Community

The 4th Annual Christmas in July Fundraiser and Silent Auction will take place on Thursday, July 23 from 7:00-10:00 PM at the Upper Town Hall at 703 Washington Street in Holliston, MA. There will be Beer and wine, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment and a chance to get on Santa's good side early.

90% of monetary donations for Project Just Because come in November and December, yet they are here 12 months a year with 20 programs throughout. They need funding now!

250 ladies celebrated the start of summer at Hopkinton Public Library Foundation’s “Pink Drink Night” on Wednesday, June 24. This fun night of tasting and shopping raised $16,000 for the Library renovation and expansion project set to break ground this fall.

Registration Opens Monday, September 14, at 10:00 a.m. ET

BOSTON - Registration for the 2016 Boston Marathon will open on Monday, September 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The B.A.A. will use the same process to register qualified runners as it used for the Boston Marathon in 2013, 2014, and 2015, allowing the fastest qualifiers in their gender and age group to register first.

On Monday, July 13, the Xaverian Missionaries will hold the traditional Fatima Day celebration in honor of Our Lady. It is going to be our third Fatima Day of 2015. This year’s theme is on Our Blessed Mother Mary in the writings of St. Guido M. Conforti, founder of the Xaverian Missionaries. There will be a sing-along at 6:30 PM with Mass at 7:00 PM. At 8:00 PM, there will be a Rosary and Candlelight procession followed by refreshments served in the Shrine’s Hall. The main celebrant and homilist will be Fr. Joe Matteucig, sx. Fr.

Hopkinton Parks and Recreation has postponed the Grand Opening of Sandy Beach to Tuesday, June 30th 5:30-7:30 due to impending weather. It looks like much better beach weather next week for a celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony.

It will be an informal, fun, family-friendly event and enjoy the new and improved Sandy Beach!!!!!!!

There will be Hot dogs & Chips, Lemonade, an Ice Cream Truck and Parks and Rec will be selling beach passes as well, and maybe some 300th anniversary items too.

BOSTON – Consul General of Greece in Boston Ifigenia Kanara, Tim Kilduff of the 26.2 Foundation and Hopkinton Selectman Brian Herr presented a gold olive branch wreath from Marathon, Greece to Senate President Stan Rosenberg and Senator Karen Spilka at the State House last week. The wreath will be displayed in Senate Room 428 of the State House in a permanent exhibit of artifacts of importance from districts across the state.