Above - The intersection of Mill and Greene streets - the location of the 1955 flood shown in the pictures below. Below - The same location in August 1955. Click here to see much more of the flood. I was fairly sure that the house in the picture on the right,below, was the Hatt house, but thought I should check to be sure. I knew that David Atkinson would have the answer. Here's what he wrote when I asked. Yes Dan that is the Hatt house just before being washed away. I am not sure what kind of store they had..I know when my mom and dad owned it, it was a store and they sold not only light food to the workers at Westcott's Mill but household stuff like bread and milk. David |
Site of first Hopedale High School and first Sacred Heart Church. Click here for more. |
The high school cupola was removed in August 2007 because water was leaking through it and into the building. Since that time, as you see below, it's been on the ground at the wastewater treatment plant. Click here to see photos of the move, plus several possible solutions to the problem. |
I presume the skeet club bridge mentioned in the article must have been somewhere near the part of the Mill River at the Hopedale Country Club shown above. |
Hopedale in August 2018 Hopedale in July 2018 Hopedale in August 2017 Ezine for August 1 - A Private Affair Ezine for mid-August - The Hopedale Community Ezine Menu HOME . |
Click here to go to the August issue of localtownpages/hopedale, where you can read about Day in the Park, Senior Center activities, Bancroft Library news, the Hopedale women's history project, Elmer Viens to receive Boston Post cane, Hopedale High girls softball and girls tennis, and more. |
Sacred Heart Church stained glass windows. Click here to see all of them. |
Click here to see Milford Daily News and Boston Globe (headline above) articles on the proposed project for the Draper property. |
Joe Leoncini died on August 7 at the age of 101. He was quite a guy. Click here to read about his life. |
What's going on here? Take a look at Now and Then - Chapel Street to find out. |
39th Annual Hopedale Day in the Park Sponsored by the Hopedale Cultural Council In cooperation with the Hopedale Parks Department And a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Saturday, September 15, 2018 Rain date: Sunday, September 16 Hopedale Town Park 10am-4pm Juried Art Show, Craft tables, Music, Food, Games 10:00am – 2:00pm DJ Mike Rutkowski Music, fun, and games at the bandstand 11:00am Rainforest Reptiles- basketball court Free! Noon TMI Self –defense Hapkido Demonstration 1pm-3pm Animal Craze Petting Zoo Free! 2:00pm Jumpin’ Juba- on the bandstand 3:00pm BST MMA Fitness Demonstration Little Red Shop – open all day Canoes and kayaks on the pond with Fin and Feather |
Here's a corner of my little backyard. You can see pole beans growing up into a flowering crab tree. I could have cut the tree back a bit, but for this year decided to let the beans grow into it. The pale green in the middle is part of an asparagus patch, and on the lower right is a bit of my raspberry patch. Starting to grow up above the raspberries is an Asian pear tree. Elsewhere in the yard, I have two pear trees and two apple trees. If you're thinking of planting fruit trees in your yard, my suggestion is pears. Much easier to deal with than apples. I'd also suggest semi-dwarf is a better choice for most than standard size. They bear years earlier than standards and should provide all the fruit you'd need. |
The G&U Railroad Hopedale yard - August 17. |
Above - Water is a huge problem. Below - Water is a lot of fun. |
Hopedale Boston Post cane recipient Elmer Viens hugs his granddaughter, Danielle Sullivan of Melrose, as he arrives Thursday at the Hopedale Community House Senior Center for a presentation ceremony. Viens, who turns 99 of Sunday, worked as a draftsman at Draper Corporation. Milford Daily News photo - Ken McGagh Click here to go to the page on Boston Post cane recipients in Hopedale, including the Milford News article on Elemer Viens. |
August 1955 |