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Andover Cooks Share Food Favorites: Bread and Butter Pickles

Hello, my name is Sharon Lefebvre, and I have lived in East Andover for 44 years. We love it here and love…

September 23, 2021 • Read

Wilmot Community Association Seeks Volunteers

The Wilmot Community Association (WCA) operates with a vibrant and dedicated group of volunteers. In anticipation of our Annual Meeting in January,…

September 22, 2021 • Read

Electric Vehicles Can Help Shape the Future of Andover

When I was a science teacher, my students and I built a competition Electric Vehicle (EV) based on a Ford Ranger 4×4…

September 23, 2021 • Read

Franklin Savings Bank Partners with Revision Energy

Franklin Savings Bank (FSB) will partner with Revision Energy to upgrade five of its locations to renewable solar energy in an effort…

September 23, 2021 • Read

Mary Leanora (Scheu) Teach – October 5, 2021

Mary Leanora (nee Scheu) Teach, 98, of New London, died peacefully at Woodcrest Village in New London on October 5, 2021. Mary…

October 15, 2021 • Read

Bog Mountain Potter Offers Classes at Wilmot Library

Chris Gerhart of Bog Mountain Pottery will be offering pottery classes for ages 11 to 17 on the last Tuesday of the…

September 22, 2021 • Read

Wilmot Historical Society Meeting to Feature Speaker of Many Talents

On Sunday, October 24, The Wilmot Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at 1…

September 22, 2021 • Read

Local Calls Will Soon Require Area Code

Beginning on Sunday, October 24, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandates a change in the…

September 20, 2021 • Read

Indian Museum Features Beading Display Through October

When people around the world grew tired of their drab clothing and belongings, they began…

September 22, 2021 • Read

Town News

History

Great-Grandson Writes About the Life of Harold John Huntoon

Author’s note: Given a choice of writing an autobiography/self reflection essay or a biography for my nonfiction class,…

July 22, 2021 • Read

Boston Post Cane Went to Al Eaton in 1967

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April 21, 2021 • Read

Frost Homestead Comes Full Circle Back to a Frost

This is an update of the article originally written for the Beacon by Tim Frost in October 2012…

March 23, 2021 • Read

Local Hikers Discover Deserted Pyroligneous Acid Factory

In mid-October 2020, while out on Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway (SRKG) Trail 10, Anne Hewitt and I decided to detour…

February 18, 2021 • Read

Schools

September 11 First Responder Speaks With Student…

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Proctor Academy Head of School Shares Memories A…

On September 11, 2001, I was just returning to school after burying our dad. My flight was supposed to leave on September 11, but I decided to return home to Oregon a day earlier because there was nothing left to…

Proctor's Ocean Classroom Embarks on Fall Term V…

Proctor Academy is delighted to announce a shift in fall 2021 Ocean Classroom programming aboard the Harvey Gamage of Sailing Ships Maine. For the past 28 years, Proctor’s term-long Ocean Classroom program has exposed high school students to the joys…

Proctor's 51st Wilderness Orientation Completes …

For the past 51 years, the first week of September at Proctor Academy has been synonymous with Wilderness Orientation. While last year’s Orientation program had to be altered due to COVID-19, Proctor’s 117 new students headed into the wilderness of…

AE/MS Eighth Graders Sell Mums for Class Trip

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AE/MS Begins New Year with New Programs and Oppo…

For most teachers across the country, the 2020-2021 school year will forever be known as “The Year That Shall Not Be Named” (with apologies to JK Rowling and Harry Potter fans around the globe). Although AE/MS is the same school,…

Preschoolers Learn About Caterpillars and Apples

This year we welcomed eight new children to our little school, joining the eight children returning from last year. We still have enrollment space for children three to…

September 22, 2021 • Read

Proctor Academy Comes Alive for 2021 School Year

As campus comes alive each September, we feel the familiar energy of adolescents coalescing around something they have been missing all summer: community. If you ask a student…

September 22, 2021 • Read

Andover Organizations

Thrift and Gift Shop Offers $5 Bag Sale During November

During the month of November, shoppers at the Andover Thrift and Gift Shop can fill a bag with clothing for the…

October 19, 2021 • Read

Community Invited to Andover Community Church Open House

The campuses of Andover Community Church and East Andover Village Preschool would like to invite you to an open house on…

October 19, 2021 • Read

Outdoor Coffeehouse Performance was the Last One for 2021

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September 23, 2021 • Read

Opinion

Louise Andrus’ View from Concord, September 2021

Thank you to all the great people that produce The…

October 1, 2021 • Read

Andrus’ Response to Reader’s Letter Misses the Point

In her September View from Concord, Ms. Andrus responded to…

October 1, 2021 • Read

Reader Questions Vote Against Funding Family Planning

On September 15, the New Hampshire Executive Council voted four…

October 1, 2021 • 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

Former Head of School Mike Henriques Receives Award from Governor

Dr. Jonathan Mishcon Retires After 40+ Years of Practice

Costs of Going Solar Reduced by Tax Credits and Rebates

A Team of Steer Trains for Summer Fair Competitions

Around the World

Andover Residents Reach the Muir Hut at Muir Pass, Yosemite

Andover’s Hartwells Show Off the Beacon at Yosemite National Park

Around the World with The Beacon

Around The World With The Beacon

Deaths

Mary Leanora (Scheu) Teach – October 5, 2021

Richard Charles Sweet – October 4, 2021

Walter Olden Wright – September 15, 2021

Stephen D. Gulick Jr. – September 1, 2021

Outdoors

Andover Resident Shares Helpful Guidance About Migrating Geese

The information in this article was taken from the New Hampshire Lakes Association’s NHLakes.org/wp-content/uploads/11-Lake-Friendly-Actions-Along-the-Shoreline-Don_t-Invite-Canada-Geese-NH-LAKES.pdf. One of the great sounds of fall is the sound…

September 21, 2021 • Read