Consider the Conversation

Saturday, April 29 at 10 AM

Press Release

We hope to see you at our movie  presentation of Consider the Conversation. We hope this movie will help start a conversation regarding End of Life choices, for you and your family, and our community. Those words—End of Life—are pretty scary for most people. Often we don’t want to think about end of life issues […]

ASC Seeks Artists and Crafters

By Mary Ofenloch, Andover Service Club
ASC Seeks Artists and Crafters

  If you are an artist whose specialty is painting in oil, watercolor, pen and ink, pencil, acrylic, or any other 2D or 3D medium, you are invited to reserve a 9 by 10 foot space for Christmas in October at Andover Service Club’s (ASC) Jingle Bell Fair. Perhaps you are a crafter making fine […]

Andover’s Covered Bridges

More than you thought

By Larry Chase
Andover’s Covered Bridges

  Who knew? Most Andoverites are familiar with the town’s two standing covered bridges over the Blackwater River. And some may recall additional wooden structures, on Lawrence Street, Cilleyville Road, Gale Road, and elsewhere. But who knew that there were once four covered bridges along the railroad tracks that pass through town? Those who attended […]

Andover Lions Club Membership Drive

By John Hanscom, President Andover Lions Club

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 […]

American Legion Post 101 to Hold Flag Day Ceremony

Bring your old flags for proper disposal!

By John Hanscom, American Legion Post 101

The American Legion’s Crosby-Gilbert Post 101 in Andover will hold a public Dignified Disposal of Unserviceable Flags Ceremony on Flag Day, Wednesday, June 14. The event will take place behind the Andover Fire Station at 7 PM. The ceremony will conform to time honored practices for the proper disposal by burning of unserviceable flags that […]

Franklin Business and Professional Women Offering Scholarships

Deadline for applications is Monday, May 15

Press Release

Franklin Business and Professional Women is sponsoring two scholarships: the Velma Smith Dalphond and the Jackie O’Rourke Scholarships. Through the years, Franklin Business and Professional Women has continuously presented the award to a woman for use toward her education. The Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, to women 22 years or older who work […]

Annual Plant Sale Hosted by Wilmot Garden Club

Saturday, May 20 starting at 8 AM

By Lindy Heim
Annual Plant Sale Hosted by Wilmot Garden Club

  The Wilmot Garden Club (WGC) will be holding its annual plant sale from 8 AM to Noon on Saturday, May 20. The location is the Old Wilmot Firehouse next to the Wilmot Post Office, just off Route 11 in Wilmot Flat. As always, the garden club’s annual plant sale is a one day only, […]

Andover Institute Presents The Strength of Our Democracy

Tuesday, May 16 at 7 PM

Press Release

The Strength of Our Democracy: Reflections on the 2016 election, is the title of a presentation to be given by Eric Boyer, Associate Professor, Social Science and Education, Colby-Sawyer College. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 16, at 7 PM in the Stone Chapel, located on Andover’s town green. The 2016 election highlighted […]