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Waterfall Builder Achieves Runner Up Status for Category Competition

Each year Pond and waterfall builders from around the globe enter their best projects to the international: Pond Trade Magazine’s Artist of…

March 22, 2023 • Read

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

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March 22, 2023 • Read

KNP Wood Program Receives Grant for Wood Splitter and Trailer

The Alliance for Green Heat, a non-profit based in Maryland, collaborates with local, state, and federal governments to promote wood banks. It…

March 22, 2023 • Read

Franklin BPW selects Jasmyn Griffith as 2023 Young Careerist

Jasmyn Griffith, Small Business Owner and Stylist at Hair and Company in Franklin, was selected as the 2023 Young Careerist by the…

March 22, 2023 • Read

Andover Police Department Service Calls – January 2023

The Andover Police Department handled 222 Calls for Service during January, 2023, including: Assist Ambulance: 7 Assist Citizen: 4 Assist Court: 1…

March 21, 2023 • Read

Weekly Playgroup Hosted by Hub Offers Fun and Games

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March 21, 2023 • Read

Hub’s “Coffee With the Chief” Offers Residents Chance to Interact

Andover Police Chief Joe Mahoney will join interested residents for an informal “Coffee with the…

March 21, 2023 • Read

Andover Student Gets Named to Kids Executive Council

Each year, fifth grade students all over the state of New Hampshire get to participate…

March 22, 2023 • Read

Andover Police Department Service Calls – February 2023

The Andover Police Department handled 185 Calls for Service during February, 2023, including: 911 Hangup:…

March 21, 2023 • Read

Town News

History

Property Gain Marks Second Half of Andover Historical Society’s 40 Years

The second half of the Andover Historical Society’s 40 years began with the addition of three new properties. …

July 21, 2022 • Read

Author Shares A Piece of Andover History from Book “Beech Hill”

The Andover Historical Society recently received a donation of 50 journals written by Wendell Elkins, the son of…

July 18, 2022 • Read

Florence Clarke Gove Celebrates 100th Birthday in July

Note: This article about Florence Clarke Gove was written by Dorothy O. Ford in January of 1997. Florence…

June 22, 2022 • Read

Andover Historical Society Celebrates 40th Anniversary

In Potter Place lies a classic Victorian Style rural passenger train station built by the Northern Railroad in…

June 20, 2022 • Read

Schools

Heart-Healthy Valentine Breakfast Tradition Retu…

Second graders at AE/MS returned to the tradition of their annual Heart-Healthy Valentine Breakfast Restaurant for the teachers, staff, and the third-grade class. As an introduction, Mrs. Frost came to our classroom and gave a ‘seminar’ on how to…

AE/MS Needs Community Members' Help for SHARE Da…

SHARE Day, which stands for “See How the Arts Reach Everyone” was started by a small, but very active PTO in 1988. This special day brings artists, craftspeople, and musicians from Andover and surrounding communities into the classroom to share…

Andover Student Gets Named to Kids Executive Cou…

Each year, fifth grade students all over the state of New Hampshire get to participate in an in depth civics lesson. The New Hampshire Kid Governor Program helps students learn about the state government, election and voting, and civic responsibilities.…

Proctor Athletics Begins Spring Season in April

Proctor Academy’s athletic teams are poised to start their spring season as they return from Spring Break. All athletic contests are open to the public, and Proctor’s Athletic Department encourages those in the greater Andover community to drop in for…

Proctor Hires New Assistant Head of School, Alis…

Proctor Academy is excited to announce Alisa Barnard as its next Assistant Head of School, beginning July 1, 2023. A New Hampshire native and graduate of Colgate University and Harvard Divinity School, Alisa has spent the last nineteen years of…

Proctor Nordic Skiing Wins Lakes Region Champion…

Proctor Academy’s Nordic Ski team hosted the Lakes Region Championships on February 15 at the Proctor Ski Area. Before a packed crowd at the Bill Paine ‘51 Nordic Center, Proctor’s skiers took on competition from around the Lakes Region and…

Proctor’s Performing Arts Department Produces “Little Women”

bruary 17 and 18, Proctor Academy’s Performing Arts Department produced the musical Little Women for the Proctor and local community. Usually a spring production, this year’s musical was…

February 20, 2023 • Read

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Proves to be a Big Hit

February was a fantastic month as we brought back our spaghetti dinner fundraiser after a two-year hiatus. We want to send a big thank you to our sponsors,…

February 20, 2023 • Read

Andover Organizations

QR Code Brings Viewer Directly to Hub’s Website Homepage

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March 24, 2023 • Read

QR Code Brings You to Beacon Donation Page

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March 24, 2023 • Read

The Beacon Uses QR Codes, Short for “Quick Response”

As you look through this issue of the Beacon, you may notice something new. Those “checkerboard things”, like the one pictured…

March 24, 2023 • Read

Opinion

Deborah Aylward’s View from Concord – March, 2023

House Record, Feb. 17 Municipal and County Government Committee HB…

March 31, 2023 • Read

Louise Andrus’ View From Concord, March 2023

With the arrival of April, I can start heating my…

March 31, 2023 • Read

Andover Resident Thanks Garden Club for Beautification Efforts

A huge thank you goes to the Andover Garden Club…

March 21, 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

Andover’s Tack Room Donates Profits to Becky’s Gift

Frie Scott Leaves Behind a Zest for living; Joy in Simple Things

Andover’s Zach Barton Loves Making Maple Syrup

Varying Colors of Maple Syrup are Backlit by a Sunny Window

Around the World

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

Jerusalem Provides a Backdrop as Andover Community Church Members as They Read the Beacon

Deaths

Adrianne M (Gray) Lauridsen

Cecile (Dufresne) Dyke – March 9, 2023

Jonathan M Heard, March 5, 2023

Edith F. (Bailey) Powers – February 28, 2023

Outdoors

Town Beach Cleanup: Saturdays, April 22 and April 29

Volunteers are being sought for Town Beach cleanup on two Saturdays in April. The first is Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. The second is…

March 21, 2023 • Read

Fishing Derby Nets Sunshine, Fish, and Many Participants

Andover Fish and Game Club’s Annual Ice Fishing Derby was held on February 5. The weather turned out to be perfect for fishing.…

February 17, 2023 • Read

Population of Canada Geese on Highland Lake Presents Problems

The resident Canada Geese populations have grown into major nuisances that threaten an environment to the detriment of habitats, golf courses, beaches and parks,…

February 17, 2023 • Read

Eagle Attempts to Capture a Loon on Highland Lake

Highland Lake Loon Chicks Continue to Grow and Thrive

Sports

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

Andover Rec Basketball Closes Out Season at End of February

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

February 21, 2023 • Read

Middle School Boys Basketball Team Gains Skills and Confidence

Andover’s middle school boys’ basketball team finished the season with a 4-8 record as the young, inexperienced team gradually gained confidence, skill, and cohesiveness…

February 20, 2023 • Read