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 video or two to brighten your morning. Parents are being asked to change course and have their children take the bus,...
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Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. School started yesterday, despite the Hopkinton Teachers Association rejecting...
Independent Thoughts: Town unites after another teen tragedy
Hopkinton suffered another tragic teenage loss of life this month when a 13-year-old died two weeks before he was to begin eighth grade at Hopkinton Middle School. Sadly, this is not a new experience for the town, mourning someone’s passing at far too early an age....
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting was canceled, as the committee waited...
Tuesday’s School Committee meeting canceled as district awaits teachers’ vote
Tuesday's School Committee meeting was canceled, as the committee waited for the Hopkinton Teachers Association to meet and vote on the "last best offer" from the district before the first day of school tomorrow. Both sides indicated there would be no delay to the...
Select Board roundup: Kudos for Town Meeting; yard sign theft an issue; HPD adds officer
On Tuesday the Select Board held its first meeting since Annual Town Meeting, which went off without a hitch on Saturday morning. Town Meeting was moved outside, under a tent in front of Hopkinton High School. It took just over two hours to get through the 22 articles...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. The primary holdup in negotiations between the Hopkinton Public Schools and the...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Saturday morning's outdoor Town Meeting was efficient, with residents moving...
Town Meeting delays vote on solar, supports taking of Legacy Farms Road North
At Saturday’s Town Meeting residents elected to delay a vote on the Planning Board’s commercial solar map, support the taking of Legacy Farms Road North as a public street, and approve the Fiscal Year 2021 operating budget. Sunny skies and cool temperatures greeted...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. At last night's School Committee meeting, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. The School Committee meets tonight at 6, starting with an executive session, as...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. A tentative memorandum of agreement has been reached between the Hopkinton...
Legacy Farms Road North street acceptance hits another snag
The Legacy Farms Road North street acceptance will come right down to the wire, with the Select Board deciding to address the article in a meeting just before Saturday’s Town Meeting after waiting to see if the town and Legacy Farms developer Roy MacDowell can come to...
Road work at Wood and West Main will force detour Wednesday; downtown work continues
The Water Department will be doing work at the intersection of Wood Street and West Main Street on Wednesday, starting at 8 a.m., the department announced. The westbound lane of West Main Street at the lights will be closed, with traffic routed down Wood Street and up...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Last Tuesday's primary election drew 3,790 Democrats, 724 Republicans, 10...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. With today marking the start of the eight-day period in which registered...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Representatives for the Hopkinton Teachers Association and the school department...
More changes, restrictions announced for HHS fall sports
Hopkinton High School athletic director Rich Cormier, in a presentation to the School Committee on Thursday night, said fall sports tryouts have been pushed back to Sept. 26, volleyball has been moved to the new fourth season that starts in February, and middle school...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Sept. 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Hopkinton Middle School offered counseling yesterday following the death of an...
Hopkinton looks inward for social justice solutions
Norman Khumalo is no stranger to fighting for social justice. The Hopkinton town manager grew up in Bulawayo, a city in the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe, during the 1960s and ’70s, a time of great social unrest in the region. So the calls for change he is...