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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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North Andover food bank gains from Verani Realty's 14,000-pound drive
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty collected more than 14,000 pounds of food and donated $20,000 to food banks during its 10th annual food drive in September, with the Merrimack Valley Food Bank among the recipients serving North Andover.
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Fireside Craft Fair returns to Andover High on Nov. 14
The Fireside Fall Craft Fair takes over Andover High School's field house on Saturday, Nov. 14, with handcrafted goods, food vendors and a food-donation raffle benefiting Village Food Hub.
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Andover 250th committee meets Oct. 15 to recap RevFest
Andover's 250th Anniversary Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 15, to debrief on RevFest 250 and discuss its table at the ACE Scarecrow Festival kickoff Saturday, Oct. 17.
Community
North Andover food bank gains from Verani Realty's 14,000-pound drive
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty collected more than 14,000 pounds of food and donated $20,000 to food banks during its 10th annual food drive in September, with the Merrimack Valley Food Bank among the recipients serving North Andover.
Community
North Andover food bank gains from Verani Realty's 14,000-pound drive
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty collected more than 14,000 pounds of food and donated $20,000 to food banks during its 10th annual food drive in September, with the Merrimack Valley Food Bank among the recipients serving North Andover.
Community
Andover sets downtown Trick or Treat for Oct. 28
The Town of Andover has scheduled its annual Downtown Trick or Treat for Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., one of several Halloween-season events on the town calendar this fall.
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Two Andover-connected volunteers win $10,000 apiece at 2026 Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards
Two Andover-connected nonprofits each received $10,000 after their volunteers were honored at the 2026 Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 15.
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Taste of the Merrimack Valley returns to Andover for third year
The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual Taste of the Merrimack Valley on Oct. 1 at the DoubleTree in Andover, with about 24 restaurants and food vendors serving samples.
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Andover Art Walk brings 31 artists to 25 downtown shops Saturday
The fourth annual ARTful Andover Art Walk kicks off Saturday, Oct. 3, at The Park on Bartlet Street, pairing local artists with 25 downtown businesses through Oct. 31. The launch coincides with RevFest 250, giving visitors two reasons to head downtown.
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Four North Andover groups to clean up Lake Cochichewick shoreline Saturday as low water reveals debris
Historic low water levels at Lake Cochichewick have exposed the shoreline, prompting North Parish Church, FONAT, the North Andover Garden Club and the Historical Society to organize a town-wide trash cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Stevens Pond Parking Lot.
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Merrimack River Carp gather for 40th straight reunion softball game in North Andover
The Merrimack River Carp, a North Andover rec softball team whose members have been friends since the 1950s, gathered for their 40th straight annual reunion game at Drummond Playground on Sept. 20.
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RevFest 250 brings reenactors, artisans, drone show to Andover's Park on Oct. 3
RevFest 250 brings Revolutionary War reenactors, colonial artisans, a recreated Abbot Tavern, a free Them Apples concert and Andover's first 300-drone light show to The Park on Bartlet Street on Oct. 3.
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Danvers High renames library for Andover's Colleen Ritzer
The Danvers High School library has been renamed the Colleen E. Ritzer Library in honor of the Andover native and math teacher killed at the school in 2013, following a student-led fundraising campaign and an Aug. 24 dedication ceremony attended by Ritzer's family.
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Merrimack River watershed council seeks lead scientist amid record sewage discharges
The Merrimack River Watershed Council is hiring a full-time lead scientist at $85,000 to $100,000 to coordinate pollution investigations across the 5,000-square-mile watershed, including Andover's five-plus miles of river shoreline.
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Andover Day brings 265 vendors to Main Street Saturday
Andover Day returns Saturday, Sept. 19, with a sold-out lineup of 265 vendors, a new fitness village, live music and street closures across downtown as the Andover Chamber of Commerce hosts its biggest edition in five years.
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Andover talk explores Paul Revere's role as currency engraver
Phillips Academy history instructor Donald A. Slater presents "Paul Revere Makes a Buck" at the Andover Center for History & Culture on Thursday, Sept. 17, exploring how Revere used pine tree imagery to build public trust in Revolutionary War-era paper money.
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Andover begins $500K sidewalk project on Tewksbury Street
Andover's first project funded through the state's Complete Streets program is adding 2,000 feet of sidewalk along Tewksbury Street in Ballardvale, connecting Yardley Road to Oak Street with nearly $500,000 in state grant money.
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