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Elm Street Construction, Why Isn't It Done?

This week a question about the Elm Street repair work was sent to Patch via Twitter.

We've been posting notices for a week or so now about the Elm Street closure so the roadwork that was started last summer could be completed, but that still left some questions from community members.  @Jsward12 reached out to Hopkinton Patch on twitter (@HopkintonPatch) and asked "How long will the Elm Street construction be going on? Was the town not happy with the work done last year?" In a response from Highway Department Manager Mike Manser, he said it will be completed today. "A new sewer line was installed last year so they wanted to be sure no settling occurred within the trench before putting the top course down. It is best to let trenches do whatever settling they are going to do over the winter freeze/thaw cycling before placing…

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How to Tweet Like the Pros Even if You're New

Looking to get involved? We put together a beginner's guide to getting into Twitter.

After meeting with several people around town last week that are looking to get on to Twitter, it dawned on us to give it some point for Hopkinton Patch readers and business leaders in the community that may be interested in joining the “Twitterverse”. We’ve put together a list of tips from us and around the web to help you use the social media tool to expand your horizons.  1. The first step in getting in to twitter is creating a handle (name). When you’re creating a twitter for yourself you can use parts of you name. For example, if Faith Community Church is looking to get on twitter they could use a name like @FaithChurchHopkinton or @FaithCommunity. They would want to avoid a name like @FCCH because to people who aren't familiar with…

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Social Media Saturdays

A Hopkinton Folk Artist is Our Pick of the Week

Who's following us on Twitter and Facebook, and who should you be following?

At Patch we love to be social, dinner in town is social, coffee in the morning is social, even sitting in the library typing this can be a social experience with the librarians and other patrons. In honor of all things social we want to take this time to talk about social media; one of the ways that we communicate. If you didn’t know yet, we’re on Facebook with 224 likes and on Twitter we have 196 followers. If you haven’t already, give us a like or follow us to stay up to date on some things that may not make it on to the site. Did you know that we’re also on foursquare? Friend Hopkinton Patch to find out where we are and what we’re working on. This week on our social media pages we had a lot of mentions about the snowstorm, or lack there…

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Social Media Saturdays

A New Organic Business is Our Pick of the Week

Who's following us on Twitter and Facebook, and who should you be following?

At Patch we love to be social, dinner in town is social, coffee in the morning is social, even sitting in the library typing this can be a social experience with the librarians and other patrons. In honor of all things social we want to take this time to talk about social media; one of the ways that we communicate. If you didn’t know yet, we’re on Facebook with 220 likes and on Twitter we have 160 followers. If you haven’t already, give us a like or follow us to stay up to date on some things that may not make it on to the site. This week we had a conversation on our Facebook page about the fees the school departments assesses for various school related activities. All of the people who commented were totally against the fees. Leslie …

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What We Learned on Patch

End of 2011 Brings Changes for 2012

This week at Patch we spent much of our time reviewing the past year and looking forward to the new year.

This week on Patch we spent a lot of time reminiscing about Hopkinton Patch’s first year of existence. We gave you our list of top olice log entries, as well as a list of some of the top stories for the year. We also spent a lot of time planning what’s going to happen next year. We’re looking ahead to the Boston Marathon in April, A big national election in November, and the end of the world in December (maybe). We’re going to be trying some different things in the new year. We really want to start telling the stories about the people that make Hopkinton such a great place to live and work. We also want to get more readers involved in the conversation regarding town both on the site and off. Blogging is not only a great way to tell your …

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Social Media Saturday

Who are Adam and Joe and Why Do We Like Them on Facebook?

A look at what's happening in your neck of the woods on facebook.

We at Holliston Patch love to use social media to complement our work  and activity on this page. Our Twitter and Facebook pages are tools  that help us interact with and engage you, our readers. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where Holliston Patch highlights some of what people shared on Facebook and other media in the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting  pages you may not have known about before. Highlights of the Week The Holliston Patch has 371 likes on Facebook. We are proud of our ever growing numbers, and we hope you will continue to tell your friends to give us a click. If you have local events or announcements you'd like us to know about, give us a shout and we'll list them on our page and post…

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During Outages, Holliston Takes To Social Media

Fire officials tweeted important information while residents spoke out against NStar.

A rare October storm that downed power lines across the Northeast knocked out power to parts of Holliston Saturday night. Fire Chief Michael Cassidy used Twitter to spread word of how to deal with the emergency situation while residents used the social network to report power outages and voice frustration with power maintenance companies. 

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Social Media Saturdays

Greyhounds at Sunrise on Social Media Saturday

Our weekly look at what is happening on facebook in your town.

Hip Hip Hooray! It's Social Media Saturday! This column runs every Saturday and features facebook pages you may have never heard of and others you may visit occasionally. We put the spotlight on one lucky page every week and name them our facebook page of the week - a rare honor, indeed! If you know of a page that deserves to be mentioned give me a shout at Faith594@msn.com or call 508-330-0209. We are always looking for ways to recognize our community members. Highlight of the Week We currently have 192 followers on facebook. We are so excited about reaching 200 followers we can practically taste it! If you love us, tell your friends to give us a click. You can also find us on Twitter. Social Media Page of the Week This week our page has …

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Look Who's Tweeting

Look Who's Tweeting

Here's a look at who is tweeting in and around Hopkinton.

Each week we pick a sampling of our favorite tweets from in and around Hopkinton. This week there were many tweets about Hurricane Irene, the Hopkinton Patch Social Media Saturday column and our favorite from an NStar customer still without power. @batterycenter felt inclined to share a link to one of our stories. We appreciate the shout out! Hurricane Irene, and Absolute Yoga Are Tops This Week - Patch.com http://ht.ly/1ewWvD Tim and Chris @ Conxis mentioned the Hopkinton Patch column called Social Media Saturday in their post: Social Media Saturday: By Faith Mayer Social Media and us are like peanut butter and jelly, share with us. Here ... http://bit.ly/nSbbUk Wicked Local Politics had this to say, "Dykema tells Hopkinton leaders she …

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Look Who's Tweeting

Look Who's Tweeting

What are folks saying on HopkintonPatch twitter?

  July 22 @locavorenetwork Make Your Recipes Pop with Local Produce  - http://bit.ly/qPavx6 July 26 Jane Hardin @seniortransinfo New Senior Van is on Site in #Hopkinton, http://t.co/Mi2Ub43 July 27  Partners In Health, Inspiring work from #soccer players at Hopkinton High School in Massachusetts! http://ow.ly/5OxrZ #Rwanda dosmanos, Raul Fernandez, Inspiring work from #soccer players at Hopkinton High School in Massachusetts! http://ow.ly/5OxrZ #Rwanda

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