Irene Jewett Honored at Statehouse
Press release
Frank Haley Strides Toward 90 at Blind Awareness Walk
Top fundraiser for eight years running
By Lauretta Phillips, for the Beacon
As Frank Haley strides towards his 90th birthday in August of this year he also is making plans for his 9th walk for Blind Awareness on June 8, 2013. Frank and his wife are often accompanied on this walk by daughter in laws Norma Haley and Vicki Haley and his granddaughters Katie, Moriah, and Shannon […]
Rebekah Stearns Pursues Sports, Academics with Success and Passion
Rebekah Stearns, a junior at Merrimack Valley High School (MVHS), has again achieved high honors at MVHS during the most recent academic quarter. Rebekah is a member of the National Honor Society and has been a Key Club member since 10th grade. Rebekah will be the Key Club president for 2013-2014. She is also an […]
Irene Jewett Honored with Vaughan Award for Volunteer Service
She says she's going to cut back some … maybe.
Press release
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Nicholas Toumpas and Governor Maggie Hassan joined with the State Committee on Aging and EngAGING New Hampshire to recognize this year’s recipients of the Vaughan Awards. These awards are presented annually to a couple or individual from each county who are 60 or older and […]
Dr. Schneider is Practicing in Andover Again
Medical adventures took her to Hawaii, Ireland
By Carly Strathdee, Beacon intern
Dr. Amy Schneider has returned to the Andover Family Practice on Lawrence Street with a wealth of new experiences and perspectives after practicing medicine in rural Hawaii and Ireland. Dr. Schneider graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1978, opening her Tilton practice three and a half years later. In 2004, she and much of her […]
Elizabeth Stearns Inducted into Honor Society
A junior at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Stearns was inducted into the Stonehill College Honor Society Lambda Epsilon Sigma on April 17. The purpose of the society is to recognize and promote scholarship. Juniors and seniors who have attained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average are invited to apply for consideration. Acceptance into the […]
Lee Murray Memorial Fund to Name a Bridge in Lee’s Honor
Lee Murray had been Road Agent in New Boston for 16 years before moving to Andover in 2004. Lee moved to South Carolina in 2011, and died in September, 2012. His New Boston employees have started a Lee Murray Memorial Fund to raise money to purchase a plaque to name one of the bridges Lee […]
Dean’s List: Megan Hanscom
By The Hanscoms
Megan N. Hanscom was named to the Dean’s Honor List at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, for the fall 2012 semester, achieving a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.
Walking With Seniors in the Proctor Gym
By Larry Chase, for the Monitor
From the February 18 Concord Monitor By the numbers: During winter weekdays, about four or five of us are already walking at 7:30 AM, even though the fieldhouse doors don’t officially open until 8. By 9, when participation peaks, there may be close to 20. By 10, when the doors close, there’s rarely more than […]
Laura Powers Wins Two “Bests” at ChocolateFest
Press release
New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce hosted some of the area’s most celebrated makers of chocolate creations on March 9 at the 18th annual ChocolateFest and Chocolate Challenge. The event was held once again on the campus of Colby-Sawyer College in beautifully renovated Wheeler Hall in the Ware Campus Center. ChocolateFest 2013 was […]