An era gone by? Perhaps not...
Andover is helping me to realize some major things I have already done and would like to revisit again. These milestones involve living the good life, as defined by the back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s. What follows is a wish list that I wrote 16 years ago, in December 1999. I was informed that you can’t […]
Maxwell Medallion for Best Series
Fiona Petersen, local dog trainer and behavior consultant from Andover, was recently awarded the Dog Writers Association of America’s prestigious Maxwell Medallion. The award was presented at the Dog Writers Awards Banquet, which is held annually at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City, the day prior to the start of the Westminster Kennel Club […]
Building a home at the Hersey Family Farm
When Jim Hersey Jr. left the family farm in Andover to set off for college, he may not have given much thought to returning to his Andover roots someday. Folks who travel Route 11 see Jerry and his brother Jim daily. They are tending the Herefords, haying, splitting wood, or repairing the fence line, year […]
President's List for a perfect 4.0!
Alicia Barry of Andover, a 2015 Proctor graduate, received this letter from the Dean of the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health, where she is studying: “Congratulations for making both University of South Carolina’s President’s List and the Arnold School’s Dean’s List in recognition of your excellent performance during the 2015 fall […]
Preserving stories and stimulating learning
This story about Mary Keuchenmeister of Andover is part of a national online collection of Stories from the Encore Movement. It is reprinted with permission from Encore.org, a nonprofit building a movement to tap the skills and experience of those in midlife and beyond to improve communities and the world. “I am challenged by those […]
Working on 10th "Bodyguards" book
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Turns out it's a car with a history
Steven Hunt is not the kind of person you come across every day. Steven is a 20-year-old who has accomplished something quite extraordinary for such a young man. Motivated by a strong desire to restore an old car, it took Steven a full year and a half, but he did just that. Now he has […]
July wedding is planned
Newlyweds living in Andover
Shawna Barton, daughter of Jeff and Tina Barton of Andover, was married to Jacob Otis, son of Steve and Cindy DelBene of Boscawen. The nuptials took place in Salisbury on October 3. Shawna is a lifelong Andover resident and graduated from Merrimack Valley High School in 2011. She graduated from Colby-Sawyer College this May with […]