By MATT SCHOOLEY The coldest months of winter may still be far away, but Hopkinton residents are already looking to help community members by using their legs, paddles and bikes. For the seventh consecutive year, locals will take part in the Contoocook Carry triathlon on Sunday, Sept. 27. The event is a 2-mile run, a kayak route down the ...

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 The Contoocook Carry may end when the last triathlete crosses the finish line, but for the town’s residents, ways to lend a hand are just heating up. Sunday, Sept. 21, will mark the annual triathlon benefit in Hopkinton, and a wood bank has also been set up at the transfer station to help residents in need of ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Garde Burgess had an early idea how Concord Post 21’s American Legion baseball season was going to play out. During one of the team’s first practices, he pulled his nine pitchers aside and asked each one how many high school innings they’d pitched. Aside from ace Mitch Philibert, the answer was ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Residents running, paddling and pedaling in September’s Contoocook Carry will use as much energy as they can to get to the finish line. This year, their physical energy will turn to heating energy, as 75 percent of the proceeds from this year’s race will be given to Hopkinton Human Services to help those in ...