Andover Fire Department Needs New Members to Join

Neighbors helping neighbors is the motto

Press release

Going around town talking to the locals, people like how Andover has a “small town feel,” and I agree. One drawback about being a smaller town in our area is not having full-time emergency services. The Police Department has full-time personnel but is not staffed 24 hours a day; the Fire and EMS Departments are […]

Fire Department Drill Provides Firefighters Training and Practice

Mother nature participated with heavy rain and lightning

By Jeff Hall
Fire Department Drill Provides Firefighters Training and Practice

ANDOVER – On the 3rd Monday of each month, Andover Fire Dept holds a training to practice their skills in a safe and real environment. On August 19, AFD’s Lieutenant Andrew Perkins planned this month’s drill, set up and directed the training exercise. Participating in the roll up training included many AFD members, Andover EMS, […]

Voter Information for September 10, 2024, State Primary

Please don't forget to bring a photo ID!

By Lee Wells

The polls are located at Andover Elementary/Middle School. They open in Andover at 8 AM and close at 7 PM. Please do not come early. Please don’t forget to bring a photo ID! You will receive the Primary Ballot that corresponds with your party registration. To check your voter registration, go to The Secretary of […]

Useful Facts About School Funding and Per Student Costs

By Ken Wells

ANDOVER – According to sources including US News & World Report, WalletHub and World Population Review, New Hampshire students consistently score among the top ten states in the nation. On average, public schooling in New Hampshire costs roughly $20,000 per student per year. The cost of education per student is not remarkably more or less […]

Local Area Polling Places for September 10 State Primary

Polling Places and Hours in the Beacon Readership Area TOWN HOURS LOCATION Andover           8 AM – 7 PM           Andover Elementary/Middle School Danbury           8 AM – 7 PM           Danbury Town Hall Franklin/Ward 1       […]

Town Administrator Says Goodbye to Andover Citizens

Has given five weeks notice

By Scott E. Hilliard

ANDOVER-I write to you with very mixed emotions, as I served as your Town Administrator for a short eight months. Due to a family situation, I must say goodbye and work closer to my home. I wish things were different but, like you, we do what is in the best interest. I have given the […]

Andover’s Select Board Examines Cilleyville Bog Bridge

Structural concerns to be addressed

By Scott Hilliard
Andover’s Select Board Examines Cilleyville Bog Bridge

Andover – At the August 6, 2024 meeting of the Andover Select Board, we held the start of the meeting at the Cilleyville Bog Bridge to examine the bridge and discuss a solution to address structural concerns. Research for grants has not been successful. An LCHIP grant was previously awarded for repairs approximately 20 years […]

Andover Welcomes Andrew Poirier, Our Newest Police Officer

By Scott Hilliard

Andover – Please join the Town of Andover employees in welcoming our newest police officer, Andrew  Poirier. Andrew, his wife, and two children reside in Hill.  Andrew began his new duties on July 25, 2024.   This is Andrew’s first venture into law enforcement, but it is not unfamiliar territory as Andrew’s wife is a police […]