27°F
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...
Hopkinton-based Lykan Bioscience, which is expanding its cell therapy manufacturing facility/laboratory on South Street, announced earlier this month that it has entered into a business agreement with Scotland-based RoslinCT to form a global-leading innovative...
Katharine “Kate” Brownlee Gasser, 75, of Hopkinton passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Aug. 13. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Emily (Graves) and Robertson Sillars. She met her future husband, Morrie Gasser, in college,...
Courtesy of Barbara Carroll, owner of Dog Hikes & Cat Care, here are some local animals enjoying the summer.
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. Guided Trail Walks with HPL/Hopkinton Trails Club...
Kathleen L. MacLennan, 99, of Hopkinton, passed away at her home on Aug. 14. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Maybelle (Lee) Smith and Donald King. She was the wife of the late Norman Murray MacLennan and her first husband, the late C. Richard...
Stanley J. Wasilauski Jr., 60, of Hopkinton passed away in Boston on Aug. 13 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late Beverly (Jacque) and Stanley Joseph Wasilauski. He was the loving husband of 34 years to Debra (Conlon)...
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...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project, the contractor will start Phase 2 of the full-depth excavation at the intersection of Route 135 and Route 85 this week. This portion of the project is expected to be completed in three weeks. One lane of traffic will be...
The state's Department of Conservation and Recreation announced Friday that the water at the main beach at Hopkinton State Park has tested below the acceptable limit for bacteria, meaning it has reopened for swimming. The upper beach reopened a few days earlier. Both...
John Thomas “Jack” Donahue of Upton and formerly of Hopkinton passed away Aug. 9 at the age of 89 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born Sept. 18, 1932, Jack was the middle child of James and Helen Donahue of Southborough. He was a 1950 graduate of St. Peter’s...
Linda Ann (Vento) MacLaughlin, age 70, a longtime resident of Chelmsford, passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on Aug. 8 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Glenn A. MacLaughlin, with whom she enjoyed 37 years of marriage....
Kathaleen "Bette" (Burr) Oehley, 97, died Aug. 9 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough. She was the wife of the late Donald Oehley, to whom she was married for 47 years. She was the daughter of the late Frank Burr and Kathleen (Frizzell)...
ARRESTS August 6 10:27 p.m. On Fruit Street, Officers Cody Normandin and Tyler Staback and Sergeant Arthur Schofield arrested a 29-year-old from Worcester on a warrant charge. POLICE LOG August 2 12:08 a.m. Officer Basit Dennis made checks of South Street businesses....
James T. Deignan of Kennebunk, Maine, formerly of Natick and Framingham, passed away on July 25 at the age of 91. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara A. (Maguire) Deignan, who died in 2000. He was the son of the late Julia M. (Sheahan) and Joseph L. Deignan...
This fall is shaping up to be a busy one in Hopkinton, as events resume in full force after taking a break or scaling down during the pandemic. One particular day should be especially memorable, as on Saturday, Sept. 17, Hopkinton Family Day returns from a two-year...
Remembrances of past military events are what keeps the attention of veterans at the monthly Veterans Breakfast at the Hopkinton Senior Center. Early August throughout recent history seems to be especially memorable; e.g., in 1917, the entire National Guard was...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, there will be work on Verizon and Comcast duct banks on Grove Street and Cedar Street, and detours will be utilized as needed. Additionally, workers will continue the service connections project-wide, complete the...
Claire Shapiro, 90, of Framingham and formerly of Hopkinton, Ashland and Natick, died on Aug. 5 at The Branches of Framingham. She leaves her son, Daniel Shapiro and wife Carol of Framingham; her sister, Barbara Patashnik of Worcester; her two granddaughters, Alissa...
John Knauss was promoted to training lieutenant for the Hopkinton Fire Department, Chief William Miller announced. Knauss, who started in his new role Aug. 2, will be in charge of all training, including program development of both fire and EMS-based training, group...
