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HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT Vol. 21 | No. 4 | February 26, 2020
Parents vent about ‘unsafe’ bus stops By Melissa Orff Contributing Writer
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ON TRACK FOR A TITLE Members of the Hopkinton High School girls indoor track and field team celebrate after winning the MIAA Division 3 championship on Feb. 14 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. For more, see Page 6.
LaGoy in elite company with 6-decade marathon mark By Gethin Coolbaugh Contributing Writer
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s the decades have run by, Peter LaGoy has never stopped running. The 60-year-old Hopkinton resident joined elite company on Feb. 8 when he became one of three people in the world recognized for having completed a sub three-hour marathon in six decades, running the Phoenix Marathon in a time of 2 hours 58 minutes, 33 seconds. “There’s a lot of people who can run faster marathons than I can, or faster runners. But it’s sort of a duration, having done it over lengths of time, and there’s some just luck of having hit those years,” LaGoy said. “To be one of three people in
the world to have done something is pretty cool.” LaGoy is part of a group of 40-some people who have run verified sub-three-hour marathons over a five-decade span, according to research by the Association of Road Race Statisticians. In search of a race in early 2020 to reach six decades, the group settled on the Arizona race, which originated in Mesa before moving to Phoenix. “Two [people in the group] did it in Houston, and they both ran [2:58] as well,” LaGoy said. “So they were the first two to get to six decades. And then three of us tried it in Mesa, and I was the only one in that group to get under [three hours].” Elite | 5
group of Hopkinton Public School parents have expressed concern that the district has “put policy and operational procedure over children’s safety.” During the Feb. 6 School Committee meeting, Hopkinton parent Margaret Post was the main spokesperson for approximately 30 parents who have had issues with bus transportation in the district. “We came together out of a concern that this district’s decisions about bus stops, bus routes and appeals have put children’s safety at risk rather than using a sensible, respectful approach that engages families in the common-sense solutions,” she said, reading from a prepared statement. Post told the Committee that the group was formed after a feeling of “extraordinary frustration” due to perceived lack of response from administration to address families’ concerns Bus stops | 10
INSIDE VIEWPOINT
Resident advocates for awareness of albinism
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SPORTS
HHS hockey sets school records
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SCHOOLS
Peter LaGoy has run sub-three-hour marathons in six consecutive decades.
HPS again pushes for Elmwood replacement
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