WCA Plans Senior Luncheons for March and April

Thursdays, March 20 and April 17 at the Red Barn

Press release

Two more Senior Luncheons will be offered at the Wilmot Community Association’s (WCA) Red Barn at noon on March 20 and April 17 before taking a break for the summer. The Wilmot Ladies Aid Society is sponsoring these popular outings in conjunction with the WCA and CAP in Concord, which provides food and support services […]

Find a Way Out of Bad Eating Habits

Tuesdays in March at Franklin Hospital

Press release

Food is a topic that interests most everyone. How and what we eat can be very personal based on our choices and preferences. We all know that food fuels the body for its daily functions and helps to keep us healthy in prevention of illness and disease. Eating when we are hungry and at regular […]

Fight Childhood Cancer — Get Your Head Shaved!

March 29, 4 PM, at Proctor Academy

Press release

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is the largest private, volunteer-driven charity fighting childhood cancer in the United States. It raises both funds and awareness of childhood cancer through head-shaving events across the nation. On Saturday, March 29 at 4 PM, several dozen people (perhaps many more!) will sit for haircuts at Proctor Academy’s Farrell Field House […]

Andover Energy Group Minutes, February 6, 2014

Condensed from approved minutes

Present: Gisela and Steve Darling, Larry and Susan Chase, Jeff Dickinson, Andy Prokosch, Janet Moore, Vicky Mishcon We began with public lighting. The Selectmen voted to turn off 12 NHEC lights. The Flaghole Road lights, five in all, have become a petition warrant article to be voted on at Town Meeting. The lights in question are […]

New Hampshire Circle of Home and Family, February 2014

Group explores Cooking for One

By Judy Perreault, NHCHF

We started our year with the program Cooking For One. Many people who have gone through the circle of life find themselves a family of one again and find it hard to scale down their cooking. They have lots of leftovers, boredom, and wasted food. Scaling down a recipe can be tricky. How do you […]

Grange Plans Fundraisers for Curtain Restoration

Potluck, Good Old Plough on March 1

Press release

On Saturday, March 1, at 7 PM in the Blazing Star Grange Hall in Danbury, The Good Old Plough will perform music depicting the rise and fall of the New Hampshire hill farm. This benefit performance by area musicians is the first in a series over the next four months to raise funds and awareness […]

Regional Lions Clubs Sponsor Family Symposium

March 29 at Manchester Community College

Press release

“Strengthening Our Community – One Family at a Time,” a Women and Families Symposium addressing today’s concerns of youth, health, environment, and disaster, will be held on Saturday, March 29, at Manchester Community College. The Lions Clubs of Multiple District 44 and Manchester Community College are sponsoring the event. The symposium is free and open […]

Applications for Lions Club Scholarships Due by April 11

Available from guidance counselors

By Joyce Egge, Andover Lions Club

The Andover Lions Club will be awarding scholarships to deserving college-bound high school students again this year. The Lions require 100% complete applications and will look at merit as well as financial need. Applications can be obtained from high school guidance counselors or by contacting Lion Dick O’Connell at 934-0245 or Lion Joyce Egge at […]

Rest of the Town Report: Proctor Academy

Now in its 166th year, Proctor Academy is an innovative college preparatory enrolling 360 students. In 2013-2014, Proctor enrolls 79 day students, of which 33 are Andover residents. Students come to Proctor from 13 countries and 26 states. General inquiries may be directed to the Communications Office at 735-6213, or the Admission Office at 735-6312. […]

Rest of the Town Report: New Hampshire Circle of Home and Family

We stayed true to our mission of “enriching the lives of home and family through knowledge, skills, leadership, and self esteem.” We have sought knowledge with our monthly programs which included Isle of Shoals, Gluten Free, Number Please, Plants, and The Victorian Era. Our members’ skills are many, and they are willing to share them. […]