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*In 1997 Tony Beliveau won the Mr. AHS contest using his jazz piano playing skills.
In the late 1880's Moses Stevens connected the Marland Mills - one in Andover, one in Haverhill, and one in North Andover - by telephone.  This was the first telephone in Andover. Moses Stevens had bought Marland Mills from Abraham Marland in 1879.


 
In the 1958 dial telephones came to Andover. The first exchange was Greenleaf (475). Andover originally had a 617 area code. It was first changed to 508 and finally to 978 in 1977.
*Both Tony Beliveau and his brother Mike graduated from Andover High School and the Berklee College of Music. They moved to New York City in 2004.
 
 
*After another move to Los Angeles in 2006, Tony Beliveau (vocalist, keyboards) and his brother, Mike Beliveau (bassist) formed a rock band, the Crash Kings, with Jason Morris (drummer). The band name came from their habit of playing at parties they had crashed.
 
 
*In 2009 they released an album ''Crash Kings'', with a hit called ''Mountain Men'' which became the #8 song on the charts. Tony Beliveau writes all the lyrics.
 
 
*They have toured with such well-known rock musicians as the Stone Temple Pilots.




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* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=103693&t=historical%20sketches%20of%20andover&tp=title&d=0&hc=7&rt=title ''Historical Sketches of Andover''] by Sarah Loring Bailey, (974.45 Bai), p.590
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=andover%20a%20century%20of%20change&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=2&rt=keyword''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), pages 84 and 147.
* "Area Code Changing Again", ''The Townsman'', July 24, 1997.
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*From Mr. AHS, to a King.  ''Andover Townsman''.  3/18/2010,  page 5.


*Band Led by Andover Brothers on EarthFest Bill. (photo)'' Eagle Tribune'', 5/20/2010, page 13.
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In the late 1880's Moses Stevens connected the Marland Mills - one in Andover, one in Haverhill, and one in North Andover - by telephone. This was the first telephone in Andover. Moses Stevens had bought Marland Mills from Abraham Marland in 1879.

In the 1958 dial telephones came to Andover. The first exchange was Greenleaf (475). Andover originally had a 617 area code. It was first changed to 508 and finally to 978 in 1977.


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