Stephen Chella, Candidate for School Board

3-year term 2025

By Stephen Chella
Stephen Chella, Candidate for School Board

I believe that my passion for education, as well as my experience as a Paraprofessional, Math Interventionist, Classroom Teacher, Special Education Teacher, and Case Manager has sufficiently and thoroughly prepared me for excelling in the School Board position currently open in Andover. Having experience as an educator, in various positions, in a range of primary […]

Kayla Chandler, Candidate for School Board

3 Year Term 2025

By Kayla Chandler
Kayla Chandler, Candidate for School Board

I grew up in Boscawen and graduated from Merrimack Valley High School in 2002. I studied Marine Biology for a year at the University of Maine, Machias. I then transferred to NHTI in Concord to study Criminal Justice. I am a certified Correctional Officer, and I worked for the Merrimack County Department of Corrections for […]

Town of Andover 2022 Warrant

By Marjorie Roy

This warrant was the best available as of press time; it is not necessarily the official document that will be presented at Town Meeting. The official Town documents are posted at the following locations: outside the AE/MS gym (the town polling place) at the Town Office at the town Post Offices To the inhabitants of […]

Conservation Subdivision Article Amends Zoning Ordinance

By ballot vote during polling hours

By Andover Planning Board

Purpose The Town of Andover Master Plan (2011) emphasizes and prioritizes the inclusion of Conservation Subdivisions as an appropriate approach to town zoning.  The 2011 Master Plan notes, “Conservation Subdivision can lower public infrastructure development and maintenance costs in addition to protecting community-defined resources of importance” and can potentially “aid Andover in achieving the goal […]

Proposed Conservation Subdivision Expands Housing Options

Ordinance included on ballot for March 8

By Planning Board

A new Conservation Subdivision ordinance will be on the ballot before Andover voters on Tuesday, March 8. The Andover Planning Board and the Andover Conservation Commission both recommend a “yes” vote to adopt the new ordinance. The new Conservation Subdivision ordinance aims to protect Andover’s open spaces and wild areas from “suburban sprawl,” while also […]

Budget Work Sessions Require Hard Work and Compromises

Proposed budgets reduced by $59,900 

By Donna Crisp Duclos

On October 13, 2021 at 6 PM in the meeting room at the Andover Town Hall, nine residents sat down, all masked, and committed to working together to review, critique, and adjust as needed the School District, Town, Fire Department, and Water Precinct budgets.  Little did the Budget Committee realize that five months, 12 meetings, […]

Democracy Requires Respect at all Levels to Function

Help the Moderator to run a smooth and civil meeting

By Stuart Green

Respect is one of the most essential, if understated, ingredients in democracy.  We simply cannot function without it. Our civilization, our social order, and our government only work because enough citizens are interested in the greater good, believe we have a common identity, and are respectful of one another.  I had the privilege of serving […]

Town Voting on March 8 Offers Absentee and Curbside 

Tuesday, March 8 from 11 AM to 7 PM

By Lee Wells

On Monday, March 7, voters can vote on the School District Warrant Articles at the annual School District Meeting at AE/MS. On Tuesday, March 8, the polls at AE/MS will be open from 11 AM to 7 PM for voting on Town and School District officers and on a Planning Board proposal. Please remember to […]

Andover Voters Will Choose Between Two Voting Methods

SB2 ballot referendum versus traditional Town Meeting

By John Kinney

We’d like to begin with an apology for not getting the pros and cons of SB2 written in time for the February deadline of The Andover Beacon. As many can relate, life simply got in the way. Before we knew it, the February issue was in our mailboxes. To recap what SB2 would mean for […]

Each of Four Offices in Town Building Has Specific Duties

It's a busy place; time management is crucial

By Marjorie Roy

There are only four offices in the Town Building, but an incredible number of responsibilities are conducted there. Of course, we all know that the Town Clerk-Tax Collector and the deputy register cars, handle elections, provide vital records, license dogs, and sell Town stickers, but did you know their office is the depository for all […]

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