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The Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA) current children’s exhibit, inspired by the Boston Marathon, will host a reception on Saturday, April 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. Heart, Courage, Sweat​ features 27 artworks by local students, ages 6 to 13. At the reception students will have the opportunity to meet two members of the HCA Boston Marathon running team. Girish Cherkady and Joy Donohue, who together raised more than $15,000 for the HCA. Cherkady and Donohue, both of Hopkinton, MA, will be on hand to talk about their marathon experience and to display their medals and other memorabilia.

On Saturday April 28th from 9am-2:30pm there will be a jewelry fundraiser to benefit Enter Stage Left Theater. View details below.

3rd Annual CELEBRATE MILFORD Planned For May 19th at Milford Town Park!

On Saturday, May 19th 2018, the Town of Milford will be celebrating its rich culture, history and community diversity at the Third Annual CELEBRATE MILFORD. The celebration will take place in and around the Milford Town Park. Kicking off the celebration will be the Parade of Local Youth Organizations celebrating the local youth in our community and the organizations that make Milford unique, special and community spirit rich.

On Monday Night, the Hopkinton Board of Health hosted two Public Hearings. The first public hearing was "to consider adoption of a reduction in Single-Use plastic check out bags." The regulation bans single-use plastic check-out bags at any retail or grocery store within the town of Hopkinton. After no protest at the Public Hearing, the Board of Health voted unanimously to pass the regulation. The Board of Health will be the enforcing authority to ensure that all retail and grocery store businesses within Hopkinton comply with the regulation.

The Hopkinton Women's Club is holding the 31st annual Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 7:00 PM in the HCAM-TV studio. We encourage townspeople to attend and ask questions of the citizens running for office in the May 21st Town Election. Home viewers will have the opportunity to pose questions to the candidates using a phone number posted on the TV screen. Questions can also be e-mailed ahead of time or that evening to live@hcam.tv

The Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce is very excited to welcome new Chamber members, and new business to town, Real Living Realty Group! We will be preforming a ribbon cutting at their grand opening on Wednesday, April 25th from 4pm-7pm. Please join Real Living Realty Group and other Chamber members for networking, beer, wine, and light refreshments.

Join us as we toast Real Living Realty Group's success in Hopkinton!

eHop (educate • engage • empower | Hopkinton) will hold its 6th Annual Spotlight Forum on Town Meeting: Know Your Vote on Monday, April 30, 6:30-8:30 pm in the Hopkinton High School library. Residents are encouraged to attend and get the answers they need from town officials about all articles to be voted on at Town Meeting. For those who cannot attend in person, the forum will be broadcast on HCAM-TV (Comcast 8/Verizon 30) and streamed on Facebook Live at facebook.com/eHop01748.

MassBay Community College will hold its annual All Vehicle Show on Sunday, May 6, 2018 from 8AM – 12PM at the MassBay Automotive Technology Center in Ashland. The show is free and open to the public, featuring vehicles of all genres – from 1930s roadsters to modern muscle cars to imported vehicles. The spectators that attend will vote for the top 20 vehicles and the People’s Choice Award, in addition the MassBay alumni will vote for the Alumni Choice Awards.