🌱 Patch AM: Andover Day Road Closures, Parking Instructions Set For Saturday

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In today's newsletter:

• Plan your route before Andover Day shuts down Main Street
• What really happened in Wednesday's Andover police and fire calls?

Also on today's calendar: Electronics Recycling Event and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
• Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Andover Day Road Closures, Parking Instructions Set For Saturday (patch.com) — Andover residents should prepare for significant Main Street closures and parking changes on Saturday as Andover Day takes over downtown. Police detail a long stretch of Main Street that will be shut down, several municipal lots that will be closed, and alternative parking options, including accessible spaces near Town Offices, so attendees and neighbors can plan ahead.
   

• Sept. 16 Public Safety Notebook: Bicyclists Accused Of Spitting On Passing Cars, Overflowing Sink Leads To Flood (andovermanews.com) — Emergency crews handled a carbon-monoxide scare, an erratic man at the River Road Mobil, and a power-less electric Zipcar near Phillips Academy, all in Andover on Wednesday. Police also investigated reports of spitting bicyclists near Andover Gun and Country Club, an overflowing sink flooding a Railroad Street bathroom, and two "suspicious" situations that turned out to be harmless misunderstandings.
   

📸 Around Andover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Andover

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Electronics Recycling Event →
  Masonic Lodge Parking Lot, 283 Park St, North Reading
  9:00 am
• Fall Open House →
  The Village Studio Gift Shop, 43 High St, North Andover
  10:00 am
• Anthony Gomes – Praise Out Loud 2026 Tour →
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• 2026 Peabody Community Market →
  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
  3:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Awakening The Power of The Heart →
  Best Western Plus New Englander, 1 Rainin Rd, Woburn
  8:30 am
Sunday September 27
• Run/Walk for Nature and Kids Fun Run - 5K and 10K →
  Shedd Park, 453 Rogers St, Lowell
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Prince of Darkness – The Ultimate Ozzy Experience →
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Andover Day →
  20 Main St, Andover
  10:00 am
• Andover Day 2026 →
  , Andover
  10:00 am
• Fall Donation Drive →
  Essex County Habitat for Humanity ReStore Lawrence, 647 Andover St, Lawrence
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Journey Down Elm Street Historic Walking Tour →
  Andover Center for History & Culture, 97 Main St, Andover
  10:30 am
• Fall Scholarship Fund Concert →
  Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Weekday Morning Beginner's Tai Chi Class →
  South Church in Andover, 41 Central St, Andover
  10:00 am
• Beginner's Tai Chi Classes →
  Andover Fit Body Boot Camp, 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• The American Story in Song →
  Oak & Iron Brewery, 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• RTX posted a job opening for Manufacturing Production Supervisor in Andover. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

• Lawrence man arrested on drug trafficking charges in Tewksbury (newportdispatch.com)
• '90s Hard Rock Legends Announce New US Shows for 'The Rise of Rock World Tour' (parade.com)
• Legendarios want support from Kingfield before returning (themainemonitor.org)

North Andover

• We Ranked 9 Massachusetts Cider Donut Shops From Tasty To Totally Irresistible (takingthekids.com)

Wilmington

• Road Closures Coming Up Due To Work In Wilmington (patch.com)

Ok Andover! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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