BY KEVIN SHALVEY It might be an understatement to refer to Goffstown’s Ben and Jane Hampton as “patriotic” Americans. Both have traced their roots back to Revolutionary War soldiers, visited all but one of the major Civil War battlefields and, on Thursday, July 4, the two were asked to make a presentation at Hopkinton’s ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Times are changing in Hopkinton. Residents have spoken out against rising taxes, a new senior center is in its finishing stages, the town has a new recreation director, and now, after decades of tradition, the Fourth of July celebration is changing. Gone is the Strawberry Festival at the community center and the typical ...