🌱 Patch AM: How a Lowell Street shoemaker’s family helped shape Andover’s history

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Lowell Street shoemaker's family helped shape Andover's history

Also on today's calendar: Brotherhood Breakfast Series: Whitey and Whitefish and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 70, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Cooler with a shower, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• An Andover Story: Shoemaking, Spiritualism And Civil War – West Parish's Russell Family (andovermanews.com) — A richly detailed new piece traces the 19th‑century Russell family of West Parish Church, from their Lowell Street shoemaking shop to Civil War service and early spiritualist beliefs in Andover. Drawing on letters held by the Andover Center for History and Culture, it shows how their faith, factory work, and wartime sacrifices shaped town life and upcoming bicentennial celebrations.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Andover

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 18
• Brotherhood Breakfast Series: Whitey and Whitefish →
  Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd, Andover
  9:15 am
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• U.S. Navy Birthday →
  Andover MA
• NIOSH Certification - Andover, MA →
  B300 Conference Room, 300 Brickstone Square, Andover
  8:00 am
• Try Girl Scouts! →
  Memorial Hall Library, 2 N Main St, Andover
  5:30 pm
Friday October 16
• The New England Tenors in Concert →
  Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Ella & Company - "The Greatest of the Great American Songbook" →
  Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen
  3:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Temple Emanuel Speaker Series to Feature Turning Grief into Hope Program →
  Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd, Andover
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• fiVO Studios Open Studios & Art Show →
  12 Dundee Park Dr, Andover
  5:00 pm
• Rendezvous With Rachel Revere →
  Andover Center For History & Culture, 97 Main St, Andover
  6:00 pm
• nuBingo Music Extravaganza →
  Lawrence Elks Lodge #65, 652 Andover St, Lawrence
  6:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Kindness for Colleen Blood Drive →
  St. Augustine Parish, 43 Essex St, Andover
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

• Cylinders and Crank-Starts: Sanford's Bold Bid for the Auto Age (sanfordspringvalenews.com)
• Thief From Weare Indicted On More Theft Charges In Salem: Rockingham County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com)
• Grid-Tie Inverters Market To 2035: Solar Demand and Grid Upgrades Drive Growth (indexbox.io)

North Andover

• Tideman builds shallow-draft rescue boat for Cape Cod fire department (workboat.com)
• HomeGoods kicks off opening spree by launching nine stores in eight states this month (newsbreak.com)
• Head to Head Review: Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) versus Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) (defenseworld.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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