ANDOVER — Sharon Hutchins won election to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday with 64 votes, Town Clerk Melinda Averill said. Her competitor in the race, Leo Camire, received 61, Averill said. Hutchins succeeds Keith Farrington, who retired. The term is for three years. Town school board members Lindsay Sharkey and Linda Putnam were re-elected; Sharkey received […]
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Andover businessman responds to code officer’s statements
ANDOVER — Local businessman and former Andover municipal officer Brian Mills gave selectmen handouts and rebuttals Tuesday night regarding previous statements made about him at a board meeting that was published in the Sun Journal. Mills rebutted comments made about him on June 23 by Code Enforcement Officer Robert Folsom Sr. He also said he wants […]
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Andover Comprehensive Plan Committee seeks volunteers
ANDOVER — Comprehensive Plan Committee Chairwoman Anna Camire has asked selectmen to find more volunteers to serve on the committee. Andover hasn’t had a comprehensive plan update since 1992. She also pleaded with the board to attend the committee meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23, in the Town Hall. She said John Maloney will attend to […]
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Andover board to seek clarification from school officials on bill payments
ANDOVER — Selectmen will soon be speaking with Andover School Department officials to clarify monthly bill payments for the school and joint fuel purchases with the town. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Chairman Jim Adler said he attended a three-hour meeting with school officials Friday and learned that the town is to send checks to the […]
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Andover code officer closes ice cream parlor
ANDOVER — Following a lengthy discussion at Tuesday night’s selectmen meeting, Code Enforcement Officer Robert Folsom Sr. issued a stop-work order for a septic system at Kate’s Kones, immediately shutting down the ice cream parlor. Kate’s Kones, operated by Isaac and Kate Mills, opened on Father’s Day, June 13, 2013, at 52 Main St. Town […]
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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 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 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 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 […]