Board present: Michelle Dudek, Don Gould, Charlie McCrave, Anne Swayze, and Kent Armstrong Administration present: Mike Martin, Christine Barry, Robin Heins, Kathleen Boucher, and Judith Turk Public present: Tina Cotton Financial Report: Robin presented the estimated fund balance. High school tuition enrollment was down, and salaries for World Language and Technology positions were not filled. A […]
Family fun in Potter Place, 9 AM to 2 PM
Donate by September 30 and no one will call
A year ago, the Beacon’s Board of Directors set the following goal: To increase community donations to the Beacon to the point where about 650 Andover households donate every year. Why? The short answer is that after almost 10 years, the Beacon still isn’t financially sustainable, and to get there is going to require about […]
August 20 talk on creating a conservation easement
Do you value the scenic rural character of Andover and other small towns in the Kearsarge/Sunapee region? Would you like to consider helping to maintain that character for future generations? If you’ve answered yes, please join Andy Deegan, land protection specialist at the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT), at 7 PM on Wednesday, August […]
Results for Andover to be reported in the fall
On June 6, citizens of Andover gathered in the Town Hall to hear a panel of experts discuss cancer rates in New Hampshire, how the data is collected for research, possible causes of cancer, and what is being done in terms of awareness, prevention, and education. We have requested the New Hampshire cancer epidemiologist, GM […]
The Andover Police Department responded to 246 calls for service from June 15 to July 14. The following is a partial breakdown of those calls: Assist citizens – 3 Assist motorist – 1 Assist police – 4 Burglary – 2 Business check – 9 Case follow-up – 4 Domestic dispute – 2 House check – […]
Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Selectmen Danforth, Coolidge, and Viandier; John Thompson, Reggie Roy, Town Administrator (TA) Marj Roy. Road Agent Road Agent John Thompson reported that street sweeping is getting finished up. John finished the work at the beach parking lot and handed in the bill. Mill Road work has been completed. Discussed John’s involvement with the re-positioning […]
Wednesday, August 6, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM
A member of US Senator Kelly Ayotte’s staff will hold office hours at the Town Hall in Andover on Wednesday, August 6, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. “New Hampshire residents who are looking for help dealing with the federal government shouldn’t hesitate to contact me. I believe strongly that the citizens of our state deserve […]
Repairs on the Mount Kearsarge fire tower, too
Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern’s office reports that on July 16, the New Hampshire Executive Council “approved new paving and rehabilitation projects for roughly 195 miles of New Hampshire roads and bridges, funded by the recent bipartisan vote in the legislature to increase the gasoline tax for the first time since 1991.” Among the many […]
Condensed from draft minutes
Members present: Dan Coolidge, Chair; Jim Delaney; Charlie McCrave, alternate. Also present for duration of appropriate item: Dave Powers, Zoning Administrator; Robert and Karen Richardson, Pierre Bedard. Public Hearing: A request from Robert and Karen Richardson for a variance to permit the operation of a one-bay general automotive repair shop with New Hampshire State Inspection […]