In a real estate market that is constantly changing, Trina Macchi urges people to choose an agent who is deeply “immersed in the field and doing a lot of business. If you’re just dabbling, you’re not really going to be in touch with what is going on,” says Macchi, the...
Church attendance has been in decline across the country, Rev. Mary Rosendale says, and studies indicate that the pandemic has accelerated that decline. “The research that I have read said that one of the main reasons why … is that people just don’t feel like church...
Platinum Physical Therapy, which has locations in Hopkinton, Ashland and Milford, recently expanded its Hopkinton office in order to offer more extensive strength and conditioning programming to the community. Its Platinum Strength program includes a movement...
Bryan Brown, branch manager at Guaranteed Rate, is all about the big picture. Day to day, he and his team at Guaranteed Rate are committed to finding mortgage solutions for their clients, but Brown also is focused on what his work will mean decades from now. “I’m very...
At its meeting on Monday, the Parks & Recreation Commission invited the Hopkinton Cricket Club and neighborhood residents to discuss a proposal to install a cricket pitch at Reed Park. Ravi Dasari and Rajanagan Rasan, representatives from the Hopkinton Cricket...
Exterior cleaning company Under Pressure is celebrating its 22nd year of “helping homeowners and business owners love and revive their properties,” says owner Mark Mercer. “Even after all this time, we still love what we do.” The Hopkinton-based company has seen...
Barbara Carroll, the owner and trainer at Dog Hikes & Cat Care, has always been an animal lover, but it wasn’t until 25 years ago that she was able to dedicate her entire career to them. “It was one of the best things I ever did,” Carroll says of leaving her job...
At its meeting on Thursday, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates on the Fruit Street fields replacement project, the Hopkinton Cricket Club, EMC Park murals and summer programming. The commissioners also reelected Dan Terry as chair and voted Liisa...
After a successful inaugural event last year, the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce’s Restaurant Week will return May 13-22. “The restaurants really benefited from it and wanted to keep it going,” says Bryan Brown, chair of the Restaurant Week Committee. “We got a lot of...
As business picked up at Leo’s Market, the grocery and meat store Leo and Fanny Mencoboni opened in 1946, Mrs. Mencoboni began running out of time to tend to household tasks. So, she resorted to preparing her family’s supper in the back room, methodically stirring the...
At its meeting Thursday night, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates regarding Town Meeting, the Fruit Street fields, the dog park, summer programming and property requests. At Town Meeting on Tuesday, the Fruit Street turf field replacement project...
Airy, crisp, complex with a crust that will have everyone fighting over the corners — these are just a few of the delectable words Troy Sproul uses to describe the menu at Blue Square Pizza, coming to Hopkinton in mid-May. Sproul has spent 14 years in the pizza...
The Parks & Recreation Department is well known for its summer sports clinics, but if you’re more into science than basketball or would love to make films rather than run laps, there’s a place for you, too. “We want to make sure every resident understands that...
Each week is a new adventure at Kidsborough, with themes that cover everything from forensic science to Disney magic and kitchen chemistry. From June 27 to Aug. 26, Kidsborough’s summer program in Hopkinton offers kindergarteners through eighth-graders ample...
John Anthony Kwasek Sr. began his landscaping career 35 years ago in Framingham. In addition to working with happy customers, Kwasek Sr. says he is thrilled by the before-and-after aspect of his business. “To me, it’s a joy to go into a spring cleanup where it looks...
“It's always a treat to find something really special,” says Bert Rosengarten of Bert Rosengarten Antiques. He started treasure hunting as a teenager after joining his father’s antique business in the 1960s. Now, with nearly six decades in the field, Rosengarten says...
Nicole MacLennan, a Hopkinton resident of 15 years, will be running her first Boston Marathon this month. “I’m really excited to have the chance to run a hometown race, it has always been a bucket list kind of race for me,” MacLennan says. “And I’m really looking...
“I’m obsessed with the marathon,” Katharine Brummett gushes. “I love it.” Brummett, a media arts teacher at Hopkinton Middle School for the past 11 years, will be running the Boston Marathon this year on behalf of the Hopkinton Music Association. After attending art...
At its meeting Monday night, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates on the Fruit Street fields replacement project, property requests and summer programming. Parks & Recreation Director Jay Guelfi reported that the town’s legal counsel approved...
If families are on the hunt for an outdoors-focused summer program, Tanya Trainor, the owner of Miss Tanya’s Family of Nursery Schools, says she knows just the place. “We spend 99 percent of our time outside during the summer,” she says, “and we are a process-oriented...
