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🌱 Patch AM: What Andover police handled in two busy weeks of calls
Coming up: Austin Prep: Summer Preview on the Andover Patch calendar
Cheers Andover! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Andover police handled in two busy weeks of calls
- How a new second track could change your Andover commute
- Andover homebuilding startup lands $800K in new climatetech funding
Also on today's calendar: Austin Prep: Summer Preview and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
- Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Andover Police Log, Aug. 11-23 (andovermanews.com) — Andover's latest police log details calls from Aug. 11–23, ranging from OUI arrests and crashes on Main and Chandler roads to suspicious activity, animal issues, and welfare checks across town neighborhoods. Residents can see how officers handled unusual reports like a raccoon in a home, a person lying on River Road lawns, and vehicles left running or parked for days. 
2. MBTA Details $140 Million 'Haverhill Double Track' Construction Project (iheart.com) — Train service to and from Andover is slated for a major boost, with the MBTA planning nearly $140 million in new double track between Reading and Andover plus accessibility upgrades at the Andover and Ballardvale stations. Officials say the project will reduce bottlenecks, improve reliability for commuter rail and Amtrak riders, and increase capacity along the Haverhill Line, though a construction timeline isn't set yet.
3. Somerville organizations awarded funding from MassCEC (thesomervilletimes.com) — An Andover company, Reframe Systems, will receive $800,000 in new state climatetech tax incentives to expand its home-building microfactories that cut waste and speed construction. The funding is part of a $27.2 million MassCEC package supporting 18 clean-energy firms statewide. Sen. Barry Finegold of Andover says the investments aim to lower energy costs and grow local jobs.
4. Topsfield Fair Awards $157K In Scholarships To 36 North Shore HS Graduates (patch.com) — A North Shore-wide scholarship program from the Topsfield Fair and Essex Agricultural Society awarded $157,000 to 36 graduates, including Andover's Olivia Correia-Branco of Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School. The story lists recipients by town, notes additional farm-related scholarship sponsors, and reminds readers that next year's applications will open in early 2027. It also previews this fall's Topsfield Fair dates.
📸 Around Andover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Andover
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★ Featured events ★
- Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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Other local events
- All Write Now: Generative Writing Group
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Local History Room , 14 Union Stree
10:30 am - American Red Cross Blood Drive
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Large Meeting Room , 14 Union Stree
2:00 pm - Essex Regional Social Worker Open Office Hours
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Large Study Room , 14 Union Street\
11:00 am - All Abilities: GAMES!
Andover Memorial Hall Library Memorial Hall Library - Alcove 1
4:00 pm - Pokemon Club
Andover Memorial Hall Library Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall
5:00 pm - Free Outdoor Movie ~ Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse →
Andover Old Town Hall, 20 Main St, Andover
7:00 pm - Andover Assistants Return
Andover SD Andover, MA 01810 - Free Intro. To Tai Chi Class →
South Church in Andover, 41 Central St, Andover
10:00 am - 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 - Jodi Lew-Smith, Author of Asa James →
Andover Center for History & Culture, 97 Main St, Andover
1:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
📣 Andover Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Andover PatchAM possible:
- Lanam Club — (978) 475-5210
- Champion Soccer School
- Denommee Plumbing, HVAC & Electric — (781) 214-8648
- Kidcreate Studio Wilmington — (781) 516-8496
- Austin Preparatory School — (781) 944-4900
- Andover College Planning — (617) 285-4036
- JE Hunt Plumbing and Heating — (978) 475-4699
- Saltbox — 978 - 610 - 6020
- Buyers Brokers Only — (978) 835-5906
- 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric — (781) 451-1017
- Lander Taylor Quire & Weft — (978) 228-1037
- A Better Chance - Andover — (401) 741-2113
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sarepta Therapeutics posted a job opening for Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Sciences & Technology in Andover. Apply here.
- The Panther Group posted a job opening for Production Supervisor Plating Operations in Andover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Andover here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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