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🌱 Patch AM: Andover Fire Rescue Sets Open House At Public Safety Center

You won't want to miss North Andover Knights on the Run 5k and Kids Run on the Andover Patch calendar

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Hello Andover! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tour Andover's Public Safety Center and get free health screenings
  • What really happened during Andover's hectic Oct. 2–4 emergency calls?
  • What does this $43.5M Riverside Drive sale mean for Andover?

Also on today's calendar: North Andover Knights on the Run 5k and Kids Run and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Pleasantly warm with sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Andover Fire Rescue Sets Open House At Public Safety Center (patch.com) — Andover residents are invited to an Oct. 17 open house at the Public Safety Center on North Main Street, where Fire Rescue will showcase fire prevention and public safety tools. Visitors can explore the Fire Awareness Safety Trailer, meet Andover police and public health staff, and receive free blood pressure and glucose screenings while enjoying pizza.
   

• Oct. 2-4 Public Safety Notebook: Leaf Dump Fires, Dirt Bikes And Hotel Intruder (andovermanews.com) — Andover police and firefighters handled a busy Oct. 2–4 weekend, from repeated fires at the High Plain Road leaf dump and a vehicle fire on I-495 to dirt bike groups on River Road and a condemned residential unit. Crews also responded to a hotel intruder report, Phillips Academy students on a CVS roof, and smoke at a Main Street restaurant that turned out to be from a wood-burning oven.
   

• Hendrie Lane Capital, V12 Investments, And The Zaro Group Acquire 16-Acre Andover Portfolio For $43.5 Million (pulse2.com) — A 16-acre, two-building research and advanced manufacturing campus on Riverside Drive in Andover has been sold for $43.5 million to a partnership of Hendrie Lane Capital, V12 Investments, and The Zaro Group. The fully leased properties, home to firms like Physical Sciences and SciAps, are seen as a long-term, cash-flowing bet on high-tech manufacturing space near I-93 and I-495. Buyers highlight rising construction costs and strong demand for specialized facilities.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

  • Massachusetts High School Football: Central Catholic wins thriller over Xaverian Brothers (newsbreak.com)
  • 3 Men Plead Guilty To Illegal Bobcat Hunting In New Hampshire: U.S. District Court Roundup (patch.com)
  • Three Lawrence Nonprofits Turn a Kitchen Into a Classroom: and a Meal Into Hope (valleypatriot.com)

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North Reading

  • North Reading Fire Department Expanding With 4 New Firefighters (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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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