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Please be advised that beginning Friday July 12, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Route 85, Cedar St., in Hopkinton will be open to LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY due to road construction in support of the railroad bridge replacement project on Cedar St. in Southborough.

All Non-Local traffic will be detoured at the intersection of Cedar St., Route 85 and Main St., Route 135 in Hopkinton and rerouted through Ashland into Southborough. Detour signs will be posted to assist motorists.

The detour will be in place until Monday July 15, 2013 at 5 AM.

The Sunset Jazz Series will kick off on July 13 with the Matt Boland Trio. Other featured groups scheduled to perform are listed below and the series will run through August 24, 2013. (No concert August 3, as we are doing Shakespeare Under the Stars!) All concerts start at 7 p.m.

Free jazz concerts in the HCA amphitheater.

13-Jul: Matt Boland Trio

20-Jul: Erik Caldarone Group

27-Jul: Nate Aronow Nextet

10-Aug: The MetroWest Jazz Project

17-Aug: The OGD Trio

24-Aug: Michael Chasse Quartet

Donald William Brisco, 80, of Hopkinton, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013
at the Milford Regional Medical Center. Born in Soldiers, Pennsylvania, he
was the son of the late Maude (Lehman) and John Brisco. He was the husband
of Anna Maria (Morteo) Brisco of Hopkinton.

Donald proudly and honorably served his country as a Marine from
1953-1961. He
was the Vice President of Operations at The Fair Department Store for 22
years from 1973-1995.

The Planning Board met on July 8 with Tree Warden Paul Gleason to discuss the removal of trees on the Scenic Roads West Main Street and School Street, and from the property at 119 Ash Street. Ash Street is also a Scenic Road.

Are you following news related to the proposed casino in Milford by Foxwoods Massachusetts? To make staying up to date with the latest casino related news and events easier, a dedicated page has been added to the HCAM website that contains links to all of our casino related news.

Beginning on Monday, July 15, the Hopkinton Public Library will open at 10 a.m. on Monday mornings.

"This will be great news for our young readers and especially for those parents who love bringing their children to the library on Monday mornings, but couldn't for the last several years," said Library Director Rownak Hussain. "We are excited about this step forward and will continue to serve the community with the best library services possible!"

Tri-County Medical Associates is pleased to announce and welcome Family Medicine Physician, Benjamin Lieberman, MD. For the last 12 years, Dr. Lieberman practiced at Westborough Family Medicine. Beginning mid-August, Dr. Lieberman will join Hopkinton Family Practice along with Dr. Cindy Handler. New patients and families are also being welcomed at this time. Appointments can be made by calling 508-435-4414.

Foxwoods Massachusetts has scheduled the following public presentations to be made covering the following subject matters related to the it proposed casino project in Milford.

At its meeting on Monday, July 8 the Hopkinton Planning Board will hold two public hearings; one a Scenic Road Public Hearing regarding the removal of two additional trees from West Main and School Street related to the planned intersection construction project to install a stop light, and a second Scenic Road Public Hearing regarding tree removal at 119 Ash Street.

Also on the agenda is an Executive Session beginning at 8PM to discuss strategy with respect to litigation with respect to 203 Pond Street.

Complete agenda is attached.