Andover Fire Department Awarded St Baldrick’s “Brave to Shave” Award
Raised over $10,000 in 2014 to fight childhood cancer
Photos from the St Baldricks fundraiser
Sophie Viandier Steps Down; Vicky Mishcon Steps Up
Vicky will serve as selectman until the next Town election
With Sophie Viandier’s resignation from the Board of Selectmen, the Board needed a third selectman to serve until the vacancy can be filled at the next Town election in March of 2016. The Board has filled the vacancy with its appointment of Vicky Mishcon, who previously served on the Board for six years, from 2008 […]
Andover’s New Town Dump Truck has Arrived
Ford 550 Superduty with four-wheel drive
School Board’s Perspective on 2015 School District Meeting
Feedback welcome at regular monthly meetings
By Michelle Dudek, School Board chair
The Andover School Board wishes to thank the community for their support and feedback during the annual School District Meeting. Although not well attended, the voters overwhelmingly voted to approve the operating budget as well as three warrant articles. Two of these articles continue funding to the Special Education and High School Trust Funds, and the other funds a […]
Selectmen Inaugurate Rusty Trusty Old Spike Awards
Ed Hiller and Dennis Fenton honored
By Duncan Coolidge, Board of Selectmen chair
These are the words with which Duncan Coolidge opened Andover Town Meeting 2015 on March 10. First, I want to thank all of the various local government volunteers and elected officials for their selfless and generous effort over the last year serving the town and our community. It is through their gift of time and […]
Town Meeting 2015 Results, Article by Article
Voters approve new approach to highway department
By Charlie Darling, Beacon staff
The 2015 Andover Town Meeting convened on March 10 in the AE/ MS gym at 7 PM. Duncan Coolidge, chair of the Board of Selectmen, took the floor to recognize many Andover citizens who have helped the Town. See the article on page ?? for the text of his comments. Because Article 1 (election of officers […]
School District Meeting Passes Every Article Unanimously
Facilities Task Force, bus study planned
By Charlie Darling, Beacon staff
To begin the annual Andover School District Meeting on March 2, Moderator Betsy Paine introduced the Andover School Board members, Andover Budget committee members, SAU #46 officials, and AE/MS administration in attendance. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the AE/MS Chorus sang God Bless America. Betsy […]
Town Meetings Approve Proposed 2015 Budgets
2015 tax bills estimated to drop 4.1%
By Ed Hiller, Budget Committee
For the record, the 2015 annual meetings of the Town of Andover, the Andover School District, and the two Andover Fire Department precincts voted to fund and appropriate the budgets recommended by the Andover Budget Committee, as presented in The Andover Beacon for March 2015. The total appropriations (net of pass-throughs) are $6,553,046, down by […]
Frozen Water Pipes Cause Outages in Village
Crews trying to locate pipes and thaw them
