Facilities Task Force, bus study planned
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%
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 […]
A write-in candidate
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 […]
A write-in candidate
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 […]
Profiles of the candidates in the March 10 election
The Beacon asked every candidate running for a local office to submit 250 words and a picture. Board of Selectmen James Delaney Leonard Caron Budget Committee Wood Sutton Bob Ward Arch Weathers (a write-in candidate) Vicky Mishcon (a write-in candidate) Library Trustee Caroline Moulton Ratzki Barbara Freeman (a write-in candidate) School Board Dean Barker Misty […]
I am running for one of the open positions on the Andover School Board. I have always been dedicated to community service, and I have been very involved in the Andover community since moving to Andover in 2012. I have completely fallen in love with Andover, and AE/MS, and its sense of community and family. […]
A write-in candidate
I am seeking re-election to the Budget Committee as a write-in candidate. My roots to this area trace the arrival by my grandparents in 1924 to spend summers on Lake Sunapee. At the age of 14 I started working summers at Kidder Garage in New London. When I graduated from college, Bill Kidder hired me full-time […]