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Beaconfest 2024 got a bit rained out but everyone, vendors, attendees, and volunteers alike, enjoyed themselves. The day represented an amazing team effort! The October issue of The Beacon will have a picture spread, and a list of all our sponsors and vendors. The Board and Publisher of The Beacon thank everyone for their support.
Sunday, September 8, 1 - 3 PM
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ANDOVER – The Tucker Mountain School House Open House, Sunday, September 8, 1-3 PM, Andover Historical Society. For more more information contact Donna at donnabh@nulltds.net.
Event brings in funds for fire department
By Ken Wells
![Andover Volunteer Fire Department Holds 41st Chicken BBQ Andover Volunteer Fire Department Holds 41st Chicken BBQ](https://AndoverBeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/100-Org-Andover-Org-East-Andover-Fire-Department-BBQ-Photo-1-701x892.jpg)
Chief Steve Barton carried a piping-hot stainless steel hotel pan heaped with quartered chicken pieces, fresh off the grill to the long serving table into the East Andover Fire Department firehouse. With a just-emptied pan, he returned quickly to the grill, where two men were flipping over a second giant square grill covered with another […]
Public invited; free to all.
By Nancie Jacobson
ANDOVER – The Andover Service Club (ASC) commences its Fall Speaker Series this month, and invites the public to attend free of charge. All events will be held at the Highland Lake Grange Hall, on the corner of Route 11 and Chase Hill Road, East Andover, NH. The events run 30-45 minutes with light refreshments […]
By Larry Chase
Judy Elliot reads her tea party story
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![Summer Reading Wraps up with Tea Party Summer Reading Wraps up with Tea Party](https://AndoverBeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Org-Other-Org-Salisbury-Free-Lib-Tea-Party-Photo-1-701x526.jpg)
ANDOVER-We built bridges, played with oobleck,talked with firemen and explored their truck, and touched lobsters and creepy crawlies. To wrap up our reading program this summer, we hosted a Tea Party for the children with Judy Elliott. We listened to a story that Mrs. Elliot wrote herself about a little girl who loved attending Tea […]
New nonprofit group forms to help with fundraising
By Sheila Swenson
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ANDOVER-When the Library Trustees hosted an informal gathering of persons who frequently supported the library, they spoke of a vital need for an organized Friends of the Library group in Andover that would work collaboratively with the trustees and the library director. From this gathering, a small core group volunteered last fall to become the […]
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Workshop at Hub; Monday, September 16; 7 PM
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Andover — A workshop on the foundations of wellness and how one can live a healthier life with simple, natural solutions will be offered at The Andover Community Hub, on Monday, September 16, at 7 PM. The class will be taught by Andover resident Tresa Rolando Salters, Certified Holistic Health Coach and essential oils specialist. Participants […]
Starts Tuesday, September 10; 10 – 11 AM
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Andover — The weekly Andover Playgroup is returning to The Andover Community Hub beginning on Tuesday, September 10, 10 to 11 AM. This parent-organized program provides an opportunity for young children to socialize and play with others, and gives parents and guardians the opportunity to meet and connect with each other. The program is open […]