BETHEL — The SAD 44 board Monday accepted $140,000 from the town of Andover to keep that town’s small school open for 2013-14. The vote was 15-0 with Bethel representative Lynn Arizzi abstaining. The board voted to take no action on an agenda item calling for a vote on whether to close the school at […]
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Above-normal temperatures, rain expected to increase Western Maine flooding
ANDOVER — Above-normal temperatures in the mid-70s on Friday combined with heavy rain Friday night into Saturday morning to melt snow and drive the Ellis River over its banks. By 11:45 a.m., the river was encroaching on a banked section of the Covered Bridge Road, where the low end of the road (the westbound lane) […]
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Andover sets special town meeting to raise money for school
ANDOVER — A special town meeting is set for 10 a.m. April 20 at the Andover Town Hall to discuss raising an additional $72,000 to keep the elementary school open for the 2013-14 school year. Susan Merrow, chairwoman of the Andover Withdrawal Committee and a selectman, said a public hearing on the issue is set […]
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Andover Food Pantry fundraiser sales to be matched by Good Shepherd
ANDOVER – The Andover Food Pantry will host a food sale fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23, with all proceeds matched by the Good Shepherd Food-Bank. According to Linda Couture, a volunteer with the Andover Food Pantry, this is the first time they’ve done a fundraiser “in quite a while.” “We recently […]
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Voters OK giving $68K to SAD 44 to keep Andover school open
ANDOVER — Like they did last year, town meeting voters on Saturday OK’d raising $68,000 to pay SAD 44 to keep Andover Elementary School open for 2013-14. They also authorized selectmen and the treasurer to borrow $320,000 to reconstruct and pave a one-mile stretch of Farmers Hill Road, but balked at raising $100,000 to buy […]
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Puzzle Mountain Farm to offer sleigh rides on St. Patrick’s Day
ANDOVER – Puzzle Mountain Farm will offer horse-drawn sleigh rides at the farm from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday to raise money for a local family. According to Kim Peare, who owns Puzzle Mountain Farm with her husband, Dan, the rides will cost $5 per person. All proceeds will go to the Hughes family […]
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Free child care available at Andover town meeting
ANDOVER — The Andover Elementary School Parent/Teachers Association is offering free childcare from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the annual town meeting. The reason is to allow parents to attend and vote on raising $100,000 for selectmen to negotiate an agreement with SAD 44 to keep the school open. That article also states that […]
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Andover town meeting voters to decide fate of ladder truck, school issues and road repair job
ANDOVER — This Western Maine town’s municipal budget will be dependent on what town meeting voters do with three big-ticket items, Selectman Keith Farrington said early Saturday evening. The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 16, in the Town Hall. Municipal elections will follow on Tuesday, March 19, with polls open from […]
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P. Lee: Don’t close Andover Elementary
Education is the core of Andover. That is why it is so very important to keep the school; to give our small children the best possible start on their road of education, even if it means leaving the district. This year’s graduates will be the 114th graduating class and we will celebrate the 84th annual […]