Holiday Craft Workshops Offered at The Andover Hub

Dinnerware Decopage classes offered

By Susan Chase

Those who would like to try their hand at “dinnerware decoupage,” the craft of using fabric applied to glass dishes to make decorative dinnerware, will have the opportunity to learn the technique on Saturday, November 11, and Saturday, December 2, 2 to 4 PM, at The Andover Hub, 157 Main Street. Andover resident Heidi Clasby, […]

NHEC Sets Winter Period Rate Increase

Increase goes into effect in November

Press release

Effective with bills rendered on or after November 1, 2017, New Hampshire Electric Co-op’s (NHEC) rates will be adjusted for the winter season to reflect changes in the cost of power at the wholesale level. The rate changes will result in an overall bill increase of 8%, or $8.15 per month, for a typical residential […]

Solar power lights up – and heats – Andover’s Town Office Building

Expected to save $50,000 over 25 years

By Larry Chase
Solar power lights up – and heats – Andover’s Town Office Building

  The Andover Town Offices’ 68-panel solar system is installed and generating electricity! This step completes the building’s energy upgrade, which has included weatherization, a switch to LED lighting throughout, and the installation of air-sourced electric heat pumps earlier this year. The solar system is expected to supply the building’s electrical needs, and to save […]

Design & drafting service Opens doors in Andover

By Larry Chase
Design & drafting service Opens doors in Andover

In addition to his continuing work as a pork-and-beef producer, maple-syrup maker and winter-sleigh-ride guide through his 18-acre woodlot at Ragged View Farm, Andover resident Mark Cowdrey is (hopefully) expanding his revenue stream by offering his Andover Design and Drafting Service (ADDS): same address, same phone number, but an entirely different clientele. This enterprise builds […]

Is a “Green” Vehicle For You?

Take a look at all the options

By Larry Chase

Thinking about purchasing or leasing a vehicle that burns less gasoline(or none at all) – either to save money, or because of environmental concerns, or both? Then take a close look at the 2017 edition of the American Automobile Association’s “Green Car Guide,” now available in both of Andover’s public libraries. Donated to the Andover […]

Andover Planning Board Minutes September 26, 2017

Members present: Nancy Teach, Chair; Randall Costa, Vice-Chair; Paul Currier; Art Urie; Doug Phelps, Jon Warzocha; and David Blinn, Ex-Officio Also present for duration of appropriate items: Dave Powers, Zoning Administrator; Pat Moyer, Zoning & Planning Coordinator; Tyler Haynes, McLane Middleton; Brian Ross, Structure Consulting Group; Keith Vellente, C2 Systems LLC; Todd Goings, Zoning Board […]

Andover Planning Board Minutes September 12, 2017

Members present: Nancy Teach, Chair; Randall Costa, Vice-Chair; Paul Currier; Art Urie; Doug Phelps, and David Blinn, Ex-Officio Also present for duration of appropriate items: Dave Powers, Zoning Administrator; Pat Moyer, Zoning & Planning Coordinator; Tabitha Lemellin; Amee Sweet-McNamara; Bob Merrill; Paul Sears; Brenda Godwin; Jim Godwin Minutes of August 7, 2017 Phelps – Motion […]

The Hub to Remain Open Through Winter

Organizers seek new users of facilities

By Larry Chase
The Hub to Remain Open Through Winter

With more than a month of programs and events under their belts, and more programs on tap (see separate article), the organizers of The Andover Hub have taken new steps to provide the heat and light needed to keep Andover’s old town hall “open for business” during the winter months. Reversing an initial decision to […]

Andover Photo Exhibit Captures 19th Century Railroad Structures

On display in town office building

By Larry Chase
Andover Photo Exhibit Captures 19th Century Railroad Structures

An exhibit of 20 photographs of 19th-century bridges, culverts, and other human-made structures and artifacts along the Northern Railway corridor between Concord and Lebanon is open for public viewing in the meeting room of Andover’s Town Offices building during regular business hours. Taken by Wilmot photographer Charley Freiberg in 2013, the photos were part of […]