Andover Property Tax Bills Mailed On November 26
Andover Tax Collector Joanna Sumner delivered the 2012 property tax bills to the Post Office on Monday, November 26. Taxes are due by Friday, December 28.
Fritz Wetherbee Comes To Andover
New Hampshire TV personality Fritz Wetherbee and videographer Paul Falco discuss the artistic and technical challenges of shooting a ghost segment at dusk in the Old Center Cemetery on Main Street. Andover Historical Society President Pat Cutter reminded Fritz that even though there are stories of ghosts in Old Center Cemetery, the stories aren’t true. […]
Town Clerk Busy With Election And Tax Bills
By By Joanna Sumner, Andover Town Clerk/Tax Collector
So much is happening here in November: an election, tax bills, and the upcoming holidays. Please remember that the Town Clerk’s office is very involved working at the polls on Election Day, November 6, and cannot be in the office. Our office will be closed on Tuesday, November 6, for the election; Monday, November 12, […]
Road Agent
By By Jon Champagne, Andover Road Agent
The town of Andover has lost a friend and so have I. As many of you may know, Lee Murray passed away recently. [Lee’s obituary appears on page ??.] Lee moved to town in 2004, after retiring as the road agent of New Boston. During his time in that position, he learned a lot about […]
Recycling Committee Plans December 1 Holiday Swap
By Janet Moore and Robin Boynton, Holiday Swap Shop Co-Chairs
The annual Holiday Swap Shop/Gift Exchange will be held on Saturday, December 1, in the AE/MS gym from approximately 8:30 AM to 2 PM. Items for the Exchange may be dropped off at the school in the main lobby on Friday, November 30, or you may bring them in the morning of December 1. This […]
Legislature Drops $62,000 Bomb On Andover School District
By Bill Bardsley, Andover Budget Committee
The state cut its contribution to the New Hampshire Retirement System, leaving $62,000 to be paid by the Andover School District for the 2011-2012 fiscal year that just ended June 30. This action was reported to the Andover Budget Committee at an October joint meeting with the Andover School Board and SAU administrators. The $62,000 […]
Selectmen Plan SSR, Dual Trash Hoppers For Transfer Station
By Jim Danforth, Board of Selectmen
Solid waste disposal costs have been relatively constant for the past five years, while recycling revenue has been fluctuating and is currently underperforming, though still reducing waste disposal costs to our town. Currently, Andover is paying about $65 a ton or about $64,000 a year in tipping fees (984 tons per year). The Selectmen have […]
Improvements To Town Communications Are In The Works
By Jim Danforth, Board of Selectmen
Starting in 2013, residents will be able to contact all elected and appointed town officials by phone and e-mail. The Board of Selectmen has authorized a new Web-based phone system for the Town offices that will reduce cost and provide all departments, officials, and committees with individual extensions. As the new phone system requires all […]
Meetings Under Way To Prepare 2013 Budget, Warrant Articles
By Jim Danforth, Board of Selectmen
On October 15, the Board of Selectmen held the first of many budget meetings and, together with the efforts of the Budget Committee, will produce a proposed 2013 Town Budget that will be voted on at Town Meeting in March. (This article does not deal with the Andover School, Fire Department, or Village District budgets.) […]
Andover/East Andover Fire Departments
By Rene Lefebvre, EAFD Chief
There is a bit of electricity in the air as we work to combine operations. Bylaw changes that had been a future project are now upon us and have taken on the urgency they deserve. The overpowering theme among the team is to get it right the first time. Last month as we settled in […]