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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Shawsheen Village Liquors at 4 Poor St. in Andover sold three $100,000 Mass Cash winning tickets on a single day, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery, putting the neighborhood shop in a rare spotlight and potentially earning the retailer thousands in state bonuses.
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Shawsheen Village Liquors at 4 Poor St. in Andover sold three $100,000 Mass Cash winning tickets on a single day, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery, putting the neighborhood shop in a rare spotlight and potentially earning the retailer thousands in state bonuses.
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Shawsheen Village Liquors at 4 Poor St. in Andover sold three $100,000 Mass Cash winning tickets on a single day, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery, putting the neighborhood shop in a rare spotlight and potentially earning the retailer thousands in state bonuses.
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View MoreThe North Andover Farmers Market returns Sunday, July 19, with 30 vendors, food trucks, live music, and games at its location behind Town Hall near the Old Center, running weekly through October 4.
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View MoreThe Andover Center for History & Culture leads a guided walking tour of Upper Central Street on Saturday, July 18, while Asian Fest 2026 arrives at Central Park on Saturday, August 8.
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View MoreThe Rotary Club of Andover recognized 11 volunteers across nine honoree awards as its 2025 Citizens Who Care, spotlighting decades of service in conservation, food access, road safety, education, and elder care across Andover.
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View MoreMeVa fare-free bus service resumed in Andover on Sunday, July 12, after a one-year labor deal ended a 10-day Teamsters strike, but the core Saturday scheduling dispute remains unresolved heading into another year of negotiations.
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View MoreThe Merrimack Valley YMCA opened fall 2026–2027 preschool enrollment on July 6 for Andover and North Andover children ages 2 years 9 months to 5 years old, with expanded hours running 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. starting Monday, August 3 at two local sites.
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View MoreThe Rotary Club of Andover's Charitable Trust awarded $78,712 in grants during fiscal year 2024–25, with funds raised largely through the May 14 Citizens Who Care gala that honored nine volunteers, Educator of the Year Jeffrey J. Kuchan, and Student of the Year Vincent Aguirre.
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View MoreUMass Lowell historian Abby Chandler will present "March to Revolution: Lesser Known Stories from 1775-1776" at the NAHS Stevens Center on Tuesday, July 14, while the Trustees of Reservations' outdoor concert series at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens continues with The Far Out on Thursday, July 23.
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View MoreA roundup of community events across Andover and North Andover for the week of July 11-18, 2026, including a piano concert, book clubs, walking tours, kids' programs, and a painting night.
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View MoreMerrimack Health transferred basic life support and 911 dispatch operations in Lawrence to Cataldo Ambulance Service effective July 9, while keeping its paramedic and advanced life support services in-house for Andover, North Andover, Methuen, and Lawrence.
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View MoreThe Merrimack Valley YMCA's "On Course for a Cause" golf tournament on Monday, August 10, at Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover raises scholarship money to send local children to overnight and day camps, with more than 135 kids receiving aid last year.
