🌱 Patch AM: How a suspected overdose on Old Hopkinton Cemetery Road led to arrests

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In today's newsletter:

• How a suspected overdose on Old Hopkinton Cemetery Road led to arrests
• DNA breakthrough revives a 2005 Hopkinton sexual assault case

Also on today's calendar: Tricycle and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspected Hopkinton Overdose Death Leads To 2 Arrests: Cops (patch.com) — Hopkinton police are investigating a suspected overdose death at a home on Old Hopkinton Cemetery Road that led to a controlled fentanyl buy and two arrests. Officers say additional narcotics and distribution materials were seized from the suspects' vehicle as part of the ongoing probe into possible drug sales to the victim.
   

• DNA Leads to Arrest in 2005 Sexual Assault (forensicmag.com) — State prosecutors and Hopkinton police say new DNA analysis has led to charges in a 2005 first-degree sexual assault that allegedly occurred in town. A former Hopkinton resident has been ordered held without bail as investigators continue working this long-running cold case that has weighed heavily on victims and local officers for over two decades.
   

📸 Around Hopkinton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkinton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Tricycle →
  Deans Mill Farm, 1189 Pequot Trail, Stonington
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• CONVOCATION - Staff Orientation
  Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
• RES New Student Orientation
  Chariho Regional SD Richmond Elementary School
  12:00 pm
• Charlestown Kindergarten Orientation
  Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
  1:00 pm
• RES Kindergarten Orientation
  Chariho Regional SD Richmond Elementary School
  3:00 pm
• 5th Grade Orientation
  Chariho Regional SD Auditorium
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• DISTRICT PD DAY
  Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
Wednesday August 26
• FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL YEAR 2026/2027
  Chariho Regional SD ALL SCHOOLS

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Seine Net Program
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Napatree Point Conservation Area Fort Road, Watch Hill RI 02891
  9:00 am
• Summer Book Sale
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 221 Post Road Westerly, RI 02891
  9:00 am
• Marie Nichols (Kynlee and the Sparkle Dress) Saturday Storytime
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Bank Square Books 80 Stonington Road Suite 8 Mystic, CT 06355
  11:00 am
• Hop On, Hop Off Harbor Cruise →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Fort Trumbull State Park 90 Walbach St, New London 06320
  11:00 am
• In Our Nation's Defense. Military Stories on the Thames →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Submarine Force Museum 1 Crystal Lake Rd, Groton 06340
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Kingston. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Charlestown

• Richmond council weighs Flock cameras, data centers (thewesterlysun.com)
• New state dashboard tracks housing developments (thewesterlysun.com)
• SK police say investigation into hospital bomb threat call remains open (independentri.com)

Westerly

• Stonington, Chariho basketball shines in summer league (thewesterlysun.com)
• Crowd flocks to Calabrese Club for a tasty competition in the 2nd Johnny V's Meatball Challenge (thewesterlysun.com)

Ok Hopkinton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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