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.
Next tour and information session on Tuesday, December 6
On Tuesday, November 1, AE/MS and the Andover School Board hosted their first AE/MS Facility Tour and Building Project Informational Session. We are extraordinarily thankful that there was community interest and active participation; we realize how busy everyone is! For some, this was their initial “entrance” into this project. Among the feedback and questions received that […]
How would you like to see the building used?
Good news! A group of Andover residents was able to provide the seed money to secure Andover’s old Town Hall at a foreclosure auction two weeks ago, with the hope that going forward it can be used as a community space. Contractors have taken an informal look and confirmed that it seems to be in […]
September 16 through October 15, 2016
On September 16, Evelyn Baker sold 832 Franklin Highway to Susan Young and Mark Seccareccio for $112,000. Arthur Urie of Lake Farm Realty assisted the seller and Susan Locantore of The Bean Group assisted the buyer. The 1,286 square-foot house has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and sits on 0.34 acres. On September 16, Frederick Trump sold 474 Main Street to […]
Visit the Andover Cable TV Station’s page on the Town Web site at AndoverBeacon.com/Cable-TV-Videos to watch these and other Andover videos this month: Robert Azzi – Ask a Muslim Anything, September 26 Pollinators in the Landscape, September 22 Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse, September 11 Andover Historical Society, September 1 Andover Institute, Raptors and Moose, August 25 […]
Public hearings December 21 and January 11
The Andover Budget Committee has announced its schedule for the remainder of the 2016-2017 budget process. Each meeting is on a Wednesday at 7 PM in the Town Hall meeting room. November 9: Andover Village District, Andover Fire District 1, East Andover Fire Precinct. November 16: Police, Emergency Medical Service, Recreation Committee November 30: Highway […]
Tour and presentation start at 5 PM
Andover Elementary/Middle School and its school board are eager for members of the public to learn more about the facilities project proposal that was voted on at our September board meeting. In addition to the public hearing scheduled for January 18 and the vote for a bond on March 6, we have arranged two separate […]
Get water at AFD if your well is dry
One of the lessons we teach new firemen is how to protect themselves from the intense heat of a fire. One of the best and most used methods is to set the nozzle on a wide fog pattern and crouch near the spray as you enter the building. The force of the spray pulls in […]
Still Wednesdays and Saturdays for households
During the October 17 Select Board meeting, it was agreed that a commercial and business “dump day” needs to be established strictly for non-residential trash disposal. Starting on Friday, November 4, Fridays from noon to 5 PM will be set aside for non-residential trash to be deposited at the Transfer Station. Why the Change? A […]
Input from residents guides Select Board
The small bridge near the top of Kearsarge Mountain Road, pictured here, and the Maple Street bridge over the Rail Trail will both be repaired soon. Photo: Charlie Darling Maple Street Bridge, or Halcyon Bridge as it is also known, was not on the list of bridges to be repaired this year. Yet, in late […]