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Tales from a Townie: The day we burned all the bogs

by William T. Hamilton Jr. | Jan 26, 2023

This story takes place at the “Little Meadow,” which was located near where 58 Ash Street is now. Generations of us kids from the Ash Street-Fenton Street area learned to skate there. It was a small, shallow meadow probably about three-quarters of an acre, with two...

Callanan Cronin Funeral Home remains open for business after fire

by Jerry Spar | Jun 3, 2021

The Callanan Cronin Funeral Home remains open after a fire Monday at the Church Street business. A fire in the fireplace of the main residence escaped into the walls of the building, Hopkinton Fire Chief Steve Slaman explained, adding that while there was a lot of...