A 2020 Hello and Update From Mary
Happy New Year! I can’t believe that another year is in the books. Welcome 2020! I just wanted to take this time to update my friends and customers. I sold the salon, New Horizons Hairstylist to Meghan Barton on July 1, 2019. That seemed like yesterday! Roy and I took most of the summer helping […]
I am supporting Pete Buttigieg for President. I am drawn to him because of his intelligence, his calm demeanor and his military experience, among other traits. Pete is a well-educated person. He has had to exhibit clear thinking and evaluative skills to be as successful in academia as he has been. Pete exhibits a calm, […]
Vote on warrant article at Town Meeting 2020
This is a follow-up to my letter in the November issue of The Andover Beacon regarding the logging on Tucker Mountain and the Town Noise Ordinance. I concluded in my letter that it is my hope that our town noise ordinance can be amended by voters to close the “loopholes” that allow for “special permits” […]
Having read Ken Wells’ Concord report, I felt some clarification was needed in his statements that Governor Sununu had killed biomass energy generation in the state. It wasn’t clear to me how Governor Sununu could do this. Obviously a piece of legislation had been vetoed, but what exactly was this legislation? Ken didn’t make that […]
Dear members of our Andover community, After a lot of time in discussion and prayer about this, Amy and I announced my resignation (some may call it retirement) as Pastor at Andover Community Church at the end of January 2020. As most of you must be aware, our church recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of […]
Tucker Mountain Road residents have experienced a number of large logging projects over the past ten or more years. As a resident, there are many challenges that come along with these projects: the meeting and passing of fully loaded logging trucks on narrow sections of the road that are often on blind corners; icy, muddy […]
October in Andover stimulated my sense of appreciation. The warm, dry days were perfect for observing nature’s display; mainly the deep reds and golds in the trees set in the pine forests or at strategic places along the road. One of my favorite views was at 7:30 in the morning, driving west on Route 11, […]
This is in response to two letters in the October Beacon which decry enforcement of our immigration laws. Both letters err in their claim that the detention of families who enter the United States illegally is wrong. Most importantly, those who enter our country in defiance of long standing law are making the decisions that […]
This is in response to two letters in the October Beacon which decry enforcement of our immigration laws. Both letters err in their claim that the detention of families who enter the United States illegally is wrong. Most importantly, those who enter our country in defiance of long standing law are making the decisions that […]
With so many news stories continually perking to the top, we must not forget the children who are still being detained, jailed, in detention centers. They are suffering severe emotional distress. When they are reunited with their families, it will be years of healing from their separation and some may never recover. Don’t forget, either, […]