FARMINGTON — Richard Merrow wants to share his fascination with large, mild-mannered birds called emus. Merrow and Rita Mathon, formerly of Monmouth, have 13 emus on their farm and a batch of eggs incubating in their Savage Road home. It took a three-year search to find the right property to develop into Birds of a […]
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Andover rejects revaluation, OKs ‘ransom money’ for elementary school
ANDOVER — By a wide margin, voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting again rejected a town-wide property revaluation and the $70,000 of taxpayer money requested to fund it. Voters approved a $180,000 payment to the SAD 44 school district to keep Andover Elementary School open, and voted to raise $20,000 for future repairs to Farmers […]
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Next steps for Andover withdrawal from SAD 44 undetermined
ANDOVER — Officials from SAD 44 and the Andover Withdrawal Committee said Wednesday they are unsure what their next step will be for the Andover Elementary School, after a town referendum to leave SAD 44 failed Tuesday. “We were disappointed to lose by such a close vote,” said Tim Akers, a member of the committee […]
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Public hearing on Andover withdrawal set for Monday
ANDOVER — A public hearing to learn about an agreement between SAD 44 and the Andover Withdrawal Committee will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18 at the Andover Town Hall. The withdrawal committee has been working on a possible withdrawal for at least two years. The committee negotiated with the school district to […]
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Public hearing set on possible Andover withdrawal from SAD 44
BETHEL — A public hearing to learn about a proposed agreement between the Andover Withdrawal Committee and SAD 44 has been set for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Andover Town Hall. The SAD 44 board unanimously set the hearing at a special meeting Monday night, Superintendent David Murphy said in an email. The […]
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SAD 44 to vote on Andover withdrawal plan
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board will decide whether to accept an educational plan from the Andover Withdrawal Committee when they meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30, at Telstar High School. A committee from Andover has been working on an educational plan for the town’s 100 or so students since a majority of residents […]