Saturday, February 9, 2013
Police have not had to write any tickets yet for residents driving on the roadways but did reprimand motorists that were driving.
As of 4 p.m. Friday afternoon, the governor had declared a state of emergency and prohibited all non-emergency vehicles from driving on the roadways. Andover Police officers have been patroling the streets of Andover to allow the DPW staff to do their jobs and clear the streets. Andover Police Lt. John Pathiakis said that there have been some motorists that just couldn't stay off the roadway. And he said that patrolman had to pull them over and tell them to go home. "We had to pull a few cars over and say, 'Look, get the heck off the road,'" said Pathiakis. However, he said that they have not yet issued any tickets for driving on the road during the ban, which is a $500 fine, according to state law. Police have not reporting any major …
The Town of Andover DPW is working hard to clear the streets but it seems residents have been staying inside.
Andover was slammed yesterday and last night with one of the largest storms in recent history and now residents are looking outside to see 20-plus inches in their backyard, and climbing. The town's emergency and public works services are doing fine, according to Lt. John Pathiakis. Most importantly residents are staying off the roadway. "Everyone's been following the governor's orders," said Pathiakis. It's been very quiet. The public works crew is out clearing the streets without the distraction of civilian vehicles and the clean-up effort has been, fortunately, uneventful. "It's been good," said Pathiakis. National Grid is not reporting any power outages in Andover and police say that have not heard of a single outage themselves. Check …
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We've compiled a short list of sledding spots in Andover but we want to know more. Let us know where the best sledding spots in Andover are.
A New England blizzard is tearing through Andover and hopefully all residents are safe and sound in their homes. But after heat, food and safety needs are met, there's nothing wrong with having a little fun. So, we're trying to compile a list of great places in Andover but we currently have only a short list: Where do you go to sled in the Andover area? Add to our list by making a comment below.
Andover has already been bombarded with the white stuff but does it seem as bad as the weather forecasts predicted.
As of 9 p.m. Friday night Andover had over six inches of snow fall according to the National Weather Service. As you look out your window this morning (provided that it's not covered with snow) is your car buried or are the lawn ornaments still showing? Let us know whether you think the storm has been as bad as the weather forecasts predicted. Tell us in the comments section. Get breaking Andover news as it happens. Sign up for our email newsletter.
Friday, February 8, 2013
The blizzard is hitting New England with some force and we want to see how it looks from your neighborhood. Send us (or upload) any photos from the storm.
The Andover area is supposed to get two feet of snow and, if it does, we want to see how it's affecting the town. Feel free to upload any storm photos from your neighborhood into this article or send them to editor Brendan Lewis at brendan.lewis@patch.com. Get breaking Andover news as it happens. Sign up for our email newsletter!
The Andover roads were scarce as of 4 p.m, when the governor declared all non-emergency vehicles were prohibited from driving on the roadway.
All Andover roads are now off limits to residents and other non-emergency drivers but there were still a few cars on the road as of 3:30 p.m. Friday. Take a look at a quick look at several different areas of town in this Patch Clip.
Thanks to Winter Storm Nemo, Andover is expecting up to 24 inches of snow this weekend! See how many inches have fallen in your area with the LIVE map below.
The map above, provided by the National Weather Service, shows snowfall in the past 24 hours. It is updated every 6 hours. This is not a map showing overall snow depth: It only tracks the amount of snow that has fallen in the past day.
Check here for updates from Patch, public safety personnel and residents as Massachusetts rides out the Blizzard of 2013.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
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ANDOVER PATCH STORM CENTRAL UPDATES, CLOSINGS & MORE: Saturday, Feb. 9 1:17 p.m. the Governor has announced that the driving ban will be lifted today at 4 p.m. 12 p.m. Andover Police have not yet had to issue any tickets for driving around but have pulled a few people over. 10:30 a.m. Andover Police report that the town is doing fine and have not had any major incidents. 9:30 a.m. all MBTA lines are still out of commission and probably will be until Monday. 9 a.m. looks like Andover survived the night without any power outages. Friday, Feb. 8 10:54 p.m. all of Andover still has power, according to National Grid, while entire towns such as Quincy are without it. 9:15 p.m. Channel 7 reports from Chateau parking lot in a feature about the "…
George Lewis
5:52 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Maybe 20 years ago, took my kids to the "Sand Pit" next to Recreation Park! Slopes leading to the bottom of the pit were quite exciting to sled on! Access was at the very end of Rec Park Road. Also, the Gated Road to Pomps pond would be good sledding as well as a service road leadind to the bottom of the sand pit more ›