🌱 Patch AM: How Merrimack’s new dorms could change daily life in North Andover.

Hi there, North Andover! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Merrimack's new dorms could change daily life in North Andover.
• North Andover runner helps engineer a major collegiate cross country upset.

Also on today's calendar: Oak and Iron Presents; OAKtoberfest 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 57.
• Friday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Berkeley Partners Buys 2 Industrial Buildings For $36M: The Boston Deal Sheet (bisnow.com) — Merrimack College has just opened two new residence halls on its North Andover campus, adding 537 student beds that will bring more activity and spending to the area. The Shawsheen and Essex halls, built through a public‑private partnership with developer Greystar, expand on a broader wave of development and financing for housing and commercial projects across Massachusetts.
   

• M-F Athletic National Athletes of the Week (Sept. 8, 2026) (ustfccca.org) — North Andover gets a proud shout-out as junior runner Dylan Cote, listed from North Andover leads Wesleyan (Conn.) to a big upset win at the Little Three cross country championships. He's one of several collegiate standouts nationwide honored as M‑F Athletic National Athletes of the Week for season‑opening performances.
   

📸 Around North Andover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Andover

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 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
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

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
• Family Felting: Evening Needle Felting Class →
  North Andover Historical Society, 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover
  5:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Homecoming "Spirit Sunday" with Featured Musical Performers and Post-Worship Speaker →
  Trinitarian Congregational Church (TCC)
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Fall Open House →
  The Village Studio Gift Shop, 43 High St, North Andover
  10:00 am
• Ouija: Origin of Evil (PG13) →
  800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover
  7:00 pm
• Free Concert - An evening of "Neo Baroque" music with Brandenburg & Beyond →
  80 Main St, Topsfield
  7:00 pm
• Singer-songwriter, Will Hoge, coming to Crossroads Sept. 19 →
  190 Academy Rd, North Andover
  9:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0092 in North Andover. Apply here.
• Watts Water Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Continuous Improvement Manager in North Andover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Andover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Andover

• Sept. 4-7 Public Safety Notebook: Truck Pulls Down Wires, Wrong Uber And Hotel Calls Keep Andover Responders Busy (andovermanews.com)
• Fewer Andover Students Opt Out Of AHS As Kindergarten Enrollment Grows (andovermanews.com)
• Boston Public Schools students head back to school as officials emphasize safety, family engagement (wcvb.com)

Lawrence

• JUST ONE STATION: Security video of crash involving 2 police cruisers in Lawrence - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)

Danvers

• Topsfield Fair Warns Vendors Of Gmail Booking Scam (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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