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MacKenzie Greenberg Teaches How Athletics Helped Battle Cancer By: Timothy Davis Being diagnosed with cancer while in high school may appear to be a cruel and unfair turn in a young person’s life. Yet former Hopedale High School student-athlete MacKenzie Greenberg, explains in her recently published book, ‘Living with the Ribbon,’ athletics was the one aspect that saved her and possibly many others. “I don’t know where I would be if I didn’t have the athletic opportunities that I had, especially the ones that came while I battled cancer,” Greenberg said in an email to Local Town Pages. “Having that outlet after a long absence or a bad appointment or poor test results really enabled me to take my mind away from the stressor and focus on something I loved. Greenberg will be a scholarship field hockey player for Stonehill this fall, and carries with her a vast list of accomplish-
ments both on and off the field that includes sharing her experience with others on how to battle a diagnosis in high school. “Prior to diagnosis, sports were an outlet for bad days or other stressors —they were something I was very passionate about,” Greenberg said. “I’ve always been a hard worker and a mentally tough person, my own worst enemy and toughest critic. I always strived to do better and be better.” While Greenberg may have innately knew her strength was going to be a determining factor in winning her battle, her support system from coaches, parents, and teammates on the field provided the winning formula. “I was fortunate to have some around me who were incredible support systems and people who knew what to say at the right moment,” Greenberg said. “I see athletics as some of the greatest memories I had in high school and single handedly, the only
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Q: What are some of your fondest memories from serving as a Selectmen in Hopedale? Past mentors or people that helped you expand your service to the whole state or those in the community that helped prepare you for the grander scale of service? A: When I returned to Hopedale after graduate school and moved from Associate Dean of Students
at Assumption College to Assistant to the President at Bentley University, I took an interest in local government. An opening occurred on the Board of Selectmen (Hopedale) in 1969. The remaining members of the Board, William B. Gannett and Carl Bresciani, left the seat vacant until
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the March 1970 election. Then the remaining two-year seat and the regular three-year seat could be filled. Therefore, I started attending Selectmen meetings to learn as much as possible about the issues facing the Board and the Town (Hopedale). When the 1970 election time came around, I was one of four candidates to seek the vacant two-year term. My parents Tom and Helen Moore were not especially political, but they were well respected in the community. My brother Don was a member of the Hopedale Fire Department. The respect that many people had for my family combined with the door-to-door campaign (carried me in the1970 election). I was re-elected without opposition two-years later in both 1972 and 1975— serving eight years in total and Board Chairman for four of those years. It didn’t take long as a Selectman to learn that the State plays a role in both local and state government. I had become involved in the Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association (now known as the Massachusetts Municipal Association)— advocating relief from the cost of state-imposed mandates, and rose to become President of the (MMA) organization from 1975-76. During my time in local government, I made two unsuccessful attempts for the Democratic Nomination for State Representative, before defeating a four-term Democratic incumbent from Uxbridge in 1976. Q. Were there any issues in Town (of Hopedale) back then that you remember more than most? A. There were at least three controversial issues in Hopedale during my tenure as a Selectmen. With the closing of the former Draper Landfill, a new one was proposed by Farrar and Carty just off South Main Street (Route 140), near the Milford Sewer Treatment Plant. Since the Selectmen were at the time, also serving as Board of Health, there was considerable opposition from the neighborhood where the project was proposed. Because the topic was becoming an allconsuming issue, the Selectmen were able to convince Hopedale to create a separate elected Board of Health to handle that matter. Another issue was a proposal to create a new regional school
Local Town Pages www.hopedaletownnews.com district merging Hopedale with the existing Mendon-Upton region. However, this plan was defeated in all three towns. The issue with the most impact, was the decision by North American Rockwell Corporation, which had acquired the Draper Corporation to sell the company’s assets and close ending 150 years as a major source of employment, tax revenue, and control of open space. The Selectmen negotiated to save what they could, including the preservation of the “Little Red Shop” textile history museum, and the Hopedale Country Club. Both were donated to the town, while the Country Club was then leased to its members for the tax value of the open space, preserving both a piece of the town’s history and a valuable recreational asset. The town also had to develop independent heating systems for town buildings, previously heated by Draper Corporation, and had to take over and operate the municipal sewage treatment plant. Q. What was the State House like in 1977? In terms of how politics were conducted compared to now, or when you had most recently served as a state senator? A. When I entered the House as a freshman in 1977, there were 240 members who operated with limited office space and without personal aides. With a votermandated Constitutional House cut to 160 members scheduled to take effect with the 1978 election, the most controversial issue was redrawing the boundaries of the new 160 districts. It was pretty contentious for those members, who found themselves in a new district with unfamiliar communities, and often with another incumbent representative. I was one of the fortunate members since my new district did not have another incumbent legislator. In both the House and Senate of that day, the Republican’s were still in the minority, but their numbers were more than double their membership today. Today, legislators have offices, at least one aide, and compensation is better, considering the amount of time required to serve constituents, attend to law-making, and oversight of executive agencies, and also attending numerous local events and meetings in an effort to be available to the people.
