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Positions for Town Ballot Elections 2020

Town Election Day 2020 •Town Election Day is March 10, 2019, the filing period for Town Offices is Wednesday, January 22, 2020…

December 2, 2019 • Read

Wanted: Candidates For Town Boards And Committees

Dennis Fenton, a long-time member of the Board of Selectmen, wrote these words in 2009 when he decided to retire from the…

December 2, 2019 • Read

AE/MS Holds Annual Holiday Shoppe

On December 18, 2019, the Andover Elementary Middle School held its annual Holiday Shoppe. Students were given the opportunity to go Christmas…

January 20, 2020 • Read

Learn the History of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary

Every four years the world turns its attention to New Hampshire’s presidential primary. In this small New England state, little-known candidates…

January 16, 2020 • Read

Andover Emergency Services Celebrated Christmas in Style

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January 18, 2019 • Read

Deer Pool Results Announced

The Andover Fish & Game Club has announced the winners of the 2019 Deer Pool. Prizes went to ten hunters, out of…

January 18, 2020 • Read

JOSA Features Saxophonist Dan Moretti

The Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon (JOSA) series continues its 2020 season with performances by…

January 17, 2020 • Read

Anyone Can Write a Warrant Article for Town Meeting or School District Meeting

Traditionally, the Select Board writes the warrant articles for Town Meeting and we, the voters…

December 2, 2019 • Read

Volunteers Ensure Craft Fair’s Success

Thanks to more than three dozen hardworking volunteers, the Wilmot Community Association’s (WCA) annual Holiday…

January 16, 2020 • Read

Town News

History

Andover Historical Society Joins Kickoff for Railroad Series

Want to learn more about the dramatic impact on New Hampshire’s people and places caused by the coming…

October 21, 2019 • Read

Tucker Mountain School House Holds Last Open House of the Year

The Tucker Mountain School House will be open on Sunday, October 13 from 1 to 3 PM. Visitors…

September 19, 2019 • Read

A Sign of the Times

High above the roof of the Potter Place railroad station, volunteer Fred Nystrom, a Contoocook railroad buff, checks…

September 19, 2019 • Read

Black Heritage Trail NH Hosts Guided Bus Tour in Warner

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) will hold its first ever guided tour in the town…

September 19, 2019 • Read

Schools

Head of School Announces Retirement

For the past fifteen years, Proctor Academy’s Head of School Mike Henriques has led the school to unprecedented financial health, enrollment numbers, and community engagement. On Friday, January 10, Mike announced his retirement at the end of the 2020-2021 school…

Proctor Athletics Home Games

Proctor Academy’s athletic teams enter the final month of their winter season as the calendar turns to February. Home contests are open to the public and free of charge, and the more fans the better! We hope to see a…

Proctor Students Study on European Classroom

Proctor Academy’s European Art Classroom program affords eight students the opportunity to live, study, and create art in Aix-en-Provence for nine weeks each winter and spring. Dozens of Andover students have taken part in this program over the past decade,…

School Board Provides Helpful Explanation of Bud…

A guiding principle of the Andover School Board during budget season is to strive to strike a balance that is as respectful of property taxpayers as it can be on the one hand, and on the other serves the educational…

New Art Exhibits Coming to Proctor

Four new exhibits are coming to Proctor Academy: Spencer Topel, “Time Lines”: solar powered, sound Art exhibit in the Fowler Learning Center Atrium. Kait Armstrong, P ’23, “A is For Alport Syndrome”: original block prints in the Brown Gallery Christopher…

News and Upcoming Enrollment

We had a wonderful holiday season at EAVP, with Grandparents’ Day, and a classroom holiday party. Grandparents’ Day was a huge success with 25 grandparents in attendance! We met grandparents from near and far. We showed our visitors what our…

Spelling Bee Competition Heats Up

On January 11, 2020, 28 AE/MS students in grades 5-8 participated in the school spelling bee. This year’s bee was one of the most competitive yet. Our AE/MS…

January 20, 2020 • Read

There’s No Place Like AE/MS

“There is no place like home,” and there is nothing like the tradition of going to see the annual musical production at Andover Elementary Middle School. This year…

January 20, 2020 • Read

Andover Organizations

Pizza & Ideas at the Hub

Everyone with thoughts about what they’d like to see The Andover Community Hub become in the future for the town of…

January 22, 2020 • Read

Andover Lions Receive Visit From District Governor

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January 20, 2020 • Read

Andover Service Club News and Announcements

The Andover Service Club met at the 74 Main Restaurant in New London for their annual Christmas luncheon. It was a…

January 20, 2020 • Read

Opinion

Biomass Issue

Having read Ken Wells’ Concord report, I felt some clarification…

December 28, 2019 • Read

John Wagner Retires From Andover Community Church

Dear members of our Andover community, After a lot of…

December 28, 2019 • Read

Report from Concord, November 2019

When I was a teenager during the Cold War, I…

December 28, 2019 • Read

Births

It’s a Boy!

Born: Elizabeth Paige Richardson, August 9, 2015

Trevor and Evan St. Clair

Born: Beckett David Pontbriand

Kids

Summer Reading Program Rocket Launch

Girls with Attitude Turn Lemons into Backpacks

New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation Awards Grant

$17,000 Divided Between 17 High School Graduates

Other People News

Andover Artist Publishes Story of Hope for Veterans

Andover native Zimbron has top N.H. women’s finish at Mt. Washington Hillclimb

Meet Dr. Hanrahan, A Local Provider

Franklin VNA & Hospice Nurse Saves Overdose Victim

Around the World

Charlie in Montreal

The Beacon Around the World

Around the World with the Beacon: Michelle Lambert and Joanne Edgar

Around the World with The Beacon

Deaths

Mary Jane Whitcomb, January 15, 2020

Robert Alan Elenowitz, January 14, 2020

Herman William Cohen, January 6, 2020

E Jane Thompson Currier-December 18, 2019

Outdoors

FNRT-MC Draft Minutes of Board Meeting September 18, 2019

FNRT-MC, Draft Minutes of Board Meeting September 18, 2019 Andover Hub, Andover . Board Attendees: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, George Heaton, Craig Heim, Lindy…

September 21, 2019 • Read

Great Blue Heron Catches a Meal

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September 19, 2019 • Read

Carriage Driving on the Rail Trail

Once again the Granite State Carriage Driving Association held a Drive and Ride event on the Northern Rail Trail on the 11th of August…

August 16, 2019 • Read

Input Needed For Forest Action Plan 2020

Audubon September Programs Being Offered

Landowner Options Workshop Offered

Sports

26TH ANNUAL FSB CHARITY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

Franklin Savings Bank will host its 26th Annual Charity Softball Tournament on September 18 – 22, 2019 at Odell Park in Franklin. All proceeds…

September 18, 2019 • Read

Sophia and David Reynolds Win in Division Championship

Andover’s Reynolds family continues to shine when it comes to being fast runners. At the recent high school Division II Championship Games, Sophia and…

March 1, 2019 • Read