Community centers nearby and beyond
Community spares are housed in old churches (Bristol, Danbury), old school buildings (Bradford, Franklin), an old fire station (Plymouth), a purposely built structure (Wilmot), a former town hall (Winhall, Vermont), and more. They provide space for after school youth activities, internet access, preschool classes, senior centers, game rooms, art studios, study halls, food banks, […]
Fire Permits are now required
Four years ago the members of the East Andover and Andover fire departments met, discussed, and planned our future. The study team commissioned by the Andover Select Board concluded that the fire department would be better as one department. Now it was up to us carry out that plan and see if we could make […]
330 calls for service in March
The Andover Police Department handled 330 Calls for Service during March, including: Assist Citizen: 13 Business Check: 4 Civil Issue/Standby: 2 Criminal Threat: 1 Dog loose: 4 House Check: 167 Road Hazard/Obstruction: 4 Road Rage: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 3 Theft: 3 Traffic Accident: 4 Traffic Offense/Citation: 3 Traffic Offense: Warning: 54 Warrant-Criminal/Civil: 2 Arrests: […]
Truck equipped with a light tower
There are certain things that the little boy or girl in every firefighter is looking for in a fire truck. It must be big and it must be red. Our new rescue truck more than meets that mark. The truck stands at ten feet six inches tall is shiny red and white. However the down […]
February 15 to March 15, 2017
On February 28, Melissa Cheney sold 1.47 acres at 46 O’Neil Drive to Richard Morway for $32,000. David Liberatore of BH&G Masiello Tilton assisted the seller and the buyer. On March 1, Lindner Trust sold 9 Shirley Road to Proctor Academy for $255,000. The 2,217 square-foot house has 3 bedrooms, 1 baths, and sits on 0.25 acres. Andover Inventory There […]
Aglow with the promise of a new beginning in its 138-year life, Andover’s Old Town Hall at 157 Main Street is now bathed in a spotlight between sunset and sunrise. What to call Andover’s Old Town Hall? Suggestions are pouring in. They include: Everybody’s Place, Second Home, The Hub, Olde Towne New Town, Halcyon House, The 1879 House, The Gathering, The Welcome […]
An interview with the author
“I have had the goal of writing a book for 25 years now. I wanted to prove to myself and to my children that you can and should follow your dreams.” –Kerry Kellogg Kerry and Brian Kellogg, author and illustrator respectively, have published their first children’s book. Their launch party was at BookEnds in Warner […]
Team will compete in 2017 Disabled Water Ski Championships
The Water Skiers with Disabilities Association, a sports discipline organization of USA Water Ski, selected Andover’s Nick Fairall as a member of the 2017 U.S. Disabled Water Ski TEAM that will compete in the 13th Disabled Water Ski World Championships, April 27-30, in Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia. The TEAM selection was announced following the […]
