ANDOVER — Wednesday night’s second public hearing on a proposal to begin steps to withdraw from SAD 44 was canceled due to the snowstorm. Jarrod Dumas of the On Our Own Committee said Wednesday afternoon that the meeting won’t be rescheduled. He said he didn’t think there would be many attending Wednesday night, because at […]
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William A. ‘Bill’ Simmons
1969 – 2014 LEWISTON — William A. “Bill” Simmons, 44, of Andover, died on Thursday, March 6, at Central Maine Medical Center. Bill was born in Hartford, Conn., on June 16, 1969, the son of Barbara (Grant) Simmons and the late William H. Simmons, and attended Maine schools. For many years, he worked for Steve […]
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Andover voters to decide fate of revaluation, road repair and school issues
ANDOVER — Selectmen will try yet again at town meeting on Saturday, March 15, to get voters to approve a townwide property revaluation and fund a rebuilding of Farmers Hill Road. The board is also asking voters to approve paying SAD 44 $180,000 to keep Andover Elementary School open another year and to decide whether […]
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Saint Joseph’s College Maine dean’s list
STANDISH — The following local residents were named to the dean’s list at Saint Joseph’s College Maine for the fall semester. Andover: Izaak Mills Auburn: James Philbrook Avon: Aaron Jalbert Bowdoin: Heather Reed Dixfield: Michelle Morrison, Jennifer Smith Durham: Ashley Beaulieu Fayette: Willie Brown Fryeburg: Meghan Bradley, Sophie-Mary Creegan, Payton Schwarz Gray: Elizabeth Allen, Christopher […]
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Andover residents to “pay it back” with benefit dinner
ANDOVER — A group of residents is holding a benefit dinner for a local couple at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Town Hall. Resident Carolyn Merrill said she, her husband and several other residents organized the benefit for Cindy and Steve Simmons to help them with a large hospital bill. “Cindy had a […]
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Rumford Area Quilters meet RUMFORD — Rumford Area Quilters will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Rumford United Methodist Church, Linnell Street. All area quilters are invited. See a demonstration on how to transform a shirt into a pillow. Donations are accepted for various organizations. Show and tell always welcome, including finished […]
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Andover snowmobile club to lead ride to wind towers
ANDOVER — The Snow Valley Sno-Goers in Andover will host its first wind tower ride at 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, in Roxbury, club member Paula Smith said. The purpose is to raise money for club activities and maintenance of the clubhouse. “We have a beautiful clubhouse here, surrounded by big fields, with a big […]
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Andover drops AES transfer-lease from ballot
Andover selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to remove a question from the March 18 ballot on approving an agreement with SAD 44 that would give the Andover Elementary School to the town. A draft proposal from SAD 44, presented last week, would have also provided for leasing the school back to the district to operate (for […]
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Selectman’s name is Merrow
ANDOVER — A story and sidebar on the Andover selectmen meeting published Friday on Pages B1 and B2 of the River Valley edition and Page B3 of the Oxford Hills edition inaccurately identified Selectman Susan Merrow. It was a reporting error.
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Andover residents mulling choices about school’s future
ANDOVER — A member of the group leading a renewed effort to withdraw from SAD 44 said although it sounded like residents at Thursday night’s selectmen meeting were distrustful of the district and school board, he doesn’t think they are. “I wouldn’t say there’s distrust of the district,” Jarrod Dumas of the On Our Own […]