In Support of Sophie Viandier

By Mary and Ed Hiller

To the voters of Andover: Do we want to get our youth involved in local issues? Do we hope that the future will be better than the past? If your answer to these questions is “Yes,” we hope you will write-in a vote for Sophie Viandier for Selectman on March 11. Sophie has grown up in […]

Letter: Community’s Generosity Appreciated

An outpouring flows through AE/MS

By Jane Slayton and Gail Parenteau, AE/MS

Gail and I are in the unique position of being in the center of an amazing distribution process which is especially active during the holiday season. The outpouring of generosity and kindness that funnels through the AE/MS office is absolutely incredible. Numerous local organizations, families, couples, and individuals contact our office to work through us […]

Letter: Please Take an Energy Survey

The Kearsarge Valley Transition Initiative (KVTI) is an emerging local network of individuals, families, businesses, and organizations committed to improving the well-being and resilience of our neighborhoods and communities. Drawing upon the ideas, skills, and experiences of our members, we work at developing positive, localized solutions that address the regional impacts of larger global issues […]

Letter: Friends of La Meridiana

To the friends and patrons of La Meridiana Restaurant in Wilmot Flat: Like everything and everyone, circumstances change. After 27 wonderful years of business and service, La Meridiana Restaurant is open, but for sale. I started in the restaurant business in Italy in 1961, and it’s time for me to enter a new phase in […]

Letter: Thank You

By Howard Wilson, Vice-Chair, LPNH

I would like to thank the individuals or organization, for the delivery of foods and good counterfeit (as violates the US Constitution, Article 1, section 8). Your delivery was not noted until after you (whoever) had left all that food and the delivery note on my porch. If a church plate was passed, I thank you. I will note […]

Letter: Freer Than Thee

Eliminating building inspections is a Libertarian step

By Howard Wilson, Vice-Chair, LPNH

I read in the November Beacon that changes to Town building codes eliminated a cost item, namely building inspection. There are more Libertarian ways of doing things, such as doing away with zoning (Grafton never started), so Andover’s effort to terminate Town inspections is a step in the right/Libertarian direction. For Liberty, Howard L. Wilson […]

Letter: Beacon Helps Make Connections

Web site connects Blazing Star Grange to ASLPT

By Phyllis Rockwell, Blazing Star Grange #71, Danbury

Your wonderful paper has helped me out tremendously. I was cruising AndoverBeacon.com and came across the New Fields, Old Fields workshop sponsored by the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) on October 19. I spoke with Beth McGuinn at ASLPT and decided what one of the presentations for our Sustainability program at the Blazing Star […]

Letter: Spirit of Volunteerism

As a resident of Andover for most of my life, I have always known that the spirit of volunteerism is strong in our community. Since assuming the position of Town Administrator, I have come to realize the scope of that commitment. There are too many people and positions to list, so I would like to […]

Letter: Acts of Kindness

First, I want to thank all those of the community who provided assistance and acts of kindness following my recent adverse health episode – visitors at Franklin Regional Hospital, rides to and from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital, casseroles, deserts, the singing card, visits from the AE/MS students, and many more acts of kindness, as I suddenly became […]

Theft on Severance Road

To the person who stole almost $30 in cash and siphoned a full tank of gas out of our car in our driveway at 24 Severance Road, I have a few things to say to you. I really hope you needed it more than we do. After just finishing cancer treatment, and after almost four […]