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On Monday, May 26, 2014, Hopkinton will hold its annual Memorial Day commemorative events. Events will include prayers, readings, playing of “Taps”, gun salutes, a parade and will culminate with the raising of the flag and the singing of the National Anthem at the Town Common.

Events will begin at the Evergreen Cemetery in Woodville at 9:45 a.m. At 10:30, veteran memorial locations on Mayhew Street will each be honored. The parade to the Town Common Gazebo will start at 11:15 and end at noon with the traditional raising of the flag and the singing of the National Anthem.

I have known Kelly Knight for several years as our daughters have been on the same Destination Imagination team. First, I want to thank you for providing myself and others in our community, the ability to express our points of view across numerous town topics, including this year’s School Committee candidates.

I have known Kelly Knight for several years as our daughters have been on the same Destination Imagination team. First, I want to thank you for providing myself and others in our community, the ability to express our points of view across numerous town topics, including this year’s School Committee candidates.

On the heels of yesterday's 4-1 victory over Westwood, the Lady Hillers had a huge win today at Dover-Sherborn 3-2. Coming into the match, D/S was in second place in the league with only one loss, which was to the Hillers in April. With today's win Hopkinton remains in first and undefeated (12-0 overall, 10-0 Tri Valley League), and D/S is now tied for 2nd with Medfield, who also has 2 losses. To wrap up a very exciting week on Thursday, the Lady Hillers host Medfield.

Hopkinton's Annual Town Meeting for 2014 started on May 5, and completed fifteen Articles. Town Meeting resumed Tuesday, May 5 and finished through Article 33. Town Meeting finished up its' work on Wednesday, May 7, at 9:00 pm.
Here are the (unofficial) results...

As Sophomore and Freshman parents, we ask that you volunteer your time to this event in order to give the Junior students an opportunity to celebrate with their class in a safe and fun environment.

As your students will have the opportunity to attend this event soon, we ask that you help our Junior students this year.

THIS EVENT CANNOT OCCUR WITHOUT PARENT VOLUNTEERS AND AS OF TODAY, WE ARE WELL OFF OUR GOAL OF HAVING ENOUGH HELP.

Your duties on this night might include:
 serving food
 monitoring a “station”
 helping to run a “station”

Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton invites the community to the Fore Paws Golf Tournament at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club. Registration materials are available here.

Parents have always known it’s important to help teens with homework. But today, some parents are actually doing the homework.
Clearly, that’s going too far. But what can a parent do?

Teachers say they need to see the teen’s work, not the parent’s. Only by looking at homework can a teacher judge what a teen still doesn’t understand. Teachers often use what they learn from homework mistakes to plan future lessons.

Where should you draw the line between helping and taking over? You can:

Frank Sivo and I worked together on the Criteria Working Group a few years ago. The group was set up to help determine potential future needs for the Town of Hopkinton School System. I enjoyed working with Frank and I found many qualities in him that I felt made him a very good manager, leader, and decision maker.

I found him to be very objective and he looked at both sides of the issue prior to making any determination of what his position was. He was a volunteer who was committed to the cause and the outcome.

Frank Sivo and I worked together on the Criteria Working Group a few years ago. The group was set up to help determine potential future needs for the Town of Hopkinton School System. I enjoyed working with Frank and I found many qualities in him that I felt made him a very good manager, leader, and decision maker.

I found him to be very objective and he looked at both sides of the issue prior to making any determination of what his position was. He was a volunteer who was committed to the cause and the outcome.