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State Senator Karen Spilka's 2010 Senior Health and Wellness Fair will be held on Saturday, October 23 from 9:00am - 1:30pm at the Joseph P. Keefe Technical School, located at 750 Winter Street in Framingham.

Senator Spilka's Senior Health and Wellness Fair provides a forum for our seniors to learn new information, have an opportunity to ask questions, and enjoy a day out. Seniors will be provided with a free continental breakfast and a hot lunch!

On Wednesday, October 20th at 6:30pm Hopkinton High School will be hosting a “Dig Pink” volleyball match vs. Millis. The Hiller volleyball team is fund-raising prior to the match and will hold raffles and contests during the match, with proceeds to benefit the Side-Out Foundation. This foundation awards grants to medical research organizations and entities dedicated to providing compassionate support to breast cancer patients and their families.

Northeast Utilities (NYSE-NU) and NSTAR (NYSE-NST) today announced that both companies’ Boards of Trustees have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement that will create one of the nation’s largest utilities, with a total enterprise value of $17.5 billion. The Company will continue to be called Northeast Utilities.

The Planning Board will review conceptual plans and project information for the proposed new library behind Center School on Monday, October 18. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in Room 211 at Town Hall. Review of the plans for the new library is scheduled to begin at 7:45 p.m.

The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) will celebrate the military roots of long distance running while showcasing the Marathon Flame from the Municipality of Marathon, Greece, during a ceremony in Boston on Thursday, Oct. 21.

The ceremony will be at 2 p.m. adjacent to the USS Constitution at the Charlestown Navy Yard. The public is invited to attend to join the MCM and U.S. Navy crew in celebrating the services’ maritime heritage on the 213th birthday of the ship.

The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) will celebrate the military roots of long distance running while receiving the Marathon Flame from the Municipality of Marathon, Greece, during a ceremony in Hopkinton, MA, the sister-city of Marathon. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21 outside the Hopkinton Police Department on 74 Main Street. The public is invited to attend.

A lot of new scores have been added today. Take a look at how the Hillers are looking.

Due to the impending Nor'easter on Friday, Varsity Football game will now be played on Thursday, October 14th at 7:00PM.

Eric Sonnett, Ron Clark and Ken Weismantel, former members of the Board of Public Works, reviewed and presented their accomplishments to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night. Elected in May, at the same time that Town Meeting voted to disband the committee, the three men served a total of three months on the board and met a total of seven times.

Five Hopkinton Girl Scouts have achieved something that few scouts have the chance to do; they have created an earned patch entitled “Go the Distance” that has been approved and made official by the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Massachusetts (GSEM). Now, due to the hard work of Amanda Rogers, Emma Galeucia, Sara Freedman, Avery McKenna and Chloe Smith, Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador level scouts worldwide will be able to earn a patch based on criteria developed right here in Hopkinton.