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‘Jeopardy!’ no trivial pursuit for HHS’ Meyer

‘Jeopardy!’ no trivial pursuit for HHS’ Meyer

Teacher fulfills dream with appearance on legendary game show It’s the ultimate for any trivia buff: an appearance on the long-running television game show “Jeopardy!" Hopkinton High School English teacher Shari Meyer finally got her chance to live out a dream, flying...

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Photo: Music man

Photo: Music man

Hopkinton’s Steve Spector of the band Hot Acoustics engages some children during a July 28 performance at the Town Common, part of the Concerts on the Common series. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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Business Profile: Under Pressure

Business Profile: Under Pressure

Under Pressure: Safe, eco-responsible, exterior power washing by experts Mark Mercer, owner and founder of Under Pressure Power Washing, Inc., knows house washing is essential in the upkeep of any home and loves to educate homeowners and commercial property managers...

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Letter to the editor: By any other name …

Letter to the editor: By any other name …

To the Editor: Referencing the article dated July 17, 2019, in The Hopkinton Independent entitled "Town officials detail frustration with Eversource/Hopkinton LNG,” Brendan Tedstone states, ”It sounds to me, the picture that you're painting is that we have almost a...

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Hillers shine on summer Legion teams

Hillers shine on summer Legion teams

Among the Hopkinton High School products playing American Legion baseball this summer are Tommy Leone (Milford Post 59) and Cole Glassburn and Drew Rancatore (both Ashland Post 77). After a run to the state title game this spring, several members of the Hopkinton High...

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College honors

College honors

Local students honored for college success At the University of Massachusetts, the following Hopkinton residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: Freeman Alfano, Kalina Bergmann, Zachary Best, Ryan Bloomer, Danielle Branscomb, John Buday, Natalie...

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Arrests/Police Log, July 17 edition

Arrests/Police Log, July 17 edition

ARRESTS   June 22 8:33 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator driving on the sidewalk on Ash Street. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Brian Sanchioni and Benjamin Stickney responded and subsequently arrested Kristina A. Armstrong, 50, of 61 Front Street and...

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Whitehall vehicle rescue

Whitehall vehicle rescue

Members of the Hopkinton Police Department, Hopkinton Fire Department, Fire District 14 Dive Rescue Team (including personnel from Westborough and Ashland) and Massachusetts Environmental Police were called to assist with the investigation and recovery of a vehicle...

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Madeleine McBride

Madeleine McBride

Madeleine Frances McBride, 94, of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on June 11 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Madeleine, known as “Babe” to friends and family, was born and raised on Grove Street in Hopkinton. She was one of the first students to attend Center...

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Jeffrey Donahue

Jeffrey Donahue

Jeffrey Gordon Donahue, 55, of Hopkinton, passed away July 4. He was born in Rochester, New York, to Jean (Lacava) of West Henrietta, New York, and the late Gordon Donahue. He was the husband of 29 years to the love of his life, Amy (Hollenbeck) Donahue. First and...

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Charles F. Kehoe, Jr.

Charles F. Kehoe, Jr.

Charles F. Kehoe, Jr., 90, husband of Mary (Kropf) Kehoe, died June 19 at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. Charles was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving in the Korean War. Born April 3, 1929, in Hartford, son of the late Charles F., Sr., and Ruth...

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Fashionable fundraiser for ovarian cancer research

Fashionable fundraiser for ovarian cancer research

Boyle works to raise funds for research into disease she continues to fight Hopkinton resident Marie Boyle is using both fashion and fitness to raise money and awareness about a “silent killer” of women — ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths each year...

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LMPA helps preserve popular Lake Maspenock

LMPA helps preserve popular Lake Maspenock

A body of water bound by the communities of Hopkinton, Upton and Milford has been creating special memories for so many residing on or near the lake. Families and individuals have enjoyed countless hours of swimming, boating and fishing throughout the 250-acre...

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Garden Club blossoms

Garden Club blossoms

In addition to maintaining planters, group offers educational programs In the center of town potted planters dot the sidewalks, starting from the police station heading east up to the Korean Presbyterian Church. These plants, and others throughout the town, are...

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Spirit of Italy

Spirit of Italy

Hopkinton resident develops homemade limoncello into business Speaking from inside the new warehouse in Salem, New Hampshire, his company moved into four months prior, Hopkinton resident Phil Mastroianni, founder and co-owner of Fabrizia Spirits, has to keep his voice...

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