By Dan O’Brien A 445-foot steam tower built at Public Service of New Hampshire’s Bow transfer station last month has numerous residents in nearby Pembroke piping mad. Peter Bonanno of Mason Drive, Pembroke, has gathered 160 signatures from residents of Pembroke, Hopkinton, Contoocook and Hooksett who are opposed to the steam ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Since I first spoke with event organizer Mary Congoran about the race, she has been telling me the Contoocook Carry brings out the best in Hopkinton residents. I figured she was right, but until I rode my bicycle into a ditch on the side of the road, I never really completely understood. On Sunday, Sept. 21, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Dave Dustin has never been a big fan of reading – not music, anyway. The Hopkinton Town Band member also plays the trombone in the Tall Granite Jazz Band, a group he founded that is dedicated to Chicago-style jazz and swing. “I’ve always liked jazz because of the energy and the expression that’s ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY It may be warm in July, but area residents are still feeling the pain of the past winter’s heating bills and fear what the future holds. Contoocook resident Roland Dubois heats his home with oil, and locked his price in last year at $2.60 a gallon. “I am glad that I am, as we speak, adding insulation to ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORHOPKINTON/BOW – For nearly three years of work by Bow, Hopkinton and Kearsarge Regional school district superintendents, the Crossroads Learning Community Charter School in Contoocook was awarded official charter status. Though the school was recognized by the New Hampshire Board of Education in December, a problem ...