North Andover News

Today is Monday, May 20. Here are five things you need to know. Warm: Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70s most of the day, with clear sunny skies.

Andover Police received a call Sunday morning regarding a mountain biker that took hard spill on a steep trail in Harold Parker Forest.

Today is the 41st annual North Andover Sheep Shearing -- a day of family fun and celebration of good old-fashioned sheep life -- organized by the Festival Committee.

It seems there was another string of car break-ins Wednesday night. About a dozen residents awoke Thursday to find that their vehicles had been broken into and rummaged through overnight, according to police reports.

Diane Nocco started cutting hair when she was 16 years old. Her grandfather and father were barber -- the family owns Bob's in Tewksbury -- and she and her sister both decided to follow in the family trade.

A series of health and safety violations led to a Scabies outbreak at CLASS, Inc., a facility that provides job training and placement, on site production work, day habilitation and other services to assist developmentally disabled adults, according to their website .

What's one way to mix the hilariously fun with the slightly disgusting? Cow Pie Bingo.

The National Affordable Housing Management Association has designated Wood Ridge Homes a "Community of Quality." Sitting on 23 acres of land near Wavely Road and managed by Barkan Management Company Inc., Wood Ridge Homes is North Andover's largest affordable housing complex.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

A "cafegymatorium" might sound cool to many peope, but not to the students and staff at one local school.

"Hey, somebody just broke into my neighbor's house" a neighbor said in her 911 call to police after she noticed a suspicious person leaving her neighbor's house.

If there's one thing many North Andover residents seem to agree on, it's a desire to see Trader Joe's open up a store in North Andover.

Remember that weekend break-in that spurred a manhunt? It turns out the suspects were teens.

Towns across the country are getting new recycling centers, giving away rain barrels and installing parking meters with solar panels.

AQUATICS DIRECTOR/HEAD LIFEGUARD NEEDED Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center in North Andover, is a year round historic facility that welcomes groups and individuals for day meetings and overnight retreats and in the summer provides outdoor space for a children's day camp and group picnics.

Got a craving for a gelato or a panini? You're in luck. Pazzo Gelato opened at 99 Turnpike St.

Bishop Guertin scored 9 runs in the first inning -- thanks in large part to a grand slam home run by senior Kenzie McCabe --and cruised home from there, posting a 10-3 N.H. Div.

It seems the coywolf spotted this winter hasn't left town. Either that, or a new one has arrived or there are more than one.

A 20-year-old North Andover man has been charged with impersonating a police officer after a witness alleges he saw Fabian Rojas, wearing what appeared to be a gun in a holster, pull over a car motorist for speeding in Dracut.

When you think of a church spreading hope and compassion, you may think of missionaries and pastors extending words of faith.