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 Town Manager Norman Khumalo, who recently interviewed for the city manager...
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Khumalo in running for Cambridge city manager position
Hopkinton Town Manager Norman Khumalo, who recently interviewed for the city manager position in Watertown, also is one of four finalists for city manager in Cambridge. As previously reported, the majority of Watertown's City Council indicated a preference for one of...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, May 24
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. A former Hopkinton resident was among the casualties of a fire that tore through a...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, May 23
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. In its latest Main Street Corridor Project update, the town announced that the road in the...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, May 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. Following issues establishing and maintaining a quorum at this month's Annual Town Meeting,...
Independent Thoughts: Has time come to change Town Meeting format?
First the positive: This month’s Town Meeting ran very smoothly. Voters moved through the 53 articles on the warrant quickly. Take out the budget, which — deservedly so — took about an hour to review and discuss, and the other articles averaged about five minutes each...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, May 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. A five-member team of Hopkinton fourth-graders qualified to compete at the Global Finals...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, May 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. Amy Ritterbusch was unanimously elected chair of the Select Board at Tuesday’s meeting,...
Select Board roundup: Ritterbusch new chair; fire stations’ future discussed
Amy Ritterbusch was unanimously elected chair of the Select Board at Tuesday’s meeting, with Mary Jo LaFreniere unanimously chosen as vice chair. Ritterbusch was elected to the board in 2020. LaFreniere was reelected to serve a third term in Monday’s Town Election....
Business Briefs: Resident switches careers to run paper company
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...
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...