It is presumptuous of the Beacon to speak for the people of Andover, which is why we never do. But in this extraordinary time, we’re making an exception.

On behalf of the community of Andover, the entire Beacon team says “Thank you!”

… to everyone on the front lines keeping us all safe and well

… to our schools, who are reinventing education on the fly in order to keep our children moving forward

… to government workers at all levels who are finding ways to keep essential functions up and running

… to every businessperson and employee who has embraced sudden and wrenching changes in order to provide us the goods and services we rely on

… to all our committees and clubs and organizations who have jumped in to fill every gap, while re-imagining what “community” means in a time of pandemic

… and certainly not least, to all our friends and neighbors who have done the difficult but responsible thing by radically changing their normal lives, without ever giving up their Faith in our community’s ability to come through this together; their Hope that the “new normal,” when it arrives, will be a good one; and their Charity toward everyone around them.

Thank you all.