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Senior Snippets, Sept. 2 edition

Senior Snippets, Sept. 2 edition

The Hopkinton Senior Center remains closed to the public, but the staff remains available to assist residents. Call 508-497-9730 if in need of assistance, with questions or just to say hi. For a more extensive listing of programs check...

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Olde Towne Pound restoration completed

Olde Towne Pound restoration completed

The Olde Towne Pound restoration project (originally detailed here) was completed last week with its final piece — a wooden gate. The pound, located on Main Street just west of the fork with Wood Street, got improvements to the stone wall and landscaping along with a...

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Photo contest winner, Aug. 19 edition

Photo contest winner, Aug. 19 edition

The Hopkinton Independent presents “A Slice of Hopkinton” photo contest, sponsored by Bill’s Pizzeria. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of people, places or things in Hopkinton. The Independent staff will select one winner for each issue. The winner will have...

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Library Corner, Aug. 19 edition

Library Corner, Aug. 19 edition

For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. Quick-Pick Bundles The library is offering a “quick-pick...

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Senior Snippets, Sept. 2 edition

Senior Snippets, Aug. 19 edition

The Hopkinton Senior Center remains closed to the public, but the staff remains available to assist residents. Call (508) 497-9730 if in need of assistance, with questions or just to say hi. For a more extensive listing of programs check...

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Photo contest winner, Aug. 5 edition

Photo contest winner, Aug. 5 edition

The Hopkinton Independent presents “A Slice of Hopkinton” photo contest, sponsored by Bill’s Pizzeria. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of people, places or things in Hopkinton. The Independent staff will select one winner for each issue. The winner will have...

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Library Corner, Aug. 19 edition

Library Corner, Aug. 5 edition

For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. Return/Pickup Reminders The library is accepting returns...

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Photo contest winner, July 22 edition

Photo contest winner, July 22 edition

The Hopkinton Independent presents “A Slice of Hopkinton” photo contest, sponsored by Bill’s Pizzeria. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of people, places or things in Hopkinton. The Independent staff will select one winner for each issue. The winner will have...

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Hopkins, for whom town was named, was slaveowner

Hopkins, for whom town was named, was slaveowner

It seems unlikely that any of Hopkinton’s statues would face the same fate as those of controversial historical figures across the country — torn down by protesters or removed by local governments and stashed away. Hopkinton’s statues — paying tribute to the World War...

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Hopkinton’s history includes slavery

Hopkinton’s history includes slavery

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Hopkinton Independent on Feb. 25, 2016. Most people associate slavery with the Deep South, where the economy until the Civil War relied on enforced labor to pick cotton and tobacco. But slavery was common around...

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