Feedback welcome at regular monthly meetings
By Michelle Dudek, School Board chair
The Andover School Board wishes to thank the community for their support and feedback during the annual School District Meeting. Although not well attended, the voters overwhelmingly voted to approve the operating budget as well as three warrant articles. Two of these articles continue funding to the Special Education and High School Trust Funds, and the other funds a […]
Ed Hiller and Dennis Fenton honored
By Duncan Coolidge, Board of Selectmen chair
These are the words with which Duncan Coolidge opened Andover Town Meeting 2015 on March 10. First, I want to thank all of the various local government volunteers and elected officials for their selfless and generous effort over the last year serving the town and our community. It is through their gift of time and […]
Voters approve new approach to highway department
By Charlie Darling, Beacon staff
The 2015 Andover Town Meeting convened on March 10 in the AE/ MS gym at 7 PM. Duncan Coolidge, chair of the Board of Selectmen, took the floor to recognize many Andover citizens who have helped the Town. See the article on page ?? for the text of his comments. Because Article 1 (election of officers […]
Facilities Task Force, bus study planned
By Charlie Darling, Beacon staff
To begin the annual Andover School District Meeting on March 2, Moderator Betsy Paine introduced the Andover School Board members, Andover Budget committee members, SAU #46 officials, and AE/MS administration in attendance. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the AE/MS Chorus sang God Bless America. Betsy […]
2015 tax bills estimated to drop 4.1%
By Ed Hiller, Budget Committee
For the record, the 2015 annual meetings of the Town of Andover, the Andover School District, and the two Andover Fire Department precincts voted to fund and appropriate the budgets recommended by the Andover Budget Committee, as presented in The Andover Beacon for March 2015. The total appropriations (net of pass-throughs) are $6,553,046, down by […]
To the inhabitants of the School District in the Town of Andover qualified to vote in District affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the Andover Elementary/Middle School Gymnasium in said District on Monday, the 2nd day of March 2015, at 7 PM. to act upon the following subjects: ARTICLE 1:. To see if the […]
The polls will be open from 11 AM to 7 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Article 1, below, will be voted on during polling hours. Town Meeting begins after the polls close at 7 PM. Article 1: To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year. (By ballot vote during polling hours.) Once the polls close at […]
Jim Delaney is Andover's new selectman
Selectman (vote for one) James Delaney: 266 Leonard Caron: 75 Budget Committee (vote for two) Wood Sutton: 145 Bob Ward: 116 Arch Weathers (write-in): 166 Vicky Mishcon (write-in): 191 Library Trustee (vote for two) Alexis Southworth: 248 Caroline Moulton Ratzki: 283 Trustee of Trust Funds (vote for one) Sarah Whitehead (write-in): 8 Cemetery Trustees for […]
My name is Barbara Freeman and I am a write-in candidate for Library Trustee. My husband and I have lived in East Andover for 40 years and raised our two sons, Justin and Kris, here. I love to read and love our libraries. I’m fortunate to live within walking distance of the library in East […]
Upon receiving a few nudges over the past several months, I have, admittedly somewhat late, decided to run for Budget Committee. After nine years on the School Board and six years on the Select Board, I remain very interested in town affairs and would like to continue to serve Andover’s citizens. Reduced state funding, increased […]
