Get Ready to Vote in 2015!

By Charlie Darling, Beacon staff

Town Meeting Day is coming up on Tuesday, March 10, and with it comes your chance to elect Town and School District officers. If you’re not registered to vote, it’s quick and easy. If you’ll be out of town or homebound on voting day, casting an absentee vote is also easy. There’s no excuse not […]

School Board Minutes, December 2, 2014

Condensed from approved minutes

Press release

Board present: Michelle Dudek, Anne Swayze, Mark Heller, and Misty Sava Administration present: Mark MacLean, Christine Barry, Robin Heins, Jane Slayton, Kathleen Boucher, and Judith Turk Public present: Tina Cotton, Ed Becker, Don Gross, and Nancy Teach Public comment: Ed Becker gave a statement regarding his position as a bus driver with First Student and […]

Andover Police Department, December 2014

The Andover Police Department handled 359 calls for service in December 2014, including: Ambulance: 1 Assist Citizen: 3 Assist Motorist: 3 Assist Police: 6 Assist Fire: 2 Business Check: 15 House Check: 140 Welfare Check: 1 Domestic Dispute: 2 Keep the Peace: 1 Pistol Permit: 4 Traffic Offense Warning: 142 Traffic Offense Citation: 7 Arrests John […]

Neighborhood Potluck Lunch

Join Us for Conversation About Community Vision

By Jen White, Jimmy Sferes, Susan and Larry Chase

You are invited to join an interesting assortment of like-minded Andover neighbors for a potluck lunch and discussion on Saturday, January 10, at the Highland Lake Grange Hall, in East Andover, from noon to 2:30 PM Through our interactions, we know that each of you has a passion and/or a talent for community building, local […]

School Board Minutes, November 4, 2014

Condensed from approved minutes

Board present: Michelle Dudek, Anne Swayze, Mark Heller, and Misty Sava Administration present: Mark MacLean, Christine Barry, Robin Heins, Jane Slayton, Kathleen Boucher, and Judith Turk Public present: Tina Cotton, Anna Kate Hattan, and Amanda Lauster Old Business Flaghole Road Update: A different turnaround site has been located. It will meet the New Hampshire state […]

Recreation Committee Minutes, November 12, 2014

Condensed from approved minutes

Committee members present: Ellie George, Howard George, Tom Frantz, Alan Hanscom, Jen Hauser, Heidi Murphy, Sue Norris, Tim Norris, Brian Reynolds, and Kurt Weber. Programs Soccer: The soccer program needs to be able to pay all its referees and not count on people contributing their time. Expenses for the soccer program this year were $585. The […]

Improvements Planned for Next Fourth of July

Theme to be Summertime again

By Andrew Perkins, Fourth of July Committee

Although the new year is young, the Andover Fourth of July Committee is diligently working on how the 2o15 Independence Day Celebration will be one of the best yet. The theme for this year will stay the same as last year: “Summertime.” A few changes for next year are in the works, such as a […]

Take the Andover Transfer Station Survey Online!

Pitch your ideas for the dump

By Sophie Viandier, Board of Selectmen

The Transfer Station survey and assessment has been a real success thus far. We’ve completed a “base map” including traffic patterns and parking, the workflow of the staff, landform, water, vegetation, buildings and infrastructure, and the legal/zoning regulations. We have gotten a whopping 87 responses to the survey, but we’d love more thoughts to get […]

Make a Family Memory at the Fire Department’s Christmas Tree Sale

Saturday, December 6, from 8 AM to sell-out

By Rene Lefebvre, Chief, Andover Fire Department

I think one of the most important things a parent can do is make a memory for their children. In our case, my family and I would go to York, Maine, in the middle of winter to play on the beach and explore the rocks for treasures. The air was just warm enough at the […]