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Educate Hopkinton Seeks to Increase Its Budget

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by Michelle Murdock, News Director
13 November, 2011

In a recent blog post, Educate Hopkinton, said that it is looking to increase its budget to better fulfill its mission; "to keep people up-to-date on the budget process and the Town's financial needs."

"For the last four years, Educate Hopkinton has operated with a minimal budget of only about $50 a year for our website hosting plan and domain name registration," said Amy Ritterbusch. "We have otherwise relied heavily on free resources, such as Blogspot, Facebook, Twitter and MailChimp."

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Community Spelling Bee Winners

by Courtney Taylor, Master Control
12 November, 2011

The annual HPTA Spelling Bee was held on Friday, November 4 at Hopkins School. The Bee brought together many different Hopkinton businesses and organizations for a night of friendly competition, and raised $10,000 for the HPTA.

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Shopping at the CAA Holiday Boutique

by Kathleen Culler, Staff Reporter
12 November, 2011

Shoppers looking for design and ornamentation found plenty at the annual Holiday Boutique offered by the Cultural Arts Alliance. The rooms at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts were chocked full of jewelry, pottery, gift cards, quilts, stained glass, beadwork and home accessories. The annual show takes planning. Organizers prepare for first-time shoppers as well as long-time fans of the boutique.

Watch the HCAM News video for the full story!

A Veteran's Day Message from Senator Kerry

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by contributor
11 November, 2011

For all Americans, this is a day of special pride and remembering. For those of us who served, it is that and much more. Today we celebrate the nobility of young Americans willing to go thousands of miles from home to fight for the notion that in the final measurement someone else's freedom was connected to our own – whether recently in Iraq and Afghanistan, or on now distant battlefields in Vietnam, Korea, Europe and the Pacific, and elsewhere around the globe.

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Don't Miss the Senior Center Christmas Sale

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
11 November, 2011

Watch the HCAM News video for all the details about the upcoming Christmas Sale at the Hopkinton Senior Center next weekend.

OSHA Gives Approval to Continue Work as Scheduled

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by Michelle Murdock, News Director
10 November, 2011

Email update from Elissa Russo of Russo Brothers regarding the injured workman at the Legacy Farms construction site on Clinton Street.

"The isolated incident that occurred today on our job site located in Hopkinton on Clinton St was not a Russo Bros employee," said Russo. "The worker that was involved is employed by our sub contractor. The gentleman is at Umass Medical being checked out for minor injuries just for precaution. OSHA was on site today and gave the go ahead to proceed with work as scheduled for today."

Uncovering Adolescent Behaviors

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by Michelle Murdock, News Director
10 November, 2011

On Wednesday, November 30th at 7pm, Hopkinton High School will host a special presentation to release the data received from our 2010-2011 Metro-West Adolescent Health Survey. This survey was administered to both middle and high school students last fall and we have recently received and analyzed the results. Topics such as substance abuse, mental health, physical activity, nutrition, bullying, cyber-bullying and sexual behavior are all addressed in the survey.

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Hopkinton Resident Benefits from Home Dialysis

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
10 November, 2011

Imagine hearing the news that your kidneys are failing. In order to stay alive, you will now have to spend at least three days a week at a kidney dialysis center on a regular basis. Suddenly, all of your plans, and the way that you live you life, have changed.

That's exactly what happened to Hopkinton resident Frank Plankey, but with the help of an innovative new approach to kidney dialysis by Fresenius Medical Care, Frank is now able to recapture some of his independence and has more time to do the things that he enjoys.

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All About Hopkinton: Xiaona Wang

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
9 November, 2011

Sitting in for Station Manager Jim Cozzens, Hopkinton High School freshman Amanda Madany interviews Chinese Language Teacher, Xiaona Wang, during an episode of All About Hopkinton.

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Scouting for Food Stocks Pantry

by Kathleen Culler, Staff Reporter
9 November, 2011

More than five hundred boy scouts, girl scouts and adult volunteers stocked the Hopkinton Food Pantry on Saturday during the annual food drive sponsored by the Knox Trail Council.

"This is the biggest community service event for scouts across the board," said Karen Bograd. "In Hopkinton, although this is a Boy Scout effort, half of the manpower is provided by Girl Scouts."

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