Andover's Robb Center Celebrates Grand Opening

ANDOVER, MA — Town officials celebrated the grand opening of its new and improved senior center Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Town and state officials, donors as well as many project contributors welcomed the public to a ceremonial opening of the town's expanded and renovated senior center.

Renovations to The Robb Center, originally called the Andover Senior Center, first started in March 2020. According to the town, the new center was greatly needed. The previous facility was aging and did not adequately meet the current needs of Andover seniors.

Along with a new building comes a new name. The Andover Select Board approved the renaming of the senior center a year prior to work began on the new facility.

The center is named after the late Don and Vicki Robb. The pair's family attended the grand opening. According to the town, the couple dedicated their five decades as Andover residents to the service of its citizens.

The Robb Center is located at 30 Whittier Court in Andover.

Correction: An earlier version of this story said the Robb couple attended the ceremony. Both Donn and Victoria died in 2019. Their family attended the ceremony. It has been corrected.