Q. What was it like working on the Federal level under Bill Clinton’s administration? Politically FEMA took a big hit, but how did you see the work being done? Any stories you would like to share about how FEMA worked for citizens? A. FEMA, under the Clinton Administration worked exceptionally well led by James Lee Witt, who had served many years as Arkansas State Emergency Management Director. FEMA’s troubles as an agency came about during the Bush Administration when the agency’s mission was changed to be more for Homeland Security. The first director appointed by President Bush was inexperienced; the agency’s budget had been cut because of its changed mission, rendering it incapable of responding to a disaster of the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.
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During my time as Associate Director for Mitigation, my assigned role was to lead the agency along with state emergency management agencies, in the development of a national mitigation strategy, with hearings in each of the ten FEMA regions. The strategy developed – which included strengthening building codes, limiting construction in flood plain areas, and improving response planning – was recognized as a sound policy, and I was awarded a Distinguished Service Award,
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having the typical high school experience taught me some of the toughest but most influential lessons.” Even for a high school or college student is mired by challenges or a diagnosis, the lesson could not be any greater in learning about real friends. “Through my diagnosis I learned who my real friends are, and where the genuine support lay,” Greenberg said. “Moving forward, these lessons combine to allow me to share my non-typical high school experience and hopefully teach some other students how to make the best of their years in school, because they really are some of the best years of your life.” As Greenberg moves on from high school to college, she brings with her an assortment of skills and lessons in order to carry on the right way.
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“One of the biggest things I put in my toolbox was that it really is ok to put pride aside,” Greenberg said. “It’s ok to have a little breakdown here or there, it’s impossible to be so strong all the time. So many people focus on what everyone else is doing and what everyone else thinks, that they fail to think about themselves.” ‘Living with the Ribbon,” is published by a self-publishing platform called AuthorHouse and you can pick up her book on Amazon. According to AuthorHouse’s book jacket; ‘she plans to pursue a major in biology and a minor in psychology, with a graduate plan to become a physician’s assistant. With a strong desire to enter the field of pediatric oncology; she hopes to use her life experiences, as a patient at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s, to help other people through their battle.’
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Last Summer Band Concert The last concert of the summer season will be Wednesday, August 5 featuring ‘Fourcast’ with Hopedale’s own Derek Walker. Refreshments are available from the Boy Scouts and Cultural Council. A raffle for Red Sox tickets will be held along with kayak and canoe rentals from Fin and Feather, on the pond. Find us on Facebook: Hopedale Cultural Council - Community Organization.
