Longtime resident Karen Armstrong left her high-tech job last year and purchased LCI Paper, an e-commerce fine paper and printing company in Hudson. Purchasing any company during a pandemic might be considered risky, but there was good news on the horizon. Because so...
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Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, May 17
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. Shahidul Mannan was the top vote-getter for Select Board in Monday’s Town Election, while...
Town Election: Mannan, LaFreniere elected to Select Board; Cavanaugh, Morand, Devlin win School Committee seats
Shahidul Mannan was the top vote-getter for the two open Select Board seats in Monday’s Town Election, while incumbent Mary Jo LaFreniere finished second and will retain her position. In unofficial results released Monday night by Town Clerk Connor Degan, Mannan...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, May 16
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. Annual Town Election is today, with the polls at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym open...
HPS Assistant Superintendent Parson lands superintendent job in Plainville
Hopkinton Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Parson will leave the district to take a job as superintendent in Plainville at the end of this school year. Plainville School Committee members chose Parson at a meeting Thursday after interviewing the three...
Khumalo appears unlikely to be offered position in Watertown
At its meeting Thursday night, the Watertown City Council again interviewed the three finalists for the city manager position, including Hopkinton Town Manager Norman Khumalo. At the conclusion of the meeting, during a general discussion, six of the nine council...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, May 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. After a successful inaugural event last year, the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce’s...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, May 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. Leading off the Hopkinton High School Sports Roundup, the boys and girls track teams...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, May 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. The Hopkinton School Nutrition Department emailed schools families on Tuesday requesting...
Khumalo lauds Watertown in public forum for city manager position
Town Manager Norman Khumalo took part in a public forum in Watertown on Monday as part of his application for the city manager position there. Khumalo, one of three finalists, did not address his reasoning for considering leaving Hopkinton after 13 years at Town Hall,...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, May 10
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 town is dealing with a surge of COVID cases, Hopkinton Health Director Shaun McAuliffe...
Hopkinton hit with surge of COVID cases
The town is going through a surge of COVID cases, Hopkinton Health Director Shaun McAuliffe told the Board of Health on Monday. “All of our metrics are going upward,” McAuliffe said. “The state’s reporting that our positivity rate is above 8.4 [percent positive of...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, May 9
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 night rated Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh as “exemplary”...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, May 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. Community members in Hopkinton should be on the lookout in late summer/early fall for...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, May 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. Annual Town Meeting finally concluded Wednesday following yet another a delay due to the...
Town Meeting Day 3 roundup: Lykan TIF approved after delayed start due to low attendance
Annual Town Meeting finally concluded Wednesday following yet another a delay due to the lack of a quorum. The highlight was the approval of a tax increment financing (TIF) agreement with Lykan Bioscience, which is planning to expand its footprint in town by...
Independent Thoughts: Town’s housing market remains ‘crazy’ situation; Grammy winner Collins to perform at HCA
The recently released 2020 U.S. Census data that showed Hopkinton was the 14th-wealthiest town in the state based on household income comes as no surprise, and based on the housing market, it seems likely the town will continue to climb that list. “The market has been...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, May 4
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. At Tuesday’s continuation of Town Meeting, voters supported a plan to connect to the...
Town Meeting Day 2 roundup: MWRA water connection passes, Frankland Road land-taking rejected before meeting halted again
At Tuesday’s continuation of Town Meeting, voters supported a plan to connect to the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority water supply, approved new turf for the Fruit Street fields and rejected a proposal to take the forest behind 71 Frankland Road by eminent...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, May 3
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 town’s $104 million budget and other financial articles passed easily at Monday’s...