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On Wednesday August 20th Hayden Rowe St will be closed to through traffic from Main St to Grove St from 7am-3pm. A contractor working for the town will be “grinding” the road from Fenton St to Grove St in preparation for a new paved asphalt surface. Several detail officers will be within the work zone to help residents and motorist get around. If you need to get to a business or residence within the work zone please stop and speak with the detail officer and they will help you get there.

Enjoy breakfast at the Senior Center Mess Hall featuring chipped beef and other great chow on Friday, 5 September 2014, at or about 0900 hours. The regulars are there early, so don't be late. Be prepared for the camaraderie of good friends. Please invite Vets who don't receive this message. If there are transportation difficulties, call Amy Beck by 3 September 2014, 508 497-9730.

The following roads will need to be closed briefly for needed roadwork during the listed dates and times. Please seek alternate routes.

Saturday August 16th.

Cross St – Frankland Rd to the Ashland town line. The road will be closed from approximately 7am-11am for fine grading to prepare the road surface for asphalt paving.

Wilson St – East Main St to #12 Wilson St. The road will be closed from approximately 11am-3pm for fine grading to prepare the road surface for asphalt paving.

Wednesday August 20th.

To this point, Stephen has been the primary voice for KeepSmilin4Abbie.

I want to take a moment and share my thoughts on Sunday's event.

Two Scenic Road Permits were granted unanimously by the Planning Board during their August 11 meeting, one for the removal of a tree for construction and the other for the temporary widening of a stone wall.

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) is pleased to announce that it awarded provisional construction grant awards to the top five communities on the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program (MPLCP) Wait List at its monthly meeting on August 7, 2014. Those communities are as follows:

Webster~Chester C. Corbin Public Library~$5,366,489
Woburn~Woburn Public Library~$9,906,275
Hopkinton~Hopkinton Public Library~$4,533,580
Somerville~Somerville Public Library~$18,100,101
Stoughton~Stoughton Public Library~$6,702,689