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Margaret Powers

Margaret Lillian (Shea) Powers, 94, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 25. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Louise (Craven) and Bartholomew Shea. She was the wife of the late Charles George Powers. Margaret was born, raised and married in Salem, where she...

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James T. Canty

James T. Canty

James T. Canty, 83, of Holliston, passed away Jan. 25 at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Mary (McCarthy) and Cornelius Canty. He was the husband of 55 years to  Lorraine (Gargan) Canty of Holliston. James was...

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Christopher Calcagni

Christopher M. Calcagni, 49, of Hopkinton, died Jan. 26 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He leaves his wife, Dr. Patti Zub, two sons, Cole and Eli Calcagni, all of Hopkinton; his parents, Priscilla (Gareau) Calcagni and John...

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Carolyn Diane Schmidt

Carolyn Diane Schmidt, 81, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 26. She was the daughter of the late Doris (Elkins) and Adelbert Prosser. She was the wife of 52 years to Harold D. Schmidt of Hopkinton. Carolyn was a graduate of Hopkinton High School and Boston University....

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Caroline A. Davidge

Caroline A. Davidge

Caroline A. (Kumlin) Davidge, of Blackstone, passed away peacefully on Jan. 24 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of James S. Davidge. Born Dec. 25, 1938, in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of...

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Farrell makes his mark with USA Hockey

Farrell makes his mark with USA Hockey

Two years ago, Sean Farrell made the decision to move nearly 700 miles away to pursue his hockey goals. That choice has taken him around the world with the U.S. National Team Development Program and allowed him to earn a chance to play hockey at Harvard after the...

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Lykan TIF heads to voters

Lykan TIF heads to voters

Agreement among 6 warrant articles at Feb. 11 Special Town Meeting At their meeting on Jan. 29 selectmen unanimously approved the proposed tax increment financing agreement, (TIF) for Lykan Biosciences, LLC, moving the proposal one step closer to its next required...

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Arrests/Police Log

Arrests/Police Log

ARRESTS January 9 10:09 p.m. On Chestnut Street, Officers Moira McGaffigan and Derek Morton arrested Walter F. Reddington, 66, of 23 Chestnut St., on a warrant. POLICE LOG December 27 10:53 a.m. Officer Philip Powers responded to a report of an argument between two...

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Emery McKenzie

Emery McKenzie

Emery A. “Mac” McKenzie, 88, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 4 at Metrowest Medical Center. He was born in Milford, son of the late Doris (Kinney) and Angus McKenzie. He was the loving husband of 61 years to Esther (Brown) McKenzie of Hopkinton. Emery was a 1948...

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William Mackin

William Mackin

William A. Mackin, 85, of Hopkinton passed away Dec. 30. Born in Millinocket, Maine, he was the son of the late Harold and Frances (Oliver) Mackin and husband of June (Baker) Mackin. Bill had a long career as an appliance repair technician before becoming an...

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Sweet 16 for Timlin

Sweet 16 for Timlin

Event registration opens Jan. 31 The Sharon Timlin Memorial Event began in 2004, when the Red Sox were still seeking their first Word Series title in almost nine decades. Like the Red Sox, who have won four championships since then — with the most recent coming this...

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Guaranteed Rate locks in grand opening

Guaranteed Rate locks in grand opening

In cooperation with the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce, Guaranteed Rate hosted a grand opening in December to formally cement itself as a part of the commercial footprint of town. While the retail mortgage lending business has been located off South Street since...

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