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State Sen. Karen Spilka or members of her staff will be available for district office hours on Friday, May 16, in Hopkinton, Holliston and Ashland.

Constituents are invited to share their concerns, questions and policy priorities and hear updates on the latest news and events from the State House and in the district.

8 – 9 a.m. The Golden Spoon, 85 W. Main St., Hopkinton.
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee Haven, 76 Railroad St., Holliston.
11 a.m. – noon. Sunnyside Café, 24 Front St., Ashland.

It has been 7 years since either of us has had a child in the Hopkinton school system, however, because we believe that the foundation of our community reflects the quality of our schools, we remain engaged in the school committee races each year.

This spring we are proud to endorse Kelly Knight for one of the two open seats on the school committee.
Kelly and her husband, Alain, are the parents of two children (ages 8 and 11). Kelly is a community volunteer, current ZBA member, and a full-time professional program manager at a local software company.

Article 7 at the Annual Town meeting asked; "To hear and act on reports and recommendations of the Appropriation Committee and to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, borrow or otherwise provide, a sum or sums of money for the operation and maintenance of town departments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and that such sums be expected for such purposes under the direction of the respective Town Officers, Boards and Committees."

May 2nd – Hopkinton Softball beat Westwood 9-0

May 2nd – Hopkinton Boys Lacrosse takes down Ashland 11-7

May 2nd – Hopkinton Girls Lacrosse takes down Ashland 12-11

May 2nd – Westwood Boys Tennis shuts out Hopkinton 5-0

May 5th – Hopkinton Girls tennis improves to 10-0 (8-0) with sweep of Ashland.

May 5th – Hopkinton Softball shuts out Ashland 11-0

May 5th – Hopkinton girls Lacrosse shuts out Ashland 5-0

May 5th – Ashland Boys Tennis beats Hopkinton 3-2

May 6th – Dover-Sherborn beat Hillers Boys Lacrosse 12-3

I have known Kelly for the last 5 years and am constantly impressed by her dedication to her children, her career and her community. Kelly is reasoned and pragmatic. She will never make a decision without being well-informed, educated and willing to hear all sides of the issue.

These attributes will enable sound decision making. She is also open and candid. This means the community will not have to guess at what she is thinking. She will tell us. Let's take advantage of her stepping up and elect her.

I am supporting Kelly Knight in her candidacy for Hopkinton School Committee. We have known Kelly, our neighbor, since the day she first moved into the neighborhood. As a fellow professional woman and mother, the key traits of Kelly that immediately jump to my mind as being absolutely critical for a member of the School Committee are empathy, commitment, curiosity, and ability to communicate.