Hopkinton News

Parades and races highlight Hopkinton's July 4th festivities

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton residents will get the chance to make the Fourth of July an all-day festivity, as the town’s Recreation Department will sponsor events throughout the holiday, beginning at 9 a.m. The day will kick off with a 5K run and Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:40 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, Kids & Family, traveling in NH, event Reviews

Golf tournament raises money for scholarships

The 11th annual Hopkinton Rotary Scholarship Golf Tournament took place Thursday, June 4, at the Sunapee Country Club. More than 100 golfers and 45 sponsors helped the Hopkinton Rotary Club raise money for $10,000 in college scholarships for Hopkinton Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 5:20 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, golf, community

Work begins on dangerous Route 202/9 in Hopkinton

BY MATT SCHOOLEY State workers have begun work on Route 202/9 in Hopkinton and Henniker, starting a project that will make the road safer and more convenient for drivers. Chuck Davis, New Hampshire Department of Transportation contract administrator, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:55 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments

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Life’s challenges become Hopkinton senior’s strength

BY MATT SCHOOLEY As a child, Jonny Yocum asked his grandfather a delicate question. “Grandpa,” he said. “Can I call you dad?” Bruce Yocum paused, understanding the difficulty of the situation before answering. “I wouldn’t Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:22 PM by Bow Editor | 2 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, students, High School

Hopkinton students pooling their money to make wish come true

BY MATT SCHOOLEY A group of Maple Street School students wanted a swimming pool, even if they may never set foot in it. Fourth- through sixth-graders at the Hopkinton school organized a fundraiser for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, specifically for a 9-year-old Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:17 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, fundraiser, students

Hopkinton bumped from baseball playoffs after surprising regular season

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Dave Chase is the first to admit it. His seventh-seeded Hopkinton baseball team was hosting a first-round playoff contest, but the game was in jeopardy before the players even took the field. In fact, said Chase, it was in trouble Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:11 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, high school sports, baseball, hopkinton high school

Hopkinton girls take crown again; boys move up to fourth

BY RYAN O’CONNOR While other squads competed against fellow Class M-S programs, Hopkinton track and field traveled the state – often with head coach Rick Welch driving one of the buses – and faced some of the top competition from Class Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:11 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, high school sports, track and field

Hopkinton teen among Youth of the Year

Seven New Hampshire young men and women were recognized for their contributions to their families, schools and communities in ceremonies at the State House on May 14. The seven youth were chosen by each of their local Boys and Girls Clubs as Youth of Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:42 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: laconia, nashua, milford, Concord, Hopkinton, Kids & Family, salem, manchester

School test scores fall short in Bow and Hopkinton

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bow and Hopkinton school districts both had blemishes on their adequate yearly progress reports recently released by the state. Bow Elementary School did not meet the state’s criteria in the reading category, while in Hopkinton Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:27 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, schools, Bow, School board

Hopkinton softball team's quick rise followed by recent bumpy ride

BY RYAN O’CONNOR A recent rough stretch aside, Dan Meserve said things are looking up for his Lady Hawks – now and in the future. After beginning the season 4-1, the Hopkinton softball team flip-flopped in its last five contests. The result Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:45 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, sports, softball, hopkinton high school

Hopkinton college student goes to Democratic National Convention

BY DARRELL HALEN When Barack Obama was running for president in the New Hampshire primary, Hopkinton’s Erin Thesing devoted hundreds of volunteer hours to help his campaign. This summer, she will support him in a different way – as an Obama Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:34 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, election

Contoocook candlemaker lights the way for world peace

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...

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:52 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, Contoocook

Hopkinton teaches larger-school foes a lesson at meet

BY RYAN O’CONNOR If you didn’t look closely enough, you may not have noticed that a recent track and field meet in Pelham featured a Class M team in the midst of several Class I powers. And if you did miss the oddity, then you probably also Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:11 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, high school sports, track and field, Pelham

Hopkinton Antiquarian Society brings past to life and prepares for future

BY MATT SCHOOLEY On Interstate 89, drivers zoom by with cellular phones, GPS navigators and DVD players installed in their cars. Less than a minute off that highway sits a building where things are a little different. The New Hampshire Antiquarian Society Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:43 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, history, Antiquarian Society

Hopkinton students go on the air to warn about drinking

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The words of four Hopkinton High School students will soon be heard across the airwaves of New Hampshire radio stations, cautioning youths of the dangers of underage drinking. New Hampshire’s beer distributors sponsored the public Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:06 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hopkinton, High School, windham