Community Bike Swap and Tune-up Event on May 14

Plus DIY bike workshops

Press release

A Community Bike Swap and Tune-Up event will take place on the Andover Village Green on Saturday, May 14, from 1 to 4 PM. Sponsored by the Andover Community Association, Friends of the Northern Rail Trail, Kearsarge Valley Transition Initiative, and the Proctor Academy Cycling Team, the event will offer free basic tune-ups and tips […]

Apple Grafting Workshop at Final Winter Market

Roast pork supper on May 21

Press release

Blazing Star Grange has a busy month of May planned. The last Farmers Market of the winter season will be held on Saturday, May 7, from 9 AM to 1 PM. The market features a wide variety of local products including meats, eggs, soap, cheese, honey, crafts, jams, baked goods, cards, plants, recycled clothing designs, chocolates, […]

Andover Institute Plans Three Events for April

Real estate, Mount Kearsarge, and gardening

Press release
Andover Institute Plans Three Events for April

The Andover Institute, an arm of the Andover Community Association, will offer three events in April, all open to the public at no charge: The State of Andover’s Real Estate will be offered on Tuesday, April 12, beginning at 7 PM. Local Realtor Stacey Viandier will explore the current local market in a presentation and discussion […]

NHCHF Enjoys “Sign of the Times” Program

Remember the old Burma Shave signs on the highway?

By Judy Perreault, NHCHF

“Signs of The Times” was a recent program of the Andover chapter of New Hampshire Circle of Home and Family (NHCHF). We had a good time remembering signs that were popular when we were younger. Roadside farmers would get their barn painted for free if an ad could be painted on the side facing the […]

Blazing Star Grange: April 2016

Benefit supper for fire victim on April 23

By Donna Sprague, Blazing Star Grange

The special feature at the Saturday, April 2, Danbury Winter Market is old farm tools … the stories they could tell, the secrets they might reveal. Tom Curren, local historian and appreciator of farm tools and all things old, will tell their stories at 11 AM downstairs in the Grange Hall. The display will be available for viewing […]

Andover Service Club, March 2016

Next meeting on Wednesday, April 13

By Mary Ofenloch, ASC
Andover Service Club, March 2016

Mary Phinney and Judy Evans offered voters at Town Meeting Day on March 8 homemade goodies baked by Andover Service Club members to raise money for the club’s scholarship fund. Photo: Mary Ofenloch Members of the Andover Service Club (ASC) met on Wednesday, March 9, at the Highland Lake Grange Hall in East Andover. After the […]

Service Club’s Arts and Crafts Show on May 7

Proceeds benefit ASC scholarship fund

By Mary Ofenloch, ASC

On Saturday, May 7, the “Welcome Spring” Arts and Crafts Show and Sale will be held at the Andover Elementary/Middle School, at 20 School Street in Andover, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Vendors from Andover and neighboring towns will be displaying a variety of fine art, crafts, photography, fiber art, sewn-cloth gifts, knitted and […]

Older Veterans Urged to Take an Honor Flight

Free one-day trip to Washington DC

By Lloyd Perreault, Post 101

Andover’s American Legion Crosby-Gilbert Post 101 has been contacted by Honor Flight New England of Hooksett to disseminate information regarding a trip to Washington DC for World War II and Korean War veterans. This is a one-day trip to visit and reflect at the memorials that were built in Washington DC in their honor. Since June of […]