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College honors

College honors

Hopkinton’s Emily Viehl was selected for membership in the St. Lawrence University chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary society. Viehl, a senior, is majoring in statistics and psychology. ... Hopkinton’s Linda Agee Suarez was initiated into the...

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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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Walsh siblings’ success has familiar rink to it

Walsh siblings’ success has familiar rink to it

Sean stars for Hillers while sister Riley provides spark at Vermont Academy Neither Sean nor Riley Walsh is exactly sure when they started skating. It was probably when they were around 3 or 4 years old, however, on a homemade rink in the Hopkinton family’s backyard....

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Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 9 edition

Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 9 edition

ARRESTS December 12 4:35 p.m. Officer Benjamin Stickney conducted a motor vehicle stop on Wood Street and Sergeant Timothy Brennan responded as backup. Maria A. Andrade, 52, of 48 North Mill St., Holliston, was arrested and charged with Marked Lanes Violation and OUI...

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Thomas ‘Roy’ Robson

Thomas ‘Roy’ Robson

Thomas “Roy” Robson, 90, of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 5. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Georgia (Lord) and Thomas P. Robson. He was the husband of Marcia J. (Russell) Robson of Hopkinton. Roy was the co-owner of Robson Cunningham Building...

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Marjorie I. Wright

Marjorie I. Wright

Marjorie I. Wright, 81, of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 20 at Milford Regional Hospital. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Florence (Savage) and Kenneth Thompson. She was the wife of the late Alfred W. Wright. Marjorie was involved in various town...

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Margaret Carol Ring

Margaret Carol Ring

Margaret Carol Ring, 84, of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 11 at Metrowest Medical Center in Natick. Born in Brighton, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Cornelius Mahoney. She was the wife of the late David F. Ring. Peggy was a caring wife, mother, nana,...

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Rev. Kerry Barton Lee

Rev. Kerry Barton Lee

The Reverend Kerry Barton Lee, 67, of Lunenburg and formerly of Hopkinton and Franklin, passed peacefully, after a long journey with cancer on Dec. 18 surrounded in love with her family and closest friends. Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the...

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Kathleen Marie Gross

Kathleen Marie Gross

Kathleen Marie Gross, 71, of Natick and a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 8 at Eliot Rehab in Natick. Born in Dorchester, she was the daughter of the late Bernice L. (Nichols) and John F. Madden. She was the former wife of George Gross....

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Carly Jean Sturtevant Casten

Carly Jean Sturtevant Casten

Carly Jean Sturtevant Casten, 34, of Hopkinton, lost her battle with the disease of addiction on Dec. 1. Carly was kind and loving, with a smile that sparked a conversation, lit up a room and warmed a heart. She was inquisitive, playful and was happiest with her...

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Betty Jo Smith

Betty Jo Smith

Betty Jo Smith passed away on Christmas night. She probably timed her exit lovingly so we would remember her every Christmas. She didn't need to worry, her memory will stay in our hearts always. Betty Jo was memorable,  was strong willed, independent, funny and (in...

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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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