Five Things That Made Our Week: June 19 to June 25

Summer began last week, and although the weather was cool and rainy, things heated up in North Andover. Here are five things that made headlines in North Andover this past week.

Summer Lovin': You probably wouldn't know it by the weather, but summer officially started this week. We posted an image gallery of photos from the spring, and we asked residents what they thought of when they thought of summer. And kids from a local elementary school showed off their impressive garden.

Municipal Star Search: With in a few days, selectmen have rigorously started the search for a replacement. And in the meantime, they appointed retired Norton Town Manager Jim Purcell to be the interim town manager Several recruitment consulting firms to help with the permanent town manager replacement search, and selectmen are mulling those proposals over this weekend.

Scarlet Knights Wrap-Up: sports season has ended, and Patch had the recap of spring sports with Sports Editor Jay Oza's reports card for report card for report card for and list of The week ended with the announcement that the North Andover High School Athletics program will be moving from the Cape Ann League into the Merrimack Valley Conference, effective in the fall of 2012.

Call Waiting: In her first week as chairman of the School Committee, Chris Allen examined the bold, yet controversial, idea of despite Town Meeting having just rejected a proposal to ease cell tower restrictions.

Furry Fabulous: This was a great week for animals. and it looks like a couple of alpacas are the hot new celebrity couple of the farm. The MSPCA reported that a group of dogs recued from a sweltering hot van in Tewksbury And if you're looking to adopt a dog or cat, check out