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🌱 Patch AM: North Andover Rat Problem Prompts Expanded Response

Also check out North Andover Knights on the Run 5k and Kids Run on the North Andover Patch calendar

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Greetings North Andover! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • North Andover targets rising rat complaints with smart traps and outreach
  • How a recent North Andover overtime thriller sets up Friday's rivalries.

Also on today's calendar: North Andover Knights on the Run 5k and Kids Run and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Andover Rat Problem Prompts Expanded Response (patch.com) — North Andover is ramping up its response to a surge in rat sightings by rolling out an Integrated Pest Management Plan focused on the town center and other complaint hotspots. Fifteen digital SmartBox traps will be strategically placed, while nearby residents and businesses receive prevention letters with clear steps for securing trash, removing food sources, and reporting rodent activity to help refine future control efforts.
   

• Teeing up two rivalry games: Duxbury vs. Hingham and Tewksbury vs. Billerica (bostonglobe.com) — A recent 26-20 overtime win at North Andover gets a brief nod in this preview of two big Massachusetts high school football rivalries, including Billerica vs. Tewksbury. The story focuses on how both matchups are fueled by recent history, physical play, and standout two-way players looking for redemption under the Friday night lights.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0092 in North Andover. Apply here.
  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Food Runner - Andover Chili's in Andover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Andover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Andover

  • 4 George Andover, Massachusetts 01810 (boston.com)
  • Andover Confirms Unauthorized Access To Systems During Cyberattack (andovermanews.com)
  • Oct. 8 Public Safety Notebook: Motorcycle Crash, Missing Child And Dirt Bikes (andovermanews.com)

Lawrence

  • Councilors Must Demand Transparency From Lawrence Cops ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (10-26) (valleypatriot.com)

Tewksbury

  • 'Oversized' 4-BR Colonial HIts The Market In North Tewksbury (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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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