Andover

School will be starting later next year in Andover, Massachusetts, after a vote Thursday night. Some parents objected to a controversial proposal to change school start times, but the Andover School Committee voted in favor of the delay. High school will continue to start at 8:15 a.m., with middle school now set to start at the same time. Elementary school…

School will be starting later next year in Andover, Massachusetts, after a vote Thursday night.

The Andover School Committee is proposing to pushes the middle and high school start time to 8:15 a.m. and the elementary school from 8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m.

After a tumultuous 15 months for parents and students everywhere, there’s a new issue to grapple with in Andover, Massachusetts. The town’s school board is proposing later start times for the fall. “It’s been a hard year for parents in general, and this on top of it is just salt in the wound at this point,” said parent Lauren...

Schools in Andover are considering changing start times, and some parents are voicing their concerns.

A fire at a Pfizer facility in Massachusetts that makes the coronavirus vaccine did not disrupt production, the company said. The fire in a generator at Pfizer’s Andover plant was reported at about 11:30 a.m. Monday, according to an emailed statement from fire Chief Michael Mansfield. “Upon arrival, crews located fire showing from Building D within the complex and...

A man driving a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette died in a crash on Interstate 495 Monday night on the Tewksbury-Andover line in Massachusetts. The man, identified as Christopher Rigano, 40, of Malden, was driving south when he lost control of his car, hit another car and then went under the trailer of a tractor-trailer truck that was also driving south. Massachusetts…

Serious injuries have been reported after a rollover crash on Interstate 93 involving a truck in Andover, Massachusetts. Delays were expected as crews responded to the scene. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said the crash occurred on the southbound side of the highway, north of Route 125. Aerial footage showed a truck on its side, near trees, on the shoulder…

Andover’s Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach says last minute preparations finished up over the weekend. About 1500 students head back on Monday to a building that’s struggled with overcrowding, making it hard to social distance.

A man who was reported missing Wednesday in Andover, Massachusetts, has been found safe. Nicholas Morano, 82, had last been seen walking on Tewksbury Street around noon, police said. Morano was found by MBTA Commuter Rail staff and returned home safely Wednesday night, according to police in Andover.

A body found in the Merrimack River this weekend has been identified as that of a man who jumped into the Concord River to evade police officers in December, officials said Thursday. Moses Harris, from Lowell, allegedly ran into the Concord River to get away from police officers who were trying to arrest the 25-year-old on Dec. 19 in connection…

Officials are investigating after a body was pulled from the Merrimack River in Andover, Massachusetts, on Sunday. A male’s body was recovered from the river in the area of 400 River Road in the town, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office said in a release. Andover police confirmed a response to the River Road area around 3 p.m. for...

Officials are investigating after a body was pulled from the Merrimack River in Andover, Massachusetts, on Sunday.

The interim superintendent announced that students would not make a full return to schools in Andover, Massachusetts, until the district reaches herd immunity, sparking questions from parents.

Moses Harris escaped police by jumping into the Concord River in Lowell, and he still has not be found. His family is demanding answers.

Six residents have died in the past week at an assisted living facility in Andover, Massachusetts, officials confirmed. At Atria Marland Place, 50 residents and 21 employees have tested positive since Oct. 27 — a total of 71 cases. “Our thoughts are with their families during this difficult time,” Regional Vice President Kymberly Codair said in a statement. “At Atria…

Six residents have died in the past week at an assisted living facility in Andover, officials confirmed. At Atria Marland Place, 50 residents and 21 employees have tested positive since Oct. 27 – a total of 71 cases.