🌱 Patch AM: 4 Lucky Winners Hit Big Paydays On Tickets Sold In North Andover

Morning North Andover! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Four big lottery wins sold at two North Andover shops
• Why a North Andover native doubts the Patriots’ Super Bowl readiness
• North Andover family mourns the passing of Ross W. Comeau, 67

Also on today's calendar: Admissions Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 45 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 44, low: 40.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 45 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4 Lucky Winners Hit Big Paydays On Tickets Sold In North Andover (patch.com) — North Andover lottery players are cashing in, with four sizable prizes recently sold at two local retailers. Richdale Dairy Store on Chickering Road sold two $20,000 Mega Money tickets, while Winners Corner Market on Turnpike Street sold a $150,000 Powerball ticket and a $32,000 Keno winner, keeping big winnings close to home.
   

• The problem with Drake Maye being an MVP candidate (985thesportshub.com) — A North Andover native sportswriter breaks down why Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is a top MVP candidate but warns that usually means the rest of the roster has holes. He highlights New England’s pass protection, pass rush, run defense, and red-zone issues as potential playoff stumbling blocks, even as Maye’s stellar season has fast-tracked the team’s turnaround.
   

• Obituary: Ross W. Comeau, 67 (andovermanews.com) — North Andover readers may know the Comeau family, as Ross W. Comeau’s daughter lives in town and is among the loved ones he leaves behind. The obituary remembers the 67-year-old Andover resident’s deep love of family, the outdoors, shortwave radio, and Boston sports, and notes that services will be private with suggested donations to ALS-related causes.
   

📸 Around North Andover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Andover

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Admissions Open House
  Shore Country Day School, 545 Cabot St, Beverly
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• Rock Wall Fridays
  North Andover Youth Services Department , 33 Johnson St , North Andover
  3:00 pm
• Memorial Hall Library (Andover, MA) — Rockabye Beats
  2 N Main St , Andover
  3:30 pm
• Brian Walker
  Vivacino , 220 Sutton St , North Andover
  6:00 pm
• Andover Girls Varsity Basketball @ North Andover
  Crozier Gymnasium , Osgood St , North Andover
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Moody Monster Storytime
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  11:00 am
• Warhammer Drop-in
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  12:00 pm
• Whiskey Treaty Roadshow st Crossroads Music Series
  190 Academy Rd , North Andover
  8:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Read to Finley
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  9:00 am

Thursday January 15

• Guest Speaker: AI at Home and School - Navigating Generative AI with Your Child Presented
  Shore Country Day School , 545 Cabot St , Beverly
  6:30 pm
• Thriller Book Club - The Staircase In The Woods by Chuck Wendig
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Moody Monster Storytime
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  11:00 am

📣 North Andover Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making North Andover PatchAM possible:

• Buyers Brokers Only — (978) 835-5906
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• Total Basement Finishing, a Blackdog Affiliate — (603) 458-7962
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Austin Preparatory School — (781) 944-4900
  Choose an Austin Prep Education Rooted in Augustinian Values
• Roche Farmstand — (978) 725-9577
  Roche Farmstand
• Blackdog Design/Build/Remodel — (603) 898-0868
  Making Your Dream Home a Reality Since 1989

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💬 Chatter

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• the Merrimack College posted a job opening for Open Rank Nursing Faculty in North Andover. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

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