The annual community flag retirement ceremony was held on Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14, at the Woodville Rod & Gun Club. Local Scouts and veterans partner to organize the event, which was open to the public.
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Main Street Corridor Project update: Eastbound detour at 135/85 intersection this week
An Eastbound detour will be in place on Main Street at the intersection of Route 135 and Route 85 from Wednesday through Friday of this week (June 15-17) as part of the Main Street Corridor Project. Traffic will be detoured up Grove Street, across Maple Street and...
Town seeks input on design concept for new website
The town's Information Technology Department on Tuesday introduced its design concept for the redesigned town website and is asking residents for their thoughts about it. The town launched a survey in February to solicit feedback from residents, volunteers and...
Lawrence MacDonald, 96
Lawrence P. “Paul” MacDonald, 96, late of Webster and a former resident of Hopkinton and Natick, passed away in Worcester on June 6. He was the son of the late Cecelia (Cournoyer) and Alexander MacDonald, and the husband of the late Helen G. (McEwen) MacDonald, with...
Newspaper: June 15, 2022
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Senior Snippets, June 15 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 15 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. Schedule Update The library will be closed June 18 and...
HHS players well-represented on TVL All-Star teams
The Tri-Valley League recently announced its All-Star teams, and Hopkinton High School was well-represented, including three MVPs. For boys track and field, Sean Golembiewski was named MVP. Eric Touzjian, Russell Perryman, Kavin Prasana, Craig Salois, Wyatt Ruff, Josh...
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball, tennis teams bow out of postseason
The Hopkinton High School baseball team ended its season with a 7-6 loss to host Mansfield in a Division 2 quarterfinal game on Saturday afternoon. The sixth-seeded Hillers fell behind 2-0 after one inning, but Joe Carrazza tied things up with a long, bases-loaded...
Health Department hosts pediatric COVID booster clinics
Hopkinton's Health Department is hosting Pfizer pediatric COVID booster clinics at Town Hall on the next two Tuesdays, June 14 and 21, from 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. each day. The clinics will be held in the nurse's office. To register, click here. To access the Health...
Letter to the Editor: Center School spot could be green space
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...
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.