Tuesday, January 23; AE/MS, 8 AM - 7 PM
The 2024 Primary is coming! New Hampshire’s Secretary of State must know that the deadline for submitting articles to the Beacon is the 15th, so he announced today, November 15, as I write this article, that the New Hampshire Presidential Primary will be on January 23, 2024. Not only is it our civic duty to […]
Ready for superstructure to be set
The construction progress for the new municipal facility has advanced to the point of being ready for the superstructure to be set. Delivery of the shell and structural steel will be Thursday, November 16, 2023, and the base, binder course of pavement is to be set on Friday, November 17, 2023, (weather permitting). The concrete […]
Made from lamb purchased from Cedartree Farm
3 lbs. lamb shank. (We bought ours from Cedartree Farm) For the marinade: 2 cloves garlic 2 anchovies or anchovy paste 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard ( preferably Maille) 1/2 tbsp. fresh chopped rosemary 1 tsp. thyme Salt/pepper to taste. 1/4 cup olive oil Mix all ingredients together in a paste. Pat shank dry. Apply paste […]
Cook shares favorite America's Test Kitchen recipe
HERMIT COOKIES (America’s Test Kitchen recipe). Makes about 20 cookies 1 cup raisins 2 tbsp. crystallized ginger, finely chopped 8 tbsp. unsalted butter 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ tsp. ground allspice 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt ¾ cup (5 ¼ ounces) packed dark brown sugar ½ cup molasses (mild […]
When you’re shopping, there can be an overwhelming amount of information (and disinformation) on the product label. Chickens used to spend their entire life in a cage with no room to stretch and move about. They were treated as “egg laying machines” and not as sentient beings. I have raised chickens most of my life […]
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has formal approval for the complete replacement of two major state highway bridges in Andover. They are the Route 11 bridge near Dyer’s Crossing in East Andover, and the Route 4 bridge over the Blackwater River near the Andover/Salisbury town line. The November 7 meeting between the Bridge Commissioners […]
Reflects on positive changes implemented
During the Select Board meeting of October 26, 2023, I provided two weeks written notice that I would be ending my employment with the Town. My last day working in the office was November 9. As I stated in the meeting, I enjoyed my time working for the residents of Andover. I had the opportunity […]
Scan the QR code to visit the Town site
Andover’s Master Plan subcommittee of the Planning Board met on October 14, to finalize the public opinion survey going out to Andover residents in November. You can participate in this survey by scanning the QR code shown in this article, or on the postcard delivered to every Andover mailbox, or by picking up a hard […]
Notice to Andover residents: The Andover Select Board is forming a new Recycling Committee. We need volunteers to join in this effort. If you are interested, please contact Roland Carter through the Town Office. Thank you for your interest and participation.
Wells family holiday favorite
This has become a Wells family holiday favorite, adapted from our North Carolina friend’s recipe, whose family made theirs for many generations from the huge old “PEA-can” tree in their front yard. Sadly, the grand old tree blew down in a hurricane a few years back, but you can make sure the recipe lives on! […]