Andover Recreation Committee November Meeting Minutes Tuesday November 11, 2019 Attendance: Tom Frantz, Alan Hanscom, Abby Webster, Sue Norris, Chris Cloutier, Brian Reynolds, Scott Allenby, Heidi Murphy Approval of October minutes – all in favor – approved. Budget and Program Conversation: Proposed budget of $14,000 in total passes unanimously from the Recreation Committee. Specific Program […]
The Andover Historical Society owes a HUGE thank you to Mark and John Thompson. They have generously donated time and materials to build a beautiful blue-stone ‘easier’ access path up the southeast side of the former Richard Potter homestead lawn.They also recovered and repositioned original missing granite steps leading to the Potter lawn. What a […]
Friday, December 6
Please join us on Friday, December 6, from 5 to 9 PM at the East Andover Fire Station, where we will sell cookies, cocoa, and Christmas trees under the lights! Take your photo with Santa from 5 to 7 PM. Can’t make it on Friday? The Fire Department will sell trees on Saturday morning beginning […]
Andover Thrift & Gift Shop holds grand reopening on December 3
The Andover Service Club held its November meeting on Wednesday, November 13, at the Grange Hall in East Andover. Among the topics discussed were the results of the Jingle Bell Fair. It was a big success and was well attended. The vendors were very pleased and some were even asking to sign up for next […]
First in series: Influences from our Environment
As the first in a “Living with Cancer” information and support series being planned at The Andover Community Hub, there will be a presentation on “Influences from our Environment” on Tuesday, November 19 at 7 PM. Mike Wiley will provide information to help those living with cancer, as well as interested others, make wiser decisions […]
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Come to the annual “Christmas in October” Jingle Bell Fair on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 10 AM to 3 PM. The fair will take place in the Andover Elementary/Middle School located at 20 School Street in Andover. A wide variety of fine art and hand-crafted gifts for Christmas and all occasions will be for […]
Led by Karen Lang on Thursdays at 6:30 PM
Love to knit? Need some help with a pattern? Just learning? Gather up your yarn and some needles, and join the new Knitting Circle at The Andover Community Hub on Thursdays at 6:30 PM. Led by Andover resident Karen Lang, who learned to knit as an eight-year-old and has never stopped. Knitters of all levels […]
A sociable and fun evening on December 13
On Friday, December 13, from 6 to 8 PM, participants are invited to have a glass of wine, grab a paintbrush, and uncork their creative sides at The Andover Community Hub, for a sociable and fun evening under the guidance of Andover artist Molly Leith. Each participant will produce his or her own piece of […]
Adapting your home to your changing needs
Most of us want to “age in place” as we get older, and to continue to be as independent as possible. Suggestions for the steps we can take to adapt our homes to the changing needs that may come with age will be offered in a presentation on Tuesday, November 12, at 10:15 AM at […]
On Wednesday, October 16, about 30 Friends of the Northern Rail Trail in Merrimack County gathered around a long table at the Highland Lake Inn in Andover for the Friends group’s annual self-congratulatory feast. And what a feast it was! Many thanks to the innkeepers of the Highland Lake Inn, Pecco and Gail Beaufays, for […]