Bill Donaldson lives in Andover and has been participating in the Old Time Fair for many years. He and his wife, Lee will be at this year’s OLD TIME FAIR selling his very colorful whirligigs. It is craftspeople like Bill that make the fair interesting, educational and fun. I recently asked Bill about his craft. […]
The Tucker Mountain School Open House Sunday July 14th 1-3 PM The Andover Historical Society will have the 1837 One-room schoolhouse open on Sunday, July 14th. Visitors will notice the new roadside sign which tells of its history. The Historical Society under the guidance of John Hodgson is putting up signage on several historic sites […]
Whether you are a soccer fan with endless enthusiasm for the sport or a newcomer looking for outdoor fun for your child, the Andover rec soccer program has some great opportunities. Beginning Tuesday, July 16 at 6 PM players are invited to join in pick-up games on the Howard George field. These summer evenings are […]
RECAP: The 2018-19 winter around Highland Lake was about average – not a ton of snow but enough for typical winter sports and enough ice for fishing. Ice-in was November 24 and Ice-out was on April 19, so there were 116 days of coverage – 1.8 days shorter than the most recent 9-year average. Last […]
By Mary Phinney, Chairperson, ASC Scholarship Committee
The Andover Service Club has just completed its Scholarship Program for the 2019 academic year. We are delighted to announce that a total of $6,000 was awarded to six very deserving students. To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must have a close, personal relationship to the town of Andover. The awards are made on […]
The Andover Lions Club would like to share the news that two Andover students were chosen to receive a $1000.00 scholarship each for College. Samantha Parkman and Matthew Bent, we wish you both the best in your college years. The Andover Lions Club Members
If you own property that includes a substantial wooded area, and would like to learn more about best practices of woodland management, plan to attend an outdoor forestry workshop on Saturday, June 29, from 9 AM to noon, beginning at the far end of Tucker Mountain Road (not far beyond the Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse) in […]
The Andover Historical Society, with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities, will offer a Humanities to Go program, given by actor Michael Francis and entitled “Galileo Galilei, the Starry Messenger.” Free and open to the public, the program will take place at 7 PM on Thursday, June 20, at the Stone Chapel, 194 Main […]
The Andover High School alumni will be meeting at the Andover Elementary/Middle School this year on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM. The renovations are complete and it will be a good time to see what has been done. The school is handicap accessible. Anyone who attended AHS for any amount of time is […]
Thursday, June 13 at 7 PM Wilmot Library, 11 North Wilmot Road, Wilmot Ingrid Graff, a long-time lecturer from NH Humanities will explain the resurrection of Sherlock Holmes In one of the most famous reincarnations of all time, Arthur Conan Doyle killed off his world-renowned detective Sherlock Holmes, only to bring him back to life […]