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Cheers Andover! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Ernie Adams sparked a dramatic season-opening win for Andover
  • How Vicor's New Hampshire expansion affects its busy Andover manufacturing hub
  • Massive fentanyl seizure ends with suspect booked at Andover State Police barracks.

Also on today's calendar: Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 47.
  • Tuesday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Patriots legend Ernie Adams victorious in Phillips Andover coaching debut (bostonherald.com) — In Andover, longtime New England Patriots strategist Ernie Adams just earned his first win as interim head football coach at Phillips Academy, guiding the team to a 28-23 season-opening victory over Hotchkiss. Players and Adams describe how resilience, key defensive stands, and a balanced offense helped turn around a program seeking its first winning season since 2017, giving local fans fresh optimism.
   

• Vicor plans nearly 1M square feet of manufacturing in 2 NH towns — but where? (inklink.news) — Vicor's fast-growing power electronics business is pushing its Andover ChiP Fab-1 plant close to capacity, prompting the company to add nearly 1 million square feet of new manufacturing space in Merrimack and Hooksett, New Hampshire. While the exact New Hampshire sites and job numbers remain undisclosed, the expansion underscores Andover's role as Vicor's original fabrication hub and highlights strong regional demand from AI data centers and other customers.
   

• State police seize more than 20 kilos of suspected fentanyl in Lawrence drug bust (wwlp.com) — A major fentanyl bust in nearby Lawrence led state police to seize about 20 kilograms of suspected drugs and tens of thousands in cash, with the suspect booked at the Massachusetts State Police Andover Barracks. The case underscores ongoing regional efforts that affect Andover residents by targeting large-scale narcotics distribution across the Merrimack Valley.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • America in the Making is now open at the Addison Gallery of American Art —Addison Gallery of American Art Read on Patch
  • Looking for estimates for junk removal.
    Location in Lowell. 4 Mattress, 4 trash bags of clothes?, (Nextdoor Andover Gardens)
  • RTX posted a job opening for Machine Operator B- 1st Shift in Andover. Apply here.
  • Careers Integrated Resources Inc posted a job opening for Inventory Control Technician in Andover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Andover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

  • Quote Of The Day By Robert Frost: 'In Three Words, I Can Sum Up Everything I've Learned...' (thelist.com)
  • Trump refers to Mass. man from controversial 1988 Bush campaign ad while stumping in NC (boston.com)
  • Former Mass. 'Most Wanted' list suspect in fatal 2015 restaurant shooting held without bail (masslive.com)

North Andover

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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