Popular Sap-2-Syrup Event Highlights Local Maple Production 

Tour, East Andover to Trail Side Sugar House

By Ken Wells
Popular Sap-2-Syrup Event Highlights Local Maple Production 

On Saturday, March 2, Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) hosted a fun excursion called the “Sap-2-Syrup” tour, starting at the Graves conservation easement. Participants from New London, Andover, and other nearby towns were welcomed onto the East Andover property by owner Sandra Graves. It was a perfect day to enjoy the commanding view of […]

Donating to Veterans’ Wish List Makes Perfect Valentine’s Gift

New Hampshire Veterans Home has Sunshine Cart

By Brenda Zurita

Help the Veterans who are residents at New Hampshire’s only state Veterans Home by donating items from their Wish List and Sunshine Cart list. Valentine’s Day would be a good opportunity to show our Veterans some love. Even sharing the Wish List with others helps! Did you know there is only one state Veterans’ home […]

“Jenny’s Tree” — Volunteer Effort Surprises Deserving Family

15 Andover Fire Department volunteers showed up to help

Press release
“Jenny’s Tree” — Volunteer Effort Surprises Deserving Family

It all started with a passing comment as a small group of us were harvesting potatoes out of Jenny Bodwell and Scott Kidder’s garden in early November. Scott casually mentioned how Jenny had always wanted to have the massive tree in their front yard decorated with Christmas lights. (Jenny, you might recall from last month’s […]

Schust Family Entertains AHS During Annual Meeting

Discusses their history with drumming

By Alex Estin
Schust Family Entertains AHS During Annual Meeting

The Schust family entertained the Andover Historical Society during our annual meeting. It was supposed to be a talk on “Railroads 101” from our own Fred Nystrom, but due to illness he couldn’t give the planned presentation. The Schust Family stepped in at the last minute to talk about drumming and how it started in […]

Mali America Music Beat: Andover Musician Works Remotely with Malian Musician

Half a world away but connected to Andover

By Donna Baker-Hartwell

Andover is a community rich with homegrown talent of writers, artists, poets, singers, and musicians who have been inspired to create here for generations. On October 20, a groundbreaking world music video was released and began streaming globally on YouTube. This 4:09 minute masterpiece, Moussow Women, “For the Women of Africa” is a tribute to […]

Caring Friend Appeals to Community to Help A Neighbor

We are lucky to live in a small town

By Liz Wolf
Caring Friend Appeals to Community to Help A Neighbor

I grew up in a small town. Looking back now, I realize how incredibly lucky I was to experience neighbors waving to neighbors, knowing the guy behind the deli counter was also Johnny, the guy who drove your school bus, and people coming together in a crisis. It’s time to come together now. Jenny Bodwell […]

Another Andover Memory: An Overstreet Bike Ride

Another Andover Memory: An Overstreet Bike Ride

(Editor’s Note: As Beacon readers may have noticed, this is one of six “Andover memory” articles to have appeared in the paper since June. We invite other readers, particularly longtime area residents, to share their recollections of life in this small corner of the world. Simply send your memory to Articles@nullAndoverBeacon.com. Photos are also welcome. […]

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