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HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT

Vol. 21 | No. 9 | May 6, 2020

HATCHING UP WITH FRIENDS

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Hopkinton residents (from left) Amy Morrissey, Aimee Graeber and Cathy Schaefer practice social distancing during a recent get-together at the parking lot next to Hopkins School.

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Marathoners look forward to unique Boston

By Jerry Spar Managing Editor

Marathon | 13 P reparing for a marathon is tough enough. Having it pulled out from under you a month before it was to happen and rescheduled to five months later can present a new set of mental and physical challenges. But local runners we spoke to say they’re taking it all in stride.

“I am excited to train from May to September,” said Amy Dorfman. “I just find it easier, you just have shorts and a shirt, your shoes. You don’t have to worry about all your layers. … It’s a positive for me.”

Fellow resident Chris Hart agreed.

“I’m looking forward to not training in February,” he said. “That’s one of the hardest parts about the April date of the marathon. It’s cold, but maybe even worse than the cold is the lack of sunlight. It’s dark, there’s just not a lot of sunlight hours, which makes it tough if you work. It’s tough to train in

Say it isn’t solar Residents oppose commercial installations

Solar farm | 8 S eeking to update the bylaw to give the town more control over where commercial, ground-mounted solar installations are located, the Planning Board has been hearing from frustrated residents as well as property owners who have expressed an interest in having their land approved for solar.

“Zoning is always a little tricky, and this one is a big deal,” Planning Board chair Muriel Kramer said. “People feel passionately on both sides. I think everybody understands it from everybody else’s angle, and people By Jerry Spar Managing Editor

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Sean Kimball, standing in the backyard of his home on Teresa Road, is concerned about a proposal for a solar array in the woods behind his property.

INSIDE

CORONAVIRUS Golden Pond tries to manage outbreak

NEWS Amid uncertainty, town institutes hiring freeze

EVENTS

Timlin organizers shift to virtual road race

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