LEMINGTON – Mary Jane Walker, 78, of Lemington, died on Sunday evening, February 4, 2024, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a period of ill health. She was born in West Stewartstown on March 22, 1945, a daughter to the late Shirley and Leona ‘Tommy’ (Owen) Noyes. Mary Jane attended schools in Colebrook […]
David Bruce Powers, 64, of Andover, NH, passed away unexpectedly on February 6, 2024. Born on October 25, 1959, in New London, NH, David was the son of Edith Frances (Bailey) Powers, a homemaker, and Henry “Skip” Richard Powers Jr., former caretaker of Ragged Mountain Fish & Game Club (RMFGC). A lifelong Andover resident, David […]
New Hampshire Veterans Home has Sunshine Cart
Help the Veterans who are residents at New Hampshire’s only state Veterans Home by donating items from their Wish List and Sunshine Cart list. Valentine’s Day would be a good opportunity to show our Veterans some love. Even sharing the Wish List with others helps! Did you know there is only one state Veterans’ home […]
SUSAN ABBOTT NORRIS (Suzy), a 56-year resident of Andover, died on January 2, 2024, after a brief but trying battle with cancer. Suzy was born in 1944 in Torrington, Connecticut, to Barbara (Nath) and Chester Brown. She grew up in Kent, Connecticut, and spent summers in Campton, New Hampshire, at her family home on Mad […]
Roy Charles Downes of Center Road, Salisbury, NH, Roy, 79 passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, at his home surrounded by loved ones after several months of declining health. He was born in Franklin on December 31, 1943, the son of Frank and Faith (Johndro) Downes. Roy grew up in Andover during his youth […]
15 Andover Fire Department volunteers showed up to help
It all started with a passing comment as a small group of us were harvesting potatoes out of Jenny Bodwell and Scott Kidder’s garden in early November. Scott casually mentioned how Jenny had always wanted to have the massive tree in their front yard decorated with Christmas lights. (Jenny, you might recall from last month’s […]
Discusses their history with drumming
The Schust family entertained the Andover Historical Society during our annual meeting. It was supposed to be a talk on “Railroads 101” from our own Fred Nystrom, but due to illness he couldn’t give the planned presentation. The Schust Family stepped in at the last minute to talk about drumming and how it started in […]