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A man accused of severely beating a 60-year-old man earlier this month will soon face upgraded charges now that the victim has died in hospital, Toronto police say.

A man accused of severely beating a 60-year-old man earlier this month will soon face upgraded charges now that the victim has died in hospital, Toronto police say.

Andover makes unanimous choice for new superintendent By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated May 10, 2021, 11:20 p.m. Email to a Friend Magda ParveyHANDOUT Parvey, currently chief academic officer in the Middletown, Conn., public schools, will assume her new position on July 1. The School Committee voted unanimously on April 29 to enter into a three-year contract with Parvey after appointing her to the role April 12. Sheldon Berman, who had been Andover’s superintendent since 2015, ...

Apr 22, 2021 4 hrs ago Town officials are trying to gauge if voters will approve borrowing $185 million to pay of the towns unfunded pension liability if there is no reform to the pension system going forward.  "I think with no reform this wont pass," said Eugenie Moffitt, chair of the Finance Committee. "So, we have to put as positive a spin on it as possible,"  Voters are being asked to borrow a $185 million pension obligation bond to pay off the towns unfu...

Reply The Andover School Committee voted Monday to pick Magda Parvey as the next Andover superintendent. (Dave Copeland/Patch) ANDOVER, MA — The Andover School Committee picked Magda Parvey as the districts next superintendent Monday. The Committee voted to enter negotiations with Parvey, the chief academic officer of Middletown Public Schools in Middletown, Connecticut. She was selected over Portsmouth, New Hampshire Superintendent Stephen Zadravec. The committees meeting was supposed to be ...

By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Apr 13, 2021 Courtesy photoMagda Parvey was chosen to be the next superintendent for Andover schools. Andovers School Committee has chosen Magda Parvey to lead the district as superintendent come July 1. Parvey will replace interim Superintendent Claudia Bach, whose contract with the district ends in June. Bach temporarily replaced Superintendent Sheldon Berman, who resigned at the end of 2020 for personal reasons. The committee over...

By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Apr 1, 2021 1 hr ago The Andover Retirement Board is deciding if part-time employees will continue to be eligible for pensions from the town. Currently, anyone working more than 20 hours a week who is a permanent employee is eligible for a pension. The proposed change would bar any future part-time employees who work 35 hours or fewer from receiving a pension. This potential change comes at the same time voters are being asked to borrow...

editors pick Interim superintendent clarifies return-to-school meaning By Madeline Hughes mhughes@eagletribune.com Feb 2, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 Screenshot of the graphic Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach sent in her email to parents Monday. Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach released a letter by email Monday telling parents the districts students would not fully return to in-school classes until "we reach herd immunity via vaccinations...

Reply(1) ANDOVER, MA — Claudia Bach did not want to return to Andover Public Schools. When Sheldon Berman announced he would be stepping down as superintendent, Bach, a former superintendent who lives in the district, started getting calls asking her to run for the interim role. "Becoming the next superintendent, even the interim one, was not what I was thinking about," Bach said. Subscribe She said no. When she had stepped down as superintendent in 2010, she decided not to have her name add...

Retiring from school district leadership is a mixed blessing. While it is a moment of transition culminating a long and satisfying career, it also means bidding farewell to people and