A new home for Andover's Concord Coach is planned
Imagine you’re at Andover’s Potter Place Railroad Station in the late 1800s. It’s between train arrivals and, although there’s activity in the station, it’s a quiet moment outside. Then, you hear the clop, clop of a team of horses coming into the village. Soon you’re able to see that it’s the Concord Coach approaching the […]
Fall Festival was held in conjunction with Andover Public Library
During Fire Prevention Week, held the second week in October every year, we were busy at the Andover Fire Department. Members of AFD and EMS welcomed classes from AE/MS into the station to show them around and share important safety facts. The following day, we hosted a touch-a-truck at Fall Festival, in conjunction with the […]
Changes in service times and help for hurricane victims
Fall is the beautiful season we enjoy before the advent of winter. However, let’s not go to winter just yet — we all have plenty to get done to prepare for the cold and ice as we pray for a “second summer”! During these days, we think of our fellow Americans in the southeastern states […]
He reflects on 20 years of leadership
Alex Bernhard, a founder of the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail (FNRT) in Merrimack County, is stepping down from the FNRT Board of Directors this year. In honor of his work and contributions to the Trail, we talked with him and share his reflections here. This interview was edited for clarity. 1. What started […]
Thursday, November 7, at 10:15 AM
Don Sieburg, recently hired as Andover’s Town Administrator, will join interested residents for an informal coffee and conversation hour at The Andover Community Hub, on Thursday, November 7, at 10:15 AM, as part of the Coffee with the Chief series. This is an opportunity for Administrator Sieburg to introduce himself to local residents, as well […]
November 6, at 10 AM, at The Andover Community Hub
Most of us want to be able “to age in place” as we get older and to continue to be as independent as possible. Suggestions for the steps one can take to “age-proof” one’s home, to make it safer and to adapt it to the changing needs that come with age, will be offered in a […]
New logo unveiling became one highlight of the evening
On the evening of September 18, the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail’s (FNRT) Board of Directors and special guests attended FNRT’s Fourteenth Self-congratulatory Potluck Supper in the lovely Andover Barn at Highland Lake Inn. One of the evening’s highlights was the unveiling of FNRT’s new logo. This logo project was led from start to […]
Friday, November 22, at 7 PM
Andover Fish and Game Club’s Annual Turkey Raffle will be held at the Clubhouse on Channel Road in East Andover on Friday, November 22, at 7 PM. There will be deer pool tickets available. In addition, a free door prize will be given and the popular 50/50 tickets and Cavalry O/U 20-gauge shotgun raffle will […]
Drop off cards by November 15
Franklin Savings Bank (FSB) is collecting cards again this year for the Military Holiday Card Challenge, and the Andover Service Club is participating. Created in 2003 by New Hampshire resident Dr. Laura Landerman-Garber, the nonprofit corporation Holiday Cards for our Military Challenge aims to collect and deliver personalized signed cards showing care and respect to […]