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Hopkinton Firefighters with Engine 4 and Chief Clark responded to a four alarm fire at Park Village on East Main Street Westborough on February 21, 2012. The fire started in the apartment complex around 10am and four apartments were destroyed by the time the fire was out. Three people were injured in the blaze and taken to UMass Medical; two firemen and one maintenance man. Westborough Chief Walter Perron was in charge at the scene and State Fire Marshall Stven Coan was on-site to investigate the cause of the fire.

Hopkinton artist Dustin Neece and local Marines Bob Lavoie and John Cahill traveled to Boston on Friday, February 17 for the Iwo Jima Celebration held at the State House. Click Here to see photos from the day's event.

Cori and Will Jacomme live at 2 West Main Street at the intersection of Wood Street and Route 135. They moved to Hopkinton from Natick six years ago and are happily settled in their home. They have twin daughters who will enter kindergarten in the fall of 2013.

Dear Fellow Hopkinton Residents:

I am happy to announce that I will be running for re-election to the School Committee in the May town
election. It has been an honor and a privilege to have served on the School Committee for the last three
years, and I welcome the opportunity to continue that service for the next three.

My husband and I made Hopkinton our home more than twenty years ago, and it has been an ideal place to
raise our four daughters, all of whom attend or have graduated from the Hopkinton Public Schools. We feel

Hopkinton residents Esther Driscoll and Amy Ritterbusch have started a petition in opposition to the Casino in Milford. They have also been in contact with residents in Holliston who are also working to oppose the casino.

To date, several Hopkinton residents have signed the petition. If you are interested in participating, you can sign the Petition on line.

Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray joined Hopkinton artist Dustin Neece and local Marines Bob Lavoie and John Cahill for a viewing of Neece’s large scale painting of the Battle of Iwo Jima as part of the Iwo Jima Day Celebration held at the State House on February 17. Neece’s painting is currently on exhibit by the Grand Staircase at the State House after being on display in the Marine Corps Commandant’s office for several months.

Sterling Hager, who turned 100 on December 26, 2011, became the town's oldest living resident and was honored today. Council on Aging Member Carol Walsh and Senior Center Outreach Director Mary McLeod paid a visit to Sterling at his home to bestow the Golden Cane. The Golden Cane is the Town of Hopkinton's greatest honor that they can bestow on their eldest of elders. To see a recent interview with Sterling, click on Meet Your Neighbor.