Local Area Polling Places for September 10 State Primary
Polling Places and Hours in the Beacon Readership Area TOWN HOURS LOCATION Andover 8 AM – 7 PM Andover Elementary/Middle School Danbury 8 AM – 7 PM Danbury Town Hall Franklin/Ward 1 […]
Town Administrator Says Goodbye to Andover Citizens
Has given five weeks notice
By Scott E. Hilliard
ANDOVER-I write to you with very mixed emotions, as I served as your Town Administrator for a short eight months. Due to a family situation, I must say goodbye and work closer to my home. I wish things were different but, like you, we do what is in the best interest. I have given the […]
Andover’s Select Board Examines Cilleyville Bog Bridge
Structural concerns to be addressed
By Scott Hilliard
Andover – At the August 6, 2024 meeting of the Andover Select Board, we held the start of the meeting at the Cilleyville Bog Bridge to examine the bridge and discuss a solution to address structural concerns. Research for grants has not been successful. An LCHIP grant was previously awarded for repairs approximately 20 years […]
Andover Welcomes Andrew Poirier, Our Newest Police Officer
By Scott Hilliard
Andover – Please join the Town of Andover employees in welcoming our newest police officer, Andrew Poirier. Andrew, his wife, and two children reside in Hill. Andrew began his new duties on July 25, 2024. This is Andrew’s first venture into law enforcement, but it is not unfamiliar territory as Andrew’s wife is a police […]
Andover Police Department Service Calls — July
By Patricia Moyer, as approved by Chief Mahoney
Andover Police Department handled 220 Calls for Service during July 2024, including: Beach Patrol: 9 Dog Loose: 2 Driving on Suspension/Revocation: 1 Fraud: 1 Harassment/Harassing Communication: 2 Liquor Law Violations: 1 Manner of Operation: 6 Parking Violations: 24 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 8 Theft: 4 Traffic Accident: 4 Traffic Offense, Arrest: 1 Traffic Offense, Citation: 5 Traffic […]
Volunteers Clean Gravestones in Lakeview Cemetery
Join us in September for and satisfying work
By Cheryl Swenson
ANDOVER-Keep your eyes peeled as you go by Lakeview Cemetery in East Andover. A group of volunteers have been hard at work in this summer’s heat scrubbing years of dirt, lichen, and moss off the stones in the oldest part of the cemetery. Over the last two months a good-sized area has grown that contains […]
Andover Police Department Service Calls – June
By Press reease
Andover Police Department handled 180 Calls for Service during June 2024 including: Assist Citizen: 6 Beach Patrol: 14 Computer Crime: 1 Criminal Mischief: 1 Criminal Trespass: 1 Dog Barking: 1 Dog Loose: 2 Manner of Operation: 3 Parking Violation: 1 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident: 3 Theft: 4 Traffic Accident: 4 Traffic Offense-Citation: 5 Traffic Offense-Warning: 30 Welfare […]
A Spectacular Day!
Mother Nature helps make the day a big success
By Jen Bent
Doug Phelps, the Fourth of July Committee President, wrote in an email on July 5, “What a spectacular day! The Fourth of July Committee did it again!! With a little help from Mother Nature and a lot of planning the event was a total success. The Pancake Breakfast, the kids games, the inflatables, the food, […]
The Fourth of July Raffle
Bill Bates wins first prize
By Judy Perreault
The Fourth of July Raffle by the Fourth of July Committee was a huge success. The money goes toward the free children’s games, bouncy houses, and glow sticks. Again this year, Paula Higgins, of Andover, donated a beautiful homemade quilt, which was first prize and was won by Bill Bates. We had a list of […]
Blue Heron Frequents East Andover Brook and Field
By Rita Norander
