Alan R. Libby, March 20, 2014

Alan R. Libby, March 20, 2014

Alan R. Libby, 57, “The Mailman,” of Andover died on March 20, 2014 following a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Alan was born on October 7, 1956 in Waterville, Maine, the son of Reginald E. and Barbara (Esty) Libby. He attended school in Portland, Maine before moving to Andover at an early age. He was […]

Imagination Inn, April 2014

Nursery Rhyme Family Night on April 16

By Doreen Perreault, Imagination Inn
Imagination Inn, April 2014

As I write this article, we are less than 24 hours away from spring, and yet the forecast is predicting a few inches of snow overnight. In fairness, we are beginning to see signs of warmth, with temperatures actually reaching the 40s, and the melting snow and muddy trails around the campus and on our […]

East Andover Village Preschool, April 2014

EAVP summer school camp is coming

By Elizabeth Janvrin and Carmen Bates, EAVP

Summer is on its way! Have you thought about what your child or children will be doing? East Andover Village Preschool offers a summer camp program with half-day, day, or week options. We have weekly themes such as Secret Agents Week, Shark Week, and Blasting Off to Outer Space. Each day we enjoy water play […]

Andover After School Program, April 2014

Pizza party on April 30, 5:30 to 7:30 PM

By Diane Adams, AASP
Andover After School Program, April 2014

We are having a pizza packet party on Wednesday, April 30, from 5:30 to 7 PM. Come and enjoy some pizza and dessert with the AASP staff and Board! This will be your opportunity to re-enroll your child or children into the AASP. Our space is limited, so the earlier we make this happen, the […]

Donald Johnson, February 28, 2014

Donald Johnson, February 28, 2014

Donald M. Johnson, 92, of Poplar Street, died peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Elm Wood Center in Claremont. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on January 18, 1922, the son of Charles L. and Elizabeth (Bailey) Johnson. He lived in Tarpon Springs, Florida for 20 years before moving to Andover in 2009. The family […]

Mark Kelso, February 23, 2014

Mark Kelso, February 23, 2014

Mark was born on June 30, 1960 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mark graduated from Belmont High School in 1978. Most of his adult life he lived in Danbury. Mark was a self-employed logger. He loved the outdoors and nature and would never have been one to punch a time clock. He respected the land and […]

Phyllis Benward, February 23, 2014

Phyllis Benward, February 23, 2014

Mrs. Phyllis Mary (Getto) Benward, of Wilmot, 74, died on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at New London Hospital of complications from a long-term illness. Phyllis, daughter of Mathew and Emma (Rapp) Getto of New Jersey, is predeceased by her husband Kenneth E. Benward (1933-1986); her parents, Matthew and Emma Getto; and survived by her brother […]

David Sheldon, February 18, 2014

F. David Sheldon, 90, formerly of Schenectady, New York, Andover, and New London, passed away on February 18, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona. Born October 17, 1923, the son of Neil O. and Lenah (Flower) Sheldon, the family moved to Schenectady in 1925 where his father bought a business. David graduated in 1948 from Cornell University […]

Benefit Planned for Fire Victims Steve and Cindy Waterstrat

April 13 at the Franklin Elks Club

By Megan Sweeney, for the Beacon
Benefit Planned for Fire Victims Steve and Cindy Waterstrat

On the morning of February 28, the home of Steve and Cindy Waterstrat at 105 Flaghole Road was destroyed by a fire that was originally reported as a chimney fire. Cindy and her son Kyle Wiley were home at the time the fire broke out. They made it out safely, along with their two dogs […]

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