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| | *The November Club was the first women's club in Andover. It was formed in 1889 after Miss Elizabeth Handy called a meeting of 15 "well-educated, enterprising, and socially elite women" in November 1888 to discuss her idea to start a women's club. |
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| == Arson ==
| | *In February 1892 they dedicated a new clubhouse on Love Lane, now called Locke Street. |
| In 1997, two 15-year-old Andover males were arrested after multiple fires were lit downtown. | |
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| | *The November Club raised money for local charities, the war efforts, and to build their Locke Street clubhouse. They give dance lessons to young people, and had guest speakers. |
| *"Fire-setting teenagers face 10 arson charges," ''Andover Townsman'', December 4, 1997, p. 1. | |
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| A small fire at the Collins Center at Andover High School was a case of arson.
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| *"Students arrested in school arson: High-schoolers charged with fire in Collins Center," ''Eagle Tribune'', January 24, 2008.
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| == Assault ==
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| *"Andover mother charged with attempted murder of daughter," ''Eagle Tribune'', October 24, 2008, p. 1.
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| *"Woman tried to use Stapinski ATM card," ''Eagle Tribune'', January 8, 2010.
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| == Destruction of Property ==
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| "Rages" or parties that get out of hand, happen all too often.
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| *"The price of rage," ''Andover Townsman'', May 22, 2003.
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| == Domestic ==
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| *"Mother, daughter hurt in domestic dispute," ''Eagle Tribune'', September 21, 2008, p. A 1.
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| == Drugs ==
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| *"Andover doctor in rehab, not court," ''Eagle Tribune'', January 25, 2007.
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| *"Police: Marijuana found on AVIS land," ''Andover Townsman'', September 27, 2007, p. 5.
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| A home at 487 Lowell Street housed a methamphetamine lab. Jay Keough and Ryan Emmett were arrested. Keough's parents own the home. Federal agents investigated. The men were each sentenced to 5 years in prison.
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| *"Fear for youth led to tip on meth lab," ''Andover Townsman'', March 2009, p. 1.
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| *"Rottweiler guarded Andover meth lab," ''Eagle Tribune'', March 27, 2009, p. 1.
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| *"Andover men get 5 years in meth lab case," ''Andover Townsman'', May 13, 2010.
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| Undercover Andover police arrested 3 people for a drug deal in which crushed laxatives were substituted for heroin.
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| *"Police: They sold laxatives as 'heroin'," ''Andover Townsman'', March 10, 2005, p. 1.
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| == Fraud ==
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| *"State says local company handled elders' mortgages illegally," ''Eagle Tribune'', September 29, 2008, p. 5.
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| *"Jeweler back in jail, court on probation violation," ''Andover Townsman'', November 6, 2008.
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| *"Woman admits bogus real estate appraisals," ''Eagle Tribune'', May 8, 2009.
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| == Harassment ==
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| Frank Howard MacMillan, who lives in the Fosters Pond neighborhood, has a long criminal history.
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| *"Andover residents seek to oust island neighbor," ''Eagle Tribune'', September 26, 2004, p. A 1.
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| *"Man who terrorized neighbors imprisoned," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 1, 2005, p. 1.
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| Land development disputes lead to harassment and intimidation.
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| *"Two accused of online harassment: Police: Neighbors had land dispute," ''Eagle Tribune'', October 18, 2008, p. 1.
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| *"Feud in the Vale: Couple allegedly targeted family that opposed development," ''Andover Townsman'', October 23, 2008, p. 1.
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| == Identity Theft ==
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| *"Stealing your identity: Andover Police see three cases a month," ''Andover Townsman'', February 22, 2007, p. 1.
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| == Murder ==
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| Burned body Found
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| *"Police seek ID for murdered, burned woman: Rings may identify her," ''Andover Townsman'', May 2, 2002.
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| *"Woman's body dumped, burned," ''Eagle Tribune'', May 13, 2002.
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| *"Murder victim's identity remains a mystery," ''Eagle Tribune'', May 14, 2002.
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| Murder of Jorge Martinez of Andover by George Arroyo of Lawrence
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| *"Andover teen shot to death," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 22, 2004.
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| *"Victim's family: Killer was a friend of our son," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 23, 2004.
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| *"Andover teen killed by bullet in Lawrence," ''Andover Townsman?'', June 24, 2004.
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| | | *By 1985 membership had fallen and the clubhouse was sold to the Unitarian Universalist Church. The money was given to Memorial Hall Library to furnish a November Club reading room. |
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| Nurse Bessie Mae Skeels accused of murdering Florence W. Gay
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| *"Cries of murder, poisoning in quiet 1919 Andover," ''Andover Townsman'', November 1, 2007.
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| *"A look into the life of an accused killer," ''Andover Townsman'', November 8, 2007.
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| *"Murder trial ends with Independence Day: Bessie Mae ruled not guilty," ''Andover Townsman'', November 15, 2007.
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| == Pornography ==
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| A former Merrimack College dean, Edward Popper, was charged with possessing child pornography.
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| *"Police charge former dean in porn case: Seize children's images from computer of ex-Merrimack College professor," ''Eagle Tribune'', August 16, 2008, p. 1.
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| *"Edward Popper," ''Eagle Tribune'', December 28, 2008, p. A2.
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| == Sexual Assault ==
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| The Sex Offender Registry Board tracks sex offenders. Juveniles are frequently involved in sexual assault cases.
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| *"Sex-based crimes by youth have attention of police, schools: Education credited with 4-year reduction in assault reports," ''Andover Townsman'', September 9, 2004, p. 1.
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| *"Coach charged in rapes had worked at local Y," ''Eagle Tribune'', April 4, 2009.
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| == Theft ==
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| Thefts, particularly from cars, occur from time to time.
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| *"Police nab woman in store thefts," ''Eagle Tribune'', February 3, 2005, p. 1.
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| *"Local Indian families targeted by thieves," ''Eagle Tribune'', April 21, 2007, p. 1.
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| *"Panty thief's loot to hit Web after all," ''Andover Townsman'', May 24, 2007.
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| *"Thieves find way to cars' GPS devices," ''Eagle Tribune'', May 31, 2007, p. 1.
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| *"Spate of housebreaks hits Andover," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 14, 2007, p. 1.
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| *"No leads at all as break-ins continue in Andover homes," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 21, 2007.
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| *"Thieves striking it rich inside unlocked Andover vehicles," ''Eagle Tribune'', September 18, 2008, p. 1.
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| *"Burglars tie up senior citizen," ''Eagle Tribune'', October 26, 2008, p. A1.
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| *"Nest egg stolen for party," ''Eagle Tribune'', October 28, 2008, p. 1.
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| *"Andover volunteer robbed by people he helped at soup kitchen," ''Andover Townsman'', October 30, 2008, p. 1.
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| == Violent Crime ==
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| *"Police: Teens shoot woman with BB gun," ''Eagle Tribune'', January 1, 2007.
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| | *Town Had First Clubhouse "for Ladies Wholly" by Karen Wakeling, Andover Historical Society. ''Andover Townsman'' January 19, 2012. p.8. |
| | *"Andover's Innovators Lead the Way", ''The Townsman'', May 30, 2013, page 13. |
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| | *November Club Yearbooks, 1907-1967, in Andover Room at Memorial Hall Library.Digital Copies of the November Club Yearbooks may be accessed online: https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:925486/one |
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