Elaine Bussey Honored for Outstanding Work in Homecare

Decades promoting quality home healthcare

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Elaine Bussey Honored for Outstanding Work in Homecare

Elaine Bussey, executive director of North Country Home Care and Hospice in Littleton, was recently awarded the Home Care Service Award by the Home Care Association of New Hampshire (HCANH) at its annual meeting in Meredith. The award recognized her decades of outstanding work promoting quality health care services to Granite State residents in their […]

Frank Haley, 91, is Top Fundraiser for 11th Year

Honors Anne, his wife of 50 years

By Lauretta Phillips, for the Beacon
Frank Haley, 91, is Top Fundraiser for 11th Year

  Frank Haley, 91, and his wife Anne will have been married 50 years this July. They do almost everything together, including the annual 3K Blind Awareness Walk-a-thon. Ann drives and Frank collects the money when they collect funds to support the programs that the New Hampshire Association for the Blind offer. Frank, being blind […]

Bob and Edna Peters Attend Two Graduations in One Weekend

Cousins Haley and Brittany Peters graduate in Vermont and Maine

Edna and Robert Peters are the proud grandparents of two granddaughters who graduated from their respective colleges on May 16 in Maine and May 17 in Vermont. Bob and Edna were able to attend both ceremonies. Haley Rachel Peters, daughter of Jeannette Shedd and the late Gary Peters, graduated from Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vermont, […]

Robert Grasmere, Prominent Film Pro, has Andover Connections

From Hippie Hill video to The Giver

By Jim Connell, for the Beacon
Robert Grasmere, Prominent Film Pro, has Andover Connections

There are indeed some interesting people here in the small village of Andover: like Robert Grasmere. You may have heard of Robert because of his role in the local Ragged Mountain Band. He co-produced and provided the video know-how for niece Lindsey Schust’s music video called Hippie Hill – a song about a local hangout […]

Vic Phelps Honored as 75-Year Grange Member

Many good memories of Grange activities and friends

By Doug Phelps, for the Beacon
Vic Phelps Honored as 75-Year Grange Member

Vic Phelps was born in 1926 and joined Blackwater Grange #152 when he turned 14 years old in 1940. His father Victor E. Phelps was already a member and probably influenced this decision. But as Vic reminisced, “there wasn’t much else to do in Andover in those days.” He remembers talk of having to ride […]

Meredith Cline Graduates Magna Cum Laude

Business Admin major is pursuing her MBA

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Meredith Cline Graduates Magna Cum Laude

  Meredith K. Cline of Andover received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the Peter T. Paul School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. The commencement ceremony was held on UNH’s Memorial Field in Durham on May 16. Meredith graduated with honors and was recognized for her […]

Harvey Pine Granted Tenure at Colby-Sawyer College

Professor of Environmental Studies engages his students in active learning

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The Board of Trustees of Colby-Sawyer College grants tenure to longstanding faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, service to the college, and scholarship. Andover resident Harvey Pine was among the faculty members so honored at the May meeting of the Board. Professor of Environmental Studies Harvey Pine is an expert in climate change, […]

Brenda Brown Recognized for 10 Years of Service

A familiar face behind the counter at Lake Sunapee Bank

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Brenda Brown, long-time teller and Customer Service Representative at the Andover branch of Lake Sunapee Bank, was honored at the bank’s annual Employee Recognition Event, which took place at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord on May 5. Brenda was recognized for 10 years of service at the bank.

Graduated: Henry Bendel

Henry Joseph Bendel, son of Jay and Robin Boynton, graduated cum laude from Keene State College with a BS in sustainable product innovation and design. He received an award from the Fenton Family Dealership for one of his senior projects: the Thumbar, a device to screen blood alcohol level via thumbprint.

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