Festive homes in North Andover
This holiday season, North Andover Patch hit the streets and tracked down some of the best decorated homes throughout town. Here are nine of the more festive homes we found. Do you know a house that looks better? Upload your own pictures or suggest a home that isn't here. We would love to hear from you!
The holidays are a special time for N. Andover
Decorating the tree? Opening presents early on Christmas Eve? Visiting grandpa for dinner? Patch.com asks North Andover residents to share their favorite holiday traditions. Here's our final batch of residents sharing their thoughts.
The holidays are a special time for North Andover.
Decorating the tree? Opening presents early on Christmas Eve? Visiting grandpa for dinner? Patch.com asked North Andover residents to share their favorite holiday traditions. Here's what more of them had to say.
The holidays are a special time for North Andover.
Decorating the tree? Opening presents early on Christmas Eve? Visiting grandpa for dinner? Patch.com asked North Andover residents to share their favorite holiday traditions. Here's what some of them had to say.
Horns and the human voice dominate musical showcase.
'Tis the season to sing and play at North Andover High School. NAHS's award-winning band and chorus played in their first concert of the year to an audience of about 250. The concert featured the school's 66-member symphonic band and 63-member chorus, along with a number of smaller specialized groups. "Music is meant to be heard," said band director Aaron Goldberg, "so it's great for us to be out here performing." Goldberg's symphonic band, a band dominated by wind instruments, played British folk carols from the nineteenth century well. But his group really won the audience over with their condensed version of the Nutcracker Suite. Kristen Ross, whose son, freshman Matt Piemonte, plays the baritone, was impressed by the band's sound and…
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Five Places to Holiday Shop in North Andover.
Is your holiday shopping done? Have you even started? It is that time of year when the masses flock to the malls in a frantic push to check off the countless items that have crowded their shopping lists. It is hard enough to figure out what to buy our friends, family, loved ones, cherished teachers and service providers as it seems that thoughtful and creative gifts options are few and far between in these days of gifts cards and electronics. Adding to the stress is that dreaded trek to the mall where parking and personal space are painfully diminished with each passing day. Thankfully, North Andover has some wonderful retail options that offer shoppers, not only, an enjoyable shopping experience but some unique gift alternatives that…
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Proceeds benefit church as well as local charities.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church held its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, which benefited many local charities as well as the church itself. The fair included a silent auction, affordable children's books for children, lunch of pancakes, bacon, soups and sandwiches, games and prizes for children, and baked goods. Half the proceeds were donated to various local charities while the other half benefitted the church itself. The downstairs children's game room was supervised by Church School Director Sue Johansson. "They have more fun than we make money," Johansson said of the children playing various games such as skeeball for a myriad of different prizes. Older children in the church assisted Johansson in operating the game room, which was …
