Condensed from approved minutes. In Person Board Present: Brandon Adams, Adam Jones, Dan Newton, Lisa Burbach, and Aimee Menard Administration Present: Mark MacLean, Dennis Dobe, Dennis Audet, and Beth Page Public Present: Caroline Boucher Board Chairperson’s Report Aimee thanked folks for the respectful dialogue at the August emergency meeting and for the community turning out […]
Condensed from approved minutes Special Meeting to discuss White Oaks/Horseshoe Pond logging Present: Jesse Schust, Sooze Hodgson, Jerry Hersey, Lee Wells, Tina Cotton Observations at White Oak Pit on September 16: Jesse, Lee, Jerry, Nancy, Tina, and Todd Goings – joined later by Sooze and John Hodgson – walked along the Town access road from […]
Condensed from approved minutes Present: ACC members: Nancy Robart, Jesse Schust, Jerry Hersey, Sooze Hodgson, Tina Cotton, Shawn Upton, Alan McIntyre, Lee Wells, Jenny Bodwell Also attending: Donna Duclos, Robin and Bill Benincase Greetings to Shawn: Shawn invited us to join him moose tracking this weekend. Website: Alan is constantly working on it. Need photos […]
Ask Transfer Station attendants for guidance
Recently, approximately 20 one-gallon cans of paint were left on the side of several town roads. The highway crew picked them up, dried them out, and properly disposed of them. If you are unsure of how to dispose of something, please ask the Transfer Station attendants. They are trained in all kinds of disposal regulations. […]
The Andover Police Department handled 214 calls for service during September, including: Animal Livestock Complaint: 2 Assist Ambulance/Rescue: 5 Assist Citizen: 7 Assist Motorist: 3 Assist Police: 4 Civil Issue/Standby: 3 Domestic Dispute: 2 Manner of Operation: 3 Road Hazard/Obstruction: 5 Suspicious Circumstances: 3 Theft: 1 Traffic Arrest: 2 Traffic Citation: 15 Traffic Warning: 85 […]
There will be two public hearings
Suppose that you are the owner of a hypothetical 20-acre parcel in rural Andover and you wish to subdivide and develop that buildable parcel in a way that maximizes your financial return for housing development. Today’s subdivision ordinance would tend to steer such a 20-acre landowner towards creating a “suburban” housing development of 10 two-acre […]
Due to natural gas price spike
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative’s (NHEC) Board of Directors has approved changes to the Co-op Power rate and Regional Access Charge, which will result in an overall bill increase for most residential members of about 17%, or $17.19. The new rates will take effect with bills rendered on or after November 1. The Co-op Power portion […]
21 active cases; 182 since the pandemic began
Indoor farmers market, local foods, beer and wine
When The Kitchen restaurant announced it would be leaving Andover, there was a town-wide groan of dismay. But it didn’t take long for another restaurant to fill the empty spot at 46 Main Street. Drake’s Place Eatery and Market opened its doors on September 10 and has been busy serving a menu of “farm to […]
"My favorite thing to do is to make pickles"
Hello, my name is Sharon Lefebvre, and I have lived in East Andover for 44 years. We love it here and love our land, where we are able to grow our own organic vegetables. There is a good feeling about being fortunate enough to be able to grow your own produce and eat it fresh, […]