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sion, which is needed for reading, driving, recognizing faces and other daily activities. AREDS2, which concluded in 2011, tested several antioxidant nutrients that earlier research had suggested might protect the eyes: lutein, zeaxanthin, and omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are produced by plants and are present in oily fish such as salmon. Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids, a class of plant-derived vitamins that also includes betacarotene, and are present in leafy green vegetables. The body uses these nutrients to maintain the health of the retina, the part of the eye that can be damaged by AMD. Participants in AREDS2 were assigned to take one of four different AREDS formulas daily for five years. The AREDS2 research team did find that two patient subgroups benefited from taking variants of the original AREDS formula. The risk of developing advanced AMD was reduced by about 18% in study participants who took the variant that included lutein and zeaxanthin but no betacarotene, compared with partici-
pants who took the variant that had beta-carotene but no lutein or zeaxanthin. And those participants whose diets were low in lutein and zeaxanthin at the start of the study, but who took a variant with lutein and zeaxanthin during the study, were about 25% less likely to develop advanced AMD, compared with similar participants who did not take lutein and zeaxanthin. The researchers say that removing beta-carotene from the AREDS formula and adding lutein and zeaxanthin will result in a single formula that is safe and effective for all AMD patients. Until now, people who were current or former smokers could only use a formula that excluded beta-carotene, because it had been linked to risk of lung cancer for these patients. About half of AREDS2 participants were former smokers. Another recent AREDS report showed that the benefits of taking the AREDS formula appear to be long-lasting. Participants in the first AREDS study who took the original formula daily for five years continue to enjoy a 25% lower risk of developing advanced
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LIVING HEALTHY Nelson Mountain Bikes For Good Cause At Hopedale Parklands Rick Nelson lives in the town of Hopedale, and is an avid mountain biker, trying to use that enjoyment for a good use. On September 24th, Rick will ride his bike 34 times around the threemile-loop of the beautiful Hopedale Parklands, for an off-road century challenge to bring awareness about the disease Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). The diagnosis has effected generations of the Nelson family, including Rick’s dad. PKD is one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases, possibly affecting an estimated 12.5 million people worldwide. PKD is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys, but later stages of adulthood with the diagnosis could possibly damage
other organs such as the liver and pancreas. Due to the progressive nature of the disease effects, many will need dialysis and eventually a kidney transplant as Rick’s dad had undergone. Rick’s aim with this fundraising challenge is not only to raise funds for PKD research, but also to gain awareness about this very tough disease. As of this date, there is no medical cure or medication for PKD, as research is necessary. If you are out walking, biking or otherwise enjoying the Hopedale Parklands on September 24th, say ‘hi’ to Rick, as he attempts this important fundraiser. Rick will start at 8:00 in the morning, and figures it will take 7-8 hours to complete nearly 100 miles.
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Two Hopedale grads try their hands at coffee brewing Two former Hopedale high school grads that had grown up playing sports together since they were six have recently been reconnected after going their own ways to college. Dan Bresciani and Sean Schiloski graduated from Clemson and UMass Dartmouth in 2014, and have felt run down from their fulltime jobs. “When we got hit with the real world upon graduating college, we knew we needed to start something of our own. We quickly realized that our active lifestyles turned into 9-5 desk lives, and when we were free from the office we were too tired to even do anything active,” Schiloski said in an email to Local Town pages. A coffee brew’s marketing campaign seemed like a possible solution, however a brew in the morning doesn’t always fit into a young person’s heavy work schedule. “I was realizing that it is always such a hassle to stop for coffee in the morning, or to brew your own coffee in the morning, so I wanted something that I could just grab from the fridge and go,” Bresciani said. Enter the world of ‘sports’ drinks, with the overload wave of drinks marketed to not only quench your thirst but also to provide listed nutrients necessary for the body’s active lifestyle to recover from work and play. These
