To Stephen Barton, Jake Johnson, and Carter Atwood, Thank you for a very quick response to my call for help last month at my house on Cilleyville Road. Your actions helped avert what could have been a major plumbing disaster. My gratitude goes out to the Fire Department members for doing exactly the right things, especially […]
Keen sense of ownership and commitment
Town Administrator Marj Roy and I met in late August to design a strategic plan to improve the process of developing the school and municipal budgets. Our approach focused on devising a meaningful exchange of information among all parties involved (Board of Selectmen, department heads, Town Administrator, School Board, Budget Committee, and the public) and developing […]
Doing their best at a very tough job
What a winter it has been! As I look out the window of my warm and cozy house, I can see the plow trucks going by. Some are driven by people who work to keep our town roads and parking lots safe, and some are driven by people who work to keep driveways and private […]
Legislature hard at work, despite snow cancellations
The House has settled after the dramatic upheaval of a few weeks ago when Shawn Jasper became Speaker instead of Bill O’Brien. While there are still some lingering bad feelings among the two Republican factions, committee chairs and vice chairs appointed by Speaker Jasper have been busy scheduling hearings, and a sense of normality seems […]
We would like to thank the Andover Fire Department for assistance on the night of January 31. Responding quickly to our needs were Peter Smith, Jacob Johnson, Chief Rene Lefebvre, Ben Seaver, and Scott Davis. Most sincerely, Ed and Doreen Barkowski
Introduces four-year term for governor again
We had our first House session of 2015 on January 7. Concealed weapons were again allowed anywhere in the State House, reversing the previous House stand. A new rule requiring the support of 20 members instead of 10 to ask for a roll call was tabled 343 to 36. Representative Bill O’Brien’s attempt to have […]
The sign in front of the Town Hall was given to the Town by the Andover Lions Club for the purpose of notices concerning budget hearings, school notices, town meetings, voting, and other not-for-profit organizations’ events. The letters are printed on plastic squares which slide in between plastic grooved tracks screwed onto the background. The […]
Anyone else interested?
For many years I have wished that there could be an ice skating rink maintained on the channel of Highland Lake. I am wondering how to go about creating it. Are there others who would support this and who would volunteer to help? Perhaps the fire department would be willing to flood it once a week […]
Andover helps a stranger in trouble
My name is Nicholas Drew, and I am writing as a thank-you to the kind people of Andover and Franklin for the help they gave me on Wednesday, December 10. I was driving through Andover on Plains Road during the rain, snow, and sleet and lost control of my truck. Some very nice people who […]
Many details impact costs and benefits
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels produce DC electricity when sunlight strikes a chemically-coated silicone cell. The amount of power produced fluctuates with the intensity of the sun. The DC current moves though wires to an inverter, where it is converted into AC current, the type of electricity that runs our households and businesses. A solar PV […]