In a recent survey as reported in Boston magazine, “Boston is coming in nearly last in green space for a city that hosts the Boston Marathon and has been called the country's best running city.” Hopkinton is known as a running town, so why not create green space...
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Photos: Legacy Farms flowers
Photographer Amit Jagdale took photos of some colorful flowers at the Legacy Farms North development earlier this week.
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball wins on walkoff; boys tennis advances to quarterfinals
Joe Carrazza ripped a run-scoring single down the right field line in the ninth inning to give the Hopkinton High School baseball team a 1-0 walkoff victory over Norwood on Wednesday night in the Division 2 state tournament. The sixth-seeded Hillers advance to the...
Arrests/Police Log, June 7 edition
POLICE LOG May 31 1:49 a.m. Officer Matthew LaTour made checks of Sandy Beach on Lakeshore Drive. 2:34 a.m. Sergeant Matthew McNeil checked on East Street property. 8:42 a.m. A Hayden Rowe Street resident reported finding a boxer dog in her yard. The animal control...
D-Day anniversary recognized at Veterans Breakfast
Hopkinton military veterans gathered for their monthly breakfast this past Friday at the Senior Center. The meal was sponsored by Fairfield Estates. Monthly discussions of anniversaries of military events that occurred on June 3 were highlighted. Because of the...
Water quality report released
The Water Department has completed the annual drinking water quality report. This consumer confidence report is a requirement of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will be distributed by July 1 for the previous calendar year reporting period. Copies will be...
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball, boys tennis win tourney openers; unified track wins D2 title
The Hopkinton High School baseball team opened tournament play with an 11-5 victory over Holliston on Monday. The Hillers next will play 11th-seeded Norwood (date TBA). Hopkinton, the No. 6 seed in Division 2, received a strong effort on the mound from John Wauters (5...
Deborah Nappi, 62
Deborah Anne Nappi (Franks) passed away on May 30 at home. Debbie was born March 2, 1960, in the Chelsea Naval Hospital in Chelsea, daughter of the late William C. and Elizabeth A (Willis) Franks. She grew up in Milford and Hopedale. She graduated Hopedale High School...
Leonard Robbins, 78
Leonard S. Robbins of Hopkinton entered into rest on May 31 at the age of 78. He was the dear son of the late Maurice and Matilda (Trager) Robbins, loving brother of the late Cheryl Kaplan, Phyllis Robbins and Jeffrey Robbins, and cherished uncle of Scott and Ross...
Photos: Graduation car parade
One day after Hopkinton High School commencement exercises, the senior class rode through town during the third annual car parade Saturday morning. The route took graduates past all of the Hopkinton schools.
DPW announces road repaving projects, which will start in July
As part of the town's Pavement Management Plan, road work tentatively is scheduled to begin sometime after July 4, the town's Department of Public Works announced Thursday. Each street that is on this year's list has been inspected and evaluated to determine which...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Harper
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Harper. Here is Baypath's description of Harper: “Harper is a very playful 4-year-old girl who loves her toys, dog friends...
Anna Lambert, 85
Anna M. (Volpe) Lambert, age 85, of Hopkinton and formerly of Holliston and Milford, passed away May 29 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Clement T. Lambert. Anna had been the office manager for 42 years at her husband’s CPA firm, CT...
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Arrests/Police Log, May 31 edition
POLICE LOG May 24 12:37 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield checked on Pratt Way property. 11:00 a.m. The Middletown, Rhode Island, Police Department requested assistance locating an Everett Circle resident involved in a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident in Middletown....
Senior Snippets, June 1 edition
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...
Library Corner, June 1 edition
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. Red Cross Blood Drive Thursday, June 2, 2-7 p.m. Those...
Kevin Power, 54
Kevin Michael Power, 54, of Hopkinton passed away at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer. Kevin was the husband of Kerry (Williams) Power, with whom he celebrated 30 years of marriage in October. He was the devoted father to Michael...
Joseph Kelley, 85
Joseph M. Kelley, son of the late William and Gertrude Kelley, passed away at Taylor Community in Laconia, New Hampshire, on May 29. He graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in electrical engineering after serving in the United States Air Force. He...
Busy weekend on tap for HHS graduates
Hopkinton High School graduation is scheduled for Friday, June 3, at 6 p.m. at the HHS football field. Rain date is Sunday, June 5. On Saturday, June 4, the graduation car parade will be held from 10 a.m.-noon. Cars (must be registered first) will start lining up at...