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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Andover's Lily Shannon signs with PWHL San Jose for rookie season
Andover native Lily Shannon, 23, signed a two-year contract with expansion franchise PWHL San Jose in September after being drafted 40th overall in June, and is training at local rinks ahead of the Nov. 18 training camp opening.
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Andover board reviews Phillips Academy faculty duplex Tuesday
The Andover Planning Board will hold a virtual public meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13, to review a Phillips Academy proposal for a two-story faculty duplex with EV charging stations at 25 Phillips Street.
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North Andover schedules power outage Oct. 11, road paving Oct. 7
National Grid will shut off power to 29 North Andover streets overnight Sunday, Oct. 11, for electrical upgrades, and the town begins full-width road paving on four streets starting Wednesday, Oct. 7.
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Andover's Lily Shannon signs with PWHL San Jose for rookie season
Andover native Lily Shannon, 23, signed a two-year contract with expansion franchise PWHL San Jose in September after being drafted 40th overall in June, and is training at local rinks ahead of the Nov. 18 training camp opening.
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Andover board reviews Phillips Academy faculty duplex Tuesday
Local Government
North Andover schedules power outage Oct. 11, road paving Oct. 7
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Andover surveys residents on $485M high school project
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Andover's Lily Shannon signs with PWHL San Jose for rookie season
Andover native Lily Shannon, 23, signed a two-year contract with expansion franchise PWHL San Jose in September after being drafted 40th overall in June, and is training at local rinks ahead of the Nov. 18 training camp opening.
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Andover board reviews Phillips Academy faculty duplex Tuesday
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North Andover schedules power outage Oct. 11, road paving Oct. 7
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Andover surveys residents on $485M high school project
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Road work returns to Salem Street corridor with paving project underway
North Andover's Annual Roads and Sidewalk Restoration Program is paving Salem Street, Johnson Street, and Andover Street the week of July 13, bringing traffic delays and detours to the connected corridor.
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River Road, Old Town Yard projects head to Select Board as Andover priorities
The Andover Select Board is scheduled to vote Monday, July 13, on Town Manager Andrew Flanagan's FY2027 strategic goals, which formally prioritize the River Road corridor's mixed-use development and the Old Town Yard redevelopment at 11 Lewis Street.
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Andover's biggest housing proposal heads back before Conservation Commission
The Commons at River Road, a 432-unit mixed-use development proposed for 100 Old River Road in Andover, is scheduled to have its Conservation Commission order of conditions reviewed on Tuesday, July 14, as the first major project under the town's Multifamily Overlay District continues through the regulatory process.
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Fahey wrongful termination trial against Andover town manager set for July 27
Former Youth Services Director William Fahey's $10 million wrongful termination lawsuit against Town Manager Andrew Flanagan is scheduled for jury trial Monday, July 27, and the Select Board held executive sessions the week of July 7 to discuss litigation strategy.
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TransMedics leaving Andover for Somerville, taking 300 jobs with it
TransMedics Group is relocating its global headquarters and roughly 300 jobs from Andover's Minuteman Road to a 498,000-square-foot facility in Somerville by 2028, deepening vacancy challenges along the I-495 lab corridor even as smaller firms like AdvanCell move in.
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