BY MATT SCHOOLEY They may not still be in the classroom, but School Board members are among Bow residents who are constantly learning. “The mission statement of the school is that we’re a community of lifelong learners,” said School Board Chairman Deb McCann. “I think that holds true for the adults in town as ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow School District officials found a savings of about $330,000 in the 2008-09 school budget, as the actual employee health care rate was significantly lower than the guaranteed maximum rate set in October. Each year, the district receives the guaranteed maximum rate from HealthTrust and bases that portion of the ...

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 both Harold Martin and Maple Street schools fell short in reading. Students across ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow residents heading to the polls on Election Day will have five contested races to decide, as candidates recently met the deadline to get their names on the ballot. For one open seat on the Board of Selectmen, incumbent Harry Judd is running against challenger Robert Louf for the three-year term. The most contested ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY With one wave of elections and town meetings concluded around the state, Bow residents will be asked to file for 11 open seats on this year’s ballot in May. The School Board and Budget Committee will both have two three-year seats to be filled, with candidates vying for one open spot in the other nine ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow school administrators are working to make the cuts approved by voters at the School District Meeting. They are expecting to bring a proposal to the School Board at a Thursday, April 3, meeting. During the March 14 meeting, voters approved the Budget Committee’s proposal of $24.8 million, about $152,000 ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWhile 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 time of the year, on March 14. Hopkinton Those interested in running for office in Hopkinton ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYAlthough the Bow School Board’s proposed 2008 budget is slightly higher than last year’s, board members are still working to lower the figures to ease taxpayer burden. As of now, the number sits at $24.6 million – an increase of 5.13 percent over last year’s budget of $23.5 million – but, according to ...