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As state relaxes COVID restrictions, Hopkinton passes mask mandate
Volunteer Thomas Lipoma boards through the lines of cars waiting to vote during the Hopkinton School District annual meeting in March. Sara Persechino
Published: 5/7/2021 1:40:28 PM
While many New Hampshire cities and towns are pulling back their COVID restrictions, the Hopkinton Select Board passed its first mask mandate Thursday night.
The ordinance, which would require masks to be worn when entering the town’s businesses or restaurants, passed 4-1 and took effect immediately. Wearing masks on public trails, sidewalks and recreational lands is “strongly encouraged” if social distancing cannot occur, according to the document that is set to expire on July 1.
A quiet political maneuver, an immediate ban, and a new effort to allow motorcycle riding on a frozen Concord pond
Jake Strong of Concord pulls a wheelie on his motorcycle as he heads out to the small oval at Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Saturday, February 3, 2018. A group of motorcycle enthusiasts gather on Saturdays to race each other on the frozen marsh. GEOFF FORESTER
Motorcyclists drive on tracks plowed by snow plows on Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Feb. 3, 2018.
Jeff Strong of Concord rides on a short oval track at the Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Feb. 3, 2018. Monitor file photographs
Dick Patten, a former Concord lawmaker and broadcaster, dies at 68
Dick Patten oversees the start of the Concord Christmas Parade on Nov. 17, 2018. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor file
Patten
Published: 2/2/2021 12:03:08 PM
While his outspoken nature sometimes got Dick Patten into trouble, no one could question the loyalty he showed and the contributions he made to the community before passing away last week at age 68.
Patten, a former city councilor and state representative, suffered a massive heart attack at his home on the Heights, according to his lone sibling, Debra Patten.
“He was a good brother,” Debra Patten said. “He always cared about people. Anything he could do for people, he would do it.”
Letter: Saving the Gasholder
I was struck by William Politt’s recent, well-written and scathing submission (
Monitor, Dec. 21) in which he, in his defense for the preservation of the Concord Gasholder, chastised Liberty Utilities, the building’s owner, for its insistence on ‘tearing it down.’
Indeed, Liberty does have a plan to secure a demolition permit by the end of the year, but, they have been quite proactive in helping to work out a solution beforehand. A committee has been appointed by Mayor Jim Bouley to, according to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, ‘Identify preservation and redevelopment options that are compatible with the community’s vision for this area of the City and be a win-win for preservation and economic opportunities.’