Gerald (Jerry) R. Smith died on June 6, 2022 after a long illness. Born in Franklin on May 25, 1946, Jerry grew up in Danbury. He attended Andover High School and graduated from New London High School in New London. In 1965, he married Wanda (Prescott) Smith. Together, for the next 57 years they celebrated […]
James Michael Tuerk, 57, of Andover was set free on June 23, 2022, at home after a brave and valiant battle with cancer. He was born in Manchester and was a life-long resident of the state. His late parents, Jeannette (Gauthier) Walters and James Tuerk welcomed Jim, the baby of his family, on December 9,1964. […]
New Floterial District includes Andover
My name is David Nesbitt, a nine-year resident of Webster. I am announcing my candidacy to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack Floterial District 26. A floterial district is one that “floats” over other districts in order that each district has the correct proportion of representatives to the local population. In this case, […]
Rose Baer, who has owned a cabin on Bradley Lake in Andover since the winter of 1968-69, died on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at an assisted living facility in Warrenton, Virginia. Her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Ralph Schobitz, of Lake of the Woods, Virginia, were with her. Rose Baer was born in Queens, […]
Republican Party booth on Fourth of July
Deborah Aylward announced that on June 9 she filed with the Danbury Town Clerk as a Republican candidate for one of the two New Hampshire House of Representatives seats serving Merrimack County District 5 (Andover, Danbury, Hill, Salisbury, and Webster). Aylward is a native of Washington DC and a New Hampshire resident since 2006. Having […]
Donald “Don” I. Dobson, 92, died peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Born in Swampscott, Massachusetts on June 28, 1929, he was the son of the late Archie Dobson and Julia (Gallivan) Dobson. Don served in the US Air Force from 1947 to 1950. He was a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (formerly the […]
Walter L. Locke Jr., 86, a lifelong resident of Andover, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Friday, May 27, 2022. Walter was born in Dover on December 21, 1935, the son of Walter L. Sr. and Arleen (Rollins) Locke. Walter graduated from high school and earned his degree […]
2022 Dancing with the Newport Stars
Longtime Andover resident Holly Trott was among the winners of a recent “2022 Dancing with the Newport Stars” contest held at the Newport Opera House and sponsored by the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce. Trott and her dancing partner Aaron Cherry, a resident of Newport, came in second among the six couples competing for the […]
