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Andover adopted the Town Manager System in March of 1959. Victor J. Mill Jr. served as the volunteer town manager until a professional could be hired. The first town manager, appointed by the Selectmen in May 1959, was Thomas E. Duff.   Mr. Duff had previously been city manager in Claremont, NH.
Dedicated in November of 1930, The St. Francis Seraphic Seminary, a Catholic school to train boys for the priesthood, was built at 459 River Road near the Tewksbury line. The seminary was closed in 1977. The building then became part of the Franciscan Retreat and Conference Center. The Seminary building was razed in October 2016 to make way for a privately developed 55+ residential retirement community "Riverside Woods." The Town agreement with the site developer called for preserving a section of land along the river as open space. Access to the AVIS and town-owned trail systems as well as a parking are for hikers was planned.  
[[Image:stfrancis.jpg|200px|thumb|right|St Francis Seminary With Christmas Lights - A popular holiday sight form the mid-1930's to the mid-1960's
''Andover Townsman'', December 25, 2014, page 14]]


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Andover Town Managers:
* "St. Francis Seminary Lights Drew Thousands of Onlookers,"'' Andover Townsman'', December 18, 2008.


*Victor Mills Jr served as volunteer town manager until the hiring of a professional.
*[http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x528363060/Elderly-housing-proposal-considered-for-River-Road/print Elderly Housing Proposal Considered for River Road, Franciscan Center Land.  ] ''Andover Townsman'' May 12, 2011


*Thomas Duff served as town manager from June, 1959 to June 8, 1964.
* [https://preservation.mhl.org/439-river-rd 459 River Road, Andover Historic Preservation Profile.]
*[https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/regional_news/iconic-seminary-in-andover-torn-down/article_3a85a149-5da6-56cc-a6ab-713fdfb49630.html Iconic Seminary in Andover Town Down] ''Newburyport News'' October 26, 2016
*[[Media:200UnitPlanEagleTribune5_31_2015.pdf|200 Unit Plan for River Road in Andover]] ''Eagle Tribune,'' May 31, 2015


*Richard Bowen served as town manager from July 20, 1964 to May 22, 1969.


*J. Maynard Austin served as town manager from September 2, 1969 to September 2, 1977 (the end of his contract which was not going to be renewed).  However, the Town Charter called for a 5 year term, so the Selectmen appointed Mr. Austin acting town manager effective September 3, 1977.  Mr. Austin submitted his resignation, which was accepted on October 18, 1977, with the understanding that his services would be retained to advise the new acting town manager until on or about February 21, 1978.   


*Sheldon S. Cohen served as acting town manager for a period in 1977.  At this time, he appointed J. Maynard Austin as "Special Assistant to the Acting Town Manager" for a period ending February 21, 1978 (see above).


*Jared S. A. Clark served as town manager from March 27, 1978 to June 30, 1981.
*Anthony J. Torrisi served as acting town manager from June 30, 1981 to January 3, 1982.


*Kenneth A. Mahony served as town manager from January 4, 1982 to February 1990.
*Anthony J. Torrisi served as acting town manager from February-May 1990.


*Reginald "Buzz" S. Stapczynski served as town manager from June 1990 to the present.




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* ''Andover Townsman'', May 7, 1959, page 1+.
* "A Half-Century of Town Managers", ''The Townnsman'', June 25, 2015, page 14.
*[http://www.mhl.org/andover/AndoverRoom/digitized_materials.htm#Annual_Reports ''Town of Andover, Annual Report 1963,''] p. 83.
*[http://www.mhl.org/andover/AndoverRoom/digitized_materials.htm#Annual_Reports ''Town of Andover, Annual Report 1964,''] p. 3.
*[http://www.mhl.org/andover/AndoverRoom/digitized_materials.htm#Annual_Reports ''Town of Andover, Annual Report 1969,''] p. 5.
*[http://www.mhl.org/andover/AndoverRoom/digitized_materials.htm#Annual_Reports ''Town of Andover, Annual Report 1977,''] p. 5.
*[http://www.mhl.org/andover/AndoverRoom/digitized_materials.htm#Annual_Reports ''Town of Andover, Annual Report 1978,''] p. 1.
*[http://www.mhl.org/andover/AndoverRoom/digitized_materials.htm#Annual_Reports ''Town of Andover, Annual Report 1981,''] p. 6.
*[http://www.mhl.org/andover/AndoverRoom/digitized_materials.htm#Annual_Reports ''Town of Andover, Annual Report 1990,''] p. 2.
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=Andover%20a%20Century%20of%20Change&tp=keyword&l=5&d=0&hc=2&rt=keyword ''Andover a Century of Change: 1896 - 1996''], by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric) page 191.
* [http://andoverma.gov/selectmen/ Current Town Manager]


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Dedicated in November of 1930, The St. Francis Seraphic Seminary, a Catholic school to train boys for the priesthood, was built at 459 River Road near the Tewksbury line. The seminary was closed in 1977. The building then became part of the Franciscan Retreat and Conference Center. The Seminary building was razed in October 2016 to make way for a privately developed 55+ residential retirement community "Riverside Woods." The Town agreement with the site developer called for preserving a section of land along the river as open space. Access to the AVIS and town-owned trail systems as well as a parking are for hikers was planned.

St Francis Seminary With Christmas Lights - A popular holiday sight form the mid-1930's to the mid-1960's Andover Townsman, December 25, 2014, page 14

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  • "St. Francis Seminary Lights Drew Thousands of Onlookers," Andover Townsman, December 18, 2008.







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