It is still hard for me to believe that the June issue of The Beacon is the last issue of the newspaper. I want to thank every person that has been involved for a job well done. Especially, I want to ...

This is an excerpt from a blog, the title of which, Surf's Up,  is a slang phrase that means there are good waves for surfing ...

The Settler’s Dugout Canoe as it looks today on display at the Andover Historical Society. Note the truncated stern. Photo: John A. Hodgson The “Settler’s dugout canoe” rests prominently on display in ...

ANDOVER - The Appalachian Trail (A.T.), a 2,197.4-mile hiking-only trail, stretching from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, traversing 14 states and offering diverse hiking ...

Left to right- Leo Paquin, Chair, Franklin Business and Industrial Development Corporation (FBIDC), a nonprofit, and Janna Thompson, Assistant Vice President/Banking Office Manager, Bank of New ...

The flower boxes on the Maple Street Bridge were first installed by the Fortnightly Club in 2005, in memory of Madelyn Thompson Baker, a member of the Fortnightly Club and founder of the East Andover ...

World leadership today requires commitment to multinational collaboration because we face global challenges that affect all nations and, in addition, they are existential, threatening our survival.

Then: The above image is looking north on Main Street, circa 1880, from in front of the Congregational Church (out of frame to the left). FRANKLIN — In the 1800s, West Franklin was just “Franklin”, ...

The Andover Fish & Game Club had a clean-up on our section of the highway recently, and we picked up 34 bags of trash. Many thanks go to our members who helped. Our town looks a lot better now. Photo: ...

The Wilmot Garden Club maintains numerous gardens at the public buildings in town. With a generous donation from the Wilmot Conservation Commission, we are very excited to be planting a new garden ...

ANDOVER — The Andover Service Club is thrilled to announce the revitalization of the Welcome to Andover Committee. Its goal is to welcome new Andover neighbors who have recently moved to our beloved ...

ANDOVER — I took a quick down-and-back trip to Boston before an expected snowstorm to retrieve the vibrant and playful paintings by artist Susan Blatt, for our next exhibit at Proctor Academy. Susan’s ...