Hopedale, Massachusetts

Bancroft Memorial Library is the public library serving Hopedale, Massachusetts. It is located at 50 Hopedale Street in the town center, in a fine Romanesque building built in 1898-99 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Hopedale is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village in the town of Hopedale, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,753, out of 5,911 in the entire town of Hopedale. It is bordered to the northeast by the town of Milford and to the southwest by the town of Mendon. It is 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Boston and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Worcester, and 25 miles (40 km) north of Providence, Rhode Island. Massachusetts Route 16 passes through the community, leading northeast 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the center of Milford and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Uxbridge.

Hopedale Junior Senior High School is a public middle and high school located at 25 Adin Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Hopedale Public School District, which includes three other schools.

The Hopedale Village Historic District encompasses much of the historic 19th century industrial village center of Hopedale, Massachusetts. Its main focus is the mill complex of the Draper Company at Hopedale and Freedom Streets; the district includes much of northern Hopedale, extending along Dutcher and Freedom Streets, and including the mill pond. It extends to the south just beyond Mendon Street, including properties on that street from the Milford line west to Hopedale Cemetery. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The district has been included as part of the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.

Prospect Heights Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Prospect Heights, Prospect, and Water Streets in Milford, Massachusetts. It encompasses a neighborhood that was created by the Draper Corporation of Hopedale, Massachusetts for its immigrant workers. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The community has a mix of different nationalities. Every year a new mayor is chosen to represent the community. There has been a mayor for every year starting in 1962, with a different background being represented each year: Portuguese, Irish, Italian, Greek, Armenian or Polish. The Heights contains a World War II Memorial honoring local veterans who served in the war. The monument contains 184 names including one female, a nurse. There is also the Portuguese Club, a soccer field, basketball courts, and a playground for children. Every year the annual Portuguese Picnic is held drawing thousands every year. The new mayor also starts on the same day. The motto of the heights is "No matter where you roam, Prospect Heights is still your home." LIST OF PAST MAYORS: 1961-1962 Oracio Moreira - Portuguese 1962-1963 John Milan - Irish 1963-1964 Ardashes Krikorian - Armenian 1964-1965 Fred Crescenzi - Italian 1965-1966 John Chappel - Polish 1966-1967 George Alves - Portuguese 1967-1968 Jim Donlan - Irish 1968-1969 Hagop Papelian - Armenian 1969-1970 Joe Recchia - Italian 1970-1971 Thomas Tominsky - Polish 1971-1972 Joseph Lopes - Portuguese 1972-1973 Joseph McAuliffe - Irish 1973-1974 Joseph Derderian - Armenian 1974-1975 Dominik D'Amico - Italian 1975-1976 Joseph Oneschuk - Polish 1976-1977 Domenic Dias - Portuguese 1977-1978 John Coniaris - Greek 1978-1979 George Marashian - Armenian 1979-1980 Dante Viallani - Italian 1980-1981 Theodore Kosciak - Polish 1981-1982 Fernando Rodrigues - Portuguese 1982-1983 Joseph Evans - Irish 1983-1984 Carlos doCurral - Portuguese 1984-1985 John Villani - Italian 1985-1986 Nicholas Coniaris - Greek 1986-1987 Diego Chaves - Portuguese 1987-1988 Alfred Andreola Jr. - Greek 1988-1989 Daniel Ruggerio - Italian 1989-1990 Bento G. doCurral Jr. - Portuguese 1990-1991 Edward Bertorelli - Irish 1991-1992 Manoog Manoogian - Armenian 1992-1993 Agostina Lancia - Italian 1993-1994 Domingoes Pereira - Portuguese 1994-1995 John Wylie - Irish 1995-1996 Jeffrey Varteresian - Armenian 1996-1997 R. Allen Alves - Italian 1997-1998 David Soares - Portuguese 1998-1999 Albert Azevedo - Irish 1999-2000 Walter Costa - Armenian 2000-2001 Michael Tebeau - Italian 2001-2002 John Perry - Polish 2002-2003 John Fernandes - Portuguese 2003-2004 Gary Matos - Irish 2004-2005 John Derderian - Armenian 2005-2006 David A. Consigli - Italian 2006-2007 Joseph Batista - Portuguese 2007-2008 Thomas Cullen - Irish 2008-2009 Anthony C. Gonsalves - Italian 2009-2010 Alberto A. Correia - Portuguese 2010-2011 All the 50 living & deceased Mayors of the Heights! LIST OF HONORARY MAYORS: Scott Anderson David Azevedo Jose Batista Manuel Chaves Mike Consoletti Antonio Coelho Jose Coelho Manuel Esteves Manuel Gonsalves Louis Hellmuth Anthony Imbruno Anthony Matheus Manuel Matheus Aurelio Matos Frank Matos Maurice Panagian Rico Pisaro John Silva Sidney Smith Joseph Soares Dominic Alfonso

