American Legion Post Replaces Flags on Andover Bridges
By Lloyd Perreault
Artisan Holiday Sale at the Andover Thrift & Gift Shop
Sale starts 11/1 and runs until 12/23
By Nancie Jacobson
Local Artisans have created a fabulous array of items for everyone on your gift giving list, as well as beautiful décor to welcome in the holidays. The shop will be bustling with holiday spirit. Please stop by and support your local Artisans, small business owners, and the nonprofit Andover Service Club. Take your pick from […]
Steve Taylor Visits AHS’s Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse
By Donna Baker-Hartwell
Andover Historical Society Discovers Scrapbooks in Archives
Wandering sheep
By Rita Norander
INTRODUCTION An unexpected benefit of this year’s rainy summer has been extra time to read! This led to a great discovery in the archives of the Andover Historical Society, which was a series of scrapbooks compiled by W.A. Bachelder. They contain clippings of articles taken from the Merrimack Journal (previous to the Journal Transcript), all of which pertain to East Andover, its people, […]
Financial Planning for Long-Term Care to be Addressed at The Hub
Tuesday, October 10, 6-8 PM
Press release
A workshop aimed at those who are planning for retirement and have questions about financial options for long-term healthcare, as well as adult children helping their parents find the care they need, will be offered at The Andover Community Hub on Tuesday, October 10, 6–8 PM. A team consisting of an attorney, a financial advisor, […]
Granite VNA Offers Healing Hearts – A Grief Support Group
The focus is on grieving for the loss of a child
Press release
Healing Hearts, a grief support group for child loss, is being held on Wednesdays beginning October 11 from 5:30–7 PM at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South Street. The mutual support group is for parents who have suffered the death of a child at any age due to any circumstance, whether the loss was […]
Enjoy Coffee with the Conservation Commission
Thursday, October 19 at 10 AM
Press release
Jesse Schust and Nancy Robart, co-chairs of the Andover Conservation Commission, will join interested residents for an informal coffee and conversation on Thursday, October 19, at 10 AM. All residents are invited to drop in for coffee and refreshments as well as Q & A and discussion. The co-chairs will talk about the commission’s role […]
FNRT Holds Annual Potluck at Andover Barn
By George Heaton
Beacon Corrects Identity of Photo in September Article
By Editor
Ice House Museum in New London Receives 1920 Buick
Gifted by Carol Macuch family.
By Carla Marshall
The WFK Ice House Museum has received a donation of a 1920 Buick Opera Coupe, donated by Carol Macuch and family of Danbury. This recent acquisition is a bit unusual for the museum as most of the vehicles on display are antique Fords. William M. Kidder, Bill Sr.’s father, tinkered with his Uncle Henry Kidder’s […]