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Bill Palmer, 72

Bill Palmer, 72

William C. Palmer III, 72, of Ashland passed away April 7 at the Timothy Daniels House in Holliston. Born in Natick, he was the son of the late Alice (Slack) and William C. Palmer Jr. William grew up in Ashland and then Hopkinton in his early years. He was most proud...

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Roy Stratton, 95

Roy Stratton, 95

Roy D. Stratton, 95, of Westborough and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away at Milford Regional Medical Center on April 14 from complications of COVID-19. Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late Doris W. (Bernard) and Alvin E. Stratton. He was the husband of 64...

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Arrests/Police Log, April 14 edition

Arrests/Police Log, April 14 edition

ARRESTS April 9 10:20 a.m. In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Sergeant Timothy Brennan arrested Carlos Raul Ortiz, 28, of 47 Pine Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on three warrant charges stemming from a 2011 Hopkinton home invasion. POLICE LOG April 7 8:27 a.m. Officer...

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Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, April 15

Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, April 15

Good morning, Hopkinton! For those new to the site, this post is a daily update we call Hopkinton Today. We'll have a quick recap of yesterday's news, highlights for the coming day and a video or two to brighten your day. The oft-delayed Hayden Rowe/Chestnut Street...

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Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, April 14

Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, April 14

Good morning, Hopkinton! For those new to the site, this post is a daily update we call Hopkinton Today. We'll have a quick recap of yesterday's news, highlights for the coming day and a video or two to brighten your day. Yesterday's strong winds brought down a number...

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Hopkinton Today: Monday, April 13

Hopkinton Today: Monday, April 13

Good morning, Hopkinton! For those new to the site, this post is a daily update we call Hopkinton Today. We'll have a quick recap of yesterday's news, highlights for the coming day and a video or two to brighten your day. Residents of Roosevelt Lane held a tribute to...

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Photo: In memoriam

Photo: In memoriam

  Kyle Stark of the Hopkinton Fire Department lowers the American flag outside the Woodville station to half-staff on March 4 to honor longtime Hopkinton firefighter George Gross, whose funeral procession was to pass by shortly thereafter. PHOTO/BARBARA ZINO

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Mike Zilembo

Mike Zilembo

Michael J. Zilembo, 98, of Hopkinton and formerly of Marlborough, died unexpectedly April 9 at Milford Hospital. His wife of 66 years, Margaret (McMaster) Zilembo, died in 2012. He was born, raised and educated in Marlborough, the son of the late Charles and Mary...

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Hopkinton Today: Friday, April 10

Good morning, Hopkinton! For those new to the site, this post is a daily update we call Hopkinton Today. We'll have a quick recap of yesterday's news, highlights for the coming day and a video or two to brighten your day. The Hopkinton School Committee met online last...

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School Committee votes to eliminate April vacation

School Committee votes to eliminate April vacation

The School Committee voted at Thursday’s online meeting to eliminate April vacation, meaning the final day of school is scheduled for June 17. Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh recommended the change. “Because we started our remote instruction sort of full force on the...

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Edible Book Festival winners announced

Edible Book Festival winners announced

The Edible Book Festival, normally held at the Hopkinton Public Library, selected its winners this year via an online vote. The winner in the family category, with 41.5 percent of the vote, was a creation by Kristen Fonseca based on "Strega Nona" by Tomie dePaolo....

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Locals recognized for college achievements

Hopkinton’s Brittany Power, a student at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, spent part of her winter break participating in a volunteer service trip through the college’s Service and Solidarity Missions Trips Program. Power, a nursing major, co-led a...

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Stephen Interrante

Stephen Interrante

Stephen Michael Interrante of Franklin passed from this life on April 4. Born in 1976 on the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Stephen was the treasured son of Albert and Janice Interrante and the youngest of three children. Steve grew up in Medfield, where he...

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Hopkinton Today: Thursday, April 9

Hopkinton Today: Thursday, April 9

Good morning, Hopkinton! For those new to the site, this post is a daily update we call Hopkinton Today. We'll have a quick recap of yesterday's news, highlights for the coming day and a video or two to brighten your day. At his Wednesday state coronavirus briefing,...

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