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. Happy New Year, Hopkinton! The Hopkinton Independent is grateful for its loyal following in...
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Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Dec. 30
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. While many athletic events have been canceled due to the COVID surge, Hopkinton High School...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Dec. 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. Longtime Hopkinton resident Russ Phipps celebrated his 100th birthday Tuesday morning with...
Photos: Russ Phipps celebrates 100th birthday
Longtime Winter Street resident Russ Phipps celebrated his 100th birthday Tuesday morning with a surprise drive-by celebration featuring vehicles from the town's Police Department, Fire Department and Department of Public Works. Daughter Marci Caporizzo had made it a...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Dec. 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. John Quinones, the 15-year-old Keefe Tech student from Hopkinton who passed away late last...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Dec. 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. Hopkinton Fire Department personnel were among those called to the scene of a...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Dec. 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. Hopkinton High School Principal Evan Bishop emailed the HHS community Thursday to announce...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Dec. 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. The Hopkinton High School winter athletics season got off to a fast start over the past...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Dec. 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. Hopkinton's COVID-19 update shows a spike in the town's cases more than 100, the first time...
Planning Board votes to allow Foxhollow developer to eliminate stone wall
At Monday’s Planning Board meeting, the board voted unanimously that a subdivision developer is within their rights to eliminate plans to reconstruct a 400-foot stone wall behind three homes in the Foxhollow Road development off Pond Street. The stone wall was to...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Dec. 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. As part of its temporary solution to the PFAS-tainted water issue, the town announced that...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Dec. 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. In addition to re-implementing the mandatory mask policy at Hopkinton High School by a 3-2...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Dec. 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. Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the schools community on Thursday to address a...
Independent Thoughts: 2021 in a word? It’s complicated
After the mess that was 2020, we had high hopes that 2021 would be easier to navigate. And it was. Except it wasn’t. Looking for a word to describe this past year? It’s complicated. The COVID-19 pandemic raged at the start of 2021, but by November vaccinated students...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Dec. 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. In an era when police nationwide have faced increased scrutiny, particularly in schools,...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Dec. 15
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. Health Director Shaun McAuliffe said that while the town continues to be one of top...
Health Director: As Hopkinton’s COVID surge continues, stricter mask policy instituted for town offices
Health Director Shaun McAuliffe said that while the town continues to be one of top vaccinated communities in the commonwealth, there has been an ongoing surge in cases this month. McAuliffe said there have been 99 cases since Dec. 1, and he expects it to be closer to...
Select Board roundup: New restaurant set to open on Main Street; Town Meeting warrant opened
At Tuesday's Select Board meeting, the board approved awarding a common victualer license to Cheryl Kiefer for Lone Wolf BBQ, a new restaurant that will take the spot at 24 Main Street previously occupied by Bittersweet. Kiefer said the establishment hasn’t settled on...
Phipps hits 100th in stride
As he closes in on his 100th birthday, Russ Phipps says there are no secrets to his longevity. “I just take whatever comes,” he says. “You have to roll with the punches. That’s the way it goes.” Phipps, who has lived on Winter Street since 1949 — in a home he built —...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Dec. 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. Two years ago, Ed Harrow came across a patch of Hopkinton that was so overgrown with...