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Andover High grad honored by U.S. Embassy
Kim Marie Ahanda, daughter of Dr. Kenneth and Norma Seifert of Ivy Lane, was presented recently with the Meritorious Award at the Annual Cameroon Embassy Award Ceremony. It is the highest honor given by the U.S. Embassy.
The Meritorious Award was presented to Ahanda, a 1984 honors graduate of Andover High School, for leadership and quality support to Cameroon's Peace Corps training and programming efforts. Her assignment is to supervise all Peace Corps Health Care workers for the country of Cameroon.
For the last 19 years, Ahanda has worked extensively in Africa and Haiti. She is married to Jean Marie Ahanda and teaches art and Cameroon history at the local unveristy.
The couple have two children, Nico and Olivia.
After graduating from Andover High, Ahanda graduated, with high honors, from the University of Vermont in 1988. She and her family presently live in Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
Selectmen plan to appoint their board's fifth member, to fill the seat being relinquished by Jerry Stabile Jr. - and they are already receiving plenty of interest in the job.
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The person selected will serve from October until an election in March. -
Residents vote on new school Dec. 6
Mark your calendars: a Special Town Meeting to approve plans for a new multimillion elementary school will be held Monday, Dec. 6.
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Selectmen approved the date on Monday, Aug. 23, giving residents the chance to add items to the meeting warrant between Sept. 20 and Oct. 22. -
STATE PRIMARY: Senate candidates show much agreement on sales tax issue
Tax policy
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The Townsman asked each of the candidates for the state senate seat representing Andover the following questions about the Massachusetts sales tax:
Do you support an annual tax-free weekend? - STATE PRIMARY: Sales tax views from Republicans, Democrats who want to be 17th Essex's new representative
- STATE PRIMARY: 18th Essex State Rep. candidates on sales tax
- TV show on town centers features Andover
- State senate, rep. candidates to appear at League forum Aug. 30
- Town Talk: Booted resident back at meetings, other items of note
- Drive-up food drive: Speedy, easy way you can fight hunger
- Community development account upped by $25K
- Andover Stories: History of historical society's home
- Thursday, August 19, 2010
- Next stop for Andover riders: Groceries
- Dates targeted for townwide votes on new school project
- BACK TO SCHOOL: New leader, new plan arrive together
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Sushi, smoothies replace greasier school food, snacks of yesteryear
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Town completing $650,000 DMS auditorium makeover
- BACK TO SCHOOL: School Committee, teachers union have met over summer
- Change for your budget follow-up
- Town Talk: Brief items worth mentioning
- Some residents still ignoring requests to update water meters
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
