As the town continues to take steps toward both mitigating the PFAS in its water and making a connection to the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority water supply, the latest PFAS test results showed Hopkinton’s water again is over the state’s acceptable limit. The...
Jerry Spar
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Aug. 2
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 and video of the day. It’s often been said that you start growing old when you stop learning. If that’s true,...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Aug. 1
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 and video of the day. Two musicals and a handful of original comedies combined into one production will provide...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, July 29
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 and video of the day. An estimated 2 million dogs a year are raised on farms in South Korea for human...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, July 28
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 and video of the day. The Select Board on Wednesday finalized the warrant for the Aug. 18 Special Town Meeting,...
Select Board finalizes Special Town Meeting warrant
The Select Board on Wednesday finalized the warrant for the Aug. 18 Special Town Meeting, with the School Department putting forth the only article. The schools are seeking Town Meeting’s approval of $850,000 to cover the additional construction costs to add four...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, July 27
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 and video of the day. Electric Youth, the teenage song-and-dance troupe based at the Franklin School for the...
Hopkinton duo return to Town Common on Sunday with Electric Youth
Electric Youth, the teenage song-and-dance troupe based at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts, returns to the Hopkinton Town Common this Sunday (July 31) as part of the Concerts on the Common series. It marks a homecoming for the group’s two Hopkinton...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, July 26
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 and video of the day. The Hopkinton Cultural Council is inviting individuals to submit artwork for display during...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, July 25
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 and video of the day. The School Committee on Thursday approved the language for a Special Town Meeting warrant...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, July 22
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 and video of the day. The Upper Charles Trail Committee discussed future goals at Wednesday’s meeting and debated...
Upper Charles Trail Committee debates MassTrails design grant for Marathon School area
The Upper Charles Trail Committee discussed future goals at Wednesday’s meeting and debated whether or not to push forward with a preliminary design of a segment of the trail in the area of Marathon School. The School Committee did not support a proposal to design a...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, July 21
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 and video of the day. The story of the Michael Lisnow Respite Center is remarkable enough in that it demonstrates...
Hopkinton State Park swimming locations closed due to high bacteria count
With the town in the midst of a heat wave, two prime swimming locations were taken offline Wednesday afternoon. The main and upper beaches at Hopkinton State Park were deemed unfit for swimming by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) due...
Independent Thoughts: Downtown construction main focus of summer
It’s time for some light summer reading, as we unpack the notebook of the mind. Here are some miscellaneous thoughts compiled while sitting in downtown traffic. — In case the town is thinking about changing the name of the Main Street Corridor Project, I have a few...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, July 20
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 and video of the day. With temperatures anticipated to reach the mid-90s every day for the rest of the week and a...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, July 19
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 and video of the day. Church attendance has been in decline across the country, and Rev. Mary Rosendale is...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, July 18
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 and video of the day. The Main Street Corridor Project’s schedule for this week features the start of the second...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, July 14
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 and video of the day. The Main Street Corridor Project contractor will start paving Main Street between the Fire...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, July 13
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 and video of the day. Leading off the Select Board roundup, the board and town officials discussed possible ways...