Town Minutes for June 2013
Board of Selectmen June 3 June 17 Planning Board June 11 June 25 Zoning Board of Adjustment June 19 Recreation Committee June 11 Conservation Commission June 12 School Board June 4
Town Minutes for May 2013
Board of Selectmen May 6 May 20 Planning Board May 14 May 28 Zoning Board of Adjustment May 21 Recreation Committee May 14 Conservation Commission May 8 School Board May 7
Andover Transfer Station Preparing for New Recycling Push
SSR, or something like it, arrives soon.
By Charlie Darling, Beacon staff
With the Concord trash co-operative having bailed out of its years-long single-stream recycling (SSR) plans last year, the Andover Board of Selectmen and Transfer Station Supervisor Reggie Roy have been hard at work trying to find another solution that will be right for Andover. In the coming weeks, you should begin to see the fruits […]
Andover Fire Department Raffling a Kayak
Stop by the tent on the Village Green.
By Rene Lefebvre, Chief, Andover Fire Department
July is a very good month. The sun is warm, many are enjoying vacations, and the Andover Fire Department gets to enjoy our Fourth of July activities and our barbeque. The spirit of our nation’s birth is renewed, and Andover celebrates the holiday with grace and pride. My thinking, however, has been moving beyond just […]
Major Highway Work Under Way on Each Side of Andover Village
An old bridge gets new life; chance of flooding decreased.
NH DOT press release
Work is progressing on schedule with the full-deck replacement of the New Hampshire Route 11 bridge over the Blackwater River in Cilleyville, near the intersection of New Hampshire Route 4A. New concrete headwalls are in place to support new steel beams for the eastbound half of the bridge. Concrete placement for the new deck is […]
Technology Advances at AE/MS Bring Visible Improvements in Learning
Proctor has been a strong partner in major upgrades.
By Rosa Nanasi Haas, Proctor Academy '13
AE/MS and its technology integrator, Heidi Unger, have received generous help from Proctor Academy with AE/MS’ technology needs. There have been volunteers that have worked at AE/MS to not only choose what kind of technology changes that the school needed to be updated, found weaknesses in the previous systems, but also helped set- up many […]
Invasive Knotweed Discovered at Transfer Station
Be careful how you deal with it
By Mary Anne Broshek, Andover Conservation Commission
Japanese Knotweed is found throughout Andover, and it is important that we start controlling it. Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant in New Hampshire and cannot be tossed in the compost/plant debris pile. Invasive species in the United States are a problem that costs somewhere in the range of $138 billion annually to control. The […]
Conservation Commission Launches “Taking Action for Wildlife”
Program kicks off on June 19 with loons.
Press release
The Andover Conservation Commission (ACC), in collaboration with several other state and local organizations, will launch a summer-long “Taking Action for Wildlife” program with two public events in June, and continuing with additional activities in July, August and September. Photo Exhibit to Highlight the Wildlife of Andover Got bears in your backyard? Critters in your […]
Big Plans for Fourth of July Celebration
Four marching bands, huge flea market, fireworks, and more
By Judy Perreault, Fourth of July Committee
Speaking of the Concord Coach … I’ll never forget one year, when Dick Marvin was going to ride in the Concord Coach. He was in western dress, carrying a gun, and waiting by the side of the road for the coach at an intersection near Potter Place. It happened that a National Guard convey was […]
Board of Selectmen Minutes, April 15, 2013
Condensed from approved minutes
Meeting opened at 6 PM by Chairperson Mishcon. Present: Danforth, Coolidge, Mishcon, Roy, Champagne, Don Gross, Chris Norris, Arch Weathers, Reggie Roy The Board signed the Tax Anticipation Note. Road Agent Report Today the crew cleaned up Maple Street ditches. The ice on the roads last Friday required sand. Jon just received a “slew” of […]