Top Five Articles This Week

A youth baseball win, a proposed solar farm and a new hike feature were among the many things happening in Andover over the past week. Check out Andover Patch’s top five articles this week:

: Andover National dropped the first game of the District 14 finals series but won two games in a row to take home the title. Last night at Deyermond Field, capped off the series by beating American 14-10 in a rollercoaster ride of a ballgame.

: For many of participants in the Pan-Mass Challenge, a stressful process is calling friends up and asking them to donate money for such a noble cause. Andover resident and WEEI radio show host Gerry Callahan may be the lone exception. He has callers contacting him up to pledge money for the August bike race.

: A private developer is going through the process of getting permits from the town of Andover in hopes of building a solar farm at 1350 South Street, which is adjacent to Interstate 93 and the Tewksbury border. However, some Tewksbury neighbors are starting to have concerns about the project.

: Every community has its landmarks, sources of pride and oddities. Here’s a look at our top 10 things that are as Andover as the Warriors. In fact, that’s number one

: Check out Andover Patch’s new weekly hike feature. Near the turn of the century, Pole Hill was called "the Grove", and was a recreational area sporting a picnic area and a dance hall. Sitting on the bend of the Shawsheen River in Ballardvale, it was a busy spot for out-of-town visitors coming up the railroad from Boston.