Things to do in the Midlands 
SPECIAL EVENTS ST. PATRICKS DAY IN FIVE POINTS: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Devine, Saluda, Green, Harden streets. 10 a.m. parade; 11 a.m. strong-man competition; noon-6 p.m. live music. www.myspace.com/stpatsin5points

AHS ROUNDUP: Icemen now lone tourney survivors 
The Andover High boys varsity hockey team, seeded No. 3 in a 17-school MIAA Division 2 North Tournament field, lived up to its billing with a pair of early-round victories over familiar foes Haverhill and Tewksbury.

Gather the women 
SARATOGA SPRINGS – About 40 women – and one man – gathered in a circle around a scented candle and Native American rug at the Saratoga Springs Public Library Thursday evening to celebrate International Women’s Day. March is Women’s History Month.