In March, Kirby Johnson acquired the 3.7-acre tract and the two buildings that remained. The price through a court-ordered sale was $168,000. “I’ve been working on getting this property for about 10 years and I’ve finally been able to make it happen,” Johnson said. “We hope to use the gym for an antique tractor and implement museum and maybe make a duplex out of the cafeteria next door.” Johnson, a Mills River produce grower and packer who lives in the Valley Hill community, is connected with IHCC Chapter 43, a Western North Carolina antique tractor collectors club. On Saturday a yard sale was held in the old gym which, after a dozen years, was cleaned up for the event. The gym and cafeteria, both brick structures, are fully functional. After years of neglect, the school was bought by Pathway Christian Academy and used as a school again. But hard times fell on the private school business during the recession and the elements took a toll on the oldest of the three schoo
North Andover awarded 18 cultural grants
North Andover is getting more than $11,000 in grants for cultural programs.
Anna Choi, chair of the North Andover Cultural Council, and Select Board member Janice Phillips recently announced 18 grants being awarded to North Andover by the Mass Cultural Council.
The North Andover Cultural Council is part of a vast network of 329 Local Cultural Councils in Massachusetts. The LCC program raises money and support for community-based arts, science and humanities projects every year.
Specific recipients are chosen by local cultural councils. The members of the North Andover Cultural Council are Choi, Brian Middleton-Cox, Stephanie Aude, Wendy Smith and Brooke Paige.
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Pam Pietrowski has worked in education for a long time, but she’s never met challenges like we’ve seen the past year. And that’s brought her to the North Andover local election, running for a spot on the School Committee. COVID-19 has presented challenges like we ve never before seen, while only exacerbating existing challenges that have long-been put off, Pietrowksi said after returning her nomination papers to Town Hall. I gave it a lot of thought before deciding to take this plunge, but I think my perspective, background, and personal experiences can all be assets to moving our district forward.
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