🌱 Patch AM: Andover mourns devoted father and daughter lost in Route 28 crash

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In today's newsletter:

• Andover mourns devoted father and daughter lost in Route 28 crash
• Andover firefighter on leave after New Hampshire child abuse allegations

Also on today's calendar: Free Intro. To Tai Chi Class and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A brief afternoon shower, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'God didn't want to separate them,' Andover man says of son and granddaughter killed in violent crash (bostonglobe.com) — An Andover family is mourning 8-year-old Kashmira Naili, a South Elementary School student, and her father Samir, who died in a fiery Route 28 crash in North Reading after being rear-ended by an alleged drunk driver. Friends, teachers, and worshippers at Andover Islamic Center have rallied around the family, sharing stories of Kashmira's kindness and the close bond she shared with her dad.
   

• Andover Mass. Firefighter, Who Lives In Londonderry, Placed On Leave After Child Abuse Arrest (patch.com) — An Andover firefighter who lives in Londonderry, NH has been placed on administrative leave by the town after being arrested on serious child abuse-related charges in New Hampshire. Investigators detail a weeks-long probe into a three-month-old's injuries, while emphasizing that the case remains at the allegation stage and is moving through the court system.
   

📸 Around Andover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Andover

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Monday August 31
• First Day of School - Teachers
  Andover SD Andover, MA 01810
• Teacher Workshops
  Hamilton-Wenham SD South Hamilton, MA 01982
• Teen Weekly Activity: Snail Mail
  Andover Memorial Hall Library Memorial Hall Library - Teen Room
  3:00 pm
• Friends of Memorial Hall Library Board Meeting
  Andover Memorial Hall Library Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Free Intro. To Tai Chi Class →
  South Church in Andover, 41 Central St, Andover
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Oak and Iron Presents; OAKtoberfest 2026 →
  Oak & Iron Brewing Co., 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  12:30 pm
• Tango! Tango! →
  West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• "The Rise and Fall of New England Almshouses and Poor Farms" lecture and book signing by author Jod →
  Andover Center for History & Culture, 97 Main St, Andover
  1:00 pm
• Jodi Lew-Smith, Author of Asa James →
  Andover Center for History & Culture, 97 Main St, Andover
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Free Intro. To Tai Chi Class →
  South Church in Andover, 41 Central St, Andover
  10:00 am
• Jane Cairns, Author Of Exalted Objects →
  Oak & Iron Brewing, 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  6:30 pm
• Exalted Objects - Lecture and Book Signing by Andover Author, Jane Cairns →
  Oak & Iron Brewing Co., 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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• Raytheon posted a job opening for Manufacturing Product Manager in Andover. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

• Quote Of The Day By Robert Frost: 'Two Roads Diverged In A Wood...' (thelist.com)
• Secretary of Health and Human Services Begins Community Mental Health Tour (healthcarenews.com)
• This is the second Massachusetts Democrat arrested for alleged pandemic fraud in the same city. (blogspot.com)

North Andover

• The Hunt Is On: Merrimack Women's Basketball Conference Schedule Revealed (merrimacknewspaper.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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