Nick Chandler, whose family has owned the Merrill House estate for 230 years, said that he and his family have decided to put it on the market.
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Andover honors Freeman Farrington at Town Meeting and votes on 58 articles
ANDOVER — Sixty voters seated in folding chairs separated by six-foot distances took part in a five-hour-plus town meeting Saturday, honoring a long-time resident and handling 58 warrant articles of town business. Before the meeting officially began, Scott Farrington presented his father, Freeman Farrington, the 2019 Andover Maine Spirit of America Foundation Tribute. The elder […]
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Couple charged in Andover chase with children in truck
Tyler Shorty of Oakland and Amanda Pingree of Andover stopped in rural Oxford County.
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Change to Andover fund policy fails for lack of voters
ANDOVER — An article to amend the policy governing use of the Comsat Trust Fund failed to pass Tuesday because fewer than the required two-thirds of registered voters cast ballots. Of the 668 registered voters, only 199 participated in the referendum, with 114 in favor of the change and 85 against. A minimum of 445 […]
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Andover voters to decide on changing trust fund policy Tuesday
Amendment could make it easier to use the money.
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Something for everyone at Andover Olde Home Days
ANDOVER — People from the River Valley and beyond crowded into town Saturday for the 39th annual Andover Olde Home Days. There was something for everyone, highlighted by the lengthy parade, which carried the theme, “Where the road ends … the fun begins.” There were 36 people in the Andover Service Circle 4½-mile open […]
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Andover Summer Concert Series features a mix of country, bluegrass, jazz
Guiatarist Tim Dion, the World Famous Grassholes and the Acoustipalians will finish out the season.
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NASA communicated with Apollo 11 through a giant antenna in western Maine
A satellite relay antenna in Oxford County played an important role in allowing NASA to communicate with the spacecraft 50 years ago.
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Andover Olde Home Days celebration bringing back the arm-wrestling and skillet-toss contests
The 39th Andover Olde Home Days event is coming up on August 2 through 4.