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Friday, May 2 - Little League Appreciation Day

Players are encouraged to wear their team shirts to school!

Then cheer on the High School baseball team at 3:45 pm vs. Westwood on the Varsity Field (right behind Middle School).

Players in attendance will be able to:
Throw out a "first pitch" to our Varsity players
Participate in the 1st-3rd Dash just before the 3rd inning
Be a guest bat boy/girl in the dugout

Saturday - May 3 and May 10 - Baseball Clinic, Hopkinton High School Field

Of the 36,000 registered runners in the 118th Boston Marathon, two in particular stood out in the field - to friends, to family, but especially to all of us here at the Education Foundation.

Juliana Tordella of Hopkinton and David Welch of Berkeley, California comprised our first-ever Marathon charity team, registered as Ed Foundation runners in return for a commitment to fundraise for the organization.

That they did, each raising more than $4,000 to support the Foundation's innovation grants for Hopkinton educators. We spoke to them briefly by phone after the race...

The Hopkinton Women's Club is holding its annual Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday, April 30th, 2014, at 7:00 PM in the HCAM studio. We encourage townspeople to attend and ask questions of those citizens running for office in the May 19th Town Election. This year home viewers will have the opportunity to pose questions to the candidates live, using a phone number that will be posted on the TV screen. Also, questions can be e-mailed ahead of time or that evening to live@hcam.tv.

The Hopkinton Women's Club is holding its annual Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday, April 30th, 2014, at 7:00 PM in the HCAM studio. We encourage townspeople to attend and ask questions of those citizens running for office in the May 19th Town Election. This year home viewers will have the opportunity to pose questions to the candidates live, using a phone number that will be posted on the TV screen. Also, questions can be e-mailed ahead of time or that evening to live@hcam.tv.

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 2014 B.A.A. 10K will begin on Thursday, May 1 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The 6.2-mile road race will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. EDT at Boston Common, and will be the B.A.A.’s first event following its successful 118th Boston Marathon® on Monday, April 21. Registration will be held online at www.baa.org and will be limited to 8,000 entrants. Participants must be at least 12 years of age by June 22 in order to register. The cost to register is $60 (USD).

As part of National Preservation Month in May, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is showcasing its preservation efforts through a “Hidden Treasures” themed variety of programs at many unique historic properties in the Commonwealth’s state parks.

“The Department of Conservation and Recreation is an active preservation organization,” said DCR Commissioner Jack Murray “For over 120 years, DCR and its legacy agencies have been protecting landscapes, preserving buildings and keeping the past alive in our parks for the people of the Commonwealth.”

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts' Arts in Bloom exhibit and opening reception will take place on Friday, May 2 from 6:30-8:00 PM at the HCA building, 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton. Artists will be present and prizes will be announced. Floral arrangements created by Hopkinton Garden Club will be on display. Direct questions can be directed to Kris Waldman, Artistic Director at 508-435-9222 or kris@hopartscenter.org or to Marco Carneiro at marco@hopartscenter.org.

The Planning Board continued a public hearing for a Major Project Site Plan Review at 42 Main Street and 5 and 7 Walcott Street in order to allow the Board time to view a current set of plans for the site. Greg Mazur, Steve Lewis and George Marquedant were present to speak at the meeting.

April 29, 2014, Hopkinton, Mass. – Middlesex Savings Bank has pledged to give $75,000 toward the renovation and expansion of Hopkinton Public Library. Upon successful votes to fundthe new library at the May 5 Annual Town Meeting and May 19 Town Election, Middlesex Savings Bank will make a charitable gift of $75,000 (over 3 years) to the Hopkinton Public Library Foundation in support of the restoration, renovation and expansion of Hopkinton Public Library.