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The Hub Offers a Culinary Adventure

Looking for something different to try in January? Join cooking enthusiast Patty Pond for what she’s calling the Let’s Cook Culinary Adventure,…

November 21, 2024 • Read

Crew of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Visits Kearsarge Area

WILMOT — There has always been a strong connection between the Mount Kearsarge area communities and the crews of her namesake ships. On…

November 24, 2024 • Read

The Red Barn Offers Free Classes for All

WILMOT — Looking for local fun and free activities? Join one of the many free classes at the Red Barn, 64 Village…

November 23, 2024 • Read

Program Addresses How to Manager Caregiver Stress

Area residents who are providing long-term care for family members are invited to a discussion of the stresses that such caregivers may…

January 20, 2025 • Read

Community Walking Launches Indoors at Proctor

ANDOVER — Area residents who enjoy walking for fitness or whose doctors have encouraged them to walk for various health conditions are…

January 20, 2025 • Read

Chapin Senior Center — February 2025

Lake Sunapee Region VNA Foot Care Clinic at the Chapin Senior Center. 9 AM–2 PM. $30. Please call the VNA at 603…

January 20, 2025 • Read

Andover Citizens Consider a New Camping Ordinance

ANDOVER — Andover citizens will be able to vote to approve a new Camping Ordinance…

January 20, 2025 • Read

Wilmotpalooza Comes to Wilmot Once Again

WILMOT – Sponsored by the Wilmot Community Association (WCA), Wilmotpalooza is a fun-filled day for…

August 21, 2024 • Read

New London Rotary Club Presents Awards

The New London Rotary Club held its annual Scholarship Breakfast on June 7 at the…

June 20, 2024 • Read

Town News

History

Former Quimby’s Diner Waitstaff Writes a Final Chapter

It is the summer of 1961. I rush into the diner as always, mostly on time but rarely…

November 21, 2024 • Read

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

Schools

Proctor Academy Manages Woodlands for Multiple U…

ANDOVER — For generations, Proctor Academy’s 2,500 acres of land have been accessible to the public and managed for multiple uses by stewards like Bob Wilson, Dave Pilla, and Jack Bronnenberg. As an actively managed forest, portions of which are…

Proctor Academy Celebrates the Arts

ANDOVER — The end of each trimester at Proctor affords the community an opportunity to see the arts in action. This past November saw the production of Lost in Yonkers, a band-recording student performance, a dance performance, and a visual…

Time Flies for Preschool Students; Lots of Activ…

ANDOVER — The year is flying by at preschool with the holidays almost behind us! We love celebrating the holidays with all the joy and fun that comes with it. Preschool is trying some new fundraising opportunities this year with…

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 Day

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…

October 24, 2024 • Read

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…

October 24, 2024 • Read

Andover Organizations

Community Walking Launches Indoors at Proctor

ANDOVER — Area residents who enjoy walking for fitness or whose doctors have encouraged them to walk for various health conditions…

January 20, 2025 • Read

Program Addresses How to Manager Caregiver Stress

Area residents who are providing long-term care for family members are invited to a discussion of the stresses that such caregivers…

January 20, 2025 • Read

The Andover Community Hub Greets Visitors with Holiday Decor

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December 3, 2024 • Read

Opinion

Deborah Aylward’s View from Concord — December

The people have spoken! Incumbent Representatives Deborah Aylward, Louise…

November 29, 2024 • Read

Louise Andrus’s View from Concord — December

Thank you to all the voters of Andover, Danbury, Hill,…

November 29, 2024 • Read

Equestrian Urges Drivers to Slow Down and Yield to Horses

There once was a time when we as kids would…

November 26, 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

Andover Resident Shares November-themed Poem

Local Author Earns Amazon’s Top Picks List

MV High School Holds Voting Registration Drive

Father-Daughter Team Plays Pumpkin Checkers

Around the World

The Beacon Travels to Monaco with Abby Lance

The Beacon Visits Switzerland with the Darlings

Andover Traveler Takes The Beacon to Iceland

Around the World with The Beacon – India!

Deaths

John J. Kaiser — January 6, 2025

Philip L Abair – January 10, 2025

Wyatt Matthew Carleton – January 12, 2025

Jane Williams Diven — September 9, 2024

Outdoors

Of a Feather — Life at the Feeders

About two weeks ago I put up our bird feeders during a cold snap and then it got warm again. But nights have often…

November 26, 2024 • Read

Fish & Game Stocks Highland Lake with Brook Trout

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November 21, 2024 • Read

Northern Lights Viewed over Andover Community Church

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October 22, 2024 • Read

Of a Feather — Winter Birds

Wildlife Enthusiast Gives Highland Lake Update

Highland Lake Resident Searches for Signs of Eaglet

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