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Selectmen's Meeting Preview

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
17 March, 2011

The next Board of Selectmen's meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22. Watch the HCAM News video with Town Manager Norman Khumalo and Operations Assistant Geri Holland to get a sneak peek at what's on the agenda. The meeting starts at 6:30PM at Town Hall. Come see your local town government in action!

In Support of New School and Districting

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by contributor
17 March, 2011

Dear Editor:

Like many of those not native to Hopkinton, I grew up in a districted town (Shrewsbury). We moved here primarily because of the quality of the schools and the reputation of the town. Ironically, thousands of new parents had the same rationale over the last 10 years. This of course resulted in significantly more classrooms for each grade than historical averages, and overcrowded classrooms.

Resident Lists Top 10 Reasons to Vote Yes for the New School

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17 March, 2011

Top 10 Reasons to Vote Yes for the New School

1. We have a very good staff, teachers and administration that will always be there for our children. The building simply helps them do a better job and get better teachers. The Center School Principal says she has a hard time recruiting top teachers because of the physical building.

Legislative Redistricting Information Now Available Online

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17 March, 2011

Yesterday, the Massachusetts legislature launched a new web site to make information on legislative redistricting readily available to the public. The redistricting process, which occurs every ten years following the federal census, will result in new boundaries for state House of Representative, state Senate, and congressional districts and will be complete by the fall of 2011.

EMC Kicks Off Campaign to Fight Hunger

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by Michelle Murdock, News Director
16 March, 2011

EMC recently donated more than 30,000 pounds of food and volunteered more than 570 hours at the Greater Boston Food Bank. It’s all part of the employee-led campaign entitled “EMC Fights Hunger” that was announced by EMC Chief Marketing Officer Jeremy Burton in January.

The program was developed by employees from the Marketing Leadership Development Program (MLDP) and its goal is to positively affect 10,000 people around the world. In Massachusetts, the goal was to assemble 2,500 pasta dinners, or 20,000 pounds of food, for families in the Greater Boston area.

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Birthdays at the Senior Center

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
16 March, 2011

On the second Thursday of every month, the Hopkinton Senior Center provides a free lunch, birthday cake included, for those seniors whose birthdays fall in that month. Check out the HCAM News video as HCAM News reporter Nancy "Punky" Drawe tells us all about the March birthday lunch.

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Ollenborger Announces Run for Planning Board

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
16 March, 2011

Christian Ollenborger, a Republican, announced today that he is seeking a position on the Hopkinton Planning Board. There are three open seats on the board, two for full 5-years terms, and one for an unexpired term until 2013. Ollenborger is hoping to win the seat for the unexpired term, previously held by long time Planning Board member John Coolidge who has resigned effective May 9.

Ollenborger and his wife Wendy are new to Hopkinton and Ollenborger says they are already at home.

Town Manager Gets Budget Extension

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by Mark Collins, Staff Reporter
16 March, 2011

Hopkinton is still without a FY12 budget. The March 15th deadline for Town Manager Norman Khumalo to hand over his final budget to the Board of Selectmen has expired.

Weston Nurseries Adds Another New Hire

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by Michelle Murdock, News Director
15 March, 2011

Weston Nurseries Inc. recently announced that they have hired Tom Strangfeld as a Landscape Designer. Strangfeld returns to Weston Nurseries, where he worked prior to 2005 for 30 years in various management roles, including overseeing the Garden Center operation, the Landscaping Department and commercial sales.

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Compass at Hopkinton Holds Open House

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
15 March, 2011

A large crowd turned out for the March 3rd Grand Opening of Compass at Hopkinton, a state-of-the-art Memory Support Assisted Living community, located within the Golden Pond Assisted Living Campus. Compass, a subsidiary of Senior Living Residences, , specializes in memory support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

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