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Charitable cornucopia: Free Christian puts giving in Thanksgiving
Sharing Thanksgiving meals was a big part of a day of service by the members of the Free Christian Church in Andover last weekend. Church spokeswoman Maureen Smith said volunteers worked on about 17 different projects around Merrimack Valley.
"We had high school boys working on conservation land with the town of Andover, other teens raking at the ABC (A Better Chance) house on Main Street, lots of volunteers packing Thanksgiving food boxes at Lazarus House in Lawrence and at Neighbors in Need warehouse in Dundee Park, served breakfast at Cor Unum Meal Center in Lawrence, collected turkeys in our parking lot and lots of families raked leaves for seniors in Andover," said Smith. "We hosted a townwide children's clothing drive to benefit Cradles to Crayons which most of the Andover schools, some of the temples and churches, the library and town hall have been part of. Last Saturday morning, volunteers were in the lower hall of our church sorting and packing these clothes for needy families."
- Judy Wakefield
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
Selectmen plan to appoint their board's fifth member, to fill the seat being relinquished by Jerry Stabile Jr. - and they are already receiving plenty of interest in the job.
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The person selected will serve from October until an election in March. -
Residents vote on new school Dec. 6
Mark your calendars: a Special Town Meeting to approve plans for a new multimillion elementary school will be held Monday, Dec. 6.
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Selectmen approved the date on Monday, Aug. 23, giving residents the chance to add items to the meeting warrant between Sept. 20 and Oct. 22. -
STATE PRIMARY: Senate candidates show much agreement on sales tax issue
Tax policy
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The Townsman asked each of the candidates for the state senate seat representing Andover the following questions about the Massachusetts sales tax:
Do you support an annual tax-free weekend? - STATE PRIMARY: Sales tax views from Republicans, Democrats who want to be 17th Essex's new representative
- STATE PRIMARY: 18th Essex State Rep. candidates on sales tax
- TV show on town centers features Andover
- State senate, rep. candidates to appear at League forum Aug. 30
- Town Talk: Booted resident back at meetings, other items of note
- Drive-up food drive: Speedy, easy way you can fight hunger
- Community development account upped by $25K
- Andover Stories: History of historical society's home
- Thursday, August 19, 2010
- Next stop for Andover riders: Groceries
- Dates targeted for townwide votes on new school project
- BACK TO SCHOOL: New leader, new plan arrive together
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Sushi, smoothies replace greasier school food, snacks of yesteryear
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Town completing $650,000 DMS auditorium makeover
- BACK TO SCHOOL: School Committee, teachers union have met over summer
- Change for your budget follow-up
- Town Talk: Brief items worth mentioning
- Some residents still ignoring requests to update water meters
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
