Steve Foley Handling All Production for the Beacon Team
Works via "the cloud" from Franklin
Donnette McGill to Become Beacon’s New Publisher/Editor
Charlie Darling to retire by the end of the year
Andover Historical Society’s Old Time Fair, August 7, 2016
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Thoreau Dormitory Fire Damages Nearby Home
Marj and Reggie Roy displaced until October
Proctor Gives Heartfelt Thanks to Local Fire Departments
Funds are being raised for a new dorm
By Scott Allenby, Proctor Academy
On June 25, a structure fire broke out in the barn of Proctor’s Thoreau House dormitory on Lawrence Street just before 3 PM. The fire spread within minutes to the faculty residence of Craig Leaman and Katherine Goller and the rest of the dormitory. The Andover Fire Department and the Andover Emergency Medical Service responded immediately and with mutual […]
Andover Real Estate Transactions, June and July 2016
June 16 through July 15, 2016
On June 16, 9 Kilcare Road was sold for $108,000. Karen Hoglund of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty assisted the seller; Patricia Hewitt of BHHS Verani assisted the buyer. The 1,114-square-foot house has 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. On June 20, Benjamin Seaver sold 253 Tucker Mountain Road to Nathan Kendrick for $275,000. John Kinney of Country Houses Real Estate assisted both the seller and the buyer. The 1,424-square-foot house […]
Sarah Gilman Wins First Andover Photo Contest
Steve Colardeau takes Best of Show
Press release
With 13 local amateur photographers participating in the July 4 Andover Photo Contest sponsored by the Andover Institute, Sarah Gilman of Andover won the popular vote for her stunning photo of a rainbow over Highland Lake, taken with her cell phone. Steve Colardeau won second place in the public balloting and was awarded the Best […]
Firecracker 5K a Huge Success
Funds raised for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts
By Brian Reynolds, Firecracker 5K
This year’s Andover Firecracker 5K on the Fourth of July was a huge success. It was our largest field ever, with over 100 race-day sign-ups and 166 finishers. The race raised over $1,000 each for Andover’s Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. A huge “Thank you!” to Amy Rheaume, Kathy Bennett, Robin Davis, the Cub Scout and Boy […]