Condensed from approved minutes
Members present: Dan Coolidge, Chair; Charlie McCrave, Alternate; Jim Delaney; and Katherine Stearns. Also present for duration of appropriate item: Robert and Karen Richardson. Continued Public Hearing: A Request from Robert and Karen Richardson for a special exception to allow the operation of a single-bay general automotive repair shop with New Hampshire inspection service. The […]
Kitchen equipment got immediate attention
Marinace Architects representatives have now been over and under and around every area of the Andover Elementary/Middle School to gain a respect for the present building and its site in the town center. The School District Meeting last March provided funds for a sustainability study, not the replacement of present school buildings or change of […]
They were ready on the Fourth, but ...
Plans were made, t-shirts were ordered, unicycles were tuned up, the truck was decorated, the music was ready, and the riders had been practicing. Many community members noted and agreed that the Andover Fourth of July Parade, although always wonderful, had been missing a certain group the last couple of years. It had been a […]
Present: Selectmen Danforth and Viandier; Richard Powers, John Thompson, Becky Dobretz, Red Soucy, Town Administraor (TA) Marj Roy. Richard Powers proposed that the Town take back Johnson Lane. This will allow the Town access to the Cilleyville-Bog Bridge. Selectman Danforth will notify the Planning Board. The Planning Board will notify abutters, and the Board of […]
Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Selectmen Danforth, Viandier, and Coolidge, Town Administrator (TA) Marj Roy, and member of the public Leonard Caron. Diane Frechette, Real Estate Appraiser from the Municipal and Property Division of the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA), presented the Board with packets of information explaining the revaluation process and the applicable state laws. She […]
Town Clerk's office closed on Labor Day
Our office will be closed on Monday, September 1 for Labor Day. We will be open as usual for the rest of the week. Tax Revenue I have done a comparison of this year’s tax revenue with that of 2013. By June 30, 2013, we had collected a total of $639,344 in tax revenue. This […]
Cleaner-burning outboards protect lakes
In July, the Beacon published the second of a three-part series in which the Andover Conservation Commission answers questions about what residents and visitors can do to help preserve our lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. In this final article of the series, the focus is on lake-friendly boating and recreation – that is, “best practices” […]
AE/MS students design this year's t-shirt
The Andover Firecracker 5K footrace on the Northern Rail Trail has enjoyed a history of great weather. Some years have been hot, but it has never really rained on the race itself. This year, the law of averages caught up with us. The excitement started on Thursday night, when the parade and other outdoor activities […]
Word-of-mouth made the switch work
Due to the mighty rains on the Fourth of July, two of the Highland Lake Protective Association’s (HLPA) annual events were simply postponed until sunny but windy Saturday, July 5. Without opportunity to publicize the change, HLPA members informed area residents primarily by word of mouth. And like Paul Revere warning of the British invasion, […]
