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Andover COVID Positive Rate Falls Below 3%
The town's positive test rate fell over the last two weeks to a level not reported since early November, according to state data.

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The town's positive test rate fell over the last two weeks to a level not reported since early November, according to state data.

The School Committee voted Thursday to delegate authority over mask mandates to Superintendent Magda Parvey.
Statewide confirmed case counts are at their lowest level since late July.
If the vote fails, "the community would need to absorb all costs associated with any new school construction or renovation," Brand warned.
Nicole Burgett-Yandow, a nurse practitioner, is running for a seat on Tewksbury's Board of Health.
Residents can get first, second and booster doses at the Health Department clinic.
Emily DiCesaro is one of five candidates for Andover School Committee. DiCesaro is a UX designer and is seeking her first elected office.
Anyone interested in joining the Preliminary Screening Committee should apply by March 11, the district said.
The town was invited to the school building authority's eligibility period for the elementary school, the school district said.
Longtime Woburn resident and business owner Barbara Huttig passed away Friday.
Sandis Wright is one of five candidates for Andover School Committee. Wright works in insurance and is seeking his first elected office.
To continue to pursue state school building funding, the town must approve $1.2 million for a feasibility study by March 28.
Twenty-one residents plan to run in this year's Boston Marathon, the first on Patriots Day since 2019.
Nine residents plan to run in this year's Boston Marathon, the first on Patriots Day since 2019.
Eighteen residents plan to run in this year's Boston Marathon, the first on Patriots Day since 2019.
Twenty-eight residents plan to run in this year's Boston Marathon, the first on Patriots Day since 2019.
Thirty-six residents plan to run in this year's Boston Marathon, the first on Patriots Day since 2019.
Richard Tarby, the head coach of Woburn Pop Warner Football, was named one of ten Assistant Coaches of the Year by a state group.
The school is safe to occupy currently, but cleaning up a fuel oil spill will take 6 to 8 weeks and be disruptive, officials said.
The union called the move an "act of good faith" in the hope of reaching a contract with interim Superintendent Brenda Theriault-Regan.