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Record turnout for science fair

Record turnout for science fair

The cure for cancer, the answer to universal clean water, and the end to addiction all could have their starts at Hopkinton High School. Potential future scientists presented their research and findings on these topics and more during the annual Hopkinton High School...

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HMS RoboHillers headed back to World Championship

HMS RoboHillers headed back to World Championship

The Hopkinton Middle School RoboHillers will be heading back to the Bluegrass State for the fourth year in a row after one of their robotics teams qualified for the VEX IQ World Championship. RoboHillers team 1715C (Hopkinton Cool Cats) clinched the spot to head to...

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HMS student heads to state GeoBee

HMS student heads to state GeoBee

Do you know the names of the administrative regions of China? Do you know where the Laptev Sea is located? Hopkinton Middle School sixth-grader Abhishek Vijay does. Vijay, a student in Michael Siedlecki’s social studies class, will be representing his school as one of...

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Arrests/Police Log, March 20 edition

Arrests/Police Log, March 20 edition

ARRESTS February 23 2:51 a.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Preston Mucciarone arrested John J. Scarpato, 27, of 78 Downey St. and charged him with speeding, OUI liquor, and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. March 3 6:35 p.m. The Holliston Police Department...

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Susan Miller

Susan Miller

Susan (Paxton) Miller, born Sept. 6, 1948, died peacefully at home on Feb. 24 surrounded by family after a courageous four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 70 years old. Susan was the wife of Ralph Miller, to whom she was married for 26 years. Born in...

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Patricia Todd

Patricia Todd

Patricia Lee (Donahue) Todd, 97, of Exeter, New Hampshire, and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away March 3, surrounded by her loving family, at Langdon Place of Exeter. She was born in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 1922, the daughter of Helen (Connelly) and William...

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Arthur Lowell

Arthur Lowell

Arthur Russell Lowell, 89, passed away March 6 at his home in Hopkinton. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Florence (Pond) and Frank Lowell. He was the husband of 65 years to Barbara (Flood) Lowell. Arthur proudly served in the Army during the Korean War....

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Hopkinton eyes sister city in Cyprus

Hopkinton eyes sister city in Cyprus

Selectmen at their March 5 meeting unanimously voted to send a letter to the mayor of Limassol, a city in Cyprus, to start a discussion regarding the creation of a sister city relationship between the communities. To be delivered in person by 26.2 Foundation executive...

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Despite court order, solar permit still in limbo

A contentious March 11 Planning Board hearing on a proposal to install a solar array off Wilson Street ended with no agreement among the participants on what the law requires with regard to permitting solar facilities. The hearing, which was continued to March 25, is...

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Bennett officially named deputy police chief

Bennett officially named deputy police chief

Selectmen this month unanimously voted to appoint 25-year veteran Hopkinton Police Lt. Joseph Bennett to the newly created position of deputy police chief. Police Chief Edward Lee formally recommended promoting Bennett to the new position at the town Board of...

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Hopkinton eyes sister city in Cyprus

Selectmen discuss possible underride

Discussion and review of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget continued at the March 5 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, with Town Manager Norman Khumalo bringing the board up to date with changes made since the original budget presentation to the board on Jan. 29. “In the weeks...

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Report names Hopkinton America’s Safest City

Report names Hopkinton America’s Safest City

Kellie Chatten Kenney grew up in Hopkinton and now resides here with her own family. When she heard that Hopkinton was named America’s Safest City by a home safety review company called SafeWise, she was not surprised. The town may have changed a great deal since she...

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Hopkinton eyes sister city in Cyprus

Zoning up for debate

Voters to decide on restricting town growth For more than a decade, keeping up with the increasing growth in Hopkinton population has been a major concern for town government. While the recent increase in school population has been dramatic, it is only one example....

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