Two prizes plus driving in the parade
Plans are just about complete for the Fourth of July Road Relics car show to be held on the Fourth at Pizza Chef. All makes and models of cars are welcome. The show begins at 9 AM and ends at 1 PM. Entrants will receive a ticket for a drawing later in the day. This […]
Nice prizes included in raffle basket
The figures are not in for our town-wide canvas, but the deadline for names in the program was May 31. You can still make a donation up to and on the Fourth of July, but they will be acknowledged in The Andover Beacon instead of in the Fourth of July program. We hope you will […]
442 calls for service in April
The Andover Police Department handled 442 Calls for Service during April, including: Ambulance: 3 Assist Police: 10 Assist Social Service Agencies: 3 Bomb Threat: 1 Traffic Offense – Citations: 12 Civil Issue/Stand by: 3 Loose dog: 3 Neighborhood Disputes: 2 Noise Disturbances: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 3 Traffic Offense warning: 155 Warrant-Criminal/Civil: 3 Arrests Anthony Landry, […]
Rene Lefebvre, Fire Department chief
I was recently at a Federal center that dispatches firefighters for much of the United States and three provinces in Canada. The mission of these firefighters is focused on forest fires on federal lands. The place was very impressive and is in Campton, New Hampshire. The very nice lady who was conducting the tour for about 40 fire […]
Wanted: a realistic and enforceable approach
The Andover Select Board needs your help! The Noise Ordinance was resoundingly deemed unacceptable in the format in which it was presented last March. It was agreed, at that time, to set aside the subject and revisit it later in the year. We all agreed that some form of “noise” control or guideline was necessary; however, […]
Vote for your favorites on the Village Green
The Andover Institute is sponsoring a Photo Contest as part of this year’s Fourth of July celebration in downtown Andover. Participants may enter one photo, ready for hanging, and the photo must have been taken within the town of Andover. Entry is free, and the public will get to vote on their favorite photos on […]
Rain date for festivities is July 9
We have about one month to go until the Andover Fourth of July celebration! We are hoping to have a record number of floats this year, thinking that the theme, American Heroes, will inspire people to put something together for the parade. As usual, the Andover Lions Club will be putting on its spectacular pancake […]
April 16 through May 15, 2016
On April 26, Mario Messina sold 216 Plains Road to Zachary Ordway and Erica Bennett for $164,500. Susan Robinson of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Amherst assisted the seller; Matthew-John Graves of B&B Realty of Concord assisted the buyer. The 920-square foot house has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath and sits on 1.7 acres. On April 28, Howard Wilson sold 57 Agony Hill Road to Elwin […]
"Improved communication" is this year's goal
Each year I set a major goal for myself as Town Administrator. Past goals have been implementing municipal accounting software and improving the physical layout of the office. When a few people brought to our attention their perception of hearing about things after the fact, I knew that this year’s goal would be improved communication. […]