Donors Enable Department to Update Tools

Time to inspect detectors

By Jake Otis
Donors Enable Department to Update Tools

As a fire department, we have many tools in our tool box. They range from screw guns to thermal imaging cameras, from air packs to extrication tools. All these tools need to be kept up to date and maintained.  The extrication tools that the Andover Fire Department have had were purchased through fundraising over 25 […]

Touch-a-Truck a Great Success

October is Fire Safety Prevention month

By Meghan Barton
Touch-a-Truck a Great Success

October 15 was a great day to hold our second annual Touch-a-Truck event at the Main Street Fire Station. Many of our local agencies came to show our kids the great apparatus and equipment that we have to offer: fire trucks, ambulances, police cars, loaders, grader, dump trucks, plow truck, boat, utv, snowmobile, command vehicle, […]

Andover Police Department Statistics for August 2023

By Patricia Moyer, as approved by Chief Mahoney

Andover Police Department handled 220 Calls for Service during August, 2023 including: Abandoned Vehicle: 3 Assist Citizen: 4 Assist Police: 8 Criminal Mischief: 1 Criminal Threatening: 1 Driving on Suspension/Revocation: 2 Good morning Andover: 30 Missing Person: 1 Noise Disturbance: 2 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 6 Theft: 5 Traffic accident: 3 Traffic Offense – Citation: 4 Traffic […]

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 […]

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