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Highland Lake Bursts with Color as Autumn Approaches

The autumn equinox is a week away and Highland Lake is beginning to reflect colors of fall. The blueberry bushes around Blueberry…

September 22, 2024 • Read

Hidden Door Dance Studio Teaches the Cha Cha at The Hub

ANDOVER — The Cha Cha is a fun, playful, Latin dance originating in Cuba. Anyone who would like to learn or practice…

September 23, 2024 • Read

New Books at Bachelder Library

Fiction What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust, Alan Brasley On the Hunt, Iris Johansen Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: 24 Stories, Haruki…

September 21, 2024 • Read

Eighth Graders Raise Funds with Movie Night

On October 4, the AE/MS eighth graders planned, organized, and held a school-wide movie night. Just outside of the school, students gathered…

October 24, 2024 • Read

FNRT Members Gathered for Congratulatory Potluck

On the evening of September 18, the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail’s (FNRT) Board of Directors and special guests attended FNRT’s…

October 19, 2024 • Read

Highland Lake Resident Searches for Signs of Eaglet

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October 19, 2024 • Read

Halloween “Trunk or Treat” Returns to Andover

ANDOVER – Most kids grow up loving the tradition of trick or treating on Halloween.…

September 22, 2024 • Read

New London Housing Commission Begins Needs Assessment

NEW LONDON — In June of 2024, the Town of New London received a Housing…

September 21, 2024 • Read

Wilmot WCA Presents Free Classes for All at Red Barn

WILMOT — Looking for local fun and free activities? Join one of the many free…

September 21, 2024 • Read

Town News

History

Quimby’s Diner, Part Two

In the summer of 1961, I was a rookie waitress at Quimby’s Diner, not quite 17, and a…

October 19, 2024 • Read

Writer Reminisces About Working at Andover’s Quimby’s Diner

“Quimby’s Diner, Serving Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, Open 6 AM to 8 PM” is stenciled on the glass…

September 23, 2024 • Read

Hersey Family Holds Their 127th Annual Reunion

Andover – The descendents of Gilman and Hannah Hersey gathered on August 3 for their 127th annual reunion,…

August 17, 2024 • Read

Author Reminds that “We the People” Need to Remember History

Hamilton, Washington and the Man Who Might ”Ride the Storm and Direct the Whirlwind.” © John A. Hodgson…

July 23, 2024 • Read

Schools

Cross Country Running Becomes a Popular Activity…

The AE/MS Cross Country team, coached by Anna Kate Hattan and Isabel Hattan, is made up of students from grades 5 through 8. Different from track, as it is done through the windy wooded areas of New Hampshire, it has…

Proctor Academy Announces New Health and Wellnes…

Proctor Academy is pleased to announce a combined $8M in recent gifts and pledges directed toward a new Health and Wellness Center at Proctor. Sparked by an anonymous lead gift of $3M in 2023 and another anonymous $1M gift in…

Eighth Graders Raise Funds with Movie Night

On October 4, the AE/MS eighth graders planned, organized, and held a school-wide movie night. Just outside of the school, students gathered around to watch “Hotel Transylvania” to fund-raise for the eighth-grade trip to Maine next May. There have been…

AE/MS Offers an Open Window into their School Da…

Things have been really buzzing this school year at AE/MS. A new principal, the first new second-grade teacher in decades, shifting of the fifth-grade class to the middle school teaching team, and more extracurricular opportunities are all cause for excitement.…

Proctor Varsity Home Athletic Schedule — October

ANDOVER— Proctor’s fall athletic season wraps up its fall season during the first week and a half of November before launching into the winter season. An updated schedule for all teams can be found on Proctor’s athletic website (proctoracademy.org/athletics. Scheduled…

Kearsarge Welcomes New Superintendent of Schools

SUTTON — The Kearsarge Regional School District began the school year with a new Superintendent, John Fortney. Fortney relocated to the district from Missouri, where he was the Superintendent of the Vandalia school district. The district also launched a monthly…

SD Board Waits for Results of Buildings Study

SUTTON — Kearsarge Regional School District Board Members are waiting for the results of a study of the school buildings to put a price tag on fixing the…

October 24, 2024 • Read

Up on the Hill at Preschool

Up on the hill at East Andover Village Preschool (EAVP), we had a very busy start to the school year! We welcomed nine new children and seven returning children.…

October 24, 2024 • Read

Andover Organizations

Anya Hinkle to Perform at Andover Coffeehouse

Anya Hinkle, a southwest Virginia native whose music is rooted in the folk and bluegrass music of the Appalachian mountains and…

October 23, 2024 • Read

New Tai Chi Classes Set to Begin

New eight-week Tai Chi classes will begin on Thursday, November 14, at The Andover Community Hub, for students at three levels:…

October 22, 2024 • Read

Workshop Focuses on Natural Solutions for Sleep and Stress Issues

Heading into the busy holiday season, people often feel over-stressed and may also have trouble getting enough sleep. A workshop focusing…

October 22, 2024 • Read

Opinion

Deborah Aylward’s View from Concord — November

I’d like to introduce the GOP’s “Contract With New Hampshire,”…

October 28, 2024 • Read

Louise Andrus’s View from Concord — November

Veteran’s Day is November 11, but every day of the…

October 28, 2024 • Read

Local Citizen Urges Voters to Consider their Vote Carefully

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Like so many of you, my…

October 28, 2024 • Read

Births

It’s a Boy!

Born: Elizabeth Paige Richardson, August 9, 2015

Trevor and Evan St. Clair

Born: Beckett David Pontbriand

Kids

Andover Sisters Wake Up With America

Summer Reading Program Rocket Launch

Girls with Attitude Turn Lemons into Backpacks

New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation Awards Grant

Other People News

MV High School Holds Voting Registration Drive

Father-Daughter Team Plays Pumpkin Checkers

ATFS Names this Year’s Outstanding Tree Farmers

First Voter of the Day Shows Up at Andover’s Polls

Around the World

Andover Traveler Takes The Beacon to Iceland

Around the World with The Beacon – India!

Around the World with The Beacon

Deaths

Ruthann Imelda (Murrin) Bentley — October 22, 2024

Sylvia Melanie (Hand) Pott

Joyce B (Daughen) Austin Thomas – September 10, 2024

Henry L Stevens – August 29, 2024

Outdoors

Northern Lights Viewed over Andover Community Church

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October 22, 2024 • Read

Of a Feather — Winter Birds

Autumn is not just a time when the summer birds depart; it is also when the winter birds arrive. In the first half of…

October 21, 2024 • Read

Wildlife Enthusiast Gives Highland Lake Update

I spent a gorgeous weekend up at Highland Lake getting my parents’ dock and boat out. We could not have ordered better weather but…

October 19, 2024 • Read

Highland Lake Resident Searches for Signs of Eaglet

Of a Feather — The Long Goodbye

Highland Lake Bursts with Color as Autumn Approaches

Sports

Andover Recreational Basketball: Season in Review

Andover Recreational Basketball closed out their season during the last week of February after three months of practices and games. While the records of…

February 22, 2024 • Read

Andover Youth Baseball Gears up for Exciting New Season

The Andover Youth Baseball (AYB) program, a beloved institution in the community, is gearing up for another exciting season. With four teams (TBall, Rookies,…

April 19, 2023 • Read

Andover Recreation Needs Soccer and Basketball Directors

After a successful winter season of basketball and skiing, Andover’s Recreation Committee is looking to next fall’s soccer season with excitement. Sign-ups for fall…

March 22, 2023 • Read