Andover Police Department Service Calls for August 2024

By Patricia Moyer, as approved by Chief Mahoney

Andover Police Department handled 248 Calls for Service during August 2024, including: Assault: 2 Assist Ambulance/Rescue: 3 Assist Citizen: 5 Assist Police: 4 Civil Issue/Standby: 4 Dog Loose: 3 Noise Disturbance: 3 OHRV Complaint: 2 School Walkthrough: 2 Stranded Motorist: 2 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 7 Theft: 6 Traffic Offense — Citation: 13 Traffic Offense — Warning: […]

Annual Touch-A-Truck Event Comes Around Again

Wednesday, October 9, 5-7 PM

By Shawna Otis
Annual Touch-A-Truck Event Comes Around Again

ANDOVER – Please join us for our annual Touch-A-Truck at Andover Fire Department’s Main Street Station, as part of the Fall Festival! This year, our Touch-a-Truck is set for October 9, from 5 – 7 PM. As always, our Touch-A-Truck event falls during the week of Fire Prevention Week. We are looking forward to Andover […]

Andover Fire Department Needs New Members to Join

Neighbors helping neighbors is the motto

Press release

Going around town talking to the locals, people like how Andover has a “small town feel,” and I agree. One drawback about being a smaller town in our area is not having full-time emergency services. The Police Department has full-time personnel but is not staffed 24 hours a day; the Fire and EMS Departments are […]

Andover Hires New Town Administrator

Don Sieburg grew up in Andover

By Don Sieburg
Andover Hires New Town Administrator

Dear Andover Residents, It is a great honor for me to be chosen as your new Town Administrator, following the departure of my admired predecessor, Scott Hilliard. Scott’s contributions to our town during his tenure were invaluable, and I am grateful for the strong foundation he laid for us to continue building upon. His passion […]

Candidate Statement – Stuart Green for Democratic State Senate

By Stuart Green
Candidate Statement – Stuart Green for Democratic State Senate

Friends, I am a retired U.S. Navy Commander, husband, father, and product of this district. I served as an accredited diplomat overseas, an intelligence officer on aircraft carriers, a director of a maritime intelligence operations center, and an executive officer in a NATO unit. I have conducted counterinsurgency analysis for the Pentagon and elected officials, […]

Candidate Statement – Louise Andrus for Republican State Representative

Incumbent - Merrimack District 5

By Louise Andrus
Candidate Statement – Louise Andrus for Republican State Representative

I am a New Hampshire native and live in Salisbury with my husband Ted. We have three adult children and are grandparents of four. I come to you, the voter, as an Incumbent and conservative candidate in the House of  Representatives for Merrimack County District 5 — Andover, Danbury, Hill, Salisbury, and Webster. I am […]

Candidate Statement – Deborah Aylward for Republican State Representative

Incumbent - Merrimack District 5

By Deborah Aylward
Candidate Statement – Deborah Aylward for Republican State Representative

As a State Representative, I believe it is my responsibility to promote democracy, preserve conservative values, and assure that government does not infringe on constitutional rights. As a result, my candidacy was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in 2022.  With session attendance a top priority, I reliably had a 100% attendance rate. Striving to […]

Lorna Carlisle – Candidate for Democratic State Representative

Merrimack District 5

By Lorna Carlisle
Lorna Carlisle – Candidate for Democratic State Representative

As a child of Depression Era parents, and as a single parent myself, I understand the struggle of working-class families and the importance of spending money wisely. My first job, at 15, was picking drops at the local apple orchard in Webster.  I retired from my sales career in 2021. While working full time, I […]