Edith F. (Bailey) Powers, 91, formerly of Depot Street, Andover, died peacefully Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen. She was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on October 25, 1931, the daughter of James S. and Esther S. (Clark) Bailey. After attending Lab Technician School in Boston, she moved to New […]
Valerie B. (Long) Kimmel, 69, of North Short Street, Andover, died Saturday, February 18, 2023. .She was born in Newton, Massachusetts on February 14,1954 the daughter of Francis Long and Helen M. (Trawinski) Long. Valerie spent her early years in Massachusetts, moved to Moultonborough, and lived in Hawaii for over 35 years before moving to […]
Frie Scott, whose feisty spirit, compassion, and wisdom made her as unique as her first name, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 13, 2023, at Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. She was 101. A resident of Andover for 58 years, she was a devoted wife, a loving mother of four, and a […]
Helping horse owners to keep their beloved companions
In January, we reprinted an article first published in the Concord Monitor (Jamie L. Costa; December, 2022) that introduced Kathleen Lang, founder of Becky’s Gift Equine Relief, a nonprofit organization that offers temporary, confidential assistance to horse owners who have fallen on hard times. Becky’s Gift is named for Kathleen’s daughter, a UNH graduate, accomplished […]
Almost reaching 102, she lived a full life
With the squeal of brakes and toot of a horn, Frie pulls into our driveway. I give my Mom a guilty kiss, as I dash out of the house to meet her. I climb into the passenger seat, as she snuffs out her cigarette and lowers the pop music that’s accompanying her tapping toes. She […]
2023 award winner for best sugar shack
The weekend of March 18 – 19 was the annual statewide Maple Weekend. Trail Side Sugar House, at 246 Currier Road in Andover, was ready for it with 450 gallons of Grade A maple syrup. I visited owner Zach Barton the day before the big weekend. His sugar house was last year’s winner of the […]
Carter “Nick” Whitman, the only child of the late David Allen and Elizabeth Carter Whitman, died February 22, 2023, in the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Carter was 71 at the time and left this world peacefully, escaping the decline of serious health issues. Nick is survived by too many cousins to name, and caring and […]
Marilyn Bachelder Gould, age 90, of Peabody Place, and formerly of Lawrence Street, Andover, and Wayne, New Jersey, died on February 19, 2023, at the Peabody Home in Franklin. She was born in Concord on January 9, 1933, the daughter of Freeman and Marion (Davis) Bachelder. She graduated from Concord High School in 1952 and […]