Harness racing, a racino and Question 2 — if anyone is looking to tie all these together for the economic good of the community, I offer an example. I used time off during summers to race at Scarborough Downs. I owned, trained and drove one to three horses most summers. That meant I employed, in […]
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Andover lists photo contest winners
ANDOVER — Andover’s 16th photo contest was held Aug. 6 in the Town Hall. There were 390 photos exhibited, 76 more than last year, and a record number. The contest, part of Olde Home Day, was competitive as usual, and very professional. Maine town contributing were Albany, Andover, Bethel, Carthage, Hanover, Hartford, Mexico, Peru, Readfield, […]
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Andover residents learn cost of inaccurate floodplain maps
ANDOVER — Bonnie Marston of Andover learned a very expensive lesson from the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year about the inaccuracy of maps. In July 2009, FEMA and the Maine State Planning Office created better maps for the National Flood Insurance Program, and some homeowners in Oxford County, including Marston, had their properties listed […]
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Quilt raffles
Thanks to the effort of Ruby Kulpa and Elaine Morton, The Andover Fire Department is raffling off two homemade quilts. With the desire to help support the fire department, Kulpa approached Morton with material that was already cut; they decided to make two quilts and donate them to the department. In turn the fire department […]
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Drivers rescued from flooded road
ANDOVER — Two people who drove past “Road Closed” flood barricades Sunday evening on Covered Bridge Road got stuck and had to be rescued, Andover firefighters said. Their names were not released. At 8:45 p.m., a man and a woman in separate vehicles drove a pickup truck and a Jeep Cherokee onto the road, which […]
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Well done – Michael MacKnight
UNITY — Michael MacKnight II, son of Dirk MacKnight, of Andover, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at Unity College. Michael is a first year student at Unity College majoring in conservation law enforcement.
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Well done – Esther Pew
HAMDEN, Conn. — Esther Pew of East Andover was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at Quinnipiac University.