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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Bill Burt |Andover Townsman
AinsleyNorth Andover’s Ainsley Dion, of Colby College, makes a move toward the net earlier this spring. Kelcey DionNorth Andover’s Kelcey Dion, a three-time national champ at Middlebury College, looks to move the ball earlier this spring. AdvertisementIt’s been a rite of passage at the kitchen table for Amy and Jeff Dion the last four Januarys on Summer Street in North Andover.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Teddy Tauscher |Andover Townsman
ANDOVER — Through fear, threats and casual cruelty the Rev. Renee Manning maintains a smile. Manning, 65, a minister at the United Church of Christ’s West Parish Church, said she knew she was a girl at four years old. But for 49 years, she kept it hidden, tucked away from a world that would not have accepted or understood. In 2009, she came out, relying on her faith to guide her and became a fierce advocate for the transgender community. “I rode a beautiful wave,” said Manning.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Angelina Berube |Andover Townsman
NORTH ANDOVER — Local men who fought in the American Revolution came to life during a lecture on soldiers who influenced what turned into the American Revolution. North Andover Historical Society museum educator David Blauvelt highlighted some of the area’s Revolutionary War heroes who are buried in the First and Second Old Burial Grounds and how their personal stories weave into the bigger story of the war.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jamie Pote |Andover Townsman
ANDOVER — After the completion of his sophomore year, Will Norris decided to leave Central Catholic and head back to Andover High, to be with his lifetime friends. An All-Conference selection who batted .443, Norris said the change had nothing to do with baseball. When baseball season arrived last spring, he wanted nothing more than to make a good impression with his new – but old – teammates, but that was put on hold for a bit.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Angelina Berube |Andover Townsman
NORTH ANDOVER — Hundreds of people lined the rotary at the Common to protest policies from President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday. The crowd gathered as part of the Hands Off! Mass Mobilization which hosted approximately 1,2000 protests across the country. The demonstrations were aimed at President Donald Trump’s administration and billionaire-turned-government official Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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3 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jamie Pote |Andover Townsman
ANDOVER — A month or so after Kevin Graber announced that he was returning as the head coach of the Phillips Academy baseball team, he was leading the team’s fall long-toss program and made it a routine to stand behind his ace pitcher Robert Brown III. “The ball comes out of his hand with this God-given run (to it). It’s just a gift to have that kind of movement on all your pitches. With that gift comes responsibility to be able to locate it and hit the strike zone,” said Graber.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Angelina Berube |Andover Townsman
NORTH ANDOVER — “The Blizzard Buster” snowplow pulled up to North Andover Middle School as light snow fell Thursday morning. But it wasn’t there to bust any snow. The state snowplow made a special visit to the seventh-grade classroom and teacher who helped name it. The name was one of 12 winners in the third annual Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s annual “Name A Snowplow” contest for the state’s elementary and middle school students.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Angelina Berube |Andover Townsman
NORTH ANDOVER — The School Committee will push forward a recommended $68.2 million budget for fiscal year 2026, after narrowing its decision down from multiple options. The vote on the budget was recommended 4-1-0 by the School Committee at its meeting on Tuesday. The budget still needs to go through the Finance Committee’s recommendation for a vote at Town Meeting.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Angelina Berube |Andover Townsman
ANDOVER — Voters will have a say on the creation of a historic district along Central Street when Town Meeting rolls along in April. The Planning Board unanimously approved by a vote of 6-0 to recommend at Town Meeting establishing a Central Street Historic District and bylaw at its meeting on Tuesday. Town Meeting begins April 29. The idea for the historic district came from residents on the street looking to protect the homes. It has been presented to the Select Board and Planning Board.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Hector Longo |Andover Townsman
ANDOVER — To be honest, at least in boys hoop, Braintree High would be a perfect fit in the Merrimack Valley Conference. Tuesday night’s Division 1 Round of 16 matchup here at Andover’s Dunn Gym had all the makings of your typical fierce Friday night in the Valley – just with do-or-die stakes. Two gritty combatants playing to a boisterous full house, not knowing which defensive stop or 50-50 ball won would be the difference.
