Orin Delmar “Del” Fogg, 88, of Orrington, Maine, passed away on February 12, 2015 at a Bangor hospital surrounded by his family. He was born in South Portland on January 13, 1927, the son of Elton Darling Fogg and Lulu Idella (Campbell) Fogg. Del attended Bangor schools and was a graduate of Bangor High School, class […]
Eric J. Anderson, 57, of Salisbury died on February 10 at his home following a period of failing health. Eric was born in Massachusetts, son of Roland and Betty (Flanders) Anderson. He had resided in Salisbury for a year and a half with his son Taylor and grandson Brantley. He spent most of his youth in […]
William “Bill” G. Converse Jr., 90, of Northfield died on January 27 following a period of failing health. Bill was born in Holden, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1925, son of William G. Converse Sr. and Grace (David) Converse. Bill spent his youth in Massachusetts, graduating from Jefferson grammar school, later attending Holden High School in […]
... and swimming around Highland Lake
Opening my e-mail before the holidays, I saw a request from Charlie Darling and announced to the man having a beer next to me, “Hey, this is funny. The Andover Beacon wants to write a story about you.” “Why?” “Apparently, someone asked him to find out who the guy is that swims around Highland Lake.” […]
Raymond L. Davis, 54, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Danbury, passed away in Phoenix on December 30, 2014, after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 27, 1960, in Franklin to the late Ransom W. and Evelyn M. (Ostrout) Davis Sr. Raymond attended Newfound Memorial High School in Bristol and then joined the US […]
Francis P. Aste, 68, of East Andover passed away on January 13, 2015. Francis was born in Woburn, Massachusetts on October 8, 1946 to Joseph and Anna (Criss) Aste. He earned an associate’s degree in electronics from NHTI in Concord and applied his knowledge as a supervisor with BEA Systems in Nashua. Francis was an […]
Airports and airplanes, farms and forests
At the East Andover Village Preschool, our daily curriculum, activities, and classroom environment embodies the thoughts, ideas, and questions that are at the forefront of the group’s play and conversations, known as emergent curriculum. Recently, we have been exploring airplanes and airports, doing research and cooperating as we transform our Dramatic Play area into both […]
New toys for the new year
Happy New Year, everyone. The children are happy to see snow on the ground. Outside time is more enjoyable when we add sledding into the mix. We started the New Year off with a lot of new and exciting toys and games. The children enjoyed opening new items (paid for by our annual fundraiser) before […]