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• Ban on construction debris under attack in Hopkinton

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The topic of burning construction and demolition debris has once again come up in New Hampshire, as a Massachusetts company is suing the state Department of Environment Services to get a ban on burning the materials overturned. New England Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:47 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen

• Kenison named Hopkinton Town Administrator

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton officials will now be able to remove the word “interim” from its town administrator position. Leon Kenison, chairman of the Bow Board of Selectmen, has been named the first permanent replacement since Ed Wojnowksi Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:29 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Bow, selectmen

• Hopkinton selectmen begin new year

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY With two new members and a new chairman, the Hopkinton Board of Selectmen is off and running with several projects already in the works. At the Monday, March 24, board meeting, selectmen assigned new committee posts for the upcoming year. Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:13 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen

• Hopkinton board of selectmen stays at five

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY When it came time to vote on two major governmental policy changes, Hopkinton residents just said, “No.” Citizen-petitioned articles to move from five to three members on the Board of Selectmen and changing to the town manager Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:40 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen, vote

• Hopkinton town and school office winners

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton’s three contested town and school races were decided in the voting booth, as residents chose two new selectmen, two School Board members and a new school treasurer. The School Board race was a log jam, with seven candidates Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:35 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen, School board, vote

• Opinions varied on three-member Hopkinton board

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Before voting on whether to decrease their town’s Board of Selectmen from five members to three, Hopkinton residents had the opportunity to hear the pros and cons of the citizen-petitioned warrant article that will be on the March Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:54 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen

• Hopkinton petition seeks 3 selectmen

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Some residents think Hopkinton would be better off with fewer selectmen, and have petitioned the town to consider reducing the board from five to three members. More than 100 residents signed the petition, which asks voters to decrease Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:43 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen, vote

• 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

• Selectmen officially accept gifts for town

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Hopkinton Board of Selectmen accepted a long list of gifts from town members to clear the books of any donations that have not properly been received since 2002. Laws require donations of more than $5,000 to the town be accepted during Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 3:29 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, donation, selectmen

• Selectmen ponder conflict of interest

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY A Hopkinton selectman was chastised for sending public information to a newspaper owned by another selectman and not releasing it to all media outlets. Louise Carr, who has been planning the Slusser Senior Center, raised the question Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:05 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen

• Gould Hill Orchards on sale for $2.2 million

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Without someone to pass it along to and struggling with tax issues in town, a large portion of Gould Hill Orchards is officially on the market. After several years of working with Hopkinton to find a way to keep the property as a working Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:40 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen, local business, orchard

• Field talks set

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY A dispute over whether to build a baseball field or return a $40,000 investment will come before the Board of Selectmen. A portion of land Hopkinton purchased several years ago sparked a debate during the board’s recent meeting, Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:37 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, sports, budget, baseball, selectmen

• Permits needed – Town must OK plumbing and electrical work

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton residents looking to perform home electrical and plumbing renovations will now need to apply for permits with the town. The permit, which is separate from a building permit, will cost $25 for town residents, though that fee Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:16 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen, renovations, home repair

• Interim town head named

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton has named the its interim replacement for Ed Wojnowski, who will leave his duties as town administrator as of Friday, Aug. 24. Robert Veloski will take over the position as of Monday, Aug. 27. Selectman Donald Lane said Veloski, Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:10 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, selectmen

• Retreat woes – New questions arise in debate over Lake JoSilvia site

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY As the fate of a proposed 42-room retreat on Lake JoSilvia remains before Merrimack County Superior Court, questions on who should be able to use the retreat concern residents. Also in question is whether Hopkinton Selectman Tom Congoran Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:47 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hopkinton, students, court, selectmen, lakes, zoning