June 2007 - Posts

• Changes made to July 4 festivities

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Times are changing in Hopkinton. Residents have spoken out against rising taxes, a new senior center is in its finishing stages, the town has a new recreation director, and now, after decades of tradition, the Fourth of July celebration Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:30 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, local government, Independence Day

• Jail time cut

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Melanie Cooper will only serve half of her original sentence. After Cooper pleaded guilty to hindering apprehension, a felony, in the investigation of Eric Windhurst’s 1985 murder of her stepfather, Danny Paquette, she was Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:28 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Hooksett, court, crime

• Hopkinton High School bids farewell to Dusseault

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR When Andre Dusseault began talking about retirement, Hopkinton Middle/High School Principal Steve Chamberlin had an easy solution. “Every time he would come in and talk about his retirement, I would just ignore it,” Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 2:02 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, schools, students, principal, retirement

• Play time – Town hires new recreation director

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Justin La Vigne will pack his bags and head up the East Coast, from Danville, Va., to Hopkinton, where he’ll take over as head of the recreation department. “I’m really excited to move to the Northeast,” Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:53 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, recreation

• Head of state – Hopkinton senior vaults to win at M of C

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Ask Christine Head about her past three appearances at the Class M-S track and field championships and she says, “Bad karma.” Turn to her father and he simply laughs, rolls his eyes and won’t say much about each experience. Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:31 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, sports, students, track and field

• From the heart – Family donates 2 defibrillators to high school

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Timothy Carroll was only 22 when he died of sudden cardiac arrest. The 1996 Hopkinton High School graduate was alone on Dec. 13, 2000, when he ran up two flights of stairs, then suddenly collapsed and died. His girlfriend found Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:25 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Health & Fitness, schools, donation

• Detour to the top – In third varsity season, top-ranked Hawks clipped again in semis

  BY SAPNA PATHAK It took less than two minutes to halt a season full of domination over opponents, the most wins in Division III and perhaps the biggest expectations the program has seen. But don’t think for a moment Doug Maynard’s going to Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 3:45 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, sports, students, lacrosse