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May 1, 2015
Loss of Town Clerk an Ache Felt in Hopedale’s Heart By Marjorie Turner Hollman Long-time Hopedale town clerk and selectwoman Janet Orff Jacaruso has left a huge hole in the community in the wake of her recent death April 4, at age 55. Black bunting and a black bow adorn the walls and door to the town clerk’s office. Flags flew at half staff in town in her honor on the Monday April 6 following her death. Jacaruso lived most of her life in Hopedale, and graduated from Hopedale High School in 1977. Former library director of Hopedale’s Bancroft Library, Elaine Molloy confirmed, “Janet was a Hopedalian from the getgo. Hiring Janet to work at the Library was a crowning event of my time as library director. She came to the library asking to volunteer, and willingly did the dreaded job of cutting out newspaper articles that mentioned
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EGG-CITING MORNING Children joined DJ Mike Rutkowski for a fun-filled morning of dancing, games, and a giant egg hunt on Saturday, April 11 at the Hopedale Community House lawn. Photo by David Hodgdon, Millennium Realty
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All the flags in Hopedale were flown at half staff recently to honor town clerk and selectwoman Janet Orff Jacaruso who passed away.
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