North Andover, MA|News|
North Andover Named Purple Heart Community
The town's proclamation will be read for Purple Heart Day Saturday.

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The town's proclamation will be read for Purple Heart Day Saturday.

Six-term Mayor Scott Galvin faces a challenge from current School Committee Chair Ellen Crowley.
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The weekday commuter bus route has low ridership, the transit authority said.
Smoke plumes from wildfires burning in the Western United States and Canada can be especially dangerous to some groups in Woburn.
Smoke plumes from wildfires burning in the Western United States and Canada can be especially dangerous to some groups in Wilmington.
Smoke plumes from wildfires burning in the Western United States and Canada can be especially dangerous to some groups in Tewksbury.
Smoke plumes from wildfires burning in the Western United States and Canada can be especially dangerous to some groups in Andover.
Andover released Regina Ryan's report that led to Youth Services Director Bill Fahey's firing.
All coronavirus metrics, including deaths and hospitalizations, rose over the last week in Massachusetts.
All northbound lanes were temporarily closed following the tractor-trailer rollover, WMUR reported.
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Scammers call residents and offer "free" genetic testing that they say is covered by Medicare, the department said.
The Lawrence man attempted last year to obtain a cocaine parcel that was sent to a Wilmington business.
The Lowe's funds will go to a new outdoor play area at the Boys & Girls Club.
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A two-story, 13,500-square-foot senior center will be built at the corner of Sutton Street and Surrey Drive.
A Dracut resident and a Lowell resident were arraigned on murder charges Tuesday, the Lowell Sun reported.
The state provided $6.5 million in "Shared Winter Streets and Spaces" grants to cities and towns.