🌱 Patch AM: What kept Andover police and firefighters racing across town on Tuesday?

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In today's newsletter:

• What kept Andover police and firefighters racing across town on Tuesday?
• Which Andover High leader is stepping into Netflix's dating spotlight?
• How did Phillips Academy Andover land atop Massachusetts private school rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Mah Jongg Madness at Temple Emanuel and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sept. 29 Public Safety Notebook: Car Crashes Into Andover Home; OUI Arrest Made Tuesday Night (andovermanews.com) — Andover police and firefighters handled a busy Tuesday that included a two-car crash sending a vehicle into an Osgoode Street home, an OUI arrest, and a car knocking down a Main Street light pole near Andover Savings Bank. Crews also searched for a missing child, extinguished a brush fire along I-495, and revived a 91-year-old woman during a medical emergency.
   

• Andover High Athletic Director Joins 'Love Is Blind' Cast (andovermanews.com) — Andover residents may spot a familiar face on Netflix this fall, as Andover High School's interim athletic director Kerry Cashman joins the cast of "Love Is Blind" season 11, filmed in Boston. Cashman, who has led and coached multiple AHS sports programs, will appear when the first episodes drop Oct. 14.
   

• Andover School Ranked Best Private High School In MA (patch.com) — A new Niche ranking again puts Phillips Academy Andover at the top of Massachusetts private high schools, highlighting the prestige of the Andover-based boarding school. The list, built from data and millions of reviews, also showcases other elite prep schools across the state for families comparing options.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Mah Jongg Madness at Temple Emanuel →
  7 Haggetts Pond Rd, Andover
  12:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Drop-In Tech Help
  Memorial Hall Library - Activity Room
  9:30 am
• Rockabye Beats
  Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall
  10:30 am
• Wheel Throwing Nights →
  Essex Art Center, 56 Island St, Lawrence
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• ARTful Andover Art Walk Kick Off →
  34 Bartlet St, Andover
  9:00 am
• Silent Movie - Metropolis →
  Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Beginner's Tai Chi Classes →
  Andover Fit Body Boot Camp, 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  9:00 am
Monday October 5
• Calling All Singers! Andover Choral Society Kicks off New Season →
  Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover
  7:20 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Andover Garden Club Members Share Gardening and Environmental Expertise →
  South Church in Andover, 41 Central St, Andover
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• Meet John Doe →
  West Congregational Church, 767 Broadway, Haverhill
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Massachusetts Branch 6th Anniversary Concert →
  Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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North Andover

• Broncs split NEC matchups, remain over .500 in conference play (theridernews.com)

Reading

• Details Released On Fall Recycling Event In Reading (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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