One of the ways to get a feel for how a candidate will vote is to read the party platform of the candidate’s party. Below is a taste of a relevant document from each party, plus a link to where you can read the entire document online. Platforms change over the years, so hopefully these […]
Voters going to the polls on Tuesday, November 6, will have three questions, including two amendments to the New Hampshire Constitution, to vote on in addition to choosing candidates. The first proposed amendment, Question 1 on the ballot, would prohibit a state income tax, and the second, Question 2, would allow legislators to write rules […]
On Saturday, October 27, the Andover Fire Department will help
Andover and other participating communities are collaborating with LRGHealthcare for its 12th annual Senior Safety Day. On Saturday, October 27, members of the Andover/East Andover Fire Department are available to visit homes of seniors or those who need assistance with changing their smoke detector batteries free of charge. LRGHealthcare provides the batteries and replacement detectors […]
By Jon Champagne Andover Road Agent I hear a lot from various people about the safety of our bridges and the number of red-list bridges in the town. Of the 20 bridges that we have: Eight bridges are on the New Hampshire Department of Transportation’s (DOT) municipal Red List: Kearsarge Mountain Road over Mountain Brook […]
By Don Gould Andover School Board The 2011-2012 Andover school expenditures leave $164,686.66 to be returned to the Town for the reduction of property taxes. This “fund balance” is made possible by two major, unique events and many other less substantial cost saving efforts of the community of staff, teachers, SAU 46 staff, and volunteers. […]
By Ken Tripp For the Beacon The October swap will be held at the Transfer Station on Saturday, October 20, from 8 AM to 2 PM. Again this month, this is the third Saturday instead of the second. This will be the last swap of the year at the Transfer Station. We start clean-up at […]
By Rene Lefebvre EAFD Chief About eighteen months ago, your two fire departments met at the East Andover Fire Station to discuss working together more closely. Our thinking was that we should train as one team rather than two. This was also a recommendation of the committee formed by the Board of Selectmen to look […]
By Joanna Sumner Town Clerk/Tax Collector The State General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, in the Andover Elementary/Middle School gym. The polling hours will be from 8 AM to 7 PM. We encourage you to get out and vote. Saturday, October 27, is the last day to register to vote at the […]
By Mary Anne Broshek For the Beacon Well, it’s election time, and once again we are overwhelmed by hooey. I have been looking for ways to find “just the facts” and have found Web sites where you can find facts on which to make voting decisions. I had two requirements in searching for information sources: […]
By Pat Cutter Cemetery Trustees If you have driven past the Lakeview/Lakeside cemeteries recently you must have seen the new interior road construction within the cemetery. When the state changed the configuration of Route 11 at Cemetery Corner, land became available to enlarge the cemeteries. We acquired the old Route 11 road bed from the […]