The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced a new Interstate 495 on-ramp from Interstate 90 will open overnight next week. In a notice, MassDOT revealed the new I-495 southbound on-ramp (Exit 106) from I-90 westbound is scheduled to open on Monday night....
Hopkinton’s Lou Carrier, president of Distinctive Hospitality Group based in Natick, received the 2026 Distinguished Industry Leader Award from the Isenberg School of Management’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Department at the University of Massachusetts...
The town announced on Monday that preliminary work on a drainage project for Claflin Place is scheduled to for Thursday. According to a notice from the town, work will begin at 7 a.m. and includes a test pit for related project work. While no road closures are...
Hopkinton High School senior Jianing Huang was named a winner of a corporation-sponsored National Merit Scholarship, part of the first group of winners in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the...
This year's Annual Town Meeting commenced early Saturday. Members were tasked with voting on 39 articles related to the fiscal year 2027 budget, bylaw amendments, capital projects and more. Following are results from all articles. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES/RESULTS...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced it will close a ramp overnight at the Interstate 90/Interstate 495 interchange in Hopkinton between Sunday and Thursday. The I-90 eastbound ramp to I-495 northbound will be closed nightly from Sunday to Thursday...
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs and services, including lunch program menus, as well as a newsletter, check hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone...
The Department of Public Works announced last week that contractors are scheduled to begin construction of a sidewalk on Chestnut Street starting Tuesday. Along the southern side of Chestnut Street between Wild Road and Smith Road, the DPW plans to construct a...
The 130th Boston Marathon got underway in Hopkinton on a cold but clear Monday morning. Some 30,000 participants began their trek to Boston on Main Street, across from the Town Common. The men’s winner was John Korir in a course-record time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 52...
The Hopkinton Marathon Committee and the Parks & Recreation Department hosted weekend festivities at the Town Common in the lead-up to Monday's Boston Marathon, with one of the highlights being the third annual 100-Yard Dash on Main Street.
There are 48 individuals registered to run this year’s Boston Marathon who listed Hopkinton as their hometown. NAME, BIB NUMBER, WAVE/CORRAL Sonal Ambwani, 30555, 6-Orange/5 Cameron Arnold, 3610, 1-Red/4 Aamir Benincaso, 28696, 6-Orange/3 Benton Berman, 27563,...
[Editor's note: The following is a roundup of some out-of-town runners who are running to support Hopkinton-based charities.] Andrew Racca is running the Boston Marathon on behalf of the Lake Maspenock Preservation Association, an organization that is “dedicated to...
The Marathon Quilters Guild held its 30th annual show at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on April 11-12. An opening celebration was held April 10.
The annual basketball game pitting the local Special Olympics program under the guidance of Alec Levine against the Hopkinton Police Department was held Saturday at the new Hopkins School gym.
The South Asian Circle of Hopkinton hosted its annual Rang-Holi Festival of Colors celebration Saturday afternoon at Weston Nurseries. The event, funded by the Hopkinton Cultural Council, included colored powder, food vendors and a DJ.
Hopkinton High School girls basketball coach Mike Greco is stepping away from his position after 11 seasons at the helm and 23 years with the athletic program. “It was a really, really tough decision, one that I wrestled with for a long time, going back a number of...
The annual Team Hoyt road race was held Saturday, starting and finishing at Hopkinton's Marathon School. This year's event was renamed the Team Hoyt Taper and moved up a month in an attempt to encourage Boston Marathon runners to participate.
An incident on West Main Street on Tuesday resulted in a vehicle rollover underneath one of the overpasses for Interstate 495. According to Hopkinton Police Deputy Chief Scott van Raalten, officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on West Main Street near I-495 at...
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs and services, including lunch program menus, as well as a newsletter, check hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone...
The Hopkinton Middle School Science Olympiad team achieved its strongest-ever performance at the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad held March 7 at Assumption University in Worcester. In only its third year of competition, HMS finished fourth place overall. Every...
