Update on AE/MS Facilities Project

Next tour and information session on Tuesday, December 6

By Mark MacLean, Superintendent of Schools

On Tuesday, November 1, AE/MS and the Andover School Board hosted their first AE/MS Facility Tour and Building Project Informational Session. We are extraordinarily thankful that there was community interest and active participation; we realize how busy everyone is! For some, this was their initial “entrance” into this project. Among the feedback and questions received that […]

Tour the Old Town Hall This Weekend

How would you like to see the building used?

Tour the Old Town Hall This Weekend

Good news!  A group of Andover residents was able to provide the seed money to secure Andover’s old Town Hall at a foreclosure auction two weeks ago, with the hope that going forward it can be used as a community space. Contractors have taken an informal look and confirmed that it seems to be in […]

Andover Real Estate Transactions, September and October 2016

September 16 through October 15, 2016

On September 16, Evelyn Baker sold 832 Franklin Highway to Susan Young and Mark Seccareccio for $112,000. Arthur Urie of Lake Farm Realty assisted the seller and Susan Locantore of The Bean Group assisted the buyer. The 1,286 square-foot house has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and sits on 0.34 acres. On September 16, Frederick Trump sold 474 Main Street to […]

Transfer Station Moves Commercial Dumping to Fridays

Still Wednesdays and Saturdays for households

By Dave Blinn, Select Board

During the October 17 Select Board meeting, it was agreed that a commercial and business “dump day” needs to be established strictly for non-residential trash disposal. Starting on Friday, November 4, Fridays from noon to 5 PM will be set aside for non-residential trash to be deposited at the Transfer Station. Why the Change? A […]

Bridges on Maple Street and Kearsarge Mountain Road to be Repaired

Input from residents guides Select Board

By Vicky Mishcon, Select Board
Bridges on Maple Street and Kearsarge Mountain Road to be Repaired

The small bridge near the top of Kearsarge Mountain Road, pictured here, and the Maple Street bridge over the Rail Trail will both be repaired soon. Photo: Charlie Darling Maple Street Bridge, or Halcyon Bridge as it is also known, was not on the list of bridges to be repaired this year. Yet, in late […]

NHEC Announces Winter Rate Increase

Costs drop in summer, rise in winter

Press release

The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) Board of Directors has approved a rate increase effective with bills rendered November 1. The increase will result in an overall bill increase of 14.2%, or $12.69 per month, for a typical residential member using 500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month. The rate increase will be in effect for the […]

Helicopter Crashes on Take-Off from Rivers Edge Road

Pilot exits burning wreckage and calls 911

By Charlie Darling, for the Beacon
Helicopter Crashes on Take-Off from Rivers Edge Road

A Canadian Home Rotors Safari kit helicopter took off from a home on Rivers Edge Road in Andover on the afternoon of September 27 with two full tanks of fuel. Moments later it crashed into the woods from about 60′ up and caught fire. Fortunately the unidentified pilot, who was alone in the chopper, was […]

Capital Improvement Planning Committee Minutes, September 15, 2016

Condensed from draft minutes

Chair: Doug Phelps Attendees: Jeff Newcomb, Chuck Keyser (vice chair), Marj Roy, Bill Leber Draft Capital Improvement Plan Review From the last meeting, Newcomb suggested the Committee contact Emergency Management Team for any project input. Phelps or Marj Roy still need to follow through with this item. New fire fighting vehicle is currently planned for […]

Capital Improvement Plan Committee Public Hearing on Wednesday, November 16

Andover’s Capital Improvement Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 16, at the Town Hall at 7 PM to review and accept comments from the public on a draft of the 10-year Capital Improvement Plan for 2016. Copies of the draft plan are available at the Town Office or on the Town Web […]

Emergency Preparedness Training to be Held in November

Be prepared in an emergency

By Jane Hubbard, Emergency Management Director

The Capital Area Citizens Corps is providing a free 20-hour emergency preparedness course to community members as part of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. CERT trains people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following […]

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