The people have spoken! Incumbent Representatives Deborah Aylward, Louise Andrus, and Alvin See retain their House seats, along with Dan Innis, his Senate seat. Republicans will retain their majority in the House, with an additional 21 seats. According to Speaker Packard, this is the first time in 20 years that a party has maintained […]
Thank you to all the voters of Andover, Danbury, Hill, Salisbury, Webster for your votes on November 5 and reelecting me to one of the New Hampshire House Representative positions. I do not take your vote for granted. Thank you for having faith in me to serve you. What’s next!! The New Hampshire House will […]
There once was a time when we as kids would go out on our bikes all day and drivers were cautious, because where there were kids there was most likely a dog or two as well. I also rode my horse everywhere, along with my friends. Drivers would slow down and give us room, being […]
This letter is from the Peabody Place Board of Managers (Peabody Board) in response to a letter published in the November Beacon submitted by Les Fenton with Laurie Zimmerman, dated October 19, and titled “East Andover Resident Voices Concerns About Condo Plans.” There is a direct statement in that letter that Mr. Pecco Beaufays has […]
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Like so many of you, my heart has been burdened these past months by the choice which presents itself to us in this upcoming election. As a former Massachusetts “Independent” and now a New Hampshire Democrat, I see my community at odds around what, by all rights, should be an obvious […]
I am 86 and a vet. I am very concerned about the proposal in Project 2025 to replace senior civil servants with Trump loyalists “to carry out the President’s desires” (p. 20). The proposal reverses history. The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 and subsequent laws ended the traditional spoils system, and the Hatch […]
In a previous issue of The Beacon, Stephen Pierce refuted a letter from a Beacon reader criticizing state Senator Dan Innis’s record. I’m happy to defend the letter Mr. Pierce responded to and provide the citations Mr. Pierce was unwilling to look up for himself. Senator Innis voted against legal protections for abortion (CACR24), opposed […]
Under current law, New Hampshire Supreme Court justices serve until their 70th birthday: Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald (b.1961, term ends 2031) Senior Associate Justice James P. Bassett (b.1956, term ends 2026) Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi (b. 1956, term ends 2026) Justice Patrick E. Donovan (b. 1964, term ends 2034) Justice Melissa B. Countway […]
My husband and I have suffered from chronic back pain for decades. It got worse as we aged, and we found ourselves avoiding walking and lifting. The less we moved, the worse we felt. We were trapped in a cycle; it felt like there was no way out. One day I noticed that lifting a […]
Never before have we endorsed a political candidate with a public statement. However, in this instance, and in these troubled times, we believe that Stuart (“Stu”) Green, of Andover, is a very worthy candidate, running as a Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire Senate in District 7. Between 1994 and 2015 we lived in Andover, […]