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2024年10月22日 · Around the World. Andover Traveler Takes The Beacon to Iceland. Around the World with The Beacon – India! Around the World with The Beacon. Around the World with The Beacon. Deaths. Sally George – October 23, 2024. Ruthann Imelda (Murrin) Bentley — October 22, 2024. Sylvia Melanie (Hand) Pott.
New Town Administrator Greets Andover Citizens | The Beacon
January 25, 2024 • Saved under Committees. By Scott Hilliard. Scott Hilliard, Andover’s new Town Administrator. My Name is Scott Hilliard. I was hired by the Select Board to be your Town Administrator. I began my duties on January 2, 2024. I am writing to introduce myself and am excited to work with the Town employees and Board of Selectmen ...
Where Are They Now?: Jonathan Coolidge | The Beacon
One of the most outstanding of those applicants was Jonathan Coolidge, son of ASC member Margo Coolidge and Dr. Duncan Coolidge (retired), now Andover Selectman Coolidge. Jonathan and his family came to East Andover when he was four years old, where he attended East Andover Village Preschool and AE/MS. At AE/MS, he played basketball and soccer ...
Helen Duchesne Shared Her Memories at Schoolhouse
At the Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse on September 11, Helen Duchesne (left) of Bristol, a native of East Andover who attended the Dyers Crossing one-room schoolhouse in the late 1930s and early 1940s, shared memories of what it was like to be a student in a one-room schoolhouse and read from her book about East Andover’s Hersey family, “In ...
Quimby’s Diner, Part Two | The Beacon
2024年10月19日 · He sat right over there, in booth number two, and I don’t know why I did this, but I called on the Kid to wait on him, maybe so I could just sit here and admire his good looks. “The Kid didn’t seem to notice what I did. She straightened her apron, grabbed up a place setting and water, and walked right over. ‘Hi, sir, welcome to Quimby’s.
Andover Library Offers Variety of Puzzles to Check out
October 20, 2024 • Saved under Arts. By Michaela Hoover. Maverick discovers that the Andover Libraries have puzzles to check out. We have a variety of puzzles for everyone, from young kids to adults. These are great to check out when visiting family comes to town! Caption and photo: Michaela Hoover.
Through the Reading Glasses | The Beacon
2024年10月21日 · Through the Reading Glasses. October 21, 2024 • Saved under Arts. By Janet Moore. As we approach 2025, book reviewers have begun publishing their “best of the quarter century” lists, an effort that spawns versions of what to read this year — right now before it disappears from the lists! Worry not, readers, for bookstores and libraries ...
Children Explore Ice at Andover Public Library | The Beacon
2024年10月20日 · Children Explore Ice at Andover Public Library. October 20, 2024 • Saved under Arts. By Michaela Hoover. Children explore ice at our Arctic Story Time at the Andover Public Library. Caption and photo: Michaela Hoover.
Of a Feather — Winter Birds | The Beacon
2024年10月21日 · Tree sparrows are called “winter chippies” for their resemblance to the chipping sparrow — they both have rufous caps and a line through the eye, and they are present only in the winter at this latitude. They breed in the taiga — the boreal coniferous forest — and into the southern reaches of the tundra. In the winter they prefer more ...
AE/MS Principal Dennis Dobe Sails Into Retirement; Kelly George …
2024年5月22日 · After three years at AE/MS, Principal Dobe will be retiring. Mr. Dobe navigated our school community through some pandemic induced rough waters, and through it all, he always remained positive and kind. As Mr. Dobe embarks on this new chapter in his life, the AE/MS school community wishes him a retirement filled with sailing adventures and well ...