We are moving into the final phase of our town-wide collection for the Fourth of July. We are still accepting donations, but those received in June and July will be acknowledged in the Beacon, not in the Fourth of July program. If your house was missed in the canvass, please check the April or May […]
This month has seen a very high level of fire activity. The dry weather has made fire conditions in the woods very unsafe. As of the middle of May, the rainfall has helped to green the woods, but the material on the ground is tinder dry. It is very uncommon for Andover to respond to […]
Andover’s 73rd annual Fourth of July celebration is approaching very fast. There is a lot to do still to get ready. Applications have been sent out for participants in the parade. If you have a float, an antique car, band, fire apparatus, etc. and would like to be a parade participant, please contact Irene Haley at […]
Members present: Mary Anne Broshek, Larry Chase, Tina Cotton, Derek Mansell, guest Sandra Graves; Excused: Nan Kaplan, Jerry Hersey Correspondance Wetlands Permit for building of new Proctor dining hall: Mary Anne to sign and bring to Town Office. Capital improvements letter from Board of Selectmen: Think about potential projects for next meeting. Saving Special Places […]
Members present: Chair: Paul Currier; Vice Chair: Jon Warzocha; Nancy Teach; Art Urie; Pat Moyer; Duncan Coolidge, ex officio Also present for duration of appropriate items: Herb Barton; Will Ames; John Ferris; Bill Stack; Jerry Hersey; Jim Hersey; and Andy Degan of Ausbon Sargent Elwin Barton: Non-binding consultation for proposed gravel removal Mr. Barton explained that […]
You have probably noticed the new office trailer at the Transfer Station. Rats are a common problem at landfills and transfer stations, but the problem at the Andover Transfer Station has become extreme. This winter, even with a professional exterminator waging war against them, the rats took over. They chewed holes in the office walls and […]
Andover Police Department handled 370 calls for service in April. Assist Citizen: 5 Assist Motorist: 3 Business Check: 9 Criminal Mischief: 2 Dog Loose: 4 Domestic Dispute: 2 House Check: 153 Keep the Peace: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 10 Traffic Accident: 4 Traffic Warning: 109 Welfare Check: 1 Arrests Douglas Smith, 26, Andover; Duty to Inform William R. […]
Present: Chairman Coolidge, Selectman Delaney and Selectwoman Viandier; Howard George, Pat Cutter, Bill Keyser, Jim Reed, and Town Administrator (TA) Marj Roy. Pat Cutter, Jim Reed, Bill Keyser were all sworn in for Cemetery Trustees by Marj Roy. One-year term: Pat Cutter; two-year term: Bill Keyser; three-year term: Jim Reed. Road Agent John Thompson mentioned […]