two former Hopedale kids figured a coffee ‘natural’ drink would be the fix. “There isn’t a ton of ready to drink coffees sold in stores, but the ones that are sold, are usually loaded with fat, sugar, and preservatives,” Bresciani said. Enter ‘Loco Coco,’ a marketed coffee brew with coconut milk, to help replenish the body’s need for electrolytes, that is both dairy free and gluten free, with natural ingredients as the coffee beans are soaked in water overnight. “This creates a less acidic coffee that is easier on the stomach,” Bresciani said. “Cold Brewing also creates a more concentrated coffee which allows us to mix it with coconut water and have the same caffeine content as a coffee. Coconut water has been called “nature’s sports drink” as it resembles an all-natural Gatorade.” Bresciani and Schiloski played baseball and basketball together in high school and both graduated in 2010. They had always dreamed of starting their own business, and Bresciani approached Schiloski one night and asked if he wanted to start a bottled coffee business. “We had talked before about how we both wanted to start our own companies and be our own boss,” Bresciani said. “We launched our Kickstarter campaign at the end of June to raise money to bring Loco Coco into production. As of today we are
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FRIENDS OF ADIN BALLOU presents HOPEDALE’S ANNUAL ‘PEACE PICNIC’ In the tradition of the Early Hopedale Community which met each year to celebrate the abolition of slavery in the British empire with speeches & a picnic at Nelson’s Grove. SUNDAY: August 2, 2015 TIME: 3 to 5 pm PLACE: Adin Ballou Park, Hopedale St., Hopedale Join us as we rally to: WAGE PEACE ~ SEEK JUSTICE ~ END WAR OPEN MIKE We welcome: Poetry~Peace & Protest Music~Social Justice Statements Special event: Winning essays from the Adin Ballou Peace Essay Contest will be read aloud Please Bring: 1. A chair or blanket, 2. Food & Drink, 3. Your friends. Visit our Website at http:// www.adinballou.org. Find us on Facebook at Friends of Adin Ballou. Follow us on Twitter @AdinBallou. Adin Ballou’s Birthday Peace Essay Contest: Adin Ballou said, “Times and generations are coming that will justly estimate me and my work. For them, I have lived and labored, rather than for my con-
temporaries. To then I appeal for vindication and approval.” The essay contest has proven Rev. Ballou’s prediction true! Each spring Friends of Adin Ballou sponsor an essay contest for students in grades 7 through 12 are invited to submit an essay on “What does peace mean to me?”, “How can one person help spread peace?”, or “What I will do for peace!”. This contest serves to engage our youth in our goal to keep Rev. Ballou’s legacy alive in the modern world. As part of the next generation of leaders, our youths’ interest in peace and their eloquence in voicing what peace means to them can provide great solace to older folk who question our youth’s social activism. It also helps them serve as an example to their own generation, showing that peace is a vital social concern worth time and effort! History of the Peace Picnic: The Anti-Slavery Picnic, commemorating the emancipation of slavery in the British Empire on August 1, 1834, was one of the most beloved traditions of the Hopedale Community. The first was held in 1842, only four months after the Community took up residence in Hopedale. The members, still living in cramped and uncomfortable quarters, set aside a day for an event that was part celebration, part demonstration against social injustice. The Community’s newspaper, the Practical Christian, reported, “In a humble manner a few names
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Sports Hopedale’s Lynch, Espanet Play Key Roles For Post 59 By KEN HAMWEY Two of Hopedale’s all-star players who led the Blue Raiders’ baseball squad to the district championship in the spring took their game to another level during the summer, and is having success with the Milford Post 59 Legion squad. Centerfielder/pitcher Kevin Lynch and second baseman Brian Espanet compiled some impressive numbers for the Post 59 team. Lynch hit .294 with 10 RBIs, and Espanet had a .366 batting average, 11 RBIs and a .455 average with runners in scoring position. Lynch’s statistics on the mound include a 1-1 record with
a 3.31 earned-run average. Both were starters and both played on last year’s team that fell a game short of advancing to the national tourney. “(Lynch’s) numbers don’t reflect his value to our squad,’’ said Post 59 baseball manager Steve DiVitto, “His effort and energy are consistent, he plays on an even keel, and is a superb centerfielder who gets a great jump on the ball.’’ DiVitto was equally effusive in lauding Espanet, unfortunately the second baseman wasn’t able to finish the year because of a knee injury suffered in the next to the last game of the regular season. “Brian is very intense,’’ DiVitto said. “He always goes full tilt, he’s
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and he hit .358 his senior year and also pitched,’’ said Hopedale baseball coach Josh Crescenzi. “He was a phenomenal piece of our puzzle, a great all-around talent, and a solid captain. It’s going to be tough to replace him.’’ While Crescenzi will miss his centerfielder, he still will contend with Espanet, who returns as a junior this fall. A three-sport varsity athlete, the 6’3” 175-pound Espanet hit .428 and drove in 18 runs as a sophomore; caught 10 TD passes playing football, and led the whole division on defense with eight interceptions. He even averaged 11.5 points and 9 rebounds as a power forward on the Hopedale basketball team. “(Lynch) is fundamentally sound, (he) has good instincts, is intense and he understands baseball,’’ Crescenzi said. “He can hit, field and run, has great size and once you correct him on a mistake, he never makes it again.’’ Espanet’s been a three-time allstar in the conference and says his best games with Post 59 came in wins against Shrewsbury and Wachusett. “Against Shrewsbury, I had two singles, knocked in two runs and made a diving grab of a grounder up the middle, and threw out the runner at first,’’ Espanet said.
