BY MATT SCHOOLEYHopkinton residents voted down raises for the district’s educators and support staff before approving a budget lowered by the School Board during the annual School District Meeting. After seeing voters deny two collective bargaining agreements that would have resulted in a total of about $330,000 in increases, board members ...

BY SARAH LEBRUNWhile the Hopkinton School Board and administration crunch numbers during this busy time of Town and School District Meetings, one more task has been added to their agenda – finding a new superintendent. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian Blake has resigned from his post, effective at the end of the school year, June 30. The ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton school officials approved a plan to increase the high school’s graduation requirements, putting the policy into effect beginning with next year’s incoming freshmen class. Board members had a final read-through of the policy, which has been in the works for about a year, at their Tuesday, Oct. ...

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 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 vying for only two spots. Elizabeth Durant and Peter Yunich were victorious, as ...

BY JENN McDOWELL Hopkinton School Board candidates voiced their opinions on everything from rising education costs to intelligent design – a theory that seeks to fundamentally redefine science to accept supernatural explanations being taught in some schools – at a recent forum. On Sunday, March 2 more than 50 residents ...

By MATT SCHOOLEY   Candidate running for Hopkinton town and school offices will be vying for open seats on Election Day 2008. Hopkinton voters going to the polls on Tuesday, March 11, will decide who will tend to town and school district matters on residents’ behalf. Voting takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Hopkinton High ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Walking to school will soon be a safer option for children attending Hopkinton’s Harold Martin Elementary School. The school has been awarded a $31,000 grant from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation that the Hopkinton School District will be able to put toward improvements for student safety. School ...

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 ...