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...
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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...
Select Board roundup: Main Street might see night work; Special Town Meeting Aug. 18
The Main Street Corridor Project came up for discussion at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, with the board and town officials discussing possible ways the work could have less of an impact on downtown traffic. Since the road was ripped up last week and one lane was...
New police officer hires approved by Select Board, but opposition to COVID vaccine raises concern
The Select Board approval process for police officer candidates generally moves quickly, but Tuesday presented a new scenario for the board. One of the two candidates, Tyler Staback, had worked as a Massachusetts State Trooper since January 2019 until this past April,...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, July 12
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 Hopkinton currently carrying a medium risk designation for COVID-19, Hopkinton Health...
Health Director: COVID still spreading but not as virulent
With Hopkinton currently carrying a medium risk designation for COVID-19, Hopkinton Health Director Shaun McAuliffe is urging residents not to let their guard down. He said attendance at the department’s most recent vaccine clinics was “terrible,” leading to concerns...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, July 11
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. As part of the Main Street Corridor Project, roadway reconstruction will continue this week...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, July 8
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. Road work is scheduled to begin Friday on Hayden Rowe Street, just south of the...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, July 7
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. Following recent issues with major backups in the center of town due to the Main Street...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, July 6
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. Hopkinton’s Barbara Girardi recently was recognized as a winner of a Myra Kraft Community...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, July 5
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. Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh on Friday announced the hiring of a new principal for...