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Lykan TIF heads to voters

Lykan TIF heads to voters

Agreement among 6 warrant articles at Feb. 11 Special Town Meeting At their meeting on Jan. 29 selectmen unanimously approved the proposed tax increment financing agreement, (TIF) for Lykan Biosciences, LLC, moving the proposal one step closer to its next required...

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Sweet 16 for Timlin

Sweet 16 for Timlin

Event registration opens Jan. 31 The Sharon Timlin Memorial Event began in 2004, when the Red Sox were still seeking their first Word Series title in almost nine decades. Like the Red Sox, who have won four championships since then — with the most recent coming this...

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Schools consider expanding solar presence

Schools consider expanding solar presence

Additional panels at Marathon part of plan to reduce expenses The Hopkinton Public Schools will be hoping for clear skies and sunny days ahead as they pursue two solar power opportunities to reduce expenses for the district. HPS director of finance Susan Rothermich...

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Photos: Parks & Rec outdoor ice rink

Photos: Parks & Rec outdoor ice rink

  Ice to see you The Parks and Recreation outdoor rink in front of Hopkinton Middle School opened to the public on Jan. 13, and among the first skaters to hit the ice were 4-year-old Olivia (left) and 3-year-old Miles. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR   Steady as she goes...

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Independent Thoughts: Scouts honored to welcome girls

Independent Thoughts: Scouts honored to welcome girls

When the Boy Scouts of America announced last year that the organization would start welcoming girls into its ranks for the first time in its 100-plus years of existence, it garnered a lot of attention. It was welcome news to Kim Brennan, a mother of two teenage Boy...

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Denial of solar plan appealed

Denial of solar plan appealed

After a four-month series of public hearings, the Planning Board on Oct. 1 voted to deny a Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Special Permit Application by TJA Clean Energy to build a facility on 34 acres off Wilson Street. On Dec. 4, the applicant filed an appeal to that...

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Dog park sited for Fruit Street

Dog park sited for Fruit Street

The town Parks and Recreation Commission, at its Dec. 10 meeting, voted 5-0 to relocate a proposed dog park from the town-owned Hughes property off Hayden Rowe Street to town land on Fruit Street. Last year’s Town Meeting voted down funding for a dog park on the...

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