Pet of the Month — Georgie Girl

78-pound Labrador Retriever

By Marie Nardino and Bill Radzelovage
Pet of the Month — Georgie Girl

The Beacon is introducing a new monthly feature — Pup of the Month! Acknowledge your favorite pup (any age) by submitting a brief bio and a photo or two. See our launch below. “Hey There, Georgy Girl” (from The Seekers, 1967): So, we traveled down to Georgia in September 2021 to belatedly celebrate the wedding […]

Area Cooks Share Recipes — Red, White, and Blue Dessert

Basic but delicious recipe for any occasion

By Lorna Carlisle
Area Cooks Share Recipes — Red, White, and Blue Dessert

Not everyone has the time or inclination to bake a fancy dessert, especially in the summer. This recipe starts with store-bought Cream Horns. You know the kind — those flaky pastries where the puff pastry is wrapped in a cone shape and filled with cream. Cut the Cream Horns into one-inch slices. Top each slice […]

Florence Gove Receives Boston Post Cane as Oldest Resident

Awarded by Andover Select Board on May 1

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Florence Gove Receives Boston Post Cane as Oldest Resident

Florence Gove, who turned 100 years old in July, 2022, was presented with the Boston Post Cane, on May 1, by Andover Selectmen Roland Carter, Jim Delaney, and Dana Swenson. Also on hand to witness the ceremonial giving of the cane were Town Administrator Kimberley Edelmann, Florence’s daughter Beryl Sanborn, granddaughter Angela Monahan, and son-in-law […]

Andover Cooks Share Favorites “Hollandaise Sauce”

Delicious served over fresh asparagus

By Lorna Carlisle
Andover Cooks Share Favorites “Hollandaise Sauce”

This recipe works very well and can be thinned if desired. I recommend using “pastured raised” eggs. This will give the sauce a nice, bright yellow color.  Store-bought eggs–not so much! Here, I used the sauce over fresh asparagus, but it can be used over poached eggs, as in Eggs Benedict, over fish, or a […]