As 1,500 customers await $1 million in refunds, a superior court judge barred Michael Larocque, the owner of a Merrimack Valley driving school charged with trafficking drugs, from selling or transferring any of his assets.  

ANDOVER

It's unlikely Andover High School students will return to full in-person learning this year.

The Andover Retirement Board is deciding if part-time employees will continue to be eligible for pensions from the town.

Monday, March 22

Beyond the Bin: A Comprehensive Look at Recycling

Andover is one step closer to having a new superintendent.

Residents, mostly teens, from the Merrimack Valley and Greater Newburyport areas, comprise the 1,500 students who paid more than $1 million to a driving school that abruptly shut down after its owner was charged with trafficking methamphetamines, authorities said.

The Select Board is set to appoint Richard Howe as a member to the board for about a year, members agreed Friday morning.

Monday, March 15

NORTH ANDOVER — It was a first on Sunday morning for the North Andover Democratic Town Committee, hosting a virtual breakfast while continuing a long-standing tradition of honoring the party’s representatives and supporters.

The Andover Police Department is hoping to recruit more locals to potentially join the force, said police spokesperson Lt. Eddie Guy.

The escalating feud between Gov. Charlie Baker and teachers' unions over bringing students back to classrooms is spilling into the state budget process.

Local friends of Sarah Duval are organizing a memorial walk to celebrate what would be her 12th birthday on April 3.

Monday, March 8

It's a ballot featuring exclusively incumbents that voters will weigh in on from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 23 at local precincts. 

The state wants to hear from residents and businesspeople impacted by the Sept. 13, 2018 gas disaster in the Merrimack Valley.

A local family with two high-school aged boys was displaced from their home after a fire.

Teachers unions across the Merrimack Valley are celebrating access to the coronavirus vaccine after federal and state officials said educators and other school employees can receive their first COVID-19 shot within the month.

The state is delaying MCAS tests this year for elementary and middle-school students, but Andover says the delay is not good enough.

Tuesday, March 2

Andover High club hosts food drive

The Andover School Committee unanimously approved a plan last Thursday to send kindergartners and first-graders back to school buildings four days a week.

Chis Huntress is the new vice-chair of the Andover Select Board, replacing former member Dan Koh, who resigned from the board at the end of February to take a job as the chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Labor.

The VA Bedford Healthcare System opened COVID-19 vaccinations to all veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, regardless of age, starting last week.

Kindergartners and first graders in Andover will be going back to school four days a week starting March 8, Superintendent Claudia Bach wrote in an email to parents Friday.

Overeating, anxious tendencies and more antidepressant prescriptions – local pediatricians say those are among the most common pandemic impacts on their young patients. 

Lawmakers and consumer advocates are renewing a call to require auto insurance companies to reduce monthly premiums, arguing that the industry has reaped big profits during the pandemic and drivers can use a break on their bills.

Massachusetts schools have one less barrier to getting children back to school full time: Buses can be full, according to a new state rule.