December 2006 - Posts

• Keep the taxes low - Hopkinton school budget proposal less than expected

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR The Hopkinton Budget Committee requested the school board form a budget, including warrant articles, with a 3.8 percent tax increase or less. The school board’s response: “How’s 3.05?” The proposed budget Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:16 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Kids & Family

• Pot farms busted

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Four people were arrested in Hopkinton in connection with a marijuana bust at 1191 Maple St. – one of many locations around the state. Nu Thi Tran, Quoc My Tran, Tai T. Nguyen and Binh Huu Bui were charged with conspiring Read More... Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:21 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton

• Early test

  Sans star, Hopkinton faces first obstacle BY SAPNA PATHAK Patty Connolly wants her team to play with more offensive balance. She wants them to spread the ball around more and avoid relying on one player. And it only took one game for the girls of Hopkinton Read More... Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:04 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, sports, basketball

• Homeless children allowed in school

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Homeless students in the Hopkinton School District will be admitted to school despite the usual requirement to have a fixed address to be considered a resident. The district is updating its policies, including criteria for admitting Read More... Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:51 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, homeless students

• Bacon, eggs and Santa

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Children in Hopkinton, for the first time ever, were able to give Santa Claus their wish list while eating breakfast at Columbia Hall. On Saturday, Dec. 9, the Hopkinton Recreation Department hosted “Breakfast with Santa,” Read More... Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:43 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Breakfast with Santa

• Success is simple - New St. A coach brings resume of achievement, focus on basics

  BY MATT STOUT If someone had told Rick Senatore five years ago he’d be taking over a college lacrosse program, he probably would have laughed. If someone told him 10 years ago he’d one day leave the world of Wall Street, it’d have been Read More... Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:15 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, sports, Bedford

• Abuse - School bus driver arrested for sexual assault

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR A Hopkinton school bus driver has been charged with sexual assault on a Hillsborough minor. Joshua Wilson, 31, of Hillsborogh was arrested Monday, Dec. 6. He is an employee of Laidlaw Transportation and was placed on administrative Read More... Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:25 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Hillsborough

• Hopkinton holiday - Residents get together for two annual tree-lighting ceremonies

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sipping hot cocoa, eating cookies, carol ing and lighting Christmas trees may be holiday traditions around the country, but in Hopkinton and Contoocook, people come together twice in one day to share the spirit of the season. On Read More... Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:11 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Contoocook