Top 10 Headlines of 2011

Andover has its share of big news in 2011, both triumphant and tragic. Winning sports teams, town projects and large crimes dominated news throughout the year. Here are the top 10 headlines in 2011.

: This story rocked the area with the discovery of two Andover residents found shot in their home. Police have not found any suspects in the incident they deemed a double homicide and the victims' vehicle was found on fire in the North End of Boston.

: The residents of Andover turned out in record numbers for a special Town Meeting in December to eventually approve the funding of a new youth center near Doherty Middle School.

: The Andover Little League team of 12-year-olds took the state championship this summer and even made it to the Little League Championship Semi-final match.

: The Andover Girls Baskeball team went against the best basketball teams and the state and came out winners once again this year.

: This unfortunate incident was reported shortly before Thanksgiving of this year and surrounded the hazing of Andover boys basketball team members. The incident, which occurred over the summer at a basketball camp in Easton, resulted in the expulsion of two students.

: The region was surprised with a snow storm in October that left 90 percent of Andover without power for nearly a week. With leaves still on the trees, the late October storm hit Andover hard, even resulting in the postponement of Halloween.

: An August Hurricane had another large effect on power in the town of Andover and left thousands of homes without power. While not as bad as predicted, the storm still took down trees throughout town and required significant response by the town's public works department along with National Grid.

: The Andover High School Graduation sent hundreds of Andover students off to a new path in life. Andover Patch was there to cover the story from several different angles.

: Annual Town Meeting addressed several significant issues in town and approved a $134 million budget, $1.24 million in capital project funds and continued funding for the Town Yard project.

: More than a dozen runners hit the streets of Boston to run the Marathon this year. The first Andover resident to finish was Kevin Sullivan, who finished 291st.