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ARRESTS September 5 2:06 a.m. Officer Brittany Firth conducted a motor vehicle stop on Hayden Rowe Street and Officers Jessica Ferreira and Kevin Sager assisted. A 31-year-old from Framingham was arrested and charged with OUI liquor, marked lanes violation, and...
Theresa A. (Kasprzak) O'Donoghue, 75, passed away Sept. 2 in Beaumont at Whitney Place, Westborough, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Neil F. O'Donoghue. She also leaves her son, Daniel O'Donoghue of Easthampton, her daughter,...
Janet Ellen Titus, 65, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, passed away at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket on Sept. 6. Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Ruth (Ingalls) and Clyde Rice. She was the beloved wife of 44 years to Gregory Titus. A 1974 graduate...
Marion Gladys (Temple) Hellquist, age 79, passed away after a long illness on Aug. 10 in Plano, Texas. She was born June 25, 1942, in Framingham to Malcom Chaplin Temple and Gladys Parker Temple. Marion was raised in Upton and graduated from Northbridge High School in...
The Hopkinton Water and Sewer Department announced that there will be a required fire flow test Thursday at 9 a.m. on South Street. Due to the location and volume of water, there may be discoloration throughout town after the test is complete, the department noted....
The Boston Athletic Association announced last week that entrants in the 125th Boston Marathon will need to provide proof of vaccination or produce a negative COVID-19 test in order to participate in the Oct. 11 race. When individuals go to pick up their bib between...
The town announced Friday that it was extending the application deadline to Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. for a new director of the Hopkinton Public Library. The job has been open since Heather Backman left to take a job with the Weymouth Public Libraries in early July....
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Sept. 3. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Sept. 3 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Sept. 2, Hopkinton’s...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Chocolate. Here is Baypath's description of Chocolate: This handsome boy is the sweetest senior around. He loves to be with...
Leading up to the Oct. 11 Boston Marathon, the Independent will profile local charity runners. This issue we highlight Jamie Weeden, who is running to raise funds for the Hopkinton Women’s Club. Weeden and her husband, Treavor, have been active in the running...
Edwina M. Kirby, 93, of Bellingham passed away at her home on Aug. 31 after a short illness. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edmund L and Dorothy (Schmutz) Mullin of Hopkinton. Edwina worked at Fenwal, in the Framingham Union Hospital...
Worcester Academy held its 187th commencement exercises June 4. Among the 129 graduates were Hopkinton residents Lauren Gray, Yixin Huang and Emma Potas. For the second semester, Potas received first honors, while Huang and Gray also were named to the headmaster’s...
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Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Sept. 1. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Sept. 1 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Aug. 27, Hopkinton’s...
ARRESTS August 29 12:10 a.m. On West Main Street, Officer Cody Normandin arrested a 34-year-old Leominster resident on a warrant for use of a motor vehicle while operating an electronic device and additionally charged him with speeding in violation of special...
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...
Registration for Hopkinton Basketball Association travel basketball is open for the 2021-22 season. The HBA travel program is returning to league play after only holding clinics last season due to the pandemic. HBA travel basketball is for boys and girls in Grades...
The town announced Friday that drainage work for the Main Street Corridor Project was nearing completion and preparation is underway for the next phase, which includes work related to the undergrounding of utilities. The undergrounding work will begin with the...
The Reverend Robert Cloutier (Pastor Bob) of Hopkinton went to meet his Lord on Aug. 25 after a courageous eight-month battle with a rare form of lymphoma. A pastor at Faith Community Church Hopkinton (formerly First Congregational Church of Hopkinton) for over 37...
As part of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's I-90/I-495 Interchange Improvement Project, the Fruit Street bridge over the CSX railroad tracks will be closed from the end of September through September of next year. MassDOT released a detour map to show...
