Andover

An advocacy group is calling for accountability for officials in Andover, Massachusetts, after an independent investigation found that an off-duty Andover fire lieutenant “was not racially motivated” when he confronted a Black woman for taking mail from her own house. The advocacy group, Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices, released a statement Friday addressing the June 3 confrontation, which the…

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education kicked off its first in-person meeting since February with testimony from a pair of Massachusetts parents dissatisfied with the hybrid learning models in place in their communities that have COVID-19 positivity rates below the state average. Andover parent Stephanie Sweet said her family is now “spending thousands of dollars a month to send…

An independent investigation into an off-duty Andover, Massachusetts, fire lieutenant confronting a Black woman for taking mail from her own house has found the incident “was not racially motivated,” the town said Monday. Andover officials announcing the results of the investigation said the incident was nevertheless eye-opening and will result in implicit bias training at the Andover Fire Department as…

A day after teachers in Andover, Massachusetts, refused to enter schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Andover Education Association has now taken a vote of no confidence in the superintendent. The association not only represents teachers, but also represents guidance counselors, psychologists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, secretaries, and nurses, according to a news release from the group. On…

Teachers in Andover, Massachusetts, were supposed to report to work Monday, but many refused to go into the building because of the coronavirus risk.

One person has died and three others are injured following a multi-car crash Monday evening in North Andover, Massachusetts, fire officials say. North Andover Fire responded to the area of Route 114 at Sharpners Pond Road for a three-vehicle crash around 5:25 p.m. One person died, fire officials said, while three others were taken to local hospitals with various injuries….

North Andover Fire responded to the area of Route 114 at Sharpners Pond Road for a three-vehicle crash around 5:25 p.m.

After strong storms moved through parts of Massachusetts Thursday afteroon, crews were still cleaning up Friday.

Neighbors in Andover’s Southridge Circle said the damage from Thursday’s storms happened fast. Some said they heard howling winds and watched trees come down near their homes as the storm blew through.

A man was found unresponsive at the bottom of a pool Sunday in Andover, Massachusetts, according to police and fire officials. Andover police and fire responded to a Gavin Circle home for a reported drowning around 3:35 p.m. First responders pulled a 72-year-old from the bottom of the pool and began performing CPR on the man, who was unresponsive. The…

A teen from Andover who combined his love for science with his desire to help others by printing personal protective equipment for health care workers has exceeded his goal.

Raul Martinez shares the story of Ally Fazio; a former Andover athlete turned nurse helping patients with coronavirus.

A fire lieutenant in Andover is on paid leave after allegedly accusing a 19-year-old woman of color of stealing mail.

Gabrielle Batista of Andover, Massachusetts, calls what happened in her neighborhood Tuesday evening “unforgivable.” She says she had just arrived home, checked her mail, and realized someone in an SUV was following her. “As I’m getting out, he’s taking pictures of the license plate, of me, of the car, and I’m like ‘Sir, can I help you? Why are...

A fire lieutenant in Andover is on paid leave after a woman says he accused her of stealing when she was checking her mail.

The first $70 million in settlement payments to people affected by a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts in 2018 will be mailed Friday.

A Pfizer plant in Andover has been chosen as one of three locations in the U.S. to mass produce a coronavirus vaccine, potentially by the end of the year, according to the pharmaceutical company. The first U.S. participants were dosed in a clinical trial for the vaccine at New York University and the University of Maryland yesterday, according to...

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has been chosen to mass produce a possible coronavirus vaccine, potentially by the end of the year, at its Andover, Massachusetts location.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is rapdily moving foward on work on a possible coronavirus vaccine.