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ARRESTS September 5 8:11 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on West Main Street. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Cody Normandin responded and conducted a motor vehicle stop. A 35-year-old Northborough resident was arrested and charged with OUI liquor,...
Holliston resident James Arena-DeRosa defeated Hopkinton Town Clerk Connor Degan in Tuesday's Democratic primary for state representative in the 8th Middlesex District, which includes Hopkinton, Holliston, Sherborn and part of Millis. According to an Associated Press...
Registration for Hopkinton Basketball Association travel basketball is open for the 2022-23 season, with tryouts the next two Sundays. HBA travel basketball is for boys and girls in Grades 4-8. There are mandatory tryouts, and players must be registered in advance....
The Hopkinton Health Department, in partnership with the Hopkinton Senior Center, will host a drive-through flu vaccine clinic for seniors on Friday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The clinic will be held in the Senior Center parking lot (28 Mayhew Street)....
Leone (Kelley) Burns, 87, died Sept. 1 at Christopher Heights Assisted Living in Webster with her family at her side. Her husband of 42 years, Robert C. Burns, died in 1997, 25 years and one day before Kelley’s passing. She leaves three children, Terrence D. Burns of...
Richard Dexter Sails, son of Dexter and Muriel Sails, was born in 1938 and grew up in Hopkinton at 22 Grove Street. He graduated from Hopkinton High School, Class of 1956. I met Dick in 1952, when I was 11 years old and he was 14. He was my first patrol leader in Boy...
Kevin M. Keating of Hopkinton, formerly of Needham, passed away on Sept. 2. Kevin was born and raised in Jamaica Plain, was a graduate of UMass Amherst and received his law degree from Suffolk Law School. He was an avid reader and Boston sports fan. He was the husband...
Voting in the state primary election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym. Anyone enrolled in a party must vote with that party's ballot. Unenrolled (independent) voters have the option to choose which ballot they'd...
Courtesy of Amit Jagdale, here are some photos of a recent sunset at Hopkinton State Park.
Work on the Main Street Corridor Project continues this week — although there will be no work Monday due to the Labor Day holiday — with the focus being to continue the service connections project wide and continue sidewalk installation on the project's west side, the...
I write in support of Connor Degan for state rep. I served as town moderator for Hopkinton from 1996 to 2016. When Ann Click retired as Town Clerk, Connor took over without so much as a hiccup. He is a consummate professional and was a trusted colleague in running...
I am writing to express my strong support for James Arena-DeRosa’s bid for state representative. As a longtime resident of Hopkinton, I know that James is the best choice for this seat. In my conversations with James, I have found his understanding of the issues...
We're writing to share our thoughts on the upcoming state representative primary. We've gotten to know Connor Degan over the past several years, and what has always stood out to us is his integrity and the tremendous sense of responsibility he feels as a public...
Matt Anderson, a Hopkinton High School alumnus who served as the baseball team’s pitching coach since 2017, was named head coach, the school announced this week. Anderson graduated HHS in 2001 and was a Tri-Valley League All-Star as a senior captain, helping the...
Hopkinton High School alum Josh Sokol, who was one of the final cuts by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday, was added to the team's practice squad on Wednesday. Sokol, 24, is hoping to break into the National Football League after a standout career at Sacred Heart...
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs and services, including lunch program menus, as well as a newsletter, check hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone...
On Wednesday morning, Hopkinton High School's Class of 2023 continued the school's tradition of having seniors walk into the building together for the first day of classes.
POLICE LOG August 23 12:08 a.m. Officer Basit Dennis made checks of East Main Street property. 12:13 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik made checks of the Fruit Street fields. 12:38 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik checked on Lumber Street property. 1:57 a.m. On South...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Bootsey, a 2-year-old bloodhound/Great Dane. Here is Baypath's description of Bootsey: “Tall, dark and handsome — the perfect...
The Hopkinton Independent presents “A Slice of Hopkinton” photo contest, sponsored by Bill’s Pizzeria. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of people, places or things in Hopkinton. The Independent staff will select one winner for each issue. The winner will have...
