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Greyhound Friends set to open, but on short leash

Greyhound Friends set to open, but on short leash

Town allows Greyhound Friends to move forward Greyhound Friends is out of the proverbial doghouse, but the town’s Select Board made it clear that the organization is on a short leash as it returns to the business of saving dogs. The kennel, located on Saddle Hill...

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Focus on mental health

Focus on mental health

Mental Health Collaborative seeks to make impact in community By Michelle Sanford, Contributing Writer Rosenberg’s new organization aims to make difference Hopkinton resident Abbie Rosenberg is determined to make a difference when it comes to mental health awareness....

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As Greyhound Friends seeks return, Coleman speaks out

As Greyhound Friends seeks return, Coleman speaks out

Former director Coleman defends work with Greyhound Friends There is no middle ground with Louise Coleman. You are either with her or against her. Some revere her for the many years of work she did founding Greyhound Friends in 1983 and then running the Saddle Hill...

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How community helped save family

How community helped save family

Author recounts challenges after husband charged with soliciting boy Her husband, a teacher and coach, was arrested for soliciting a minor male online and suddenly, her once-secure world began to unravel. With two young children to raise and protect, this mother vowed...

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Photo: Picnic pals

Photo: Picnic pals

State Rep. Carolyn Dykema chats with an attendee at the annual Senior Picnic held Aug. 21 at the Faith Community Church in Hopkinton. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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Independent Thoughts: How to save a life

Independent Thoughts: How to save a life

When Hopkinton Fire Chief Steve Slaman showed up at Teamworks in Northborough on July 27 for the KeepSmilin4Abbie field hockey fundraiser, the jokes started almost immediately. One of the charity games that day pitted a team made up mostly of fathers of Hopkinton High...

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Photo: Picture this

Photo: Picture this

Attendees check out the artwork at the “Fresh Perspectives: HCA Students and Teachers” reception held at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on Aug. 18. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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HHS senior shares story on TV stage

HHS senior shares story on TV stage

Syed appears on World Channel program to promote inclusivity What’s in a name? A young man from Hopkinton is sharing his journey in discovering how a name can be a lesson in tolerance and acceptance. Furquaan Syed, a Hopkinton High School senior, was one of the...

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Zen and now

Zen and now

HHS grads develop meditation app Two former Hopkinton High School graduates want you to take a deep breath and relax. Because this is sometimes easier said than done, the two young men have developed a new, unique meditation app to help you relieve stress, fall asleep...

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Young Hopkinton DJ gets positive spin

Young Hopkinton DJ gets positive spin

Auslander releases first single With one song newly released and another on the way, DJ Stephen Auslander, who goes by the moniker “SAUS,” has a bright future in music, a future that began right in his own hometown of Hopkinton. “There is something about music that I...

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Welcome to ‘Hollywoodville’

Welcome to ‘Hollywoodville’

Tired from TV gigs, Kabler films movie in Hopkinton It’s 7:30 on a picture-perfect summer morning, and Roger Kabler is sitting on a rock on the edge of Lake Whitehall, savoring all that nature has to offer. Kabler is an actor and a painter, having discovered his...

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Photo: Dog days

Photo: Dog days

At the Health and Wellness Fair on the Town Common on Aug. 3, Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton showed off Napa, who was adopted from the shelter five years ago. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

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Photo: Show of force

Photo: Show of force

At the National Police Night Out on Aug. 6 at the Town Common, Hopkinton Police Officers Moira McGaffigan, Jay Deiana, Phil Powers and Ben Stickney posed for a photo in front of a police vehicle. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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College honors

Local students honored for college success At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the following Hopkinton residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: senior Amanda Dings (aerospace engineering), senior Kameron Yagoobi (industrial engineering), junior...

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Photo: Pajamas and pictures

Photo: Pajamas and pictures

Moviegoers set up on the Town Common on July 25 to watch “The Lego Movie 2” as part of the Thursday Night Movies on the Common series that ended Aug. 1. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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