Colby-Sawyer Athletic Training Graduates Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate

Press Release

NEW LONDON, N.H. – One hundred percent of Colby-Sawyer’s 2018 Athletic Training graduates who sat for the Board of Certification passed on their first attempt. By comparison, the national first-time pass average in 2016-2017 was 83.6 percent. All three recent graduates are employed in their area of study. Amanda Matuszek ’18 is an assistant athletic […]

Planning Board Minutes – June 16 Meeting

By Nancy Teach

Members Present: Paul Currier, Acting Chairman; Randall Costa, Vice Chair; Dave Blinn ExOfficio; Doug Phelps, Art Urie, and Randy Monti, Planning Board Members Zoning Administrator Report Moyer asked the Board for confirmation that a building permit cannot be issued for a property on Maple Street until a Shoreline Permit Application was completed and granted by the […]

Planning Board Minutes 6/12/18

By Nancy Teach

Meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. Members Present:  Paul Currier, Interim Chair; Nancy Teach, Art Urie, and Doug Phelps, Planning Board Members; Dave Blinn, Ex-Officio, Pat Moyer, Planning and Zoning Coordinator, and Randy Monti potential new Planning Board member. Appointment of New Member Randy Monti Monti will attend the next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June […]

Andover Conservation Commission Minutes – August 8 Meeting

By Mary Anne Broshek

Present: Mary Anne Broshek, Jerry Hersey, Tina Cotton, Jesse Schust, Alan McIntyre Correspondence NHDES letter approving Wetlands Complete Forestry Notification for logging to be done by Granite Forestry Trust- 23-611-532.  Mary Anne has written to the Trust to see if they might be interested in a conservation easement. NHDES Wetlands permit approval for Proctor pond […]

Peabody Home to Hold Dementia Workshop

Press Release

Is it Forgetfulness or Dementia? Peabody Home in Franklin is launching a FREE Caregiver Survival Workshop, to be held Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8 PM, on October 3, 17, 31, November 21, and December 5 and 19, at Peabody Home Cottage, 24 Peabody Place Franklin, NH 03235. These workshops are open to anyone who is interested […]

Last Open House at the Tucker Mt. Schoolhouse for the Year!

Sunday, October 14 from 1 to 3 PM

By Donna Baker-Hartwell, Andover Historical Society

This might be the last scheduled open house for the school however, groups and individuals may visit by contacting the Andover Historical Society at 735-5586 or emailing donnbh@nulltds.net. The 1837 one-room school house has been visited by more than fifty people this season. People have come from as far away as California and many have […]

Supervisors of the Checklist Meeting Notice

Thursday, October 25th

By Doug Phelps, Janet Splan, Cindy Benson

The Andover Supervisors of the Checklist will meet in public session at Town Hall on Thursday, October 25 from 7:00 to 7:30 PM to make additions and corrections to the checklist. Please remember to bring proof of domicile. After this meeting, no changes can be made to the checklist until Election Day, November 6. That’s […]

Update on Highland Lake Drawdown

By Victoria Mishcon, Andover Select Board

The Highland Lake Drawdown will be one foot this year and two feet next year in 2019. This will allow anyone who  needs a wetlands permit for a project on the shoreline enough time to get the permit, which can take up to a year, sometimes longer.

Select Board August 6, 2018

Meeting convened at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT: Marj Roy, Town Administrator; Vicky Mishcon, Select Board Chair; Dave Blinn and Chuck Keyser, Select Board Members; John Thompson, Road Agent; and Jim Reed, Transfer Station Manager Also present were: Jeff Twaroy, R& D Paving; Steve Barton, Barton and Sons Carpentry; Chris Caron, and Peter Sanborn TRANSFER STATION BUILDING […]

Merrimack County District 1 Seat Has Been Vacant Since June

Representative Anne Copp resigned in June

By Steve Foley

The September 11th State Primary includes the election of a State Representative for Merrimack County District 1, which includes the towns of Andover, Danbury and Salisbury. According to a document dated August 6, 2018, published by the House Clerk, Representative Anne Copp resigned on June 9, 2018. The Beacon was unaware of her resignation and […]