Lions Club International, the world’s largest service club organization, with more than 1.35 million members, is celebrating their centennial. For 100 years the Lions have been fighting blindness, caring for the environment, suppressing hunger, aiding seniors and the disabled, serving local organizations and charities, and providing educational programs and scholarships. The Andover Lions Club has […]
Will feature two known Andover artists
This year’s July 4 celebration on the Andover Village Green will feature at least one unusual display: a tribute to the artworks produced by two of the town’s most famous artists, painter Annaleida van’t Hoff (1909-1997) and sculptor Winslow Eaves (1922-2003). The purpose of the display is to provide advance notice of a Gala Weekend […]
Reservations for space on the grounds of the Andover Historical Society Museum (aka the Potter Place railroad station) for vendors and exhibitors at the Society’s Old Time Fair on Sunday, August 5, are coming in up quickly, according to the fair’s organizers. But there’s still room for more. Space is $20 a table for vendors, […]
The Andover Historical Society’s 2019 fund-raising calendar, featuring early photographs of Andover collected by local photographer Frank Poblenz and described by longtime Andover selectman Ralph Chaffee, is hot off the press and will go on sale at the annual Andover Independence Day Celebration on the Village Green. Copies are $10 apiece and will be available […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! How blessed we are to live in this wonderful country! Thank you God! We wish each of you a meaningful, safe, and Happy 4th of July! The Church will have a presence at Andover’s 4th of July celebration. We are planning on having a float in the parade. In addition, we will […]
On Wednesday, June 13, at the annual Spring Luncheon at 74 Main, the Millstone Restaurant, the Andover Service Club Members elected the Executive Board for FY 2018-2019. They are Sandra Graves, President; Mary Phinney, 1st V.P.; Evelyn Davis, 2nd V.P.; Eileen Mackey, Secretary; Meme Bowne, Corresponding Secretary; Robin Boynton, Treasurer; Sandy Miller, Assistant Treasurer; […]
The Post Commander Bill Leber announced the award of the Legionnaire of The Year 2017 to John Hanscom and presented him with an appropriate trophy, while commenting about John’s volunteering to help the Post in organizing the appropriate disposal of the worn flags ceremony in the last three years. He helped in food drives, the […]
Everybody seems to love Single Stream Recycling. It’s so easy: all recyclables in one container and trash (non-recyclables) down the hopper. Sorting plants did all the work and there was a strong market for plastics, mixed paper, aluminum cans, etc. Andover’s rate of recycling increased when Single Stream went into effect 3 years ago and […]