Andover Resident Shares November-themed Poem

The Andover One-Wheelers, November, 1992 Amid the balloons and bands and floats And all the tall buildings and crowds, They pedaled their way down Broadway, The whole avenue their stage. They wound downtown in amazing precision, With great big smiles on their faces. Little children shouted for joy! Everyone clapped and cheered to see the […]

Local Author Earns Amazon’s Top Picks List

Celebrated author Mary Lyn Ray, of Danbury, has received numerous accolades, including Amazon’s Editor’s Pick for Best Children’s Books in 2024, for her just-released When You Find the Right Rock, with delightful illustrations by artist Felicita Sala. What could be better, in The Granite State, after all, than an award-winning children’s book about rocks?  In […]

MV High School Holds Voting Registration Drive

Penacook:  On October 15, a voter registration drive was held at the Merrimack Valley High School. Twelve supervisors from six different towns volunteered to assist. Offering eligible students an opportunity to register in our public high schools has increased throughout our state. This year, 27 high schools have held voter registration drives. Sam Cassin, High School Voter Registration Coordinator for […]

Father-Daughter Team Plays Pumpkin Checkers

ATFS Names this Year’s Outstanding Tree Farmers

The American Tree Farm System® (ATFS) has selected Ann and Marc Davis of Wilmot as its 2024 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year for the Northeast Region. The region extends from Maine to Maryland. In 2022, the Davises were New Hampshire’s Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. Established in 1941, the ATFS is the oldest […]

First Voter of the Day Shows Up at Andover’s Polls

Proctor Graduate DJ Rankins Enlists in US Air Force

Andover – On July 30, Donald DJ Rankins, Jr., of Concord, took the USAF oath of enlistment before departing for basic training. DJ, along with 41 other recruits representing all branches of the military, met at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Boston where they signed their military contracts and, in the presence of […]

Balloons a Hit

Saving Money and Financial Independence

My wife and I recently started our switch from fossil fuels to grid-tied solar and an electric vehicle. It has been a real eye-opener for us, from saving money to financial independence. We thought we were doing a good thing by helping climate change, but it turned into more and we would like to share […]