Board Attendees: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, George Heaton, Craig Heim, Lindy Heim, Charles Martin, Myra Mayman, Ricker Miller, Chris Norris, Steve Rasche, Jack Shields, Nita Tomaszewski. . Loyal Trail Supporters: Barbara Couturier, Don Moyer, Patrice Rasche Overwhelming Generosity The November meeting brought news of an amazing inflow of funds to support the extension of the […]
Help Andover families in need this holiday season
A community-wide campaign to encourage the “spirit of holiday giving” to Andover residents in need will began on Friday, December 4, with the lighting of The Giving Tree at The Andover Community Hub. Members of the community are encouraged to drop off donations in the form of gift cards any time between Friday, December 4 […]
December caroling and in-person services continue
We’re turning the corner out of 2020, and it has been a rough year for just about everyone. Andover Community Church is reaching out with some COVID-safe tidings of comfort and joy. As for tidings of comfort, we will be starting a grief support group called GriefShare after the holidays, in mid-January. This pandemic has […]
Make a list, check it twice — and then call the Andover Historical Society for easy gift-shopping from the Society’s Emons Store in Potter Place, complete with free delivery for Andover residents. The store has its usual broad selection of books, its new navy-blue Potter Place sweatshirts, the 2021 Historical Society calendar featuring the town’s […]
Paint and ladder repairs next on list
An article in the November 2020 issue of the Andover Beacon noted that considerable progress had been made in restoring the leak prone roof of the Historical Society’s 1923 Central Vermont Caboose. The final and longest section of the roof, which was uncovered last month, revealed extensive damage. The support beam, which ran along the […]
Condensed from draft minutes Board Attendees: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, George Heaton, Craig Heim, Lindy Heim, Charles Martin, Myra Mayman, Ricker Miller, Chris Norris, Steve Rasche Guests and Loyal Trail Supporters: Barbara Couturier, Don Moyer, Patrice Rasche Extending Ourselves October’s Annual Meeting found the FNRT-MC in the happy position of renewing our Directors and Officers, […]
New non-profit serves Kearsarge-Sunapee Region
Have you heard of Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners (KNP) and wondered what it’s all about? Put simply, it’s a new non-profit serving the Kearsarge-Sunapee region, including Andover, and dedicated to “building a broad community in which neighbors help one another flourish.” On Tuesday, November 17, beginning at 7 PM, you can learn more by participating in […]
Because a failure could be life-threatening
Andover, like most fire departments, has lots of hose. We have several thousand feet in various sizes and colors. When the hose is in use at a fire, it gets dragged through a building or through the woods. Fire hose is made to be tough but not indestructible. The only way to be sure that […]
Leaking roof turned into extensive repairs
They’ve been working on the railroad — on Andover’s red caboose, in this case. Since early July, the caboose that sits beside the Potter Place railroad station has been undergoing repair and refurbishment by a team led by Andover contractor Doug Bent of Bentwood Construction. The original focus of the work was the cupola, the […]