Pun, playful Latin dance originating in Cuba. Anyone who would like to learn it is invited to register for a series of four Friday evening dance classes beginning February 23, 7-8 PM. Participants will learn to dance to both traditional Cha Cha music and to more contemporary artists such as Smash Mouth, Rob Thomas, and Michael […]
AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) is again offering free income tax preparation assistance, along with free electronic filing, to residents of the Andover area, with a special focus on taxpayers who are 50 or older, or who have low to moderate income. IRS-trained volunteers will be available at The Andover Community Hub […]
Here we are already into February. January has gone by so fast. We hope everyone is surviving all this crazy weather. We continue to support Twin River Food Pantry. At the moment the Pantry is helping 77 to 140 families a week. As of this writing they are asking for low-sugar juice, canned vegetables, and […]
The Beacon‘s Board of Directors has voted to update its logo. The Andover Beacon logo has featured some of our favorite hometown landmarks since 2004: a covered bridge, the Stone Chapel, Potter Place Station, Maxwell Savage, Town Hall, and East Andover Grange. For centuries, these markers have helped shape our community through the eyes of […]
Congratulations are in order! Charles Martin and Chris Norris, both New London residents and long-serving members of the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail (FNRT) Board of Directors, have been honored by the FNRT Board for their outstanding service. On November 15, the two were named FNRT’s first Directors Emeriti. This new category of service […]
The Wilmot Garden Club elves outdid themselves putting together and hanging the winter holiday wreaths on the public buildings and red-bowed sprays of greenery on the signposts in our two village centers, Wilmot Flat and Wilmot Center! Thank you all who came to the town green/town offices for the workshop on Saturday, November 18. Look at all […]
The City of Franklin and Franklin Falls Business Group are excited to announce the Third Annual Franklin Falls Holiday Stroll on Friday, December 1, 3:30–8 PM in Downtown Franklin. Many community organizations are joining together to bring this event to Franklin Falls. Please join us for this very festive event featuring the Annual Christmas Tree […]
The next Market Day will be on Saturday, December 9, 10 AM-2 PM. A final decision as to future Market Days will be made following the December 9 event, but the hope is that such market days will continue at The Hub on the second Saturday of each month through the spring. Stay tuned and […]
December’s featured performer at the Andover Community Coffeehouse will be longtime New Hampshire singer-songwriter Mary Maguire, returning to the Coffeehouse after seven years. The concert will be held in its usual space at the Highland Lake Grange Hall in East Andover on Friday, December 19. Music begins at 7 PM although the doors open at […]