1929 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Thelma Elaine (Cushing) Remington, 85, a longtime resident of Bethel, passed away peacefully at Ledgeview Living Center on the evening of Sunday, April 26. Thelma was born May 5, 1929, in Andover, to Edgar Lawrence Cushing and Florena Ethelyn Cole. After attending Andover High School, she married Clarence Albert […]
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New town-run Andover Elementary School board holds informational meeting
ANDOVER — Officials for the new, town-run school gave about 25 town officials and residents an overview of their work so far during a meeting Wednesday night in the gymnasium. Townspeople voted last year to leave School Administrative District 44 and start their own school. The most important thing, startup administrator Jack Turcotte said, was […]
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Andover selectmen OK soliciting bids for fuel prices
ANDOVER — Selectmen voted 3-0 Tuesday night to solicit bids for fuel prices for 2015-16 and scheduled a workshop for Saturday morning to review changes to two property tax maps. Board of Selectmen Chairman Jim Adler said that last year, town buildings used 5,600 gallons of No. 2 heating oil and town vehicles used 4,040 […]
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Former Andover teacher pitching fundraisers for new town-run school
ANDOVER — A former Andover Elementary School teacher is launching the first of several fundraisers aimed at raising money for the new town-run school. Townspeople voted last year to leave SAD 44 and start their own school. “I figure we need to start doing fundraisers for it,” Carol Emery of Andover said Friday. “I’m hoping […]
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Andover board OKs refinishing of upper floors at Town Hall
ANDOVER — Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday night to allow the Town Hall Restoration Committee to refinish the hall’s upstairs floors. Committee Chairman and Selectman Jim Adler said the committee received money from the Knights of Pythias to do the work. In other business, Ross Swain of Andover and the Ellis Pond Watershed Survey Committee gave […]
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Maine Game Warden Day a hit with Andover students
ANDOVER — Thirty-five students in grades kindergarten through five at Andover Elementary School were thrilled when two Maine Game Wardens from “North Woods Law” visited them Friday afternoon. The children had recently written a letter to Warden Brock Clukey of Andover asking if he would like to visit and answer questions they had about the […]
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Andover board elects Adler chairman
ANDOVER — In a short meeting Tuesday night, Selectmen Keith Farrington and Jane C. Rich elected Jim Adler to be chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Off and on for about five years, Farrington has chaired the board, he said early Wednesday evening. The board also reviewed draft copies of a couple of municipal policies […]