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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
Registration full for Andover's preschool Truck Day on Aug. 6
Andover Recreation's Community Helpers Truck Day on Thursday, August 6, lets children ages 1-6 climb fire engines and police cars at Old Shawsheen School, though online registration already shows the event at capacity.
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Memorial Hall Library needs Andover readers to hit one million minutes by Aug. 15
Memorial Hall Library's Summer Reading Challenge is two weeks from its Aug. 15 deadline, and staff say reaching the community goal of one million reading minutes is going to be close. If Andover hits the target, the library will host a free outdoor party with circus acts, ice cream, and a librarian dunk tank.
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Andover Center for History & Culture launches suffrage series highlighting town's 1869 connection
Elaine Clements of the Andover Center for History & Culture has launched a multi-part Substack series exploring how the national women's suffrage movement played out locally in Andover, with the town's own 1869 newspaper coverage as a starting point.
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Sheriff's free summer camp brings fire safety, CPR training to Andover-area kids
About 600 Essex County kids ages 8–14 are attending Sheriff Kevin Coppinger's free Youth Leadership Academy this summer, with Andover and North Andover children participating during the week of July 27; the program teaches CPR, fire safety, and criminal investigation skills alongside recreational outings.
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Melodies of Hope concert returns to North Andover Town Common on Aug. 23
Colby Junge, 17, organizes the third annual Melodies of Hope charity concert on the North Andover Town Common on Aug. 23, aiming to raise $7,500 for the Alzheimer's Association in memory of his grandmother Patricia.
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Big Ryan's puppets and tall tales hit North Andover Town Common on Thursday
Plymouth-based performer Ryan Racette brings his interactive puppetry, music, and storytelling show Big Ryan's Tall Tales to the North Andover Town Common on Thursday, July 30, at 10 a.m. as part of the free Summer on the Common series.
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Historian traces Andover's shift from colonial selectmen to Town Manager
A look at Andover's governance evolution from colonial "selected men" through the 1854 split that created North Andover to the 1959 charter vote that ousted every incumbent selectman and installed the professional Town Manager system still in place today.
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North Andover library hosts foraging night with Dracut's F-Word Farm
Stevens Memorial Library in North Andover hosts a free foraging program with Emily Makrez of Dracut's F-Word Farm on Thursday, July 30, with 20 of 30 spots still open.
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North Andover hiring school crossing guards at $19.50 an hour for 2026-27
The Town of North Andover is recruiting part-time school crossing guards for the upcoming school year, offering $19.50 per hour plus up to $1,500 in annual incentives for the Police Department role that runs August 2026 through June 2027.
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The soldiers who fought for independence are buried just down the road — a new video helps neighbors remember them
North Andover CAM released a new episode of its "North Andover Remembers" video series on July 23, exploring the town's First and Second burial grounds and the Revolutionary War soldiers honored there, produced in collaboration with the North Andover Historical Society, VFW Post 2104, and Veterans Services for North Andover and Boxford.
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Red Sox winning streak means free meals for kids at North Andover Ninety Nine
The North Andover Ninety Nine Restaurant saw a surge in family diners during the Red Sox's 15-game winning streak, as families took advantage of the chain's 18-year-old "Kids Eat Free: When Red Sox Win" promotion that offers a free kids meal with each paid adult entree the day after every Boston victory.
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GLTS students restore 21 cars for veterans and families in need through pilot co-op
Seven Greater Lawrence Technical School rising seniors completed a first-of-its-kind paid summer co-op with nonprofit Second Chance Cars, restoring 21 donated vehicles for veterans and people in need at the school's Andover campus.
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