Andover Day Shuts Down Main Street For Saturday Festivities
Andover closed Main Street for hours Saturday as the town's annual Andover Day festivities took over downtown, Andover Patch reported. Patch staff writer Scott Souza detailed a shutdown from Elm Square to School Street running roughly 4 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with detours in place for downt…
Andover's Main Street closed for more than 14 hours Saturday as the town held its annual Andover Day festival, drawing crowds downtown even as the Addison Gallery of American Art opened a new exhibition and Andover's fall sports teams opened their seasons with wins.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Andover Day Road Closures, Parking Instructions Set For Saturday": Main Street between Elm Square and School Street closed from 4 a.m. until roughly 6:30 p.m. Saturday for the town's annual Andover Day celebration, according to Andover Patch, which detailed detour routes for downtown drivers (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/andover).
"America in the Making is now open at the Addison Gallery of American Art": The exhibition offers visitors rare access to the museum's entire building of holdings from its permanent collection, according to a post from the Addison Gallery on Andover Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/andover).
"Andover swimmers knock off defending champ Hillies": Andover's swim team pulled off an upset dual-meet win over Haverhill, the Andover Townsman reported, noting a runner-up finish in the 400 freestyle relay for Andover swimmers Maggie Stoddard, Kaavya Kapadia, Julia Smirnou and Olivia Landers (read it at https://www.andovertownsman.com/sports/andover-swimmers-knock-off-defending-champ-hillies/article_d56113f3-8337-591a-9c06-4acbbc138975.html).
"Football Roundup: Bayko throws three touchdowns, Haverhill rolls over Dracut; North Andover, Andover add big...": Andover's football team opened its season with a big win alongside North Andover, the Eagle-Tribune reported, a storyline Andover Patch's Sunday morning briefing also flagged, crediting Ernie Adams with sparking the victory (read it at https://www.eagletribune.com/sports/local_sports/football-roundup-bayko-throws-three-touchdowns-haverhill-rolls-over-dracut-north-andover-andover-add-big/article_2b5bc3fd-8f56-49ef-88cc-d728039bf789.html).
COMING UP
Ballet Magnificat performs "Anchored: The Pilgrim Story" on September 23, per Andover Patch's community calendar.
"Awakening The Power of The Heart" is listed for September 25 on Andover Patch's calendar.
A Run/Walk for Nature, including a 5K and 10K Kids Fun Run, is set for September 27, per Andover Patch's calendar.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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