Marine Returns Home + Football Schedule + More

Happy Sunday, people of North Andover! Let's get this day started. These are the most important things going on today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Rain overnight. High: 82 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories today in North Andover:

1. Fallen Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo returning to Lawrence as US marks 20 years after 9/11 (WCVB Boston)
2. Police: Lowell man charged for assaulting victim with golf club (Lowell Sun)
3. Lawrence Marine Recruit Dies At Parris Island Training (North Andover Patch)
4. Football Schedule 2021: See Who North Andover High School Faces (North Andover Patch)
5. Stevens Memorial Library Hosting 9/11 Memorial Stone Garden (North Andover Patch)

Today in North Andover:

• Blessing of the Animals/Pets (10:00 AM)

North Andover Patch Notebook

• Merrimack College: "Today, twenty years later, we remember the lives lost and stand with those directly touched by the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001. #NeverForget #WeAreOne" (Facebook)
• North Andover Police Department: "Land of the free Because of the brave Homecoming of Sgt Rosario-Pichardo. Welcome home hero, the NAPD salute you! 🇺🇸" (Facebook)

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About me: Chris joined Patch from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He covers Andover, North Andover, Wilmington, Woburn and Tewksbury, and he looks forward to hearing from you. You can reach him at chris.huffaker@patch.com or 412-265-8353.

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