Now to June 23, 2017
Amazing art happens when craftsmen are challenged to work beyond their comfort zone. That is the focus of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s vibrant new fine craft exhibition, Pushing the Limits, on display now till Friday, June 23 at the Gallery at League Headquarters, 49 South Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire. The […]
Today we think of Ragged Mountain’s small population of black bears as an important sign of vestigial wildness, part of what keeps Andover a very special place. In the early nineteenth century, however, as the surrounding countryside became increasingly settled and agricultural, bears were regarded as marauding varmints, a bane especially to the sheep that […]
Representative Natalie Wells seemed to be confused when she answered my letter to the editor. While I wrote about HB238, and HB238 only, Ms. Wells went off on HB191. HB 238 seeks to establish a committee to study broadband. The reason Fairpoint, and other broadband providers, are so against even a simple study committee is […]
Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Marj Roy, Vicky Mishcon, Jim Delaney, David Blinn, John Thompson, Chuck Keyser, and Peter Maynard Road Agent Report: Keyser Road: Chuck Keyser spoke to the Board and Thompson about his concerns on the condition of Keyser Road. Keyser explained how bad the potholes are on the road. Keyser feels it is not being taken […]
330 calls for service in March
The Andover Police Department handled 330 Calls for Service during March, including: Assist Citizen: 13 Business Check: 4 Civil Issue/Standby: 2 Criminal Threat: 1 Dog loose: 4 House Check: 167 Road Hazard/Obstruction: 4 Road Rage: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 3 Theft: 3 Traffic Accident: 4 Traffic Offense/Citation: 3 Traffic Offense: Warning: 54 Warrant-Criminal/Civil: 2 Arrests: […]
You could be related to original builders
The names of those listed below are identified in the Andover Town Report for the year ending March 1, 1880, as helping to build the “Town House” (aka the Old Town Hall) the year before. Of these, the 2016 Andover-area telephone directory has listings for local residents named Baker (Andover, Salisbury, Webster, and Wilmot), Brown […]
Thursday, April 13 starting at 7 PM
Conservation Options Workshop for Landowners An overview of conservation options/easements for landowners interested in preserving their land, followed by a panel discussion comprised of three individuals with experience working with Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, an Accredited Land Trust that serves the Mt. Kearsarge/Ragged/Lake Sunapee Region. Question and answer portion to follow. This is FREE […]
Doors open at 6 PM
On Friday, April 21, beginning at 7 PM in the Highland Lake Grange Hall, Celtic fiddler Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and guitarist Matt Jensen, both New Hampshire natives, will offer a show “blending traditional Celtic music with their own original material, drawing on multiple genres to produce a unique sound.” Go to jordantwmusic.com/music/ for a sampling of […]
The cast and crew of Cinderella are ready to perform! Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella will be performed on Thursday and Friday, April 6 and 7, at 7 PM at AE/MS. All community members are welcome! Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students, and children 5 and under are free. Profits will be used to […]