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Parks & Rec submits updated Pyne Field design for CPC funding

by Nick Schofield | October 14, 2026 | Featured: News, News | 0 Comments

Acknowledging it would need to adjust the request upon further review, the Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday voted to submit a $3 million Community Preservation application for a new Pyne Field design. Per diem Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus presented...

Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 14 edition

by Hopkinton Independent | October 14, 2026 | Featured: News, News, Police & Fire | 0 Comments

ARRESTS Oct. 8 6:20 p.m. Officers received a report of a hit and run on a Pendulum Pass mailbox. A vehicle was stopped, and officers conducted a field sobriety test. A 41-year-old man from Whitinsville was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of property damage...

Arts Residency: London Williams

by Hopkinton Independent | October 14, 2026 | Featured, Featured: Features | 0 Comments

Hopkinton High School senior London Williams has excelled in her arts courses, according to visual arts teacher Colleen Giannino. Williams has won multiple Scholastic Art Awards and also received the HHS Visual Arts Department Award. “London has been an amazing member...

EDAB seeks clarity on language around economic development plan

by Mary Ellen Gambon | October 14, 2026 | Featured: News, News | 0 Comments

The Economic Development Advisory Board on Tuesday discussed the economic development plan presented at the Oct. 6 Select Board meeting, questioning whether its purpose was as a recommended report or a document to be enacted. Camille Jonlin, the Metropolitan Area...

Hopkinton Today for Wednesday, Oct. 14: 26.2 Foundation opens trail at site of future marathon center

by Hopkinton Independent | October 14, 2026 | Featured, Featured: Features, Hopkinton Today | 0 Comments

Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Trail built in partnership with Trails Committee, Native American organization The 26.2 Foundation on...

Golden Pond set to repair heating system Thursday amid ongoing complaints

by Nick Schofield | October 13, 2026 | Featured: News, News | 1 Comment

Golden Pond Assisted Living is slated to have its heating system repaired and turned on by Thursday, according to Health Director Shaun McAuliffe. The news comes after anonymous reports were submitted to the Hopkinton Health Department over the weekend that the system...