The Andover and Wilmot Police Departments are hosting another prescription drug take back event on Saturday, October 27 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Circle K Convenience Store at 718 Main Street in Andover. Take a look in your medicine cabinet and clean out all those unused or expired prescriptions and bring to […]
Franklin VNA and Hospice will be holding several clinics during the month of October. For more information or to register for any of these clinics call (603) 934-3454. The VNA Office is located at 75 Chestnut Street, Franklin. October 3: B12 Injection Clinic at the VNA, call for appointment October 4: Blood Pressure Clinic at […]
Meeting convened at 6:35 p.m. Members Present: Marj Roy, Town Administrator; Dave Blinn and Chuck Keyser, Select Board Members, John Thompson, Road Agent; Jim Reed, Transfer Station Manager; Elita Reed, Bookkeeper; Police Officer Dan Mori; and Police Chief Joe Mahoney Also present were: Trustees of the Trust Funds, Joann Edgar, Alex Estin, and Dan Mori; […]
Will help defray increased production costs
It is no secret that printed newspapers are finding it difficult to stay afloat these days. The Beacon is facing the same challenges as other for profit newspapers. Recent talks with our printer revealed that our printing costs are expected to rise as much as ten percent in the next six months. As a way […]
Throughout October automotive repair shops across the country are looking to end breast cancer with a unique fundraising campaign. During the Month of October, Marshall’s Garage in Elkins, NH and more than 100 other Independent Auto Repair Shops across the US are raising funds for a breast cancer vaccine as part of the Brakes for […]
The Andover Police Department handled 247 Calls for Service during August, including: Assist Citizen: 9 Civil Issue/Stand-by: 12 Driving on Suspension/Revocation: 3 House Check Request: 3 Missing Person: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 6 Theft: 3 Traffic Offense-Citation: 4 Traffic Offense-Warning: 102 Warrant-Criminal/Civil: 1 Weapon Violations: 1 Welfare Check: 2 Arrests: Justin Parr, Andover, Age 39: Operating […]
NEW LONDON, NH – The Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice (LSRVNA) annual summer party held on August 22nd at the New London Historical Society was a grand success because of the generosity of so many guests, donors and sponsors. A relaxing evening of perfect matches of featured food and drink (provided by talented local […]
Plan now while the sun is shining
As I write this story I am watching hurricane Florence slam into the Carolinas. Mother Nature is an incredibly powerful force and for all our technical sophistication, we are at her mercy. Some of you will remember that I wrote about protecting ourselves from storms last year, considering the risk I hope you won’t mind […]
The Andover Budget Committee will be starting its work beginning on Tuesday, October 2 with a meeting with the School Board. The meeting begins at 6:30 PM at the Andover Elementary Middle School. The full schedule of planned budget committee meetings will be published in the November Beacon.
Saturday, October 27th
After months of collecting, sorting and organizing donations, the Hub Closet is now ready to open to the public. Join us Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at The Andover Hub (next to Pizza Chef) to shop for supplies or drop off donations or a bit of both. There will also be snacks […]