Lots to Do to Get Ready for Another Great Fourth of July

Volunteers are always needed!

Press release

Andover’s 74th annual celebration is approaching fast! There is still a lot to do to prepare. Applications are being sent out for participants in the parade. If you have a float, an antique car, band, or fire apparatus  and would like to be in the parade, please contact Donna French at 735-6431. If you haven’t […]

The Conservation Commission Wants You to Get Outside This Spring!

Events in Andover and more

By Mary Anne Broshek, Conservation Commission

It’s spring at last and time to think about warm weather activities. Here are some ideas for getting outside. Take a Hike: On Saturday, May 21, from 1 to 3 PM, the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust is sponsoring a hike in Andover at the Old College Road Preserve. The hike will be led by […]

Trustees Ask for More Awareness of Cemetery Rules

Goal is to keep the grounds well trimmed

By Andover Cemetery Trustees

The Cemetery Trustees feel it necessary to remind all of the published rules governing what can and cannot be done in our cemeteries prior to Memorial Day of 2016. It is very possible that citizens are not aware of the rules and we ask that you read this article and respect what we ask of […]

Ben and Cindy Seaver Head for Oregon

AFD and EMS will miss Ben's support

By John Kinney, Andover EMS
Ben and Cindy Seaver Head for Oregon

  Ben Seaver has hitched his trailer full of household necessities and has begun his trek to Oregon. As Andover Fire Department and Andover EMS wish Ben and his wife Cindy success in their new life out west, we wanted to share some thoughts with our community. Ben Seaver gave much of himself to Andover’s […]

Raffles, Canvassing Drive to Raise Funds for Fourth of July

Canvassers still needed for a few roads

By Judy Perreault, Fourth of July Committee

Our committee held our first fundraiser for the Fourth of July Celebration on Town Meeting Day.  We were selling raffle tickets for a unique oak coffee table donated by Grevior Furniture, a beautiful red, white and blue afghan donated by Susan Aste, and a wonderful basket of “made in New Hampshire items” ($100 value) donated […]

It’s Time to License Your Dog

Late fees and fines after June 1

By Joanna Sumner, Town Clerk

Dog Licensing The State of New Hampshire RSA 466:1 requires that every owner or keeper of a dog four months old or older shall annually cause it to be licensed in the office of the Town Clerk in the town in which it is kept. The dog must wear the license tag around its neck. […]

Fourth of July Canvassing Drive Coming Up in May

Kids games this year on the Village Green

Press release

The month of May has traditionally been the Andover Fourth of July Committee’s time for its town-wide canvassing in support of the Fourth of July celebration. This year’s events are planned for Monday, July 4, with a rain date of Saturday, July 9. We have several bands performing before and after the parade and even into the […]

Andover Police Department, February 2016

372 calls for service in February

Press release

Andover Police Department The Andover Police Department handled 372 Calls for Service during February, including: Assist Citizens: 10 Assist Ambulance/Rescue: 9 Business Check: 5 Dog Loose: 5 Fraud: 4 House Check: 193 Pistol Permits: 13 Theft: 2 Traffic Accident: 2 Traffic Offense-Citation: 6 Traffic Offense Warning: 65 Warrant-Criminal/Civil: 2 Arrests: Starcia Kimani,  36, Gilford: Identity […]

Bounce House Regulated by State … in Some Cases

Must be registered if open to the public

By Marj Roy, Town Administrator

The State Fire Marshal’s Office has contacted Town Administrators across the State and asked that we share with our communities this information about inflatable devices, such as bounce houses. The New Hampshire Bureau of Tramway and Amusement Ride Safety regulates amusement rides and devices through the New Hampshire Division of Fire Safety, or Fire Marshal’s […]

Changes in World Markets Cause Change in Andover Single-Stream

Switching to “glass on the side” to save money

By Vicky Mishcon, Board of Selectmen

Single-stream recycling (SSR) has just taken a big hit for us in Andover. The bottom has dropped out of the market for glass, paper, and other recycled commodities due to sluggish European and Chinese economies and the drop in oil prices, so to save money, we have to make some adjustments to our SSR plans. […]

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