What's up Andover! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 'God didn't want to separate them,' Andover man says of son and granddaughter killed in violent crash (bostonglobe.com) — Andover is mourning 8-year-old Kashmira Naili, a South Elementary School student, and her father Samir, who died after their car was struck in an alleged drunk-driving crash on Route 28 in North Reading. Family, neighbors, and the Andover Islamic Center have rallied in grief and support, sharing memories of Kashmira's kindness and Samir's devotion as the town considers memorial tributes.
2. Aug. 27 Public Safety Notebook: Dirt Bikes Flee Police, Domestic Incident Leads To Arrest (andovermanews.com) — Andover police and firefighters handled a busy Thursday that included a domestic assault arrest, two children injured at the town recreation area near Pomp's Pond, and repeated dirt bike riders fleeing officers on local roads. Crews also dealt with a dine-and-dash downtown, customer complaints at Mike's Auto, and a small mulch fire outside TD Bank quickly blamed on a discarded cigarette.
3. Andover Police Clinician Responded To 105 Behavioral Health Calls In First Year (andovermanews.com) — Andover's embedded police clinician handled 105 behavioral health calls and 178 follow-ups in her first year, becoming a key part of how local officers respond to residents in crisis. Town officials also plan more behavioral-health training for officers and hope to hire a part-time recovery coach using opioid settlement funds, aiming to connect more Andover residents with timely support.
4. Boater was drunk, dancing before Boston Harbor crash that killed 24-year-old former soccer player, DA says (commstrader.com) — A 24-year-old former Union College soccer player who grew up in Andover was killed in a Boston Harbor boat crash after a allegedly drunk operator slammed into a Logan Airport pier. Prosecutors say the Boston man at the helm was heavily intoxicated, dancing instead of steering, and now faces manslaughter and boating-under-the-influence charges, while Lizzie Dankert's hometown community grieves her loss.
5. 30 boys hockey prospects to watch among '11s in New England (hockeyjournal.com) — Andover hockey fans will want to watch hometown forward Mason McGovern, a top 2011-born prospect who led all New England '11s in prep scoring last season and now heads to Winchendon. The wider piece profiles 30 rising 15O boys players across New England, many drawing interest from elite prep programs, junior leagues, and the U.S. National Team Development Program.
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