Focus on landscapes and bridges
By Nancie Jacobson
The Andover Service Club is pleased to welcome local artist Conrad Young to the Andover Thrift and Gift Shop in July. Conrad is a gifted artist with strong ties to New Hampshire, spending his childhood growing up in small villages throughout the state. After graduating from the Van Emburge School of Art in Plainfield, New […]
Relies on your donations to keep you connected
By Beacon Board of Directors
“What does the Beacon do for me?” We’re glad you asked that question! The Beacon’s most important role in our community will always be to connect you, and each of our readers, to everything that’s great about living in Andover. Month after month, we connect you to the organizations that work so hard to make […]
Richard Potter marker stone unveiling August 7
Press release
The Andover Historical Society will dedicate its new historical marker commemorating the life and works of celebrated black ventriloquist and magician Richard Potter, one of America’s first showmen to become a nationwide celebrity. Festivities will be held on Sunday, August 7, at the Potter Place Museum in conjunction with Andover’s annual Old Time Fair. Black […]
Selling cotton candy at July 4 celebrations
By Bill Blomquist
The Andover Community Church had a busy month in June. We had many exciting events and activities going on. On Sunday, June 19, we began having one service at 9:30 AM for the summer months. Zoom will still be available and can be accessed through AndoverCommunityNH.org. Also on the 19th we started a discussion/study class […]
Local crafts, new and gently used clothing
By Nancie Jacobson
The Andover Thrift and Gift Shop is offering a variety of summer specials. Stock up from our great inventory of new and gently used items, carefully selected for sale. Many designer labels! Men’s and women’s tops: $3 Men’s and women’s pants: $3 Men’s and women’s pairs of shorts and capris: Buy one, get one! Kids […]
Condensed from draft minutes. Board Attendees: Alex Bernhard, Amy Chan, Barbara Couturier, George Heaton, Lindy Heim, Cody Hussey, Dustin Ladd, Charles Martin, Ricker Miller, Don Moyer, Peter Southworth Committee Member: Craig Heim Business Matters Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Dustin Ladd’s report featured a new format using Excel spreadsheets, covering both the current Balance Sheet and an […]
Fall soccer season registration is live online
By Scott Allenby
The Andover Recreation Committee meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month to plan, prepare, and organize recreational programs for the Town of Andover. The Committee shares a huge thank you to Andover Baseball and Andover Softball for all their efforts providing youth sport opportunities to families this spring. As we plan for the […]
By Larry Chase
By Mary Lou McCrave
Andover Coffeehouse returns on June 17
By Donna Thompson
I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather. We even got into doing our spring cleanup around the church grounds. It was nice to see the green grass. We thought it would never come! May has been a busy month for us. Pastors Bill and Cinnamon (and 11 others) returned from Israel safe and sound. […]