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Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard Patch is advertising a deal on flowers this season, $15 for $30 . Check out the Facebook page and see. Richard Tisei's congressional campaign launch generated a lot of excitement on social…
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard The news that police are limiting trips to Lacy Street was liked by many on Facebook. The weather was very popular on Facebook on Sunday and early in the week. Not so much later in the …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard North Andover Skating Club is celebrating their 39th season, with sessions on Saturday mornings at Brooks School Ice Arena from Nov. 5 to early March. For more info, visit www.…
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard We asked what you'd like to see more of on Patch, and you said more on local businesses. In addition to our list of things that say Autumn in North Andover, you guys added ideas such as …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard Our live blog covering Hurricane Irene was a huge success, thanks in large part to you guys in the community giving us updates via social media. In post-Irene polls, most people did not …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard Wednesday’s police log caused a stir on our Facebook page. A needle was found at the Thomson School playground which resulted in disappointment from our readers. One reader expressed …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard One fan let us know that Signatures Apparel is coming to North Andover. So keep a lookout for it and give them a welcome when they get here. Patch Massachusetts has a Facebook page …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard National Night Out was Tuesday, and lots of people said they had a great time. North Andover Merchants Association thanked everyone for attending National Night Out as well as those who …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard Jaclyn Smith wants to kayak Lake Chochichewick and wants to know where she can park my car and get in the water. Any ideas? Go on our Facebook page and let her know. A couple of articles …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard The end of the week was a scorcher, and we all kept updated on Facebook. I couldn't decide where to go for dinner one night, and Facebookers picked Jaime's, and that is where I went. …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard Our new Patch Passport post got a lot of enthusiasm. The post about the string of mailbox vandalism got a lot of people talking (understandably, mostly angry). People gave us great …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard In a poll that asked what you thought of the recent not-guilty verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial, the overwhelming majority (more than 74 percent) said they were shocked at the …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard In one poll we asked what kind of BBQ food you like best. Hot dogs were more popular than hamburgers, and one reader reminded us that "BBQ" refers to ribs and chicken, while "cookout" is …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard In a Facebook poll asking if you like the idea of having cellular antennas in schools to increase revenues, the majority of respondents said they did not like it. In another poll about the…
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard In a poll, we asked if you were going to the Bruins Parade. Most of you said you wished you could go. But a bunch of you said you were going. For those of you who are going, don't forget …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard A lot of people liked the announcement that Town Meeting had rejected the proposed meals tax. We took a Facebook poll before Town Meeting asking what you thought of the meals tax, and most…
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard I posted a poll asking if you guys were fans of the Bruins now that they're going for the Stanley Cup. Most people said they were and had always been fans, but almost an equal number of …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Helping Out After we posted about a local business helping out pets in devastated Missouri, Wiggles & Jiggles owner Tracey Zysk posted that she'll help out and deliver blankets and other items for …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard We posted a poll asking people what they thought of the rumored impending apocalypse. The vast majority, as expected, did not think it would happen. In a poll asking about summer plans, …
Social media plays a big role in North Andover Patch. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on our Facebook page and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard We posted a poll asking our community, "Has the recent spike in gas prices impacted how much you travel and commute?" Most people said they wished they could decrease their gas usage, and …

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