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Members of Andover’s Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee hope to cobble together a budget compromise Wednesday night.
The Budget Resolution Sub-committee - which includes members Alex Vispoli and Jerry Stabile from the Board of Selectmen, School Committee members Deb Silberstein and Dennis Forgue, and Finance Committee Chairwoman Joanne Marden - is scheduled to meet at [...]

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Andover Town Planner Lisa Schwarz said this week that the end of the Main Street (Route 28) redesign project is fast approaching.
The installation of crosswalks - one of the last major components of the $4 million construction project - is now underway, Schwarz said.
A total of 23 crosswalks must be excavated, set with concrete, sand and [...]

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Andover Town Planner Lisa Schwarz has released the summer schedule for the Main Street (Route 28) construction project.
Work this week included pouring concrete sidewalks at Elm Square, Old Andover Village and Harding Street; installing new traffic signals at Elm Square; and paving North Main Street with a top coat of asphalt.
Drainage work on Chestnut Street was also [...]

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Board games and action movies collide in “Scrabble: The Motion Picture.”
This epic battle for possession of “the elusive Q” game piece between the Russians and Bridgewater State College Scrabble Team was written and directed by Andover native Alex Perry.
Perry, 21, and several of his fellow Bridgewater State classmates are off to Los Angeles Thursday for the International Grand Finale [...]

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Want to learn more about the proposed Billerica Energy Center?
Thornton, N.H.-based developer DG Clean Power LLC hopes to build the  natural-gas-burning power plant at 134 Billerica Ave. in North Billerica, near the Tewksbury line.
The 348-megawatt plant would only be used during times of peak electricity consumption, such as heat waves and long periods of extreme cold.
But [...]

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Andover Town Meeting resumes tonight at 7 p.m. at the Richard Collins Field House house, located on the campus of Andover High School.
Residents only voted on 15 of 71 warrant articles during Tuesday’s opening night, so it’s expected a third night will be needed to  complete the warrant.
Night three will be held at 7 p.m. [...]

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