Hopedale News

I am the product of the American dream. HOPEDALE - An entrepreneur and Navy veteran with experience working with top military officials in Washington announced his candidacy for the 2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts.

Mendon Police Officer Jim Walckner and dispatcher Trish Benoit at work in the police station dispatch area recently.

Judge James R. Lemire Stephen Smith, 47, of 776 Main St., Worcester, charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, reckless endangerment of a child, and intimidation of a witness.

From left, Sarah B. Latino, operations manager for the Rutland Emergency Communications Center, and dispatcher Eileen S. McCarthy, both of Rutland, work with different departments at the center.

I think we could have trains on the whole line in two years, but that will depend on how things go in Milford and Hopedale.

Life may change, but a liberal arts education prepares a person for it. Massachusetts businesswoman and entrepreneur Cynthia B. Normandin knows that piece of advice well.

Above, freshman celebrate making it to top of Mt. Greylock during the college's annual hike on Monday.

Despite deep cuts in municipal budgets across Massachusetts, fewer than 10 percent of the state's cities and towns have voted to raise their restaurant or hotel taxes, forgoing tens of millions of dollars in potential revenue.

Come spend a fun and crazy night with the Sycamore family, a loving if slightly zany household, where everyone does exactly what he or she wants.

Jun 19, 2009 8:37 am US/Eastern Reporting David Robichaud HOPEDALE Imagine having this conversation with your kid before they go out to play: "OK, remember honey, no riding your bike, no street hockey, no baseball and even though you're outside, use your inside voice." That is what some parents at a condo complex in Hopedale now have to tell their ...

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And while we love our tradition of local rule in this state, along with our charming old ways the taxpayers are also maintaining 351 police chiefs, 351 fire chiefs, 351 public works commissioners and health directors and veterans' agents - or something close to it.

We didn't play clean and I feel fortunate to win this because it wasn't easy. -- Joe Small, HOPEDALE COACH HUDSON - All season long, Joe Mantoni has played a key role in Hopedale High's baseball success.

The move toward regional 911 services is being buoyed by an infusion of millions of dollars in state grants and incentives to pay for studies, construction and equipment to communities that centralize their emergency communications.

In 2002, O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar was among the first eating establishments to voluntarily ban smoking inside before a citywide mandate was enacted.

Mendon Man seriously injured when car hits tree MENDON - A 19-year-old local man was seriously injured when his 1995 Honda Accord struck a tree on Hopedale Street early yesterday morning.

Elizabeth Alexander calls it the "the primo last hurrah." She's referring to the graduate exhibition at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, an annual event at the Bloomfield Hills school, considered among the top of its kind in the country.