It is hard to believe that we are coming to the end of the year of 2012. The month of November brought us at the East Andover Village Preschool many discussions about our families as we focused on our favorite family stories. Each day was a designated story which came alive in literacy, math, creative […]
At Asa Gilman’s fifth birthday party last week, her friends brought canned goods and other non-perishable food items for the Andover Food Pantry. On the day before Thanksgiving, Asa, her brother Sam, and her mom Sarah delivered two big baskets of food to the pantry in the basement of the Town Hall. Many thanks to […]
Rita M. (Gadue) Smith, 82, of Currier Road, East Andover, died on Monday, November 19, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Rita was born on September 14, 1930 in Winooski, Vermont to Arthur and Mary (Packard) Gadue. She grew up there and moved to Franklin in 1960, where she lived most of her […]
We had a fun day here at the Andover Five Alive Program (AFAP) playing Halloween games and dressing up. We also had a goody bag hunt after school for everyone. The kids received a number and had to match it with the same number on a pumpkin hidden around the whole building. They love to […]
Francis Anthony Caruso, known to his friends simply as Tony, is the oldest resident of Wilmot at age 95. He was born on April 7, 1917 in Newton, Massachusetts and raised there as the third in a line of eight children. Tony was honored last month by the Wilmot Historical Society with a certificate attesting […]
Lyman Dodge Currier, 90, of Hampstead died peacefully on November 8, 2012 surrounded by family. The eldest son of Glenn Currier and Etta Dodge Currier, Lyman was born May 26, 1922 in Andover. He graduated from Andover High School in the class of 1941 as a distinguished student, athlete, and citizen. Upon completion of Concord […]
AE/MS volunteer Gisela Darling was honored last month with a Spirit of New Hampshire award for over 20 years of devotion and dedication. Below: Gisela’s fan club at the Capitol Center for the Arts: Margo Coolidge, Gillian Smith, Duncan Coolidge, Gail Parenteau, Jennifer Bent, Jane Slayton, Kat Darling, and Steve Darling. Photos: Gretchen Hildebrand
After a truly spooktacular Halloween Family Fun night, we begin yet another exciting month here at Imagination Inn. Thank you to all our friends and family here in town and on campus who welcomed our ghosts and goblins during our second annual Trick or Treat. This “haunting walk” has become a great opportunity for our […]
Mildred H. Otto, of Boscawen and formerly of Salisbury, died on October 22, 2012 at the age of 102. She was a resident at Merrimack County Nursing Home for the past six years. Mildred was born in New York City on June 19, 1910. She lived for 10 years with her grandparents in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, […]
William Thomas Maxfield Jr., of Sacramento, California, died October 3, 2012 after a long period of failing health. He was born on August 26, 1942, the son of the late William Thomas Maxfield and the late Virginia (Arthur) Maxfield. He held a degree in mathematics from Sacramento State University. Prior to his retirement in January […]