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AE/MS Wrapped Up an Extraordinary Year in Style

After a school year unlike any other, AE/MS was able to close out the year in typical style. Throughout the past year,…

July 23, 2021 • Read

Hub Suspends Trivia Night Game After July’s Show

Following the Andover Community Hub’s sixth monthly “Andover Trivia Night” on July 22, the event’s organizers are taking a breather, canceling the…

July 22, 2021 • Read

CFA Presents Program of Traditional Abenaki Stories

The Literary Arts Guild for the Center for the Arts announces its next event in their 2021 Literary Art Series, “Native American…

July 23, 2021 • Read

“Highland Lake Safari Tours” Wins Fourth of July Boat Parade

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July 23, 2021 • Read

Ragged Mountain Vista Offers Serene View of Sunrise

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July 22, 2021 • Read

Andover’s 79th Annual Fireworks Display Entrances Crowd

Flash! Bang! Boom! Oohs and aahs from the crowd! Say hello and goodbye to Andover’s 79th annual fireworks display. This one was…

July 22, 2021 • Read

Highland Lake Boat Parade Entrant Sports an Olympics Theme

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July 22, 2021 • Read

Franklin Footlight Theatre Presents “Disaster! The Musical!”

The Franklin Footlight Theatre, in conjunction with the Franklin Opera House, presents Disaster! The Musical!…

July 21, 2021 • Read

FNRT Nominated to Rail Trail Hall of Fame

For years, the Northern Rail Trail has been a treasured space to get outside, get…

July 30, 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

AE/MS Wrapped Up an Extraordinary Year in Style

After a school year unlike any other, AE/MS was able to close out the year in typical style. Throughout the past year, school staff, families, and students collaborated to make the most of learning opportunities under conditions that proved to…

Proctor Class of 2021 Pursues Passions Beyond Gr…

The Proctor Academy Class of 2021 was filled with talented students, each of whom will pursue their passions in college, professionally, or during a gap year. Check out these members of the class who will either play competitive athletics next…

AE/MS Bids Farewell to Valued Teammates and Staf…

Schools tend to go through cycles of renewal every handful of years. This occurs for many different reasons, such as innovations in the field of education (new technologies and approaches to educating children), external challenges and opportunities (i.e. the COVID-19…

Proctor's New Head of School Hosts Open House

Backcountry driving, just like backcountry anything, can reveal much to you. Like some divination tool, it tells you mostly where you are going by revealing where you’ve been. That’s what I tried to do when I drove halfway across the…

AE/MS Expanded Summer Program Offers Learning Fu…

With the support of federal grant funds, AE/MS was able to offer 20% of its students an Expanded Summer Program opportunity on campus this past July. This meant that we could offer more students an opportunity to participate in our…

Proctor Academy to Welcome 118 New Students in S…

In just over a month, Proctor will welcome students back to campus for what we hope will be a far more “normal” school year than we experienced last year. With a record enrollment of nearly 380 students, Proctor’s educational model…

EAVP Takes Advantage of Empty School to Improve Building

We closed out the 2020-2021 school year with a fun end-of-year celebration filled with songs, family, and food. We had a wonderful turnout to say goodbye to a…

July 22, 2021 • Read

Andover High School Reunion Cancelled Due to COVID Concerns

Once again, due to COVID-19, we were unable to hold the annual Andover High School reunion. We hope by next year all will be vaccinated and we can…

July 21, 2021 • Read

Andover Organizations

Friends of the Northern Rail Trail Minutes – July 21, 2021

Draft Minutes of FNRT Board Meeting (held via Zoom) July 21, 2021 A Bigger, Broader, Better Board! On July 21, the…

July 30, 2021 • Read

Vaccine Van Schedules Stop at Andover’s Town-wide Yard Sale

A new addition to the Andover Emergency Services Auxiliary’s Town-wide Yard Sale on Saturday, August 28, is the scheduling of the…

July 30, 2021 • Read

“Highland Lake Safari Tours” Wins Fourth of July Boat Parade

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July 23, 2021 • Read

Opinion

Concerned Wilmot Citizens Put Wilmot Library on Notice About Programming

“White privilege. White fear. White guilt. Ingrained, systemic racism is…

July 30, 2021 • Read

Statement about Laws Disagrees with Position on Laws

In her June 2021 Report from Concord, Louise Andrus writes…

July 30, 2021 • Read

Understanding Our Rights Requires Knowledge of History

When did we all actually gain the freedoms we celebrate…

July 30, 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

Around the World with The Beacon

Around The World With The Beacon

Around the World With the Beacon in China

Charlie in Montreal

Deaths

Alphonse (Al) C. Ratte – June 28, 2021

Dr. Donald P. Buebendorf – June 26, 2021

Dwight Paul Erickson – December 18, 2020

Brent John Lamos – June 25, 2021

Outdoors

FNRT Nominated to Rail Trail Hall of Fame

For years, the Northern Rail Trail has been a treasured space to get outside, get around and become an active member of our community—and…

July 30, 2021 • Read

Franklin’s Profile Grows with Mill City Park Groundbreaking

The long-planned revitalization of Franklin’s community, economy, and pride took a big step forward on July 12 when civic leaders gathered in the city’s…

July 22, 2021 • Read