As an electrical engineer with three degrees, I worked mostly for the Raytheon Company in Massachusetts until I retired early in 1987. We bought our property in Andover in 1971. When I retired, we moved here permanently, and I joined the Budget Committee, where I served for 24 years. When I turned 80, I retired […]
Ya think? The weekend’s sticky snowstorm left a mess, but thankfully snuffed out any chance of a forest fire. Photo: Larry Chase
Quick ballot votes, legal show-of-hands votes are the goal
Town Moderator Dan Coolidge has set in place a new check-in policy for Town Meeting that has been adopted by many other New Hampshire towns to improve the legality of show-of-hand votes and to speed up ballot votes. The new policy will require Andover residents to get an Andover Voter Card and a set of […]
A Special Section of The Andover Beacon
This month, voters in Andover are called upon to make important decisions that will set our taxes and guide our town for the coming year. We’ll elect over a dozen of our neighbors to positions in Town and School District governing bodies, and we’ll close the books on 2012 with the annual Town Report. This […]
$1,000 ≈ 75¢ When you go to Town Meeting and School District Meeting this year, remember this: For every $1,000 the meeting adds to (or subtracts from) the amount to be raised by taxes, it will add (or subtract) approximately 75¢ to (or from) the tax bill of a $200,000 property in Andover. Here are […]
$1,000 ≈ 75¢ When you go to Town Meeting and School District Meeting this year, remember this: For every $1,000 the meeting adds to (or subtracts from) the amount to be raised by taxes, it will add (or subtract) approximately 75¢ to (or from) the tax bill of a $200,000 property in Andover. Here are […]
March weather tough to predict
March is the month of town meetings, where the amount of our next tax bill is decided, and it is the season of mud. Makes you wonder if there is some poetic relationship lurking there somewhere. March is also the season of melting snow and excess ground water. Along with the spring rain, are flooded […]
The Andover Fourth of July and Events Committee is making plans for the 71st annual Fourth of July celebration. The Quahog Fife and Drum band will be returning this year. We missed their appearance last year. Their period costumes and music add a very patriotic feeling to our parade. We are pleased that the New […]
Present: Members Mary Anne Broshek, Larry Chase, Tina Cotton, Jason Dudek, Sandra Graves, Jerry Hersey, Nan Kaplan; guests Amanda Stone and Tim Fleury, UNH Cooperative Extension 1. With guests Amanda and Tim, members discussed how to proceed with the “Taking Action for Wildlife” project, using a step-by-step guide prepared by UNH Cooperative Extension Service. Focusing […]
11 AM to 7 PM at AE/MS
Order of Candidates on the Ballot New Hampshire RSA 656:5-a defines the order in which candidates’ names will appear on the ballots. For the sake of consistency with the ballot, the Beacon’s On the Ballot section follows the same scheme. The essence of the RSA 656:5-a scheme is that as an election draws near, the […]