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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Essex County, Massachusetts · Change town
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Andover Agrees To Pay $225,000 To Settle Youth Services Lawsuit

A fiery Interstate 495 crash and a costly town legal settlement led Andover news today. A 25-year-old Lawrence woman died and a driver and three children were injured when a two-vehicle crash caught fire on I-495 in Andover late Wednesday night, State Police said, a story also carried b…

A fiery crash on Interstate 495 killed a 25-year-old Lawrence woman and injured a driver and three children late Wednesday night, while the town separately agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a former department director's wrongful-termination lawsuit, according to news reports.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Woman killed, driver and 3 children injured in fiery crash on I-495 in Andover", A 25-year-old Lawrence woman died and a driver and three children were hurt when a two-vehicle crash caught fire on Interstate 495 in Andover late Wednesday night, State Police said, per NBC Boston; Andover News, WCVB and Patch also reported the crash. (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/woman-killed-driver-and-3-children-injured-in-fiery-crash-on-i-495-in-andover/3982325/)
"Andover To Pay $225000 To Settle Former Youth Services Director's Lawsuit", The Town of Andover agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a wrongful-termination lawsuit brought by former Youth Services Director William Fahey, according to Andover News; The Andover Townsman also reported the settlement. (read it at https://andovermanews.com/andover-to-pay-225000-to-settle-former-youth-services-directors-lawsuit/)
"AdvanCell Secures $315M for Lead-212 Phase III Trials", AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company with dual headquarters in Andover and Brisbane, Australia, closed $315 million in funding to advance its Lead-212 alpha-radiation cancer therapy into Phase III trials, according to AllSci. (read it at https://allsci.com/press-release/advancell-secures-usd-315m-to-advance-lead-212-alpha-therapy-into-phase-iii-study/)

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