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Summer Activities for the Andover Service Club

The Andover Service Club (ASC) met this month after a summer hiatus, but that doesn’t mean we’ve been idle! Fellowship and service…

September 16, 2023 • Read

Merrimack County Nursing Home Celebrates Successes

“I’m thrilled to see Merrimack County at its best, and as it serves as a shining example for other counties to follow…

September 22, 2023 • Read

Proctor Teachers Engage in Professional Development

Whether we have taught for one year or 30 years, there is a newness that accompanies cool August nights. We enter our…

September 22, 2023 • Read

The Andover Historical Society Celebrates Completion of LCHIP-Funded Project

The Board of Trustees of the Andover Historical Society is pleased to announce completion of a $42,770 project to repair the Potter…

September 16, 2023 • Read

AE/MS Band Students Learn About Instruments Available for Use

Article Text: Supporting a student will help them develop a multitude of skills that will not only help them with music but…

September 21, 2023 • Read

Changing a Party Affiliation for the 2024 Presidential Primary

As I write this, the date for the New Hampshire Primary has not been set. However, a very important deadline has been…

September 16, 2023 • Read

Proctor’s Ocean Classroom Celebrates 30 Years

In the fall of 1994, former faculty member David Pilla launched a trimester-at-sea program at…

September 22, 2023 • Read

Keniston Covered Bridge Gets Roof Repair

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September 19, 2023 • Read

Foxtrot Lessons at The Hub

Those who love Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, and Michael Bublé and would like to learn…

September 18, 2023 • Read

Town News

History

Finding My History in Centuries Old Letters

I write this story to introduce you to these immigrants who eventually made their way to Andover, New…

September 16, 2023 • Read

Former Andover High School Student Shares Memories

A large yellow bus labeled “Andover Schools” idles patiently on this chilly, starless night, while the inside of…

August 22, 2023 • Read

Writer Reminisces about Andover High School

Imagine a sweater so white it sparkles, like sunlight on new fallen snow, not easy on the eyes.…

July 19, 2023 • Read

Writer Reminisces About Events Held at Old Town Hall, Now the Hub

The snow-covered roofs of cars and pick-up trucks, jam-packed into the Town Hall parking lot, shine brightly under…

June 24, 2023 • Read

Schools

Proctor Teachers Engage in Professional Developm…

Whether we have taught for one year or 30 years, there is a newness that accompanies cool August nights. We enter our first meetings and professional development training with anticipation of the yet-to-be-written prose of the school year, wondering how…

Proctor Varsity Home Athletic Schedule — October

Proctor Academy’s athletic department is excited to host a full schedule of fall athletic contests in October. An updated schedule for all teams can be found on Proctor’s athletic website (www.proctoracademy.org/athletics). Scheduled home varsity games for the month of October…

Proctor’s Ocean Classroom Celebrates 30 Years

In the fall of 1994, former faculty member David Pilla launched a trimester-at-sea program at Proctor called Ocean Classroom. His bold vision set the course for an evolution in Proctor’s off-campus program offerings that has since changed the lives of…

AE/MS Band Students Learn About Instruments Avai…

Article Text: Supporting a student will help them develop a multitude of skills that will not only help them with music but in life as a whole. From learning goal setting to teamwork, raising self-esteem, to gaining a sense of…

AE/MS Sponsors Red Cross Blood Drive

There will be a blood drive at AE/MS on Saturday, November 4, from 9 AM – 2 PM. Donors can schedule an appointment at americanredcross.org.…

Reflections from Rosebud Summer Service

In its recent history, Proctor has sent a group of students to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota for five of the last seven summers. Every time, I see the community, the land, and the Lakota culture through fresh eyes. …

Fall Athletics at Proctor

Proctor Academy’s athletic department is excited to host a full schedule of fall athletic contests starting in mid-September. An updated schedule for all teams can be found on…

August 24, 2023 • Read

Proctor Academy Welcomes New Faculty for Fall Semester

As Proctor prepares to welcome new and returning students to campus for the start of the school’s 175th academic year, we welcome new employees to Proctor and the…

August 24, 2023 • Read

Andover Organizations

Financial Planning for Long-Term Care to be Addressed at The Hub

A workshop aimed at those who are planning for retirement and have questions about financial options for long-term healthcare, as well…

September 27, 2023 • Read

Enjoy Coffee with the Conservation Commission

Jesse Schust and Nancy Robart, co-chairs of the Andover Conservation Commission, will join interested residents for an informal coffee and conversation…

September 24, 2023 • Read

FNRT Holds Annual Potluck at Andover Barn

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September 22, 2023 • Read

Opinion

Reader Implores People to Remember the Common Good

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September 29, 2023 • Read

Louise Andrus’s View From Concord — September

The Legislature is fairly quiet at this time of year…

September 29, 2023 • Read

Reader Pens Response to Louise Andrus’s August “View”

Louise Andrus provides us with her “View from Concord” on…

September 29, 2023 • 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

Another Year Sees Another Hersey Family Reunion

Another Andover Memory: An Overstreet Bike Ride

Andy Phelps Reminisces about His Days at Andover High

Ulrike Smith Explains the History of “City of Worms”

Around the World

Around the World with the Beacon – Australia

Andover’s Beaufays Share the Beacon Via Cell Phone From Venice

Around the World with the Beacon

Linda McGrail Reads the Beacon While Seated on a Camel in the Negev Desert

Deaths

Gail Fitzpatrick – September 19, 2023

Sally Humphreys Nicoll — August 29, 2023

Sharon Waldo, August 3, 2023

Kelly (South) Chaplain, August 2, 2023

Outdoors

The Northern Rail Trail is a Real New Hampshire Gem

What is your favorite New England season? For lots of us, it’s autumn — the fantastic hues of foliage, the bountiful garden harvests and…

September 21, 2023 • Read

Loon Chicks on Highland Lake Seven Weeks Old

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September 19, 2023 • Read

There’s Always Next Year

This has to be one of the worst gardening years ever for many people. July and August were non-stop rain and clouds. The vegetables…

September 16, 2023 • Read

Eradicating Plant Pests Presents Summer Quandary

Highland Lake Loon Chicks Thriving in Spite of Predators

Bald Eagle Watches Highland Lake Loon Chicks

Sports

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