🌱 Patch AM: How a North Andover ticket ranks among Massachusetts’ biggest Powerball wins

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In today's newsletter:

• How a North Andover ticket ranks among Massachusetts' biggest Powerball wins

Also on today's calendar: Ava Valianti live at The Music Hall Lounge! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy with showers, temps: high: 72, low: 64.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ALMOST A BILLIONAIRE! Powerball player misses $1.04B jackpot by just one number at Robinson News in Malden (advocatenews.net) — North Andover gets a shout-out in the state's Powerball record books, thanks to a $2 million ticket sold at Winners Corner in December 2025. A newer $2 million win in Malden just tied that prize, after a player there missed a $1.04 billion jackpot by one number.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Andover

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Ava Valianti live at The Music Hall Lounge! →
  The Music Hall Lounge, 131 Congress Street, Portsmouth
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• 2026 Peabody Community Market →
  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
  3:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Red Cross Blood Drive →
  First Calvary Baptist Church, 586 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover
  9:00 am
• Children's Stories with Mr. C. →
  The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover
  11:00 am
• 2nd Annual Nostalgic Book Fair →
  Spyglass Brewing Company, 306 Innovative Way, Nashua
  12:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Book Bedazzling →
  The Purple Couch Bookshop, 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover
  4:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Digital Detox Binder Project Presentation
  Stevens Memorial Library Community Meeting Room , 345 Main St, No
  2:00 pm
• Tuesday Book Discussion: Snake-Eater
  Stevens Memorial Library Community Meeting Room , 345 Main St, No
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• I Survived! Scholastic Book Fair with The Purple Couch →
  800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Felt & Kvelt: Noon Needle Felting Class →
  800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover
  9:00 am
• Family Felting: Evening Needle Felting Class →
  800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover
  5:30 pm

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• Champion Soccer School
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• Kidcreate Studio Wilmington — (781) 516-8496
• Lander Taylor Quire & Weft — (978) 228-1037
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Compassus Hospice posted a job opening for Hospice Physician Account Executive in North Andover. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Andover

• Andover By The Numbers: Private School Enrollment On The Rise (andovermanews.com)
• Aug. 19 Public Safety Notebook: Toddler Locks Himself Inside Home, Teen Suffers Serious Bee Sting Reaction (andovermanews.com)

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• Helping Kids Get Active (uconn.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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