The concert held at the Andover Congregational Church last Friday evening featuring Denny Breau was very well attended. My friend Amy, my husband, Bob, my dad, Ken, and I started our evening off at Mills for their famous Friday night seafood menu (I did not as I don’t care for seafood of any kind). They all raved how good everything was...I loved my non-seafood choice as well! If you haven’t made the trip up to visit Mills Market, what are you waiting for? The food is always delicious and the staff is wonderfully friendly and accommodating.
Our group then headed to the church looking forward to a few hours of entertainment by Mr. Breau and he certainly didn’t disappoint. We were treated with some of his original songs that he had written. Amy and I had tears in our eyes after hearing “Holding my Daughter’s Daughter” written after holding his first granddaughter. And thankfully he played the “Nine Pound Hammer” as I had asked for by special request for my dear sweet dad. I think he had the biggest grin in the crowd while Denny played it.
The last show in the Andover Summer Concert Series will be the Acoustipalians on September 4th on the Andover Common. I hope that the weather will be perfect for the wrap-up to the season. The concert starts at 6 pm and is free, as always with donations gladly accepted. All the generous donations will make sure that this tradition continues. Thanks to Pete Coolidge and those behind the scenes for the hard work all these years to bring these amazing performers to Andover.
This past week saw a handful of folks putting in a few days of work on the town tennis court. Thanks to Dirk, Bruce, KJ, Bill, and Mary, the court has been sealed and new lines for pickleball have been painted. The court is closed through tonight to let everything cure and dry thoroughly. Great job one and all! It does indeed take a village. A good source of information about things like this is the Andover Recreation Committee Facebook page.
On Saturday morning I attended the celebration of life for Mike Mills, who had recently passed, at the Andover Town Hall. The Hall was packed with people gathering to share memories and tributes to Mike. Continued prayers and thoughts go out to the Mills family.
It is back to school time, please be on the lookout for students getting to and from school. MSAD #44 and the Andover Elementary School started yesterday, the 26th. I’m sure that students and staff alike are asking where the summer went. I want to wish all of my dear school friends a great school year. It does seem a bit unusual still after my 23-year school career that I am not gearing up to go back. I am sure that Linda Stowell understands this as well. I always looked forward to “music day” so I could see Linda...those were certainly the days!
On Saturday I spent the day with my Ya Ya friends. It ended up not being a very good “float” day but we did have Captain Toby give us all a nice leisurely pontoon boat ride around the pond.
As always we laughed and ate very well, we certainly didn’t go home hungry! Thanks to all my dear friends, Tracy, Stacy, Steph, Amy, and Tammy for a fantastic day.
Here are a couple notices from the Andover Town Office:
The Town of Andover is conducting its yearly assessing of new and existing properties over the next few weeks. Please be advised that the following employees of John E. O’Donnell & Associates have permission from the Town of Andover to assess properties in town as needed. Please call the Andover Town Office at 207-392-3302 if you have any questions or concerns. You may also call O’Donnell & Associates at 207-926-4044. Thank you for your cooperation. The table below lists each field agent, their vehicle registration, and a description of their vehicle.
Also, the Selectboard is seeking the names of Andover residents interested in filling an unanticipated Andover School Board vacancy as of August 5. The appointment is for the remainder of the term for Michelle York, who recently resigned. Those interested in the position should call the Andover School for more details such as length of term, when and where the board meets, rate of pay, and requirements of the position. Interested person(s) will submit their name and contact to the Town Office or email it to secretary@andovermaine.gov on or before September 1, 2026 at noon. The Selectboard will consider all candidates at their September 1 meeting and, if there are applicants, vote to fill the vacancy, with the appointment effective immediately following the appointment.
Please send any news or events my way, and as always, faithful readers, have a great week. diananadeau@ymail.com
RIP Dolly