Angelina Berube

NORTH ANDOVER — A new memorial is being proposed to bring attention to the town’s significant role in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and the injustices which the accused faced.

Communities in the Merrimack Valley will host a number of Juneteenth celebrations to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

ANDOVER — The Recreation Department hosted its annual summer kick-off and Pomps Pond beach party filled with family entertainment and relaxation on Wednesday.

ANDOVER — The Recreation Department will use the Shawsheen School in the short term for preschool programming ahead of the town entering a public process to figure out the building’s

ANDOVER — Plans are in the works to add new career and technical programs at Greater Lawrence Technical School while school officials work out details with partners on specifics.

ANDOVER — A new science wing and other renovations are being proposed as a part of a possible $50 million interim improvement project at the high school.

Tyler Moore paddles with sons Roy, 2, and Henry, 5, at right, during the Summer Kick-Off and Pomps Pond Beach Party on Wednesday.

A rendering of a proposed witch trials memorial in North Andover to be constructed in the Old Center Historic District. North Andover Historical Society

ANDOVER — The town held its fifth annual Juneteenth celebration on Central Street and at Andover Baptist Church on Saturday.

NORTH ANDOVER — A project to possibly replace the Kittredge Elementary School building with a new one is entering its next phase.