Fundraisers Are a Big Success Thanks to Townspeople

Auxiliary and fire department both in need of volunteers

By Shawna Otis and Jacob Otis

Andover Emergency Services Auxiliary held our annual town wide yard sale in August, and it was our most successful yet. We beat last year’s number of map locations and surpassed our goals.  Thank you to all of those who took part in the yard sale, whether it was buying a spot on the map, sponsoring […]

Select Board Meeting Discusses Highland Lake Drawdown

Decision made to do this in November

Press Release

The Select Board Meeting on Thursday, September 14, discussed the drawing down of Highland Lake. The Select Board heard from several lake residents who were in support of a drawdown in order to allow them to do some shoreline property maintenance. Chief Barton also informed the Board that the Fire Department needs to do maintenance […]

Select Board Meeting Discusses Highland Lake Drawdown

Decision made to do this in November

Press Release

The Select Board Meeting on Thursday, September 14, discussed the drawing down of Highland Lake. The Select Board heard from several lake residents who were in support of a drawdown in order to allow them to do some shoreline property maintenance. Chief Barton also informed the Board that the Fire Department needs to do maintenance […]

Once in a Decade Opportunity

Townwide Opinion Survey Coming in November

By Jacob Gilman

A survey is coming! This survey is truly a once in a decade opportunity for you to shape our town’s future through updating the Master Plan. Our “Andover Master Plan” is a powerful vision statement of how we, as townspeople, wish our town to be in the future. It will be used to steer our […]

Andover Police Department Service Calls during July

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By Pat Moyer

The Andover Police Department handled 281 Calls for Service during July 2023 including: Animal Stray: 1 Beach Patrol: 42 Civil Issue/Stand-by: 1 Dog Loose: 1 Good Morning Andover: 29 Illegal Dumping: 1 Manner of Operation: 4 Parking Violation: 43 Road Rage: 1 Stalking: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 5 Theft: 4 Traffic Accident: 4 Traffic Offense/Citation: 7 […]

400+ Attendees at Andover Fire Department Chicken BBQ 

Chief Lefebvre honored with granite bench for East Station

By Meghan Barton
400+ Attendees at Andover Fire Department Chicken BBQ 

We can’t even begin to tell you how thankful we are! Saturday, July 26, may very well be one of the best barbecues ever. If our estimations are correct, we had over 400 people for the 40th Annual Andover Fire Department Chicken BBQ dinner. Days of preparation that week were needed for the dinner. Our […]

Commercial and Light Business Zone Makes Sense

Future plans need to address housing

By Ken wells

The 2013 Master Plan called for the creation of  a “commercial and light industrial “ (C&I) zone in Andover. Why would anybody want this? There are several reasons the creation of a C&I business zone made sense to the 2013 Master Planning committee. First, it makes some sense to cluster newly constructed businesses together, rather […]

Town Website Continues to be Updated and Improved

Email notifications are available with sign-up

By Kimverley Brown Edellmann

During quieter moments, we continue to put more work into the Town website with the goal of making it a great resource for everyone. When we add content, we can have the website send email notifications to those who want them. Residents can choose to be notified about different types of website content, such as […]

Administrator Explains Difference between Operating and Capital Budgets

2024 budget planning on the radar

By Kimberley Brown Edelmann

At Town Meeting in March, citizens vote on an operating budget and several capital budgets. These are very different types of budgets. The operating budget can be likened to your household budget. It covers the day-to-day expenses anticipated in running the Town for one year. Almost half of it covers wages and related payroll costs […]

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