ANDOVER — Selectmen decided Tuesday night to have board member Jane Rich contact the Maine Municipal Association to find out if the town can sell the site of the old East Andover Fire Station to an abutter. The Rev. Justin Thacker of Praise Assembly of God church in Rumford and his wife, Mary, want to […]
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Andover board seeks Town Hall organ donor
ANDOVER — Selectmen are looking for the person who donated an organ some 40 years ago for use at the Town Hall. The town doesn’t use it and would like to return it, officials said. Selectmen’s secretary Hope Peterson said Tuesday night that Alyssa Thibodeau of Andover asked that selectmen either return it to whomever […]
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Andover School Board proposes $1.4 M budget for new town-run school department
ANDOVER — Town officials learned Tuesday evening that it will cost $1.4 million to operate the Andover School Department for 2015-16. The school serves 88 students in grades K-12. Townspeople voted last year to leave School Administrative District 44 and run their own school department. School startup administrator Jack Turcotte and School Board member Paula […]
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Andover summer concert series
Warm nights and the sweet sound of acoustic gold drifting through the center of Andover can mean only one thing: the Andover Summer Concert Series has returned. The 2015 edition of the Andover Summer Concert Series will kick off its season-long calendar of live events Friday, June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the […]
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Andover board discusses winter, summer roads with county administrator
ANDOVER — Selectmen met at length with Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole Tuesday night in the first of a few meetings to determine topics that need to be addressed by commissioners and town officials. The discussion was mostly based on what Andover can do for the county in its unorganized territories of East B Hill […]
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Andover board worries about giving ATVs town-road access
ANDOVER — Since granting access early last month to all-terrain vehicles for two sections of town roads, Andover selectmen have worried about liability implications. On April 7, selectmen opened two sections of South Arm Road and North Main Street to ATV traffic while the Roxbury ATV Riders Club is building a new trail to Upton. […]
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Andover board learns of town plow truck, bridge decking needs
ANDOVER — Town officials learned Tuesday evening that the 2000 International plow truck has “minor rust issues,” Selectman Keith Farrington said. Road Commissioner Mark Farrington sought advice on what to do. He estimated a new truck would cost more than $100,000 while repairs could run about $10,000. That includes $2,500 for a new frame. “The […]
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Andover board OKs 3 new computers for Town Office
ANDOVER — After learning that the Town Office computers are running the outdated and unsupported Windows XP operating system, selectmen OK’d buying three new computers running Windows 8.1 Professional. But they opted not to buy three new monitors, which kept the price at $2,200, plus $600 to $700 for information technology specialist Brian Phelps’ fee […]
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Andover committee to revisit its comprehensive plan
ANDOVER — Planning Board Chairman Mark Thurston told selectmen Tuesday night that he will convene the first Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall. Board of Selectmen secretary Hope Peterson said Wednesday afternoon that it’s time for the town to revisit its plan. “Ours was developed in 1990 or 1993, so […]
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Andover board reports on Recreation Committee
ANDOVER — Selectmen said Tuesday night that they expect the newly formed Recreation Committee will meet soon. The information was in response to a question during the public comment period. Members of the committee are Carol Emery, Paul Hutchins, Katie Benson, Susan Mills and Claire Sessions. “We didn’t approve funding it,” Selectman Keith Farrington said. […]