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Required fire flow tests at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Wilson Street have been scheduled for Thursday. Water and Sewer Department manager Eric Carty cautions that the tests could cause some water discoloration throughout the day. While the discoloration...
ARRESTS May 14 11:46 p.m. A caller reported an intoxicated driver hit a stone wall on Lumber Street. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Stephen Buckley, Cody Normandin and Brittany Firth responded and subsequently arrested a 44-year-old woman from Ashland and...
Annual Town Election is scheduled for May 22. The only contested race is School Committee. Below is a lot of all positions, along with the four questions that are on the ballot, followed by brief bios of the candidates. School Committee (3 years, vote for 2) —...
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. Announcements On April 26 the library moved to a new way...
The Hopkinton Police Department announced Sunday evening that it had located an elderly man who had not returned home from a walk earlier in the day. Edward O'Leary, who is 88 years old, was located at approximately 6:47 p.m. "in a swampy area of town off of Linden...
Hopkinton High School students took home a number of awards at the Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair. Archita Nemalikanti and Sahithi Pogula won first-place awards, Eva Bennet and Simran Kaur received second-place honors, Bharat Mekela, Brian Gu, Neil...
The Hopkinton exits off Interstate 495 are to be renumbered in the next few weeks, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced. MassDOT stated on May 12 that the exits are in the next group to receive new signage as part of the ongoing program...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for May 14. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions May 14 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of May 13, Hopkinton’s...
The annual Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, returns this year, but it will look a lot different. There will be no overnight gathering at the Hopkinton High School track. Instead, there is a series of events on Saturday, May 15, to raise...
Organizers announced that the second annual Hopkinton High School graduation car parade will be held Saturday, June 5. The parade will start at 10 a.m. at the high school and, like last year, will pass all of the schools in town. Participants will turn right out of...
Project Just Because announced Thursday that it has started a fundraising campaign to purchase its own building. The Hopkinton nonprofit currently leases a facility on South Street. It plans to buy a building on the same street and move in by July of 2022. The goal is...
The Tri-Valley League recently handed out awards for the Fall