January 2008 - Posts

• Hopkinton High School joins robotics team

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Competition can bring out the worst in those involved. In FIRST robotics competitions, the opposite is often true. Though members of the Hopkinton and John Stark high schools’ robotics team would like to come out victorious, they Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:46 PM by admin | 1 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Kids & Family, schools, students, robotics, technology, High School

• Sidewalk planned for safety at Hopkinton's Harold Martin Elementary School

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Walking to school will soon be a safer option for children attending Hopkinton’s Harold Martin Elementary School. The school has been awarded a $31,000 grant from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation that the Hopkinton Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:41 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Kids & Family, schools, local government, School board, News

• Hopkinton police secretary writes historic tribute about department

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY When she arrived at the Hopkinton Police Department five years ago, Patricia Finnerty did a lot of listening. The department secretary heard stories and learned about people, and she decided the tales were noteworthy. Actually, she decided Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:32 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, police, News

• Young, gritty Hopkinton team comes up just short – again

  By Matt Schooley HOPKINTON – At each timeout or break in the action during a Hopkinton High School girls basketball game, team members put their hands in the middle of the huddle and say the same phrase: “Prove it.” Hopkinton proved Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:15 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, high school sports, basketball, girls basketball

• Town, schools take energy-efficiency pledge

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Don’t let the white stuff covering the town fool you, Hopkinton is getting greener. As part of the state Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Energy Challenge, Hopkinton has joined 21 other towns in pledging to assess Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:56 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, energy, energy-efficiency

• Hopkinton Fire chief asks for a full-time EMT/firefighter

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY After six members of his department left in September, Hopkinton Fire Chief Rick Schaefer is now looking for the town to approve money for a new full-time paramedic. During a Monday, Jan. 7, selectmen meeting, Schaefer asked board members Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:50 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, EMT, Fire Department

• Time to file for town, school district seats

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY While Hopkinton residents will cast votes for town and school officials as well as budgets in March, Bow voters will wait until May to make their choices. Bow School District Meeting, however, continues to take place at its traditional Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 4:13 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, election, Bow, selectmen, School board

• Buy a share in the farm

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Though the apple trees of Gould Hill Orchard are surrounded by snow, interest in purchasing 58 acres of the Contoocook property is finally heating up. The Hopkinton Rotary Club has put together a proposal to purchase the land and will Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 4:10 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, Contoocook, Gould Hill Orchard

• Budget increase less than 1 percent

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton’s Board of Selectmen set the proposed town budget, with an increase of less than 1 percent from last year’s budget. Hopkinton’s Board of Selectmen set the proposed town budget, with an increase of less than Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:30 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, budget, Board of Selectmen