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Town closes in on Town Yard redevelopment sale next month
1+ week, 2+ day ago (185+ words) The town is on the brink of closing on the long-awaited Town Yard redevelopment project at the end of June. The Select Board voted to issue an order of taking a 4, 000 square-foot parcel of land off. .. ANDOVER " The town is…...
Sheep Shearing Festival returns for 54th year
1+ week, 4+ day ago (277+ words) Paige Bailey, aka Bubble Bailey of Derry, N. H. , entertains the crowd during the 54th Annual North Andover Sheep Shearing Festival on the North Andover Common. A blacksmith demonstration from Carl West of Waltham during the 54th Annual North Andover Sheep Shearing Festival on…...
Andover woman killed in late-night boat crash
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (96+ words) An Andover woman has died following a boat crash into a Logan Airport pier Wednesday night. Elizabeth Dankert, 24, of Andover, was pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday morning, .. . Andover woman killed in late-night boat crash EAST BOSTON " An Andover…...
Untangling Zentangle: Artist helps others find stillness in strokes of ink
2+ week, 5+ day ago (217+ words) Jean Schwerdt Stewart is a Zentangle artist from Andover who teaches others the calming craft. Kathy Sarsfield, left, and her daughter Linda O'Connell follow along with Jean Schwerdt Stewart during a recent Zentangle class at The Robb Center in Andover....
Locals shine at Andover Boosters Invitational
2+ week, 6+ day ago (86+ words) ANDOVER -- Methuen's Lauren Quarm and Greater Lawrence's Gustavo Varela each scored a pair of victories to lead a stellar local field at the Andover Boosters Invitational on Saturday. Quarm won the girls 100-meter dash and 200-meter, while Varela took the…...
DA identifies woman, man who died in Lawrence crash
3+ week, 4+ day ago (196+ words) LAWRENCE " Authorities on Monday afternoon released the names of a woman and man who died after a Jeep crashed Thursday night on Erving Avenue. Wind Advisory from TUE 12: 00 PM EDT until TUE 10: 00 PM EDT Special Weather Statement until TUE 8: 00 PM…...
Crafting a Mother's Day tradition in The Park
3+ week, 3+ day ago (150+ words) Members of the Dixie Cookbook Band perform for the crowds during Crafts in the Park in Andover. The event celebrates its 50th anniversary on May 9. Hundreds of people browse among booths at Crafts in the Park in Andover. The event celebrates…...
A year without Chuck: A wife finds purpose in advocacy and living life
3+ week, 6+ day ago (295+ words) Nicole Johnson pushes her daughter Jenna, 23 months old, as her other two children Charlie, 6, and Alana, 4, follow a path while they play outside their home in North Andover. Following the death of her husband Charles "Chuck" Johnson from ALS in…...
Down the drain: Monster melters ease the burden of winter's stockpiles of snow
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (129+ words) Steam rises from Trecan 80-PD that's helping businesses in the Merrimack Valley deal with tons and tons of snow. A Deloury Industries' front-end loader scoops up hard-pack snow from the parking lot of Market Basket in North Andover for disposal…...
Clown Town marks 70th year in Andover
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (185+ words) Andover's Clown Town will return for its 70th year May 15-17. ANDOVER " Andona announces the return of Clown Town, celebrating its 70th anniversary with a weekend of family-friendly festivities from Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17, at Central Park in Andover. A community tradition…...