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Blood Drive at St. Paul’s November 24

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The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Friday, November 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, so new and returning eligible donors are encouraged to come, roll up their sleeves, and help ensure that lifesaving blood products are available for hospital patients. Donors with types O, B negative, or A negative blood are especially needed and encouraged to give a Power Red donation, if available.

Holiday Tree Lighting & Caroling on the Common

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Come kick off the holiday season! Join Hopkinton Girl Scouts and Parks & Recreation for the annual Tree Lighting & Caroling on the Common on Saturday, December 2. Caroling and Hot Chocolate begin at 4:00, followed by the Tree-Lighting at 4:30pm and visits with Santa. Please bring new safe unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. The Girl Scouts will be collecting children's books for Project Just Because. Bring a letter for Santa's mailbox, and enjoy other fun activities for the whole family. Be sure to watch the weather, dress accordingly & consider bringing a flashlight.

Boy Scout Holiday Tree Sale Starts November 24th

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Hopkinton Boy Scout Troup 1 is selling fresh cut Christmas trees again this year. The tree lot behind CVS opens after Thanksgiving, on Friday, November 24 at 12:00pm. The trees are the fragrant traditional New England Balsam Fir (4-11 ft.) and the dark green, low-shedding, sturdy-branched Fraser Fir (5-12 ft.). The scouts will be selling trees until they are gone. Hours are Wed 4-7pm, Thurs 4-7pm, Fri 4-9pm, Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 9am-6pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Each year Troop 1 makes a special order to their vendor for the largest tree they can find to donate to the town.

Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Warns of Ongoing Telephone Scams

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MEDFORD, Mass. – The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is today warning residents of ongoing telephone scams in which perpetrators are posing as MSO employees.

The warning is being issued in response to recent incidents in which local residents reported calls from individuals falsely claiming to work for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office. In multiple calls, scammers alleged those receiving them had missed jury duty and were subject to arrest unless they immediately paid a fine using gift cards.

Primarily Potters Show & Sale Nov 17-19th at HCA

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Reception, Friday, Nov. 17, 5:30 - 7 pm
Friday, November 17: 12 pm-7pm
Saturday, November 18: 9:00am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 19: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Primarily Potters Collective is comprised of 9 artists (Ineke Ceder, Mary Edwards, Gabrielle Gura-Gold, Martha Gold, Carol Mecagni, Hana Reilly, Jill Soloway, Sue Valentine, Beth Zeal) who have been exhibiting their work together for over 20 years. They each enjoy making useful and decorative objects that are unique in design.

Primarily Potters Show & Sale Nov 17-19th at HCA

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Reception, Friday, Nov. 17, 5:30 - 7 pm
Friday, November 17: 12 pm-7pm
Saturday, November 18: 9:00am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 19: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Primarily Potters Collective is comprised of 9 artists (Ineke Ceder, Mary Edwards, Gabrielle Gura-Gold, Martha Gold, Carol Mecagni, Hana Reilly, Jill Soloway, Sue Valentine, Beth Zeal) who have been exhibiting their work together for over 20 years. They each enjoy making useful and decorative objects that are unique in design.

Hopkinton Garden Club Thanks Local Business Sponsors

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The Hopkinton Garden Club wants to express its gratitude to the local businesses who generously contributed to our 2017 “Help Hopkinton Bloom” sponsorship program. With their help, the club replaced many plantings in downtown garden areas they maintain, installed beautiful red mandevilla vines in our Main Street planters, and created a savings program to gradually replace our aging planters.