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🌱 Patch AM: How a drain cleaner spill turned into a North Andover hazmat call
Also, don't miss Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! on the North Andover Patch calendar

Cheers North 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 a drain cleaner spill turned into a North Andover hazmat call
- How Merrimack football battled a Nor'easter for a Homecoming win
Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Cool with rain, with a high of 56 and low of 51 degrees.
- Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
- Wednesday: A few morning showers, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• One person injured after fire crews respond to 'hazardous materials incident' in North Andover (boston25news.com) — Emergency crews responded to a hazardous materials incident Sunday evening at 3 Fernview Road in North Andover after a resident spilled a powerful sulfuric-acid drain cleaner, sending one person to the hospital with burns. Officials declared a low-level hazmat response, report no wider public danger, and are still working to safely clear the remaining substance from the scene.
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• Rain or Shine: Merrimack College Football Claims Victory in Homecoming Game Against University of New Haven (merrimacknewspaper.com) — Merrimack College fans in North Andover saw the Warriors grind out a 17–10 Homecoming win over the University of New Haven at Duane Stadium despite a driving Nor'easter. Big plays from Matthias Latham, Andrew Korkosz, and a late fumble recovery by Trent Taylor helped secure the rainy-day victory and avenge last year's loss.
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📸 Around North Andover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Andover
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★ Featured events ★
- Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
UU Church of Haverhill, 15 Kenoza Ave, Haverhill
7:00 pm - Mah Jongg Madness at Temple Emanuel →
7 Haggetts Pond Rd, Andover
12:30 pm - Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
10:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Sunday October 4
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Learn to Play Mah Jongg →
Stevens Memorial Library, 345 Main St, North Andover
6:00 pm - Come Sing With Us! Andover Choral Society Kicks Off New Season →
Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover, MA, 01810
7:20 pm - Open Saturday at The Parson Barnard House →
179 Osgood St, North Andover
11:00 am - North Andover's Witchcraft History Walking Tour →
First Burying Ground, Academy Rd, North Andover
11:00 am - Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers live in North Andover →
190 Academy Rd, North Andover
8:00 pm - Felt & Kvelt: Noon Needle Felting Class →
800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover
12:00 pm - Family Felting: Evening Needle Felting Class →
800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover
5:30 pm - SAVE THE DATE - North Andover NESBA 2026 →
North Andover High School, 430 Osgood St, North Andover
3:00 am - North Andover Knights on the Run 5k and Kids Run →
North Andover High School, 430 Osgood St, North Andover
9:00 am
Monday September 28
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
📣 North Andover Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making North Andover PatchAM possible:
- Austin Preparatory School — (781) 944-4900
- Kidcreate Studio Wilmington — (781) 516-8496
- Mayhem Tattoo, LLC — (603) 912-4724
- Buyers Brokers Only, LLC — (978) 835-5906
- All in a touch Cleaning — (978) 815-2777
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for someone to come to my property and chip wood.
Probably fits about 2 x 20 yard dumpsters. A 4 inch or 6 inch chipper (or bigger) would be fine. The piles of wood are near the driveway, so it's… (Nextdoor Great Pond)
- TEC Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control in Andover. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Lawrence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Andover here.
🗞 Nearby News
Boxford
- Schneider, Mullaney Lead No. 7 Field Hockey Past Mount Holyoke, 6-1 (babsonathletics.com)
Andover
- Football Rolls Past Haverhill (andovermanews.com)
- The State Department's Passport to Patriotism Is a Junk Show (nationalreview.com)
- Prognostic Value of Conventional Echocardiographic Parameters of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in a Real-World Cohort of Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism (cureus.com)
Lynnfield
- Man Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash Under I95 Overpass In Lynnfield: Report (patch.com)
Ok North Andover! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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