Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for June 2. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions June 2 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: https://coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com While Town Hall and...
Jerry Spar
Hopkinton Family Day canceled for 2020
The Friends of Hopkinton announced Monday that Hopkinton Family Day, which was scheduled for Sept. 19, has been canceled. It's the latest local event to be called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "In the past this community event has brought many groups together,"...
Coutinho, Kilduff work on alternative Boston Marathon experience in Hopkinton
Select Board vice chair John Coutinho, the town’s liaison to the Boston Athletic Association, is working to create a memorable experience in September for Boston Marathon runners who are fundraising for local charities. While there won’t be a traditional Boston...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, June 2
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. Select Board vice chair John Coutinho and 26.2 executive director Tim Kilduff...
Planning Board votes to send solar overlay map to Town Meeting
At its Monday night meeting the Planning Board voted on a Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District map that it plans to send to Town Meeting voters, acting to limit commercial solar in residential areas and where deforestation is necessary. The map is limited to...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, June 1
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 High School's first graduation parade was a memorable experience....
Hopkintonians support Black Lives Matter movement with vigil on Town Common
The Black Lives Matter movement had a presence in Hopkinton on Sunday evening, as about 200 individuals showed up to the Town Common to encourage respect for their fellow Americans. What started out as a post on a local Facebook group inviting people to attend a...
Photos: Happy Birthday, Scotty Mackin
Scotty Mackin, who has served as a manager of the Hopkinton High School football team since he was a teenager and added baseball and basketball to his resume about 20 years ago, celebrated his 56th birthday Sunday morning with a drive-by celebration in front of the...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, May 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 video or two to brighten your morning. The big news from yesterday was the Boston Marathon calling off its live race...
Boston Marathon live race canceled, virtual event planned
For the first time in its 124-year history, there will not be an in-person Boston Marathon. The Boston Athletic Association, deferring to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's decision to cancel mass participation events, announced Thursday that the race will instead be held...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, May 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Wednesday shows 14 active cases of the virus,...
Conservation Commission votes against herbicide application in Lake Maspenock
At its Tuesday meeting, the Conservation Commission voted 4-3 against allowing the use of chemical herbicides to Lake Maspenock this year to combat invasive weed growth. Following a recommendation from a Citizens Input Group appointed by the Select Board, and after...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, May 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 video or two to brighten your morning. The latest edition of Hopkinton Police Log is posted. The highlight is a man...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, May 26
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. It's expected to be hot this week, with highs in the 80s today through Friday....
Hopkinton Today: Monday, May 25
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 is working to trim the HPS budget due to the COVID-19...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, May 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Hopkinton resident Mary Jo Ondrechen, a professor at Northeastern University,...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, May 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 video or two to brighten your morning. Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Wednesday shows the slight resurgence in cases...
Independent Thoughts: Olde Towne Pound slated for makeover
If you’ve ever driven by the Olde Towne Pound sign and structure on West Main Street (just west of the intersection with Wood Street) and wondered what it was, you’re going to get your answer. Resident (and Planning Board member) Jane Moran recently was granted...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, 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 video or two to brighten your morning. The Select Board voted to push back Town Meeting again, from June 22 to a date...
BAA ‘exploring all options’ regarding Sept. 14 Boston Marathon
Following his press conference Tuesday about the state's reopening plan, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said his office continues to discuss the Boston Marathon. The race, which has been run every year since 1897, was rescheduled from April 20 to Sept. 14. “Certainly when...