Cassandra Drivas (43) and the Andover girls celebrate their 73-37 victory in the Div. 1 State Finals over East Longmeadow at the DCU Center in Worcester Saturday.
Get your daily dose of green with Irish singer A popular Irish singer in town is more than ready for St. Patrick's Day next Wednesday, March 17. He's been recording and posting an Irish song on YouTube each day for nearly two months.
After 63 days, Brian Corcoran, who has lived in town for more than 30 years, will end his tune-a-day Irish songbook on March 17, St. Patrick's Day....continued
Seifert column: Andover kids need more meaningful experiences, not more gadgets Last week one of my statements was that growing from childhood to adulthood was more difficult now than at any other point in my lifetime. I then followed that with our children deserve the best we can give them. Even before I had my weekly copy of the Townsman delivered, I received a telephone call from a reader responding to my article on youth services. We had a long conversation, and she told me the children in Andover do not need more, they have enough. I thanked the caller for her thoughts. When the paper arrived and I reread the article I could see why she stated her opinion. From her point of view it made sense. My position needed more focus and some observations. What follows should have been in the article last week....continued
Editorial: Job well done, by Tucker For the first time this millennium, someone other than Susan Tucker will serve as Andover's state senator. An effective local voice in the Legislature, Tucker balanced the need to support jobs and reasonable taxes with providing state services for those in need. She has served her constituents well and will be difficult to replace....continued
Title time BOSTON — Andover point guard Natalie Gomez-Martinez stopped to take a moment to ponder the last three seasons.
"Two years ago as a freshman I didn't know what to expect," she said. "I started, but I was clueless. Now, coming in I have a feel for it. I feel like I'm ready."...continued
An interview with Mr. AHS His parody of the Twilight books had him wearing a vampire cape on his dream date. But blood-sucking jokes are too typical, so Andover High School junior Casey Schuh agonized over a punch line to die for. He succeeded....continued
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