This guide is a basic overview of the Town’s tax rate and intended to help explain the components of the tax rate and how it is set each year. The tax rate, or how much we pay for every $1,000 of property valuation is determined by the NH Department of Revenue Administration and considers three […]
Please send your 2019 donation
In October, we mailed 230 letters like this one to people who haven’t donated to the Beacon yet in 2019. To date, we’ve received donations from less than 15%. Please, if you haven’t donated yet this year, see page 4 or visit AndoverBeacon.com/Donate to show your support for our community’s non-profit newspaper.
At 27 acres, Hopkins (or Adder) Pond is one of Andover’s smallest water bodies, but it has been the object of significant scrutiny in recent months, the result of citizen reports and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Resources (DES) tests that confirmed extremely high levels of toxic, tiny single-celled organisms known as cyanobacteria. While DES […]
Closed to vehicular traffic since Oct. 31, 2017, Elbow Pond Road was about to officially reopen as this issue of The Beacon went to press, thanks to completion of the Mountain Brook box culvert. Overseen by the Andover Board of Selectmen and Road Agent John Thompson, the project cost nearly $250,000, 75 percent of which […]
Dedicated employees back to business as usual
Thursday, November 14, started like any other day at the family-owned FloorCraft store on Route 11 in Wilmot, just over the Andover line. But by mid-afternoon, the store’s warehouse, across the parking lot from the showroom, was gone, consumed by a raging fire that sent flames 30 feet into the unseasonably cold November air. Wilmot […]
Three homes sold in Andover from October 15 to November 18. Michael Rheaume sold 97 Lockwood Road to Edward Mack for $230,000.00. This 4 bedroom and 2 bathroom cape with attached two-car garage has 2,788 square feet of living space and sits on 5.8 acres. Mary-Lou Cummings and David Cleveland represented the sellers and Jamie […]
Scheduled dates are on December 10 and January 14
The Planning Board is recommending some changes in the zoning ordinance to enlarge the village districts. This probably sounds like old news, because it is old news. The Planning Board (PB) put together the proposal last year, had public hearings to listen to resident input, and planned to have it on the ballot for Town […]
Santa arrives on December 1 at 5 PM
Basic tax prep experience and computer skills
We need an additional volunteer for income tax preparation in Andover. Presently we have one volunteer. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome. You don’t need to be an AARP member or a retiree to volunteer. “The AARP Tax-Aide program is a wonderful resource for the American taxpayer,” said Ron Koron, local coordinator. “AARP […]
Just a few things to keep you updated on what’s going at the Town Clerk’s office. Veterans Day and Thanksgiving The Clerk’s office will be closed on Monday, November 11, for Veterans Day. The Selectman’s office, however, will be open. Both offices will be closed over Thanksgiving weekend, November 28, 29 and 30. The clerk’s […]