019.

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Flanagan Faulted In Labor Board Ruling Against Chelmsford

ZBA Continues Hearing On Controversial Drug Treatment Facility

ZBA Continues Hearing On Controversial Drug Treatment Facility
The hearing will resume at the ZBA's Oct. 6 meeting, a day after a Massachusetts Land Court hearing on an appeal of an earlier ZBA approval of an earlier version of the project. ZBA members said they wanted to hold off on closing the hearing Thursday to get input from Andover town counsel.

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School News

AHS Building Committee Chooses Design Firm

Under its prior contract with HMFH for a feasibility study, Andover did not have to put the contract out for a solicitation and designer selection.

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AHS Building Committee Chooses Design Firm

School Committee Notebook: Buses Drive Routes On Friday To Iron Out Opening Day Problems

School Committee Notebook: Buses Drive Routes On Friday To Iron Out Opening Day Problems
Also: Committee gets first female student rep | First day APS enrollment up

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Police/Fire

Andover Police Log, Sept. 1-7

Selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for Aug. Sept. 1-7. You can also download a PDF file of the complete, unedited log.

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Andover Police Log, Sept. 1-7

Election 2022

Finegold, Nguyen Have Big War Chest Leads Over Republican Challengers

State Rep. Tram Nguyen and state Sen. Barry Finegold have big campaign finance advantages over their Republican challengers heading into November's general election.

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Finegold, Nguyen Have Big War Chest Leads Over Republican Challengers

Vote-By-Mail Pushes Andover To 22.6 Percent Turnout In Massachusetts Primary

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Credit vote-by-mail rules, adopted for 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic and made permanent in Massachusetts last year, for high voter turnout in Andover for Tuesday's Massachusetts primary election.

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Around Town

Lowell Plant Dumps More Wastewater Into Merrimack

The most recent dump happened between 10:01 a.m. and 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, and came just 24 hours after an earlier overflow at the plant.

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You Weren't Imagining It: Here's Why Andover Water Was Smellier Than Usual This Summer

With each heatwave this summer, there would seemingly be a new round of complaints on Facebook groups for Andover residents about the quality of the town's water.

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You Weren't Imagining It: Here's Why Andover Water Was Smellier Than Usual This Summer