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== Curbside Collection ==
The Shawsheen River flows 25 miles from its headwaters in Bedford to its confluence with the Merrimack River in Lawrence.  The river loses 70 feet in elevation along the way. 
According to legend, the name "Shawsheen" is a Native American word meaning "serpent" or "serpentine", while other sources interpret the name to mean "Great Spring" and "Beauty's Pathway".


* In the fall leaves are collected on regular trash days on the five weeks before Thanksgiving week and the week following Thanksgiving. 
* In the spring leaves are collected on the regular collection day six weeks before Memorial Day.
* Leaves can be placed in barrels, boxes, clear plastic or brown paper leaf bags.


See
See
*[http://andoverma.gov/faq/ Waste Disposal and Recycling]


== Drop-off Site ==
*[http://www.shawsheen.org/recmap/InfoPage.htm Shawsheen River Recreational Map]
*Leaves are composted at Bald Hill on High Plain Road.
 
Directions: <p><ol>Take Route 133 to Greenwood Road. Follow Greenwood Road 0.8 mile to High Plain Road. Take a left onto  High Plain Road. Continue one mile to Bald Hill<br></ol></p>
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeaterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Air%2C+Water+%26+Climate+Change&L2=Preserving+Water+Resources&L3=Massachusetts+Watersheds&sid=Eoeea&b=terminalcontent&f=eea_water_shawsheen&csid=Eoeea Shawsheen River Watershed]
 
*[http://www.avisandover.org/shawsheenriver.html AVIS Shawsheen River Reservation]
 
*"For Powder Mill Square Residents flood hearing," ''Andover Townsman'', June 24, 1999, p. 1.
*"Removing Shawsheen River dams under study," ''Andover Townsman'', December 18, 2008, p. 1.
*"Fishing for an answer: Andover eys removing dams to promote fish, use of Shawsheen," ''Eagle Tribune'', March 30, 2008, p. C1.
 


See
*[http://www.andoverma.gov/recycle/how.html ''Andover Recycles'']


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The Shawsheen River flows 25 miles from its headwaters in Bedford to its confluence with the Merrimack River in Lawrence. The river loses 70 feet in elevation along the way. According to legend, the name "Shawsheen" is a Native American word meaning "serpent" or "serpentine", while other sources interpret the name to mean "Great Spring" and "Beauty's Pathway".


See

  • "For Powder Mill Square Residents flood hearing," Andover Townsman, June 24, 1999, p. 1.
  • "Removing Shawsheen River dams under study," Andover Townsman, December 18, 2008, p. 1.
  • "Fishing for an answer: Andover eys removing dams to promote fish, use of Shawsheen," Eagle Tribune, March 30, 2008, p. C1.



--Glenda 16:27, January 12, 2007 (EST)
--Kim 16:54, August 28, 2013 (EDT)

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