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BY MATT SCHOOLEY CONTOOCOOK – Whether making the trip for the demolition derby, agricultural displays or simply a sausage sandwich, visitors from all over come to take in the sights, sounds and smells of the annual Hopkinton State Fair. The fair, Read More...
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BY KRISTEN SENZ As Pope Benedict XVI lit a prayer candle at Ground Zero in Manhattan, Martin Marklin felt a sense of peace and solidarity, but he was also keeping an eye on the candle’s performance. That’s because his family-run business, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY It may not yet be apple season, but visitors will soon be returning to Contoocook’s Gould Hill Orchard as the Little Nature Museum will be opening for the season. The museum, run completely by volunteers, gives visitors a chance Read More...
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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...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY No, low-flying planes, those are not runway lights you are heading toward. They are the winners of the first Hopkinton and Contoocook holiday lighting contest. Twelve entries between the two towns vied for the first-ever crown, and the Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Guests to the Apple Tree Animal Hospital in Contoocook, pet or owner, will now have something to look at while waiting to be called into Robert Furness’ office. Eileen Ketcham, one of the doctor’s regular visitors of the human Read More...
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First hosted in 2002, the Contoocook Carry (formerly the Carr-Shumway) Triathlon and Walk returns Sunday, Sept. 23, to offer athletes, families and the occasional four-legged participants a chance to run, paddle, bike or walk to support the community. Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY If you happen to see a large object landing softly on the ground in your backyard, don’t panic. It may just be Ben Cochran and his guests dropping in for a visit. Cochran and his wife, Carla, take patrons on hot air balloon flights Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bonnie McEwan has greeted early risers venturing to the Cracker Barrel General Store in Hopkinton for coffee, the newspaper and pastries for nearly two years. Then in January, she was called to serve her country as part of the U.S. Read More...
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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...
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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...
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