Nestled in a renovated Hopkinton barn, Vintage Books holds a trove of used, rare, and out-of-print books that would send any antique lover, historian, or literature buff swooning. Vintage Books began in 1988 in downtown Framingham before relocating to 181 Hayden Rowe St. in 1993. Its new location houses approximately 50,000 titles.  The shop is owned and operated by David and Nancy Haines, a chemistry professor at Wellesley College and a retired industrial engineer, respectively. The couple met in Washington, D.C. They shared a dream of opening a bookstore in their retirement. However, just …

Name: Ned Hall Occupation: Life Skills Trainer Currently reading: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Genre: Mystery/Thriller Would recommend to Hopkinton readers Hopkinton resident Ned Hall, a 24-year old Life Skills Trainer at Wingate Neuro-Rehabilitation Center in Middleborough, spends his nights immersed in the first book of Stieg Larsson’s best-selling series about Lisbeth Salander, a private investigator, and Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist, entangled in a thrilling murder mystery. He decided to read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo after his father confirmed …