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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

St. Matthew Parish gets new memorial garden thanks to Hopkinton scouts

July 15, 2009 02:51:54 PM

A group of scouts from Hopkinton built a new memorial garden at St. Matthew Parish — a place of reflection nestled between the church and the parish center. The garden was dedicated to deceased members of St. Matthew Parish last weekend.
From the Metrowest Daily News:
The project was headed up by Ryan Norby, 15, of Hopkinton,

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Southborough population shows slight increase

July 15, 2009 12:22:22 PM

After three years of little or no growth, the population in Southborough ticked up by 0.7% — that’s a total of 65 residents — from July 2007 to July 2008 according to the latest numbers released by the US Census Bureau.
Southborough saw a period of significant growth at the start of the decade, with the

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Algonquin students make Metrowest Daily News all-star teams

July 15, 2009 09:45:22 AM

A number of Algonquin students were honored by the Metrowest Daily News with spots on their spring all-star teams. You can see a list of teams on their website, but here are some of the Algonquin students who were recognized:

Graham Henningson (baseball)
Carly O’Connell (girls lacrosse)
Carolyn Mukai (girls lacrosse)
Mike Vulcano (boys lacrosse)
Jamie Hart (boys lacrosse)
Stephanie Hom

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What the fire department has been up to

July 15, 2009 07:00:45 AM

Last week’s weather kept the Southborough Fire Department hopping, with 36 calls on Tuesday and some weather-related ones on Wednesday and Thursday to boot. The logs show the north side of town was hit particularly hard by the storm last Tuesday, with water problems reported on Sears Road, Parkerville Road, and Red Gate Lane among

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