January 2007 - Posts

• Residents want spending curbed

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR School district treasurer Arnold Coda and several other residents voiced displeasure with what they termed excessive spending by selectmen and the school board. At the town and school district budget hearing on Jan. 24, roughly Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:40 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Taxes

• Rockin’ – Steel pan musicians bring new sound to town

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR When Hopkinton music reacher Mike Alberici walked into the first day of school, he was as unfamiliar with steel pan music as many of the students. “In front of everybody, (student Brittany) Hill looks at me and says, ‘You Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:38 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, music

• Center feud - Residents want to look at options before rebuilding senior center

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Hopkinton selectmen have vowed to rebuild the Slusser Senior Center that was destroyed by arson Jan. 15 – only four months before it was scheduled to open. But some residents aren’t supportive of the initiative to rebuild. Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:23 AM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, slusser center fire

• Passion for the game - Hopkinton team creates excitement for fans

  BY SAPNA PATHAK HOPKINTON – They’re the loudest fans at any Hopkinton boys basketball game. They make the most noise when the Hawks score. They’re the first to boo the officials when the call doesn’t go Hopkinton’s way. They Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:42 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, basketball

• Arson destroys senior center

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR HOPKINTON – A fire that destroyed the Slusser Senior Center has been ruled arson. On Monday, Jan. 15, firefighters were called to the scene to find the building shell in flames. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, Hopkinton Deputy Fire Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:24 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, slusser center fire

• Glass class - Hopkinton recreation shows how to create stained-glass art

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Robert Mattes moved the cutter across the flat, red glass, clamped down and broke the sheet in half. “Next, you align the specifically shaped piece of glass next to another, like a puzzle,” said Mattes, Hopkinton’s Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:15 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, recreation, stained glass class

• TIF district planned to offset taxes

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Selectman Peter Russell has a plan to broaden Hopkinton’s tax base and lower the burden on taxpayers by creating a Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, district in town. Under the plan, an additional exit would be built in Contoocook Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:08 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Contoocook, TIF District

• 7 percent increase in Hopkinton town budget

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Similar to the Hopkinton School District, the town has been asked by the budget committee to set a budget with a 3.8 percent increase or less. Though the selectmen’s 7.28 percent proposed budget increase is more than requested, Read More... Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:47 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, tax rate

• Hopkinton: 2006 Year in Review

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bio Energy, Gould Hill Orchards, Columbia Hall, a new senior center and taxes dominated the 2006 news year in Hopkinton. Bio Energy • At the turn of the year, Dec. 30, 2005, the state Supreme Court dismissed a 2003 ceaseand- Read More... Posted Thursday, January 04, 2007 5:45 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton