Crime & Safety
Ribbon Cutting For New Ballardvale Fire Station Wednesday
The new fire station will be dedicated Wednesday to former Fire Chief and Selectman William T. Downs.
ANDOVER, MA — The new Ballardvale Fire Station will be officially opened on Wednesday with a public ribbon-cutting, Andover said Monday.
The new station is located at 161 Andover Street.
The station will be dedicated to former Fire Chief and Selectman William T. Downs, the town said.
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Construction of the new station was approved at a special town meeting nearly three years ago, after discussions dating back to the 1980s. The prior station at 161 Andover Street was over 120 years old.
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