Come help with library events
Our two Libraries are a vital community asset. The new Friends of the Andover Libraries’ (FOALs) goal this summer is to promote and build a strong base of volunteer support for the Andover Public and W. A. Bachelder Libraries. FOALs is committed to helping our libraries meet the diverse needs of our community and open […]
Museum and gift shop open weekends; need volunteers
Summer is here and the Andover Historical Society Museums and gift shop are open on weekends for the season, through early October. Please stop by and visit or learn how to be a volunteer. Volunteering is easy and fun. The 2.5-hour shifts occur on Saturdays from 10–12:30 or 12:30–3, or Sundays from 12:30–3. Contact Alex […]
Cotton candy on the Fourth
It is hard to believe we are already halfway through the year. I just love looking out the window or walking to enjoy all the beauty that Mother Nature has provided. We will have two booths at the Andover Fourth of July celebration. One booth will be the cotton candy booth where you can buy […]
Benefactor donates new sign
Thanks to the generosity of a new member of the Andover Service Club (ASC) who prefers to remain anonymous and the skillful work of Advantage Sign in Concord, the Andover Thrift & Gift Shop has a new, brightly colored sign at the corner of Route 11 and School Street, pointing the way to a shop […]
Sunday, July 28; Andover Barn
Time is running out! Admission is limited! Reserve your seats now for the Sunday, July 28, Rock, Blues ‘n’ BBQ event, an annual party that brings the community together for a whole lot of fun, as well as to raise funds to support expanded programming and continued steps to make The Andover Community Hub’s building as user-friendly as possible. […]
East Andover. For 2023, ice-in was December 22 and ice-out was on March 18, 2024, equaling 88 days of coverage — about 20 days shorter than the past 10-year winter average. Water Quality Data Summary. Per the Department of Environmental Services report: “Great job sampling in 2023! Lake quality is representative of borderline oligotrophic/mesotrophic, or […]
Special thanks to Country Club of New Hampshire
The first annual Beacon Golf Tournament was held on May 20, at the Country Club of New Hampshire. Two dozen golfers enjoyed a sunny sky and a gorgeous course. All proceeds from this event went directly to support The Beacon (Community Publishing of Andover, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) organization). Our thanks go to Derek Lytle […]
Potter Place Festival, Saturday, June 29
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” In addressing an Independence Day observance in Rochester, New York, his speech was a blistering indictment of an American idealism that ignored […]
Next lunch is June 26; call by June 17 for reservation
Senior lunches are becoming a regular monthly occurrence at The Andover Community Hub on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 12 PM, year-round. Any area resident aged sixty and over who would like to attend the next lunch on June 26 is welcome to call The Hub at 603 735-5509 by June 17 to […]