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Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms have been required in nearly every residence since March of 2006. The life expectancy of carbon monoxide alarms is 5-7 years, depending on the alarm manufacturer. Many CO alarms installed after the state’s CO law was passed are now reaching the end of their useful life and need to be replaced. No home appliance lasts forever.

The life of a CO alarm begins once it is first powered up. Most CO alarms have a date of manufacture stamped on them, which can be used as a guide if the activation date was not recorded.

Next weekend means March 9, 2014. The official change of time begins at 2 a.m. early on Sunday morning when most computer and electronic clocks will automatically reset themselves and jump one hour ahead. So instead of 2 a.m., the clocks will show 3 a.m.

Daylight Saving Time is a way of making better use of the daylight in the evenings by setting the clocks forward one hour during the longer days of summer. In the United States, the time will fall back again on Nov. 2, 2014, when DST ends.

Dear Trail Friends,

We invite you to attend the 2014 Upper Charles Rail Trail Public Forum on Saturday, March 8th from 9:00 AM to noon at the Ashland Community Center at 162 West Union Street (Rte 135) in Ashland, MA.

The Upper Charles Rail Trail in Your Town – Connecting Our Communities is a forum of current status, future plans and benefits of a regional approach to rail trail developments. Meet and Greet will be from 9:00 to 9:30 AM.

It has come to my attention that there is a rumor spreading amongst Hopkins students that a student injured a staff member at Hopkins School. I would like to clearly communicate that there is no truth to this rumor. Although the Hopkinton Paramedics were called to Hopkins School yesterday, it was due to a student medical issue (purely precautionary). I appreciate parents reaching out to Hopkins School and sharing that this information was spreading amongst Hopkins students.

Join the Hopkinton Education Foundation for Casino Night – this Saturday, March 8th!

The Hopkinton Education Foundation cordially invites everyone to its 2nd Annual Casino Cocktail Night, scheduled for this Saturday, March 8th, at the Warren Conference Center in Ashland, from 8pm to midnight.

The evening will feature gaming, dining and dancing, as well as an interactive online auction, all to raise awareness and support for the Education Foundation’s grant program, designed to foster innovation in the Hopkinton school system.

Are you inspired by the Boston Marathon?

As part of 26.2 Desire to Inspire, decorate a running shoe cutout on March 13 at the Hopkinton Public Library and declare your inspiration! Artist Carrie Malandrino will provide materials for you to unleash your creativity.

8-12 graders can decorate at 12:30 PM. Ages 8 and up can decorate at 2:30 PM.

Please sign up at the library or email dkofron@hopkintonma.gov or smarshall@hopkintonma.gov.

Help HPLF Raise Dough for the renovated/expanded Hopkinton Public Library!

Date: Tuesday, March 11 & Sunday, March 16
Time: ALL DAY, 11:30 am – 12:30 am
Location: Uno's Bar & Grill, 225 Turnpike Rd, Westboro, MA
(Rt 9, Stagecoach Plaza by the movie theater)

Must bring this TICKET and give to your server/at checkout -- the more people we get the more Uno's donates!
15% donated - up to $1,000 in purchases
20% donated - over $1,000 in purchases

COME ANY TIME: includes lunch, dinner, take-out, dine-in, bar, AND catering

The 495/MetroWest Partnership, in collaboration with MetroWest Daily News, is soliciting nomination(s) for the region's 'transportation nightmares'. These nominations will be considered by public and private sector representatives serving on the Partnership's Transportation Committee, which will be announcing the 495/MetroWest region's top transportation needs. Please make your voices heard by submitting the nomination form below. Submit as many as you like but please use a separate form for each.

Last night the Hopkinton Board of Selectmen voted unanimously for Detective Captain Edward Lee. a 26 year veteran of the Woonsocket RI Police force to head The Hopkinton Police Department.

The field included two Hopkinton Officers, Interim Chief Charles Wallace, Sgt. Joseph Bennett, and Lt. Thomas Lynch of the Franklin Police Department.
Twenty candidates applied for the job last fall.

Lee will now meet with Town Manager Norman Khumalo to negotiate his salary and his start date.

The Boston Athletic Association has announced new rules for runners in this year’s Boston Marathon.