Milford Regional Medical Center (also known as Milford Regional), is a full-service, community and regional non-profit, teaching hospital located in Milford, Massachusetts. Milford Regional has 149 beds in the main hospital and runs a comprehensive healthcare system that includes the VNA and Hospice of Greater Milford and Tri-County Medical Associates, a physician practice group. The service area for hospital covers 20-plus towns in Worcester, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties.

The Mendon Twin Drive-In is a drive-in theater in Mendon, Massachusetts. Opened on June 14, 1954, it is currently owned by Dan Andelman and his brothers Dave Andelman and Michael, who purchased the drive-in in March 2014 from Susan Swanson and Kathy Gorman, who had operated it since 1986. It can accommodate 800 cars. The second screen was added in 1998. Both screens broadcast movie soundtracks using FM radio signals; there are no remaining metal audio speakers on the poles. As of 2015, it was one of three remaining drive-Ins in Massachusetts. The Andelmans have added a 5,000-square-foot outdoor patio where they offer beer and wine.

Milford High School (MHS) is the secondary school for the district of Milford, Massachusetts, Milford Public Schools. Its principal is Joshua Otlin and Sissela Tucker (House A) is associate principal. Christine Ravesi Weinstein (House A) and Richard Piergustavo (House B) are assistant principals.

Gillon Block is an historic commercial building at 189 Main Street in Milford, Massachusetts. The four story brick building was built in 1888 by Patrick Gillon, the owner of a bottle manufacturing company. It has a complex facade, divided into seven sections, with a central projecting section topped by a tower with a coppered onion dome. Matching sections at the center sections of the three on either side are articulated by piers and topped by gabled parapets. The building houses stores on the first floor and offices on the upper floors.The block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Memorial Hall is an historic hall located at 30 School Street in Milford, Massachusetts. It was built as a Civil War tribute. Designed by Milford architect Frederick Swasey in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the hall was built in 1884 from local Milford granite and Longmeadow brownstone. The building features carved brownstone figures and panels inscribed "Grant" and "Farragut". On the front of the hall, there is a bronze plaque inscribed with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It underwent a restoration in 2001–2002. It is now home to the Milford Historical Commission, whose museum is open to visitors Thursdays from 1-4 pm or by appointment.

The North Avenue Rural Historic District is a rural historic district in northern Mendon, Massachusetts. It covers 345 acres (140 ha), and extends predominantly along North Street, between Esty Road and Powers Road, and eastward along Hopedale Street and Trask Road. The area has been a rural agricultural area since the early days of Mendon's history in the 17th century. The present landscape retains boundaries and land-use patterns that were established in the 18th and 19th centuries, although some features (generally within individual farms) have been lost or obscured to accommodate modern farming practices. The architecture of the area is predominantly 19th century; the oldest building in the district appears to be the Federal style house of the Seth Davenport Farm at 133 North Avenue, built c. 1780.The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

The Thom Block is an historic mixed-used commercial and residential building at 83-89 Main Street in Milford, Massachusetts. It is distinctive as being Milford's only building to be built out of locally quarried granite. The four story building was built in 1891; its interior was gutted by fire shortly before its construction was completed. It originally housed three retail spaces on the ground floors, and two residential units on each of the upper floors.The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.