Spring has arrived! This Friday, April 26, is opening day at Beech Hill Farm and Ice Cream Barn. The shop will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Kick off the season with a cool treat!
On May 14, the Contoocook Valley Radio Club meeting will be held. Join us to learn about operating Ham Radio from hilltops using “QRP” (very low power). by Carl Achin, WA1ZCQ.
The event starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Hopkinton Library, 61 Houston Drive, in Contoocook. For further details, call 496-2089.
Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal Saturday, April 27. Officers will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hopkinton Police Department to guide the process and answer questions you may have. For more information on Drug Take Back Day, go to dea.gov.
There is a new and exciting summer camp for students entering third- through eighth-grade. The Summer Institute for Young Writers will be offered at Maple Street School in Hopkinton for two separate sessions: the week of June 24 and the week of Aug. 12. Young writers will take walking field trips and hear from inspirational guest speakers. Full day and half day sessions are available. The Summer Institute is taught by long-time Hopkinton teachers Trish Walton and Joan Follansbee. To request a registration form, please email trishwalton65@gmail.com or joanfollansbee@yahoo.com.