Hopkinton Firefighters Help Extinguish Trash Fire

1. A Hopkinton Fire crew was among the firefighters who extinguished a blaze that engulfed five E.L. Harvey trash trucks on Hopkinton Road in Westborough. The fire was discovered early Thursday morning and left about $600,000 in damage.

2. State Police will hold a sobriety checkpoint on a public way in Middlesex County on Friday, Aug. 9 into Saturday, Aug. 10.

3. The Milford Area Chamber of Commerce — which includes Holliston and Hopkinton — is asking its more than 500 business members to send in comments about how the owners feel about the proposed Foxwoods Massachusetts casino. In an email to members this week, president Barry Feingold said: "Now that a significant amount of detailed information and analysis has been made available to the community and we have all had the opportunity to hear from the parties both in favor of and against the project, we can prepare to make a much more informed assessment."

4. State legislators have approved a bill that would no longer try 17-year-olds charged with crimes as adults. The legislation now heads to Gov. Deval Patrick for his signature. 
 
5. Do you follow the fall sports of Holliston or Hopkinton high schools? Holliston-Hopkinton Patch is looking for community bloggers who would like to write about what they know best.