Common sense advice for staying safe on the roads.
The State Department of Transportation offers the following tips for driving safely, while plows are busy clearin the streets. These tips are especially valuable for young drivers who made be driving in winter for the first time.
The snow caused several closings and cancellations today.
With nearly a foot and a half of snow expected, several closings and cancellations resulted in Andover. Check back throughout the storm for updates. If your business or organization is closing or cancelling events, email Brendan Lewis at brendan.lewis@patch.com Sports A boys freshman basketball game was canceled today and has been rescheduled for tomorrow at 2 p.m. A varsity girls gymnastics meet was canceled and rescheduled for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. A varsity girls basketball game was canceled and rescheduled for tomorrow at 6 p.m. Community resources The Town Offices on Bartlet Street are closed today due to the inclement weather The Memorial Hall Library will be closed today. The Andover/North Andover YMCA will be open at noon today …
Upload your storm photos!
The big one has finally hit the region and Andover is one of hundreds of communities in New England being slammed by a snow storm. AndoverPatch wants your snow photos. Even if you don't decide to venture out into the elements, we welcome all photos chronicling your blizzard day adventure. We want to know what you're doing to keep yourself (and the kiddos) occupied — puzzles, pizza-making, arts and crafts — anything goes on a snow day. To add photos, join AndoverPatch as a user by clicking "Signup" (you can find the signup spot on the upper right hand corner of our homepage). Once you are registered as a user, click the green "Add" below the photos in our Blizzard gallery. Happy snow day. Be safe and enjoy it!
