I hope that you all had a very good start to the New Year...welcome 2026! Brrrr is all I can say. Thank goodness that the bit of icy weather we had wasn’t like the ice storm of 1998. Anyone that lived through that certainly has lingering vivid memories of the aftermath.
With these colder temps doing chicken chores in single digits in Andover isn’t for the faint of heart! Our 10 Buff Orpington chickens that we acquired this spring are laying 6-8 eggs a day. It’s quite the game to gather the eggs before they freeze in these temps. Needless to say we have had lots of scrambled eggs for breakfast and caramel custard has been made a few times.
Mills Market is looking to fill a cashier and a cook position, 2 nights a week from 1:00 pm to closing time. If you are interested please stop by the store to fill out an application.
The Andover Recreation Committee has resumed the Tuesday/Thursday pickleball as of January 6th at the Andover Elementary School at 6:00 pm. They have also added an extra hour on Thursdays from 5:00-6:00 for kids and families.
Just a reminder that the remaining dates for Cabin Fever Reliever in January are the 17th and 31st from 10-2 at the Andover Congregational Church. There is no charge, and coffee and tea are provided. If you need more information please contact Christine Swain, (207) 392-2572.
Now here is a message from the Andover Common Folk: Now that the holidays are over and the lights on the common are off (the gazebo stays lit until Feb 1), we would like to thank everyone that made this year’s lighting as special as it was…folks that donated funds, those that gave their time to help set it up, those that built structures, those that donated greens, the Congregational Church for hosting the service of hot cocoa and cookies, folks that made cookies, the Calvary Bible Church folk for gracing us with hymns of the season, our Santa Claus, whose name I shall not disclose, you know, just in case, our Andover Fire Dept. for carrying Santa over to greet the littles and always being willing to participate in any way, and our Highway Dept. for setting up their display, the Andover Elementary School’s creative folk and our public library for their contributions, the families that brought in and decorated trees (the “Angel Tree” was a beautiful idea!), and the Andover Historical Society for their participation.
Andover is always a special place but when our community comes together the way it did for this holiday season, it really shines! So again, from all of us in the Common Folk, thank you, and may 2026 be a blessing for all of us. See you in the Fall!
The January 6th presentation of financial reports has been rescheduled to January 27th, at the request of the Superintendent of Schools, Leanne Condon. At the board’s meeting at the Andover Town Hall on January 27th she will present a year-to-date update on the finances and projects related to the Andover School Department. The meeting begins at 6 pm.
I would love to hear from some people that have followed me from the BC to this platform...just a quick email to let me know. As always please reach out with any news or events. Stay safe and warm everyone. diananadeau@ymail.com
