McDonough parcel not suitable for housing
Do you enjoy looking at Andover’s landscape? Our town has open fields for grazing livestock, views, rolling hillsides, and forest trails. Many of these properties are protected and preserved in perpetuity because of land conservation efforts by landowners, the Town of Andover, the Andover Conservation Commission (ACC), and the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT). […]
Voters are encouraged to attend Town Meeting
As I write this, it’s the end of my sixth week as Andover’s new Town Administrator. I’m not a resident of Andover, so as one might imagine, I’ve had to quickly learn a lot about various aspects of the Town. It’s been like drinking from a fire hose! It’s clear the biggest challenge facing the […]
"On a Strange Blue Light"; copyright 2020
Note: Given to him in a dream, this piece was written by local artist, Tom Barber. His hope, in sharing this with you, the reader, is that you will be inspired to just stop and think. Sapphire blue with a core of purist white, a beam of light thousands of miles wide hit the earth […]
Present: Nancy Robart, Tina Cotton, Sooze Hodgson, Nancy Teach, Lee Wells, Jerry Hersey, Jenny Bodwell Also attending: Donna Duclos Kimberly Edelmann, Town Administrator, stopped by to introduce herself and offer help. Correspondence Copy of notice to Planning Board from DES – concerning a request to build a home at 450 Depot Street – which will […]
In Person Board Present: Aimee Menard, Dan Newton, Steve Chella, Kayla Chandler Administration Present: Mark MacLean, Randy Wormald, Dennis Dobe, Beth Page, Dennis Audet Public Present: Donna Crisp Duclos and Christine Frost Finance Report MacLean gave the finance report. The overages are due to special education needs. Other overages have been transferred and cleared. Board […]
It takes a community to support a free newspaper
Many of you may have heard rumors that the Beacon was going to stop being published after the February issue. That was a distinct possibility based on a report to the Beacon’s Board of Directors, created by Board member Charlie Darling (former editor and publisher) and Shelley Geoghegan (current editor and publisher), that showed the […]
Checks on safety of enrolled individuals
This service is designed to check the safety and welfare of elderly or handicapped individuals within our community who live alone or have special needs. When a person decides to enroll in this program, the person will sign a contract agreeing to phone the Andover Police Department each day, Monday through Friday, between the hours […]
Related to warrant article for 2023 vote
Public Hearings were held August 9, 2022, September 12, 2022, and January 24, 2023 at 7 PM at Andover Town Hall. Citizens who wish to view the existing Zoning Ordinances in their entirety may download a copy of zo-2022_updated.pdf from Andover-NH.gov/planning-board Zoning Changes To Enable Workforce Housing Article IV: General Provisions Residence Density […]
Kimberley Edelmann has municipal government experience
Kimberley Edelmann comes to her new position as Andover’s Town Administrator with 14 years of municipal government experience as well as over 30 years of experience in the computer industry in the USA and Europe. She is all about service and persistence, with a strong support ethic. Challenges do not phase her. She feels the […]
Warrant article proposes solutions
Like much of New Hampshire, Andover is experiencing a severe shortage of workforce housing, negatively impacting our local economy. Folks that have steady jobs and earn an average living find themselves priced out of the Andover housing market, unable to afford to buy or rent a suitable place for themselves and their families to live. […]