Study hampered by small sample size, limited data
A panel of experts from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Dartmouth College met with Andover residents on October 22 to present the results of a cancer cluster study for Andover. The study was initiated, following a request by the Board of Selectmen, after several residents of Andover Village voiced […]
Must reside in Andover
The part-time position of Deputy Town Clerk is now open in the Andover Town Clerk/Tax Collector’s office. The job is 15 hours a week, plus extra hours during peak times. The office is open three days a week from 9 AM to 2 PM; one day a week from 1:30 to 6:30 PM; and the […]
Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Chairman Coolidge, Selectman Danforth, Selectwoman Viandier, John Thompson, Mark Stetson, Leonard Caron, Jim Delaney, Andy Guptill and Town Administrator (TA) Marj Roy. Police Department Chief Laramie spoke about security recommendations. He wants to purchase audio and video to tie into their security system for the Town Hall. He is willing to have it charged to […]
Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Chairman Coolidge, Selectman Danforth, John Thompson, Reggie Roy, Herbie Barton, Ken Tripp, Teri Page, David Sinclair. Road Agent Selectman Coolidge asked about the space near railroad bridge near the covered bridge. Selectman Danforth asked about the rock supply on Hoyt Road and to possibly take the rocks from Hoyt Road to put Jersey Barriers to […]
Can we get 300 households to donate this year?
The Beacon’s big fall canvassing drive got off to a good start in early October. We enlisted about 20 of your friends and neighbors as canvassers, and by mid-October each canvasser had picked the names of a dozen or so of their friends and neighbors who hadn’t donated to the Beacon yet this year. As […]
Over 50 Andover households considering solar
An audience of more than 160, mostly from Andover, New London, and Wilmot, filled Clements Hall on the Colby-Sawyer College campus on October 18 as representatives from Vital Communities, a Vermont-based nonprofit, and ReVision Energy, an Exeter-based installer of solar-electric systems, told them of the benefits – economic and environmental – of owning their own solar […]
Local organizations host over 220 participants
More than 220 participants of all ages and abilities enjoyed a beautiful day in Andover on September 27 and raised more than $13,000 for Special Olympics New Hampshire (SONH) during the inaugural Rail Trail Run and Ride event. The event featured 5K and 10K running events and a 50K cycling event along the Northern Rail Trail. […]
It has been my honor to serve the 108 towns and four cities in District 1. I have worked hard and committed myself full-time. I have attended all Governor and Council meetings and participated in three judicial hearings to appoint three judges. I believe my most important contribution has been helping dozens and dozens of […]
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