ANDOVER — The funkiest fall festival and fundraiser around returns to Andover this month. The Funky Monkey Artisan Fair and Fall Fest will take place on October 19 at two adjacent locations. The ...

ANDOVER — The funkiest fall festival and fundraiser around returns to Andover this month. The Funky Monkey Artisan Fair and Fall Fest will take place on October 19 at two adjacent locations. The event ...

New contract increased teacher pay, benefits In November, Andover teachers went on a multiday strike for a new contract that would end up increasing teacher pay, benefits for instructional ...

The Weyhill Fair pub, an 18th-century classic country pub near Andover – built on the site of the original Weyhill Country Fair, last closed operations in January 2023. It was vacated in October 2023 ...

There are about 5,600 Andover Public Schools students. On Monday, Salem Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp set an initial fine of $50,000 for the Andover Education Association.

The Andover School Committee said it reached a tentative agreement with the AEA that boosts contractual increases for teachers by 15.5% and for instructional assistants by 34%, each over four years.

A Massachusetts judge has ordered that the Andover Education Association pay a $50,000 fine to the state for failing to end its strike by Monday evening. Fines each day will “completely deple… ...

For example, if the strike lasts through 3 p.m. Wednesday, the Andover Education Association will be fined $70,000 for that day and another $80,000 if the strike continues through 3 p.m. Thursday.

Following their strike vote, Andover educators plan to picket outside their schools on Friday morning before holding a rally at 12 p.m. on the Andover Town Common.

TOPSFIELD — London Balford, 8, of North Andover, and Austin Pavenski, 8, of Middleton, were crowned the 2023 Junior Queen and King on Saturday at the Topsfield Fair.

Representatives will be available to answer questions and share literature. For more information about the fair, please contact the Andover Summer office at 978-749-4400 or email [email protected].