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 MATT SCHOOLEYSeventy-nine Hopkinton residents have signed a petition asking for the resignation of Board of Selectmen Chairman Scott Flood. It is the third petition that has been filed with the town with the request, and Flood said he believes the disagreement centers on his desire to lower the budget. “I think I’ve always been ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Within a small area near Kimball Pond in Hopkinton, children kayak, color, fish, and play hide and seek. Hopkinton’s summer day camp wrapped up another successful season after providing about 220 children the chance to take part in a variety of trips and activities over a seven-week span. “I would guess ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIt 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. Goffstown resident Carol Clark said her oil prices have tripled from what she used to pay. “It’s extremely frustrating. I don’t know what to do. A $300 fill will cost ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Residents filled about half of Hopkinton High School’s gymnasium during the annual School District Meeting, passing all of the articles after about a three-hour discussion. The Saturday, March 8, meeting went by with only a small amount of debate as the $15.5 million operating budget passed. Of the town’s ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Hopkinton Budget Committee has recommended several changes in both the town and school budgets. About 50 residents came out to hear the discussion on Thursday, Feb. 7, when the committee slimmed the budgets, with the recreation department taking the biggest hit – the elimination of a requested $17,500 to hire summer camp ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYHopkinton’s Board of Selectmen set the proposed town budget, with an increase of less than 1 percent from last year’s budget.Hopkinton’s Board of Selectmen set the proposed town budget, with an increase of less than 1 percent from last year’s budget.The proposed budget now goes to the Budget Committee for ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY A dispute over whether to build a baseball field or return a $40,000 investment will come before the Board of Selectmen. A portion of land Hopkinton purchased several years ago sparked a debate during the board’s recent meeting, when Selectman Don Lane brought up an agenda item for the Monday, Oct. 15, meeting. The ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Though the Hopkinton School District is uneasy over recent tax increases and the possibility of losing more than $500,000 in anticipated state aid, the school board will go before the public and make its case for further increases in spending. At School District Meeting on Saturday, March 10, officials will recommend a ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Robert Mattes was shocked and dismayed when he first heard that a group of Hopkinton residents proposed a petition warrant article to eliminate his department and his job. “I’m disappointed, but I think that this town needs to vote on whether they want us or not,” said Mattes. “I hope they want to ...