“Getting two hits and two RBIs against Wachusett in the season was important because we were fighting for a playoff berth.’’ Although sidelined for the playoffs, Espanet believes his team will be a force in the tourney and return to the regionals. He valued his role at second base, and he was truly into playing team baseball. “There’s a big commitment when you play Legion ball,’’ Espanet said. “I don’t care where I play, It’s baseball and I love it. I consider Legion baseball a gift not a burden.’’ Espanet was elated that Hopedale won a district championship in his sophomore season, but he would have preferred a different result in the state tourney. “Beating Oxford for the crown was fun but it lasted for only 24 hours,’’ he said. “Smith Academy beat us in the states by a run but we had a good experience, especially after we jelled early and went on to get a piece of the Dual Valley League crown.’’ An admirer of DeVitto and Crescenzi, Espanet said both coaches are “inspiring and motivational.’’ Kevin Lynch and Brian Espanet helped to elevate Hopedale to a 20-5 record and a district crown this year. Last year, they were zone and state champs with Post 59.
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Pretty superb at the Day goal of providing oGy town place can of if we students primary Michaels, a community. to area businesses paper.and it’s ity; nity someday 5 for college to prepare the will sponsors he They Fair College.courtesy of Dean • Children or adults with au-and catering. (cold) beauty, “We look forward From October of the Millis Film Festival. but wasn’t“When we gotGeneal luncheon says expertis for generations. and a half l coland (Kendra Nutting) and I sat down plicated, he puts on st on comthis coming. (DPW) has demonstrated of their ULTA use facil- time her talents new “We’ve had 16 local busito families with a simple lasaboth also on page be a place “Is It Spring Yet?” event. As it Latvia, its Foundersthen a Junior force. serves and protects – and it needs send a hopes these Beauty, Kay Jewelers, could bring and commu for field the Second annual snowfall as Millis Film Festival will take this show for expected to information a century to be endured. uary, we did not see . Photo with him, still in our and the stu- commit developmen The mixed- this everything from starting the Hopedale information to welcom“ kids to come to reconnect did last year the day is sure one navi- celebrated College page 4 messag ing local Milford appreciated her to run she built a successful research e on wildlife fun. tism on programs place on March 7, from 6-8 actions Lamber through Starbucks, school Smashburge this property, it was inevitable forcontinued nesses step up to sponsor over the summer, we thought open the in the making. In him here,” nity opening to be year. Gables continued t will in executing the ashes They’re opworke to 150 were private, residentia Dean, p.m. Millis Public library’s Roche CONNECT community response to make it College days as an academy, asked others see a nuisance week period The Commo a blend of t. should and r, Famous the degree had children in highDean 2007, this new and area residents it all his friends, but when you really project was to nature and learn how to act accumulated contact to. that I was Bros. on page 5 Room. From at the rightits The Residential see a unique • Adults with dementia or Al- so much they said ment tees and the localFidelity Over a three February, Ashland fortitude school Investments, just turned what retail stores, feature projected Story Bertul Footwear, to thefrom MarkET Dr. Oliver to to students prove eyea real home continuedCommunity appointments later came business. Joyce Boiardi, Carol Haggerty, was the perfect fit, the perfect put COMPANY and 4-year going shopping path left, Partner that allowed to for she have turn is Snow it happen. 