Fourth of July Fundraising Needs Your Support!

Please donate by the end of May!

By Judy Perreault, Fourth of July Committee

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 […]

Fire Department Battling a Very Dry Spring

Multiple woods fires putting demands on our team

By Rene Lefebvre, AFD chief
Fire Department Battling a Very Dry Spring

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 […]

Fourth of July is Coming Soon!

Fireworks will launch from Proctor Ski Area

By Andrew Perkins, Fourth of July Committee

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 […]

Conservation Commission Minutes, April 8, 2015

Condensed from approved minutes

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 […]

Planning Board Minutes, April 14, 2015

Condensed from approved minutes

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 […]

New Office Trailer at the Transfer Station

Old office abandoned due to rat infestation

By Marj Roy, Town Administrator
New Office Trailer at the Transfer Station

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, April 2015

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. […]

Board of Selectmen Minutes, March 16, 2015

Condensed from approved minutes

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 […]