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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...
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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...
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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...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR If Winnisquam was Cinderella, then Hopkinton refused to be Prince Charming, smashing her glass slipper and leaving its own 3-0 footprint instead. In the Class M boys soccer championship on Monday, Nov. 6, the fourth-seeded Hawks allowed Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Mother Nature visited Saturday, Oct. 27, extending Hopkinton’s season. Epping visited Sunday, Oct. 28, ending it. Despite what girls soccer head coach Curt Martin called a solid effort, the No. 3 Lady Hawks dropped a 2-1 Class M Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK The postseason cost of its second-half lapse was kept to a minimum. But a relapse like that – at this time of year – means a collapse of Hopkinton’s field hockey season. In the final regular-season game for both teams, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY While more students own electronic devices that make their lives easier, school officials are often forced to deal with the increasing number of devices on school grounds. Many of the area schools have different ways of dealing with the Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Less than 10 minutes into a girls Class M soccer match Sept. 19, Hopkinton coach Curt Martin said he knew his team was in trouble against host Hillsboro-Deering. With the ball rolling untouched near the H-D goal, Hopkinton had a good chance Read More...
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Lunch sale numbers are down at Hopkinton Middle/ High School, leading school officials to look at possible solutions to get more students to purchase lunches. During the 2006-07 school year, approximately 225 to 250 middle and high school students purchased Read More...
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BY DAVE CHOATE The girls of the Hopkinton varsity field hockey team knew they were going to have a rough time against undefeated Derryfield. No one expected it to be this rough. Hopkinton lost to unbeaten Derryfield on Sept. 12, 2-0, dropping the Lady Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Winning a state title is the fun part. Defending the championship may prove to be the tricky part. However, the Hopkinton High School boys soccer team hopes the second title run proves just as fun. After graduating three starters from Read More...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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