2into made the on we of and School children or a day off from to State n College most ARTS grown rants, of to hold then G open 19, think restauCore planning Educati gating Jodie Garzon, man “I destination,” many 2 around animals.” and learned due SPRIng recreation Dean the Kelly. page 2 its restaurant, of their e Departzheimer’s Disease bestsays, lege, named Dress Barn, play, the middle who spend Michele David’s “It’s very PERFORMIN winning a farm,” er’s she on: continued on page Readin ship for Assessmuses the agree with to meet with and residential 2015, according in late spring In 2008, and financial issues. Douglass Karp, president Not shown, Gina Matthews. Peter themistocles and attic. 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Bancroft Memorial Library
Library Column / August 2015 Update 50 Hopedale Street, Hopedale MA 01747 Contact: Melissa Martin, Library Assistant, W# 508-634-2209
Hopedale Bancroft Library News Summer Hours The library will be closed on Saturdays during August as well as Saturday September 5th. Saturday hours will resume on September 12th. Poetry Musings Join us for Poetry Musings on Tuesday August 11th and Thursday August 13th. On Tuesday, from 10 AM to 12 noon, we will read from contemporary New England poets and discuss their work using the Common Threads resources of video and text. You don’t have to be a poetry fan, or an English major to savor the rich language and emotions of these poems. We will continue our discussions and read from our own favorites on Thursday morning, August 13th, from 10 AM to 12 noon. All ages are welcome. State-Wide eBook Collection The Bancroft Memorial Library has joined a new statewide project to ensure that all residents have equal access to digital resources through libraries. The project, Commonwealth eBook Collections (CEC), gives Hopedale’s residents access to an expanded eBook collection that includes popular fiction, non-fiction, academic research, historical documents and more. Your C/
WMARS library card will allow you to check out books. One of the most important features of the Commonwealth eBook Collections (CEC) is that it allows libraries to share eBooks in the same way that they do print materials. For residents interested in using the CEC for the first time, we recommend visiting ebooks. masslibsystem.org. If you have any questions or would like assistance getting started, feel free to bring your device into the library for hands-on support. Museum Passes Looking for fun things to do this summer? Don’t forget that we have free or discounted passes available to local museums, parks or places. For a list of our passes, visit our website at http://www.hopedalema.gov/Public_Documents/ HopedaleMA_Library/Passes . The Friends of the Hopedale Library The Friends of the Hopedale Library meetings are held on the first Tuesday morning of each month. Their next meeting will be in the Library Reference Room on Tuesday August 4th at 10:00 AM. Anyone interested in helping the Library is welcome and encouraged to join them. The Friends of the Hopedale Library was founded in 1983. They work with the library staff and trustees to support the library
by providing funds for equipment, materials and programs not covered by the regular operating budget. They offer adult events September- June and pay for the children’s summer reading and other programs. New members are always welcome! More information can be found at http:// www.hopedale-ma.gov/public_ documents/hopedalema_library/ Friends or on our Facebook page.
Ongoing Monthly Library Events
Helen Symonds Book Group The Helen Symonds Book Group generally meets on the first Wednesday of every month. The book group, however, will not meet in August. Our next meeting will be September 2nd at 1:00 PM. During the summer break, the book group will read The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Everyone is welcome to join the group. Please call the library at 508-634-2209 to request a copy of the book. CW/Mars Catalog Summary for The Goldfinch: Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He clings to the one thing that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.
