Method avoids raising taxes for needed equipment
Fire trucks are designed and manufactured to last a long time. We keep them in service an average of twenty to twenty-five years. In that time, we use them in the worst of weather and require them to carry very heavy loads, between the water we haul and the equipment we use. The key to […]
Includes Touch-a-Truck event; October 15
All are welcome to attend the Andover Fire Department’s first annual Open House and Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, October 15, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Meet our firefighters and EMTs. The fire department will be open to the public, with lunch and snacks, goodies for the kids, games for all, giveaways, and demonstrations throughout […]
Group invites others to join in on October 8 and 15
A group of eight hard working individuals gathered at Philbrick Cemetery at Old College Road and Maple Street to scrub and clean each gravestone and foot stone in this old graveyard. What a difference a few hours make! Drive by and take a look. We will be meeting again on Wednesday, September 28, at 9 […]
Workdays are September 17 and 28, 9 to noon
Geologist Don Hilton said, “All rock begins to weather from the moment it is removed from the earth.” Weathering from rain and wind, as well as lichen growth can make the names and dates on our local gravestones difficult to read. A damaged gravestone means a loss of family, community, and cultural history. We can’t […]
Annual recognition given by Fourth of July Committee
Each year the Andover Fourth of July Committee chooses an outstanding volunteer to receive the annual dedication. This year, they are very pleased to announce their choice of Fire Chief Rene Lefebvre. The following text appeared in the booklet printed by the Committee for the celebration: Andover is very fortunate that Rene Lefebvre made East […]
Thank you to all the valued volunteers
We’re back! Andover stepped up for another amazing Independence Day Celebration. The weather could not have been better. Spirits were high as the town turned out to make this 80th celebration one for the record books. Non-profits reported brisk sales of raffle tickets and refreshments. They could barely keep up. We had some of our […]
Andover is fortunate to have helpful residents
Andover is truly fortunate to have residents who volunteer to serve on committees and boards, beautify the landscape, provide rides to those who need them, staff a genuinely nice Thrift and Gift Shop, put on one heck of a great Fourth of July celebration … the list goes on. We thank you all! We still […]
Supervisors of the Checklist Public Session September 3
The New Hampshire Primary Election is on Tuesday, September 13. As a recent article in the New York Times about events in Croydon pointed out, one of the enemies of democracy is complacency. Don’t take democracy for granted: be informed, be involved, and vote! You may register to vote at Town Hall up until Saturday, […]