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Robert E. Priore

Robert E. Priore

Robert E. Priore, 74, of Uxbridge passed away Feb. 23 at Milford Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Susan E. (Fahey) Priore. He had been employed as an electrician and later as the energy network coordinator at Wellesley College for 37 years before his...

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Paul J. Schiloski

Paul J. Schiloski, 74, passed away on March 5 while residing in the Philippines. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Charlotte (Smith) and Robert Schiloski of Hopkinton. He is survived by his sons, Paul Schiloski and Micheal Ricchiazzi of Framingham, along...

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Mark Bell

Mark Bell

Mark Edward Bell, 64, of Hopkinton passed away surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in New York City and raised in Nanuet, New York, he was the son of the late Florence (Pantano) and Edward F. Bell. He was the husband of 36...

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Desmond Clark

Desmond Edward Clark, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 14 in Marysville, California. He was born on Nov. 26, 1955, in Hartford to the late Edward R. Clark and Fabiola Noel Clark. A graduate of Penney High School, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering...

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Arrests/Police Log, March 17 edition

Arrests/Police Log, March 17 edition

ARRESTS March 3 9:26 p.m. On Main Street, Officer Preston Mucciarone arrested Trevis J Santos-Caquias, 23, of 126 Beaver Street, Framingham, and charged him with operation of motor vehicle with license suspended and unlicensed operation of motor vehicle. March 4 8:26...

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HHS students organize high-end auto expo

HHS students organize high-end auto expo

An attendee will win a ride in this $800,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV LP750-4 during the Hopkinton Concours car show. Hopkinton Concours Supercar Exposition, a first-of-its-kind car show in Hopkinton, will have auto enthusiasts coming to town to check out some pretty...

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Boston Marathon postponed to Sept. 14

Boston Marathon postponed to Sept. 14

To hear Hopkinton Select Board member John Coutinho tell it, there was never any consideration given to canceling the Boston Marathon. It was always a matter of when, not if, it would take place. At a press conference in Boston on March 13, Boston Athletic Association...

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HHS girls grateful for athletic opportunities

HHS girls grateful for athletic opportunities

There is a timeless saying older people remark to those from subsequent generations: “You don’t know how good you have it.” For Hopkinton High School seniors Alyssa McIntire and Schuyler Gooley, it’s a cliche they are more apt to believe after taking part in...

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Letter to the Editor: Traffic a problem

Letter to the Editor: Traffic a problem

To the editor: I’m a member of [Boy Scouts] Troop 1 Hopkinton, and I’m working on completing my Eagle Scout rank. As a newer driver, I would like to comment on the traffic situation in town. My family and I live off of Hayden Rowe, so leaving the house and trying to...

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HHS students impress at science fair

HHS students impress at science fair

Nearly 100 students who participated in the Hopkinton High School Science and Engineering Fair proved that learning does not end when the bell rings. They used the knowledge they gained in their science classes to solve daily life problems and possibly change the...

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Locals honored for college success

The University of Massachusetts released its list of students who made the dean’s list for the fall semester, and a number of Hopkinton residents were on it. They include Freeman Alfano, Hayden August, Kalina Bergmann, Haley Bernardo, John Buday, Olivia Coelho,...

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Arrests/Police Log, March 11 edition

Arrests/Police Log, March 11 edition

ARRESTS   February 14 6:09 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle hit his vehicle and drove away. The caller followed the vehicle and provided the location. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Tyler Brabham responded to Primrose Circle and subsequently located Sanjay...

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Gloria Webb

Gloria Webb

Gloria (Briglia) Webb passed away on Feb. 28 from natural causes. She was 95 years old. Gloria was born in Baltimore in 1924 to naturalized immigrant parents. Her father, Romolo Briglia, and mother, Carolina (Baldi) Briglia, came to the United States from Lucca,...

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Patricia Rutkowski

Patricia Rutkowski

Former Hopkinton resident Patricia A. Rutkowski, 76, died Feb. 25 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. She was the wife of the late Edward “Charlie” Rutkowski, who died in 1984. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and...

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