Planning Board Minutes, July 12, 2016

Condensed from approved minutes

Condensed from approved minutes: Members present: Nancy Teach, Chair; Doug Phelp, Paul Currier, Randall Costa, Lenny Caron, David Blinn, Ex-Officio Also present for duration of appropriate items: Pat Moyer, Planning and Zoning Coordinator; Dave Powers, Zoning Administrator; Bill Stack, Will Ames, Tina Cotton, Jerry Herse,; Nan Kaplan, Larry Chase, Maryann Broshek Minutes of June 28, […]

Planning Board Minutes, June 28, 2016

Condensed from approved minutes

Condensed from approved minutes: Members present: Nancy Teach, Chair; Jon Warzocha, Vice-Chair; Art Urie; Doug Phelps; Paul Currier; Randall Costa; Lenny Caron; David Blinn, Ex-Officio Also present for duration of appropriate items: Pat Moyer, Planning & Zoning Coordinator Minutes of June 14, 2016 meeting Currier – Motion to approve as amended Phelps – Second Vote […]

School Board Moving Forward with Facilities Project

Task force study led to decrease in original budget

By Mark MacLean, Superintendent of Schools

Andover High School was built as FDR was bringing his New Deal to help pull the United States from the Great Depression. The 1940s and the ’50s saw a few minor additions to Andover High School, and 1960 brought the first major building expansion. In the 1970s, the school was converted to an elementary school. […]

Select Board Minutes, August 1, 2016

Condensed from approved minutes

Present: Marj Roy, Jim Delaney, Vicky Mishcon, Dave Blinn Also present were Glenn Laramie, Carol Bennett, Ken Newcomb. Road Agent The police notified Thompson about a boat that became unhitched to the transport truck while going down Flaghole Road last week. The truck driver did not notice that the boat became unhitched and traveled into a […]

Andover Real Estate Transactions, July and August 2016

July 16 through August 15, 2016

On August 1, Denis and Lisa Ferland sold 19 Park Street to Charles Slick for $260,000. Stacey Viandier of Country Houses Real Estate assisted the seller and the buyer. The 2,238-square-foot house has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and sits on 1.26 acres. Andover Inventory There are currently 20 residential properties on the market, plus 11 residential properties under contract for sale. […]

Tidings from Your Town Administrator, September 2016

Lawrence Street bridge gets three-month check-ups

By Marj Roy, Town Administrator

Summer is already winding down; how quickly it flies by! I received a memo from the Andover Village Water District saying that considering how dry it has been all summer, conservation on the part of the District’s water users has left the system in good shape. Engineers from Hoyle, Tanner, and Associates recently met with the […]

State and County Primary Election on September 13

Voting at AE/MS; bring a photo ID

By Joanna Sumner, Town Clerk

The state primary election will be held, as usual, at the Andover Elementary/Middle School. The polls will be open between 8 AM and 7 PM on Tuesday, September 13. If you would like to be involved in the election process as a ballot clerk or a ballot counter, please call the Town Clerk’s office at 735-5018. There are some […]

Andover Police Department, July 2016

237 calls for service in July

Press release

The Andover Police Department handled 237 calls for service during July, including: Burglar: 1 Criminal Threatening: 1 Criminal Mischief: 2 Dog Loose: 3 Domestic Dispute: 2 Fraud: 2 Harassing Communication: 1 House Check: 14 Littering, Illegal Dumping: 2 Parking Violation: 10 Road Hazard: 5 Selective Enforcement Request: 2 Traffic Warning: 124 Traffic Citation: 12 Welfare […]

School Board Reviewing Facilities Task Force Recommendations

Must vote on whether to move forward

By Dean Barker, Andover School Board

As the students of Andover Elementary/Middle School embark on a new year of learning, allow me to offer, on behalf of the Andover School Board, a quick update on some of what’s been going on to prepare our school for that adventure. The Facilities Task Force has been hard at work all year examining what […]

Fire Department Gets Big Grant to Replace Air Packs

Keeps $160,000 off the 2017 Town budget

By Rene Lefebvre, Andover Fire Chief

Firemen are taught many skills that help them do a dangerous task as safely as possible. One skill we have never learned, however, is how to breathe hot, smoke-filled gasses without disastrous results. Inventors have, over time, developed equipment that allows firemen to breathe clean air while working in a toxic atmosphere. I saw my […]