By Patricia Moyer, as approved by Chief Mahoney
The Andover Police Department handled 204 Calls for Service during December 2024, including: Animal, Wild: 1 Assist Ambulance/Rescue: 6 Assist Motorist: 4 Assist Social Service Agencies: 2 Civil Issue/Stand-by: 3 Manner of Operation: 4 Neighborhood Dispute: 1 Road Hazard/Obstruction: 3 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 5 Traffic Accident: 2 Traffic Offense, Citation: 2 Traffic Offense, Warning: 27 Welfare […]
Town Meeting will be held March 11, 2025
Press release
ANDOVER — Andover citizens will be able to vote to approve a new Camping Ordinance at Town Meeting on March 11, 2025. The intent of the new Camping Ordinance is to describe an opportunity for noncommercial recreational use of a property, while maintaining the health and safety of residents and the community. The Town allows […]
Project done on time and under budget
By Maureen Callahan
ANDOVER — On October 18, a yellow-green 1976 Ford F100 crossed the new Hall Road bridge, just two weeks from the date the Andover Highway Department dismantled the crumbling structure that had been in place since 1932. Three homes and 5th Gear Farm rely on the bridge as their only vehicular route to town and […]
Boards follow rules voted on by townspeople
By Ken Wells and Jon Warzocha
ANDOVER — What does “our land” mean? Land is never “ours” beyond our lifetimes. It passes on to a new generation of folks who may have a new idea of what is best for that space. On one hand, “our land” may refer to private property, owned by an individual, a family, or a business. […]
Friday, December 6, 6–8 PM
Press Release
ANDOVER — Please join the Andover Fire Department on Friday night, December 6, from 6 to 8 PM, for our annual Christmas tree sale fundraiser at the Andover Fire department, East Station. Sales will not begin before 6 PM, so we ask that you have patience with us. Sales will continue the following morning, Saturday, […]
By Patricia Moyer, with approval of Chief Mahoney
Andover Police Department handled 241 Calls for Service during October 2024, including: Animal Wild: 2 Assist Ambulance/Rescue: 6 Assist Citizen: 3 Assist Police: 5 Assist Social Service Agencies: 2 Civil Issue/Standby: 2 Manner of Operation: 2 Protective Order Violation: 1 Road Hazard/Obstruction: 5 Sexual Assault: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 10 Traffic Offense, Arrest: 2 Traffic Offense, […]
By Patricia Moyer, with approval of Chief
Andover Police Department handled 222 Calls for Service during September 2024, including: 911 Hangup: 2 Animal Wild: 1 Assault: 1 Assist Ambulance/Rescue: 6 Assist Citizen: 5 Assist Motorist: 2 Dog Loose: 3 Manner of Operation: 4 Sexual Assault: 1 Traffic Offense, Citation: 11 Traffic Offense, Warning: 51 Warrant, Criminal/Civil: 2 Welfare Check: 2 Arrests or […]
By Andover Cemetery Trustees
Are you interested in Green Burials? Your Cemetery Trustees would like your opinion. Here in Andover, deceased family members are either cremated and buried in an urn, or they are embalmed and buried in a casket within a vault. A number of residents have asked about being able to have a green burial space as […]
Vote Tuesday, November 5; 8 AM to 7 PM
By Lee Wells
The General Election is coming Tuesday, November 5. The polls at Andover Elementary/Middle School open at 8 AM and close at 7 PM. If you are a registered Andover voter, please remember to bring your ID. If you will be registering to vote on Election Day, please remember to bring proof of age, citizenship, and […]
Final budget gets voted on at Town Meeting
By Budget Committee
In Andover, the Budget Committee plays a crucial role in the financial planning and management of local government resources. The committee is composed of six elected members from the community, plus an ex officio member from the Select Board and the Fire Department. Our primary responsibility is to review, analyze, and recommend the Town’s annual […]