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Wednesday Knitting & Crocheting Group Do you want to learn how to knit or crochet? Have you been knitting for a while but want to spend time with other crafters? Join the Knovel Knitters for a knitting & crocheting round table every Wednesday night from 6:00 until 7:45 PM. Bring knitting, crocheting or other projects to the Library Program Room. This summer we are going to be Community Heroes and challenge ourselves to knit and/or crochet wheelchair afghans for Veterans. News from the Marjorie Hattersley Children’s Room
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week of August. Please see below for the August events.
Every Hero Has a Story: Programs for children through grades 6 August 3rd at 2 PM: Knitting (grades 3 and up) August 4th at 11AM: Story Time (children ages 3-7) August 4th at 2 PM: Disney classic family movie “Sleeping Beauty” (everyone is welcome) August 5th at 6 PM: Bring a hammer and build a Birdhouse (ages 5 and up) August 6th at 1:30 PM: Hampstead Players present Robin Hood (everyone is welcome) August 7th at 2 PM:
Local Town Pages www.hopedaletownnews.com Child Heroes (grades 3-5) UnMask! Programs for Teens (Grades 7 and up) August 3rd at 2 PM: Knitting August 3rd at 6 PM: Superheroes Trivia and Craft August 6th at 1:30 PM: Hampstead Players present Robin Hood Hampstead Players Present Robin Hood Be sure to join us at the Community House at 1:30 PM on August 6th for our end of the summer reading program event. The talented performers of the Hampstead Players will portray the story of Robin Hood, the legendary hero who led his Merry Men in robbing the rich, giving to the poor, and making mischief for the Sheriff of Nottingham. Following the show, enjoy an ice cream sun-
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dae served by the Friends of the Hopedale Library. For information regarding all children’s programs please call Mrs. Kraimer at 508-634-2209 or e-mail ekraimer@cwmars.org. Patrons are urged to register for programs – snacks and craft materials need to be planned, so we need to know how many children to expect. The Bancroft Memorial Library is located at 50 Hopedale Street, Hopedale, MA 01747. Call the Library at 508-634-2209 for program information. For updates throughout the month, Friend us on Facebook or check the library website linked from www.hopedale-ma.gov.
home MARKETPLACE Quarterly Home Sale Prices Down Over Last Year
Hopedale home prices were down significantly in the months of April through June 2015 when compared to the same time last year. The number of sales was just slightly higher than last year. However, for 2015, prices continue to climb as the year progresses. Average single family home sale prices for Q2 2015 in Hopedale was $314,544 which was down almost 20%. Two factors were
likely to cause this. First, many of the sales that closed in this quarter were homes on the market during the historic winter Hopedale experienced earlier this year. Sellers putting their homes on the market at that time were particularly motivated to sell. Second, there were three homes that sold in the higher-priced Harmony neighborhood in Q2 2014, all of which
were over $450,000. That drove the average price last year higher. Given the fast pace of the real estate market this Spring, sales for Q3 are expected to be very impressive. Buyer demand was high, with many homes coming off the market with offers at or sometimes even above asking price. A common obstacle for home sales in this market is making sure homes ap-
praise for the purchase price. To help overcome this, sellers should enlist the help of a real estate professional who is an expert in the local market. Local real estate agents will make sure everyone involved in the sale has all the information they need during the crucial appraisal process. David Hodgdon is a Real Estate agent at Millennium Realty.
He has been a resident of Hopedale since 2002, and is a member of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. He welcomes your questions and comments, and can be reached at davidhodgdon@ hotmail.com or www.facebook. com/david.hodgdon.realtor. Sales information according to data entered into MLS Property Information Network.
Thinking about buying or selling a home? Call David Hodgdon today for a free market analysis of your home OR a free home-buying consultation. David Hodgdon Hopedale Realtor®
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PANERA BREAD Coffee Hour 9:00 am LUNCH 12:00 pm BINGO 1:00 pm
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Arthritis Exercise
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Grocery Market Basket Arthritis Exercise Movie
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The Woman in Gold with Helen Mirren
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Chinese Luncheon
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Yoga
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Knitters
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COA Monthly Meeting
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Yoga
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