Charging electric car from solar panels
By Richard Bott and Sarah Hardy

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 […]
Nonviolent civil disobedience action
By Donna Baker-Hartwell

What is a 68-year-old grandmother doing getting arrested by New York City police? The following is my account of how I found myself in what I can only describe as a personal “perfect storm.” In early 2023, a close friend of mine sent me an article about “dirty banks” — banks that finance the fossil […]
By Jesse Schust

Did you have Wesley McNair as a high school teacher in New London? There was a brief period in which Andover’s high school students were given the choice of attending either Franklin High School or New London High School. During this period an exceptional young teacher named Wesley McNair made a lasting positive impression on […]
At East Andover fire station on April 28
By Ken Wells

So much of the natural and historic character of our small New England towns seems to remain “just the way it was,” but quite a bit has changed over the years. It takes the long memory of a story-teller like Lloyd Perreault to tell how fires, natural disasters, and yes, highway construction and development too, […]
By Karen Hanson
Tour, East Andover to Trail Side Sugar House
By Ken Wells

On Saturday, March 2, Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) hosted a fun excursion called the “Sap-2-Syrup” tour, starting at the Graves conservation easement. Participants from New London, Andover, and other nearby towns were welcomed onto the East Andover property by owner Sandra Graves. It was a perfect day to enjoy the commanding view of […]
By Pecco Beaufays

New Hampshire Veterans Home has Sunshine Cart
By Brenda Zurita
Help the Veterans who are residents at New Hampshire’s only state Veterans Home by donating items from their Wish List and Sunshine Cart list. Valentine’s Day would be a good opportunity to show our Veterans some love. Even sharing the Wish List with others helps! Did you know there is only one state Veterans’ home […]
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15 Andover Fire Department volunteers showed up to help
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It all started with a passing comment as a small group of us were harvesting potatoes out of Jenny Bodwell and Scott Kidder’s garden in early November. Scott casually mentioned how Jenny had always wanted to have the massive tree in their front yard decorated with Christmas lights. (Jenny, you might recall from last month’s […]