The Hopkinton Public Schools Nutrition Department requested that parents/guardians pack lunches for students for the first two weeks in January if possible. The department is facing staffing shortages, resulting in “too few employees to properly produce and serve hot...
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HHS Sports Roundup: Boys basketball routs Ashland; girls track rolls; spectator limits in place for games
The Hopkinton High School boys basketball team returned from an 18-day break and looked to be in midseason form with a 59-31 rout of visiting Ashland on Tuesday night. The Hillers led 34-8 at the half after closing the period on an 18-1 run and cruised home from...
Hometown Barbershop plans to reopen Tuesday following Friday’s alleged stabbing
Hometown Barbershop announced Monday that it plans to reopen Tuesday, four days after Friday's incident in which one of the barbers allegedly stabbed another barber with scissors. Liz Hawkins, who is 12 weeks pregnant, is recovering from injuries she suffered as a...
Frederick Murphy, 77
Frederick Leo Murphy Jr., a longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 1 after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 77 years old and the devoted husband of 56 years to Judith (Hamilton) Murphy. Born in Natick on Feb. 25, 1944, he was the son of the late...
Thomas Smith, 86
Thomas R. Smith, 86, of Westborough and formerly a longtime resident of Southborough, died Dec. 31 after a period of declining health. Tom was the devoted husband of Shirley (Brooks) Smith for over 65 years. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Emmett and...
Viola MacKenzie, 92
Viola I. MacKenzie, 92, of Hopkinton passed away peacefully on Dec. 31. Born Dec. 4, 1929, in Lowell, Vermont, she was the daughter of the late John and Goldie (Sheltra) Verge. She was the wife of the late Daniel J. MacKenzie Jr. Viola was a resident of Hopkinton for...
Theresa Jasset, 94
Theresa “Terry” Barbara (Sampson) Jasset, 94, of Framingham passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Dec. 30. Born in Boston, raised in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Helen (LeBlanc) Sampson. Theresa is survived by her sister, Rita Abel of...
Hopkinton barber charged after allegedly stabbing pregnant woman in Main Street shop
Hopkinton Police announced Friday night that they have charged a local barber in connection with a stabbing that occurred earlier in the day at a Main Street shop. The Hopkinton Emergency Call Center received two 911 calls at about 5 p.m. about a stabbing inside...
With Town Meeting warrant open, town offers guidance for submitting articles
At its Dec. 14 meeting, the Select Board voted to open the May 2 Annual Town Meeting warrant. Town Manager Norman Khumalo called it “a step that actually begins to bring residents into the legislative process,” and requested that any residents interested in adding an...
Arrests/Police Log, Dec. 28 edition
POLICE LOG December 17 5:03 a.m. An officer conducted a motor vehicle check at Legacy Farms South and spoke to an individual sleeping in his vehicle. He was to be on his way. 10:09 a.m. An officer came upon a street sign at Pond Street and Winter Street that appeared...
John Riedle, 92
John Irwin Riedle, 92, of Hopkinton passed away peacefully on Dec. 14 at Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Westborough. Born in Hopkinton, he was the son of the late Jane (Robson) and Oscar Riedle. He was the husband of 68 years to the late Arlene...
HHS Sports Roundup: Track standouts Powers, Golembiewski set records; girls basketball tournament canceled
Hopkinton High School senior Kate Powers set a school record with a toss of 45 feet, 6 inches in the weight throw and won the event by more than 3 feet at Monday’s Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Holiday Challenge at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic...
Catherine O’Connell, 96
Catherine Ann (Kitty) O'Connell, 96, formerly of Hopkinton, was taken by the hand of Jesus to greet her family in heaven on Dec. 21. She passed away peacefully after a faith-filled life of humility and kindness to all who were fortunate enough to cross her path. She...
Man who died in crash on Hopkinton highway ID’d as corrections officer from Framingham
The 24-year-old who died in a crash on an icy Interstate 495 in Hopkinton on Christmas Eve morning was identified Tuesday as Ryan Gaudet, a corrections officer who lived in Framingham. According to a GoFundMe page that was set up to assist his family, Gaudet was...
Photos: Icy conditions around town
Courtesy of photographer Amit Jagdale, here are creative photos of ice on trees and elsewhere around town.
John Quinones, 15
John Alexander Quinones, born Aug. 29, 2006, in Framingham and a student at Keefe Tech, was raised by both his parents and stepparents, Jessica Keenan, Ernie Quinones, Kevin Keenan and Tina Bettuelli. He was perfect. He was and always will be immensely treasured. On...
Russell Grant, 75
Russell Dean Grant, a 30-year resident of Hopkinton and six-year resident of Franklin, passed away on Christmas Eve morning after a long battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. He was 75. He lived with grace, day after day, even though it was a losing battle. The...
Janet Smith, 89
Janet (Parker) Smith, 89, formerly of Hopkinton and Harvard, passed away peacefully on Dec. 3. Born in Medford, Janet grew up in Wellesley with her parents, Frank and Virginia Parker. She graduated from Wellesley High School in 1950. Janet was a lover of seafood...
Police investigate fatal crash on I-495 in Hopkinton
Hopkinton Fire Department personnel were among those called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 South in Hopkinton on Friday around 8:27 a.m. According to State Police, a 2004 Ford F250 left the roadway and crashed into the bridge abutment at the...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for Dec. 23: Town has more than 225 active cases
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Dec. 23. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Dec. 23 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ Hopkinton continues to see...