East Andover Resident Pecco Beaufays Has His Picture Taken With Compass Travel’s Pumpkin People
By Holly Walker
Service Club Makes Changes for 21st Annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale
Pre-order by November 19 for pick up
By Mary Phinney
The Andover Service Club (ASC) will, once again, be offering pies for your Thanksgiving celebrations! However, because of COVID-19 considerations, the pie sale will be very different this year. Please note the following changes: • You can pre-order from two choices – pumpkin or apple at $12 each pie – by calling Robin Boynton at […]
Andover’s New Artisan Jewelry Studio Features Sea Glass and Silver
Creations offer a color feast for the eyes
By Shelley Geoghegan
Beacon staff
A new business has opened on the outskirts of Andover! Beachcombings Studio offers a delightful, and colorful, array of handcrafted jewelry, mostly made of seaglass (personally found on beaches in Maine, the United Kingdom, Nova Scotia, and Lake Champlain) and hand-worked silver (some gold), and some with precious and semi-precious stones (such as Tourmaline). They […]
Andover Held First Ever Drive Thru Absentee Ballot Voting
By Charlie Darling
NHDES Provides Drought Guidance for the New Hampshire Public
Steps you can take to conserve water
Press release
Marjorie Roy, Andover Town Administrator, asked the Beacon to print this document from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) that outlines steps that can be taken by the public during the ongoing drought conditions in our area. Persistent drought conditions in New Hampshire have historically led to residential well failures and public water […]
Andover Real Estate Transactions, August and September 2020
August 17 through September 17
By Ty Morris
Nine properties sold in Andover between August 17 and September 17, 2020. Jason Silver and Jeri Bacote sold a 5 acre parcel of land on Monticello Drive to Rob Powers and Marcia Miller for $50,000. Mary Lou Cummings and David Cleveland of Coldwell Banker Lifestyles represented both the buyer and the seller. Donald and Amy […]
Voting Procedures Updated for the November General Election
Voters have many choices to avoid COVID-19
By Lee Wells
Now that we have made it through the Primary Election with many changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we can outline how those changes will work for the General Election on Tuesday, November 3. Absentee Voting The State continues to urge people who are concerned about COVID-19 to vote absentee. This is safer for […]
Supervisors of the Checklist Will Meet Four Times Before Election
Checklist will be posted October 6
By Vicky Mishcon
The purpose of the following public sessions is for updating the Voter Checklist before the General Election on Tuesday, November 3. This includes new registrations, transfers, and deaths. Also, note: the Voter Checklist will be posted in the town office on October 6. If you wish to see the checklist, please call the town clerk […]
Drive-Through Voting Scheduled for November Election
Saturday, October 24 and Saturday, October 31, 9 AM to 1 PM
By Lee Wells
Here are the procedures for drive-through voting on Saturday, October 24, and Saturday, October 31, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Bring an ID. At Town Hall, start at the tent outside the library. At the first station, you will check in and receive an application for Absentee Voting. Fill out and return the application. […]
NHEC Hopes to Develop Broadband Services for Members
Uniquely positioned to serve the underserved
By Charlie Darling
The following was condensed and edited from NHEC.com/Broadband by the Beacon staff. Access to affordable, reliable, high speed internet is critical for the vitality of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative’s (NHEC) members and their communities. However, due to the rural nature of the Co-op’s service territory, which stretches from Derry to Pittsburg and includes Andover, many […]