Two opportunities to explore creativity with paint will be offered at The Andover Community Hub during March. On Friday, March 7, from 6 to 8 PM, Paint & Sip will offer a fun evening, ...

Sharing a meal and enjoying lively conversation, 25 residents attended the first in a series of monthly community potluck suppers held at The Andover Community Hub on January 26. The third in the seri ...

The following is a shortened version of the piece written in Albert Garneau’s book The Official History of Franklin, New ...

The New Hampshire-based Americana string band, The Treetellers, will be featured at the Friday, March 21, Andover Community Coffeehouse, playing original tunes, Appalachian mountain mu ...

Driving through Franklin heading north or south on Central Street, you pass by Trestle View Park and the Harris Corliss Wheel. During the holiday season, every year since the mid-1990 ...

With large increases in property taxes everyone is correct in wanting to know why and to take action to lower them. The big target is public education and I urge everyone to learn about the true reaso ...

As a 65-year-old woman, I’ve lived through many political crises in this country — but I have never seen an attack on our democracy like this. In the past, there was bipartisan opposition to lawle ...

A reader kindly pointed out a mistake I made in a recent article about the merger between grocery titans, Kroeger and Albertsons. I stated that local Market Basket and Hannaford’s stores are owned b ...

Current law allows one planning board member to sit on a zoning board of adjustment (ZBA), and there is no prohibition on ZBA members serving on planning boards. The Municipal and County Government Co ...

I was a part of an email from a constituent asking questions about House Bills that were Representative Aylward’s priorities in The Beacon. I would like to clarify that whatever R ...

How much does the knife weigh? How much do those winter pants weigh? How much does the protein bar weigh? How much does the ...

As we start to transition to Spring, be sure to stop by and enjoy all the wonderful events at your Andover Libraries. Friday, March 7, from 9 AM to 1 PM and 3 to 6 PM; and Saturday, March ...