Please don't forget to bring a photo ID!
The polls are located at Andover Elementary/Middle School. They open in Andover at 8 AM and close at 7 PM. Please do not come early. Please don’t forget to bring a photo ID! You will receive the Primary Ballot that corresponds with your party registration. To check your voter registration, go to The Secretary of […]
Deficit of state education funding drives increases
ANDOVER – It never comes up at Town Meeting, or even at School budget meetings. Our best shot at controlling increases in local property taxes happens at the ballot box! It’s really important for voters to know where their legislative candidates stand on school funding, and then vote! Today, the main driver of local property […]
ANDOVER – First, it says in Part II, Article 5 that taxes must be “fair and proportional.” That means the tax rate (that is, percent of assessed value) paid by property owners must be equal across the state, regardless which town they live in. (For comparison, in 2018 the median state and local tax rate […]
ANDOVER – According to sources including US News & World Report, WalletHub and World Population Review, New Hampshire students consistently score among the top ten states in the nation. On average, public schooling in New Hampshire costs roughly $20,000 per student per year. The cost of education per student is not remarkably more or less […]
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 […]
Has given five weeks notice
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 […]
Structural concerns to be addressed
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 – 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 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 […]
Join us in September for and satisfying work
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 […]