Fire Department Tree Sale a Success
Bridge Projects, Truck Project Move Forward
“New” town truck re-fit in process
By David Blinn, Andover Select Board
Maple Street Bridge Work on the Maple Street bridge should begin during the week of December 12. We cannot say it will only take a day or so, like the Kearsarge Mountain Road bridge, but rest assured that it will be completed as quickly as possible. Road Agent John Thompson and team, including our Town […]
Energy Upgrades Continue at Andover Town Hall
More insulation in the Library attic
Amount to be Raised by Taxes Up 7.5% for 2016
Tax bill on average home up nearly 7%
By Charlie Darling, Beacon volunteer
The amounts to be raised by taxes for Andover for 2016 add up to $5,475,266. This is an increase over last year of $381,301 (7.5%). A small increase in the total town valuation for 2016 helped hold the increase in the tax rate to just under 7%. The 2016 tax bill for a property valued at […]
Lions Club Hosts Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Remembering the Old Andover Town Hall
Built for under $2,000 in 1879
By Special for the Beacon
The November open houses at the old Andover town hall elicited many longtime residents’ memories of the days in which the 1879 Town Hall was a hub of community activity. A Facebook posting about the recent purchase drew more memories, including this one from Ellen Johnson Pine, who moved from Andover to Georgia 18 years ago. […]
How Can the Old Town Hall Be a Community Resource?
New owners need ideas, help
By Special for the Beacon
At 3:53 PM on November 17, in a tiny conference room in Concord, the deal was closed. After handing over their certified check for $141,000 plus taxes, seven Andover residents, guided by two lawyers, signed papers that gave them ownership of Andover’s former town hall, located at 157 Main Street and once the town’s central gathering […]
Andover Real Estate Transactions, October and November 2016
October 16 through November 15, 2016
On October 22, the Ambrose Logging Company sold 12.64 acres on Raccoon Hill Road to Patricia Swingle and Benjamin Negrete for $36,000. Stacey Viandier of Coldwell Banker Lifestyles assisted the seller and Debra Walker of Coldwell Banker Lifestyles assisted the buyer. On October 25, Jennifer and Thomas McNeil sold 142 Putney Road to Holly and Kristina Tabor-Hall for $98,000. Heather McAfee of The Bean […]
Full-Time Highway Employees Unlock a Hidden Bonus for Town
Bridge project at very low cost
By Charlie Darling, Beacon volunteer
When the 2015 Town Meeting voted to hire the Town’s first part-time Highway Department employees, voters were attracted by the promise of getting work done around town without having to pay contractor’s rates to do it. When the voters approved the 2016 budget making those employees full-time, they didn’t realize they weren’t just voting for […]
Christmas Tree Lighting on November 27
In front of the Town Hall at 5:30 PM
The Andover Lions Club will be hosting the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in front of the Andover Town Hall on Sunday, November 27 at 5:30 PM. There will be refreshments and caroling, and the kids can expect a visit from Santa Claus.