| Town Office Building |
Address:
17 School Road
Andover, CT 06232
Phone: (860) 742-7305
Fax: (860) 742-7535
New Town Office Hours:
Monday
8:15 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Tues., Wed., Thurs.
8:15 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Friday
**CLOSED**
*individual office hours vary*
Holiday Closings:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Lincoln's Birthday
Washington's Birthday
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Day after Christmas
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| Andover History |
More Information
The official town historian is Scott Yeomans. He maintains a much more detailed history on his website. Please visit his informative site.
Andover's Landscape
Several small rivers and streams flow through the town including, the Hop River, Burnap Brook, Staddle Brook, and the Skungamaug River. The Bear Swamp Brook runs through the Nathan Hale State Forest located in the northeast corner of town. The State owned Bishop’s Conservation Area is located in the southwest corner of the town and includes the 53 ac. Bishop Swamp (Jurovaty) Pond. Andover Lake is a 155 ac. private lake in the southeast corner that provides recreational opportunities to its members. The Doris Chamberlain Nature preserve with small pond and walking trails is located on Route 316 near School Road.
Andover’s rural character remains unspoiled with farmlands, stone walls and historic homes dotting the landscape. The original Town Hall of 1893 can be seen from Route 6 near the intersection with Route 316. The Old Town Hall now houses the town museum that is operated by the Historical Society. The new Town Office building is located on School Road between the town’s firehouse and the elementary School.
Passing through Andover is the Hop River State Park Trail, a 6-mile gravel and compact earth trail that is part of the East Coast Greenway. It connects the Bolton portion of the trail way system with the Columbia portion at the town lines. It passes through Andover along Route 6, providing residents with opportunities for walking, bicycling and equestrian uses. The Veteran Memorial Field provides residents with recreational fields for baseball, softball, soccer and football events.
Andover Government
Andover has a five member Board of Selectman, a Board of Finance and a Town Meeting form of government with a First Selectman as Chief Executive Officer.
Andover has one voting district and is part of the 2nd Congressional district, the 19th Senatorial district and the 55th Assembly district. Municipal elections are held in May during odd numbered years. The Board of Selectmen members are elected for a four year term.
Andover Organizations and Businesses
There is only one library, one church, one fire station , and one school (K-6). The town is served by a regional middle and high schools located in the neighboring town of Hebron.
Agricultural enterprises are visible in the form of beef cattle farms, horse farms, Christmas tree farms and garden shops.
Annual events include the Church Chicken B-B-Q, Firemen’s Steak dinners, Library’s Book and Bake sales, Church Country Fair, PTA’s Breakfast with Santa, Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Day.
Three daily newspapers, (The Hartford Courant, The Willimantic Chronicle and the Manchester Journal Inquirer), one weekly newspaper (The Rivereast News Bulletin) and one quarterly publication (The Hometown News) cover local news and events in Andover.
Other General Sites about Andover
Wikipedia
e-Podunk
City Data
Hometown Locator
USA States Dates
Looking for a different Andover? Try our list of other Andovers around the world.
Historic Vote Results
Budget Referendum May 23, 2006.
Budget Referendum May 2, 2006.
Municipal Election May 2, 2005 Elections
Town Referendum May 31, 2005
RHAM Referendum May 25, 2005.
RHAM Referendum June 14, 2005.
Town Budget meeting May 18, 2005
Town Budget meeting May 11, 2005
Town Budget Meeting June 7, 2005.
Contact Information
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Town Office Building Address
17 School Road
Andover, CT 06232
Town Office Building Phone Numbers
Phone: (860) 742-7305
Fax: (860) 742-7535
Other General Sites about Andover
Wikipedia
e-Podunk
City Data
Hometown Locator
USA States Dates
Looking for a different Andover? Try our list of other Andovers around the world.
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