Father-Daughter Team Plays Pumpkin Checkers
By Ken Wells
ATFS Names this Year’s Outstanding Tree Farmers
The Davises of Wilmot awarded for the Northeast Region
Press release
The American Tree Farm System® (ATFS) has selected Ann and Marc Davis of Wilmot as its 2024 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year for the Northeast Region. The region extends from Maine to Maryland. In 2022, the Davises were New Hampshire’s Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. Established in 1941, the ATFS is the oldest […]
Andover Traveler Takes The Beacon to Iceland
By Ann Schultz
Joyce B (Daughen) Austin Thomas – September 10, 2024
By Chadwick Funeral Service
Laconia, NH – Joyce B. (Daughen) Austin Thomas, 93, passed away on September 10, 2024 at the Belknap County Nursing Home in Laconia. She was born in Danbury on July 13, 1931, the daughter of Vincent and Eleanor (Hamilton) Daughen. She graduated from Andover High School in 1949. She folded stockings for the Manchester Hosiery […]
Around the World with The Beacon – India!
By Gretchen Hildebrand
Henry L Stevens – August 29, 2024
By Chadwick Funeral Service
Wilmot, NH – Henry L. Stevens, 86, formerly of Jewell Road, died Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen. He was born on July 28, 1938, the son of Ralph W. Stevens and Audrey (Atwood) Stevens Patten. He was a native and lifelong resident of Wilmot. He graduated from Andover High […]
Kathleen J (Salisbury) Kimball – August 27, 2024
By Chadwick Funeral Service
Franklin, NH – Kathleen J. (Salisbury) Kimball, 60, of Hemlock Circle, died Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Concord Hospital. She was born in Portsmouth, NH on September 19, 1963, the daughter of the late Norman and Gloria (Willett) Salisbury. Kathy spent her early years in Portsmouth, and had also resided in North Carolina, Las […]
First Voter of the Day Shows Up at Andover’s Polls
By Jeffery Dickinson
William E Leber – September 1, 2024
Andover, NH-William E. Leber, 91, of Salisbury Highway, died Sunday, September 1, 2024 at Presidential Oaks in Concord, NH. He was born in Cockeysville, MD on Dec. 5, 1932, the son of Harry S. and Helen C. (Wineholt) Leber. He graduated from Clarksville, MD High School and then enlisted in the US Air Force and […]
Proctor Graduate DJ Rankins Enlists in US Air Force
DJ graduated from Proctor Academy in 2019
By Nancie Jacobson
Andover – On July 30, Donald DJ Rankins, Jr., of Concord, took the USAF oath of enlistment before departing for basic training. DJ, along with 41 other recruits representing all branches of the military, met at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Boston where they signed their military contracts and, in the presence of […]