Highlights of Proposed Town Budget for 2013

Final figures show 3.8% increase over 2012

By Vicky Mishcon, Andover Board of Selectmen

The Board of Selectmen and the Budget Committee will be presenting a single budget at Town Meeting this year. Many hours over several meetings were spent presenting information, discussing priorities, and working out, line by line, a budget that both groups could support and recommend to the voters. Salaries and Benefits The Selectmen and Budget […]

Candidates – Budget Committee: Ed Hiller

Candidates – Budget Committee: Ed Hiller

As an electrical engineer with three degrees, I worked mostly for the Raytheon Company in Massachusetts until I retired early in 1987. We bought our property in Andover in 1971. When I retired, we moved here permanently, and I joined the Budget Committee, where I served for 24 years. When I turned 80, I retired […]

Town Meetings 2013

A Special Section of The Andover Beacon

Town Meetings 2013

This month, voters in Andover are called upon to make important decisions that will set our taxes and guide our town for the coming year. We’ll elect over a dozen of our neighbors to positions in Town and School District governing bodies, and we’ll close the books on 2012 with the annual Town Report. This […]

School District Warrant for March 4, 2013

$1,000 ≈ 75¢ When you go to Town Meeting and School District Meeting this year, remember this: For every $1,000 the meeting adds to (or subtracts from) the amount to be raised by taxes, it will add (or subtract) approximately 75¢ to (or from) the tax bill of a $200,000 property in Andover. Here are […]

Town Warrant for March 12, 2013

$1,000 ≈ 75¢ When you go to Town Meeting and School District Meeting this year, remember this: For every $1,000 the meeting adds to (or subtracts from) the amount to be raised by taxes, it will add (or subtract) approximately 75¢ to (or from) the tax bill of a $200,000 property in Andover. Here are […]

Local Election on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

11 AM to 7 PM at AE/MS

Order of Candidates on the Ballot New Hampshire RSA 656:5-a defines the order in which candidates’ names will appear on the ballots. For the sake of consistency with the ballot, the Beacon’s On the Ballot section follows the same scheme. The essence of the RSA 656:5-a scheme is that as an election draws near, the […]

Election Ballots for Tuesday, March 12

11 AM to 7 PM at AE/MS

Election Ballots for Tuesday, March 12

These are the Town and School District officers on the ballot for Tuesday, March 12, 11 AM to 7 PM, at AE/MS. Town Officers School District Officers  

Candidates – Selectmen: Jeff Miller

Candidates – Selectmen: Jeff Miller

I joined the East Andover Volunteer Fire Department in 1993 at the age of 17, after attending Vermont Technical College for a year and a half then returning home to Andover. I have worked in a variety of fields and now run my own business doing carpentry and landscaping. My company, Miller Property Maintenance, has […]

Candidates – Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Joanna Sumner

Many of you know me because you come into the office to take care of vehicle registrations, to license your dog, or to pay on your property taxes, I have been serving as Town Clerk/Tax Collector for the past year and Deputy for the previous five years. New residents come in to establish residency, register […]

Candidates – Budget Committee: Mary Anne Levesque

Candidates – Budget Committee: Mary Anne Levesque

My name is Mary Anne Levesque. I was born and raised in Massachusetts. In my career I have been an electronics technician, driven semi tractors, and delivered liquid natural gas. I currently work for Liberty Utilities as a Technician A or “Foreman.” In every job I have given my best efforts. I believe in hard […]