Graham Family Thankful for Jim’s Firefighter “Brothers”

"Jim would have been extremely proud."

On November 25, 2013, James Richard (Jim) Graham, a long-time resident of Andover, proud US Navy veteran, and volunteer firefighter attached to the Andover Fire Department, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Plains Road. In accordance with Jim’s often-expressed wishes, on December 2 following a memorial service celebrating his life, Jim […]

Andover After School Program

By Diane Adams, Director

Happy New Year, everyone. We just came back from a long vacation with new projects and a few changes. We had a holiday celebration, and every child here got to pick a number and unwrap a present to keep here at the Annex. This is the fourth year in row that we have done this. […]

Pearl Mayman, January 6, 2014

Pearl (Rudman) Mayman, 99, of New London, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at the New London Hospital. She was born in Malden, Massachusetts on November 4, 1914, the daughter of Harry and Rebecca (Yudenschreiber) Rudman. She lived in Stoneham, Massachusetts until moving to New London in 1993. Pearl was the youngest of five children and […]

Bryant Adams, December 28, 2013

Bryant Adams, December 28, 2013

Bryant Harrison Adams, 86, of East Andover, died at his home on December 28, 2013. Bryant was born in Franklin and resided in East Andover most of his life. He was a graduate of the former Andover High School. During World War II, he served in the US Army 460th TC Amphibious Truck Company. He […]

Gilbert Gaudette, December 18, 2013

Gilbert O. Gaudette, age 91, a resident of Andover, formerly of Lowell, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the New London Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor L. (Farnsworth) Gaudette. Gilbert was born in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on August 2, 1922, a son of the late Napoleon and […]

Leonard Perreault, December 6, 2013

Leonard N. Perreault, 80, of Billerica, Massachusetts, died on Friday, December 6, 2013, at the Woodbriar Nursing Center in Wilmington, Massachusetts. He was born on October 5, 1933 in Danvers, Massachusetts, the son of the late Adrien and Isabelle (Boudreau) Perreault. He was raised and educated in Danvers and went on to earn an engineering […]

Gladys Brooks, December 5, 2013

Gladys E. (Hadley) Brooks, 99, formerly of New London, died on December 5, 2013 at Elm Wood Center in Claremont. She was born in Antrim on November 27, 1914, the daughter of Horace E. and Sadie E. (Adams) Hadley. She graduated from Andover High School in 1935 and then moved to New London in 1941. […]

Joseph LaBonte, November 12, 2013

Joseph Albert LaBonte, of Andover, passed peacefully into heaven while sleeping on November 12, 2013, at the age of 82. Joe was born to Joseph and Ida LaBonte in Penacook, on August 23, 1931, and he was their only child. Joe met and married the love of his life, Helen A. Martin, on May 15, […]

Ruth Gagner, November 5, 2013

Ruth E. (Barrett) Gagner, 80, of Newport, died on November 5, 2013, at Sullivan County Healthcare in Unity. She was born in New London on June 25, 1933, the daughter of Harry and Florence (Hunt) Barrett. In the early ’50s Ruth worked for Joy Manufacturing and later for Sylvania for seven years. She was employed […]