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Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Andover early voting closes Friday, Aug. 28 ahead of Tuesday primary
Andover's in-person early voting closes at 4:30 p.m. Friday ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 1, state primary, which features a six-candidate Democratic race for the open MA-6 congressional seat including two Andover residents.
Local Government
Andover confirms cyberattack caused four-day network outage before start of school year
Town Manager Andrew Flanagan confirmed Aug. 22 that a cyberattack detected Aug. 13 caused a four-day outage of Andover's municipal and school networks, delaying teacher assignments and disrupting online payments, with an investigation into possible data compromise still open.
Local Government
Rival attacks Andover's Tram Nguyen over 'no-show' stipend pay in six-way MA-6 primary
Lynnfield businessman John Beccia has sent attack mailers targeting Andover state Rep. Tram Nguyen over "no show" stipend pay as early voting in the MA-6 Democratic primary begins Saturday, Aug. 22.
Local Government
Andover early voting closes Friday, Aug. 28 ahead of Tuesday primary
Andover's in-person early voting closes at 4:30 p.m. Friday ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 1, state primary, which features a six-candidate Democratic race for the open MA-6 congressional seat including two Andover residents.
Local Government
Andover early voting closes Friday, Aug. 28 ahead of Tuesday primary
Andover's in-person early voting closes at 4:30 p.m. Friday ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 1, state primary, which features a six-candidate Democratic race for the open MA-6 congressional seat including two Andover residents.
Local Government
Merrimack College lands $375,000 state grant for life science lab upgrades
Merrimack College in North Andover received a $375,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to upgrade laboratory equipment and facilities, part of $12.3 million in statewide workforce development funding announced July 23.
Local Government
Congressional candidate Beccia scheduling Andover, North Andover stops ahead of primary
Democratic MA-6 candidate John Beccia will bring his "39 in 39" listening tour to Andover on Friday, Aug. 14, and North Andover on Saturday, Aug. 15, giving residents a chance to meet the candidate ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 1 primary.
Local Government
Nguyen releases five years of tax returns, challenges MA-6 rivals on transparency
State Rep. Tram Nguyen, who represents Andover and North Andover, released five years of personal tax returns on Friday, July 24, becoming the first MA-6 congressional candidate to do so and challenging her five Democratic rivals to match her transparency ahead of the September 1 primary.
Local Government
Route 114 shared-use path excavation starts Monday in North Andover
MassDOT's July 23 construction update details a busy summer on Route 114 in North Andover: shared-use path excavation starts Monday, July 27, four Turnpike Street properties are being prepped for demolition, and median removal and utility work will continue through September.
Local Government
North Andover approves 280 apartments for former mill parking garage site
North Andover's Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a 280-unit Chapter 40B apartment development at the former Davis & Furber Mills parking garage site on Prescott Street, with 70 units permanently income-restricted.
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Local Government
Six candidates, one stage, one seat that hasn't been open in nearly 50 years
The North Andover Democratic Town Committee will host six Democratic candidates for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District at the Worden Theatre on Tuesday, July 28, five weeks before the September 1 primary.
Local Government
Haverhill sewage spill fuels Senate sparring as Andover's Koh launches first TV ad
The 40-million-gallon Haverhill sewage spill that affected Andover's Merrimack River access has become a campaign issue between Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton, while Andover's Dan Koh launched his first TV ad in the MA-6 primary and Republican Anne Brensley announced a write-in campaign for secretary of state.
Local Government
Select Board approves Beacon Street lane flip ahead of $15.2M Route 133 rebuild
The Andover Select Board unanimously approved flipped lane assignments at the Beacon Street/Lowell Street/Shawsheen Road intersection on July 13, a targeted congestion fix ahead of the $15.2 million Route 133 corridor reconstruction.
Local Government
A new high school by 2038? Andover families finally have a date to watch for
Andover's Select Board is requiring Town Manager Andrew Flanagan and Superintendent Keith Taverna to deliver a detailed financing roadmap for replacing or renovating Andover High School by Nov. 1, a key step toward a planned 2027 MSBA application that could eventually lead to a new school building around 2038.
Local Government
Andover's effort to curb a rat poison linked to the deaths of hawks, owls, and other wildlife is now in the hands of state lawmakers.
Andover's Home Rule Petition to restrict anticoagulant rodenticides on private property was heard July 1, 2026, before the state Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, advancing the nonprofit Protect Andover Wildlife's campaign to protect hawks, owls, and foxes from secondary poisoning.
Local Government
Andover settles Fahey wrongful termination lawsuit for $225,000
Andover will pay $225,000 to settle former Youth Services Director William Fahey's wrongful termination lawsuit, with the town's insurance covering the full cost and no direct impact on taxpayers, ending more than five years of litigation and canceling a jury trial set for July 27.
Local Government
Andover lands $320,000 in state budget earmarks for fire truck, pump track, public art
Gov. Maura Healey's signed FY2027 state budget delivers $320,000 in earmarks to Andover, including $50,000 for a new pump track at Recreation Park, $100,000 for the fire department, and $100,000 for municipal building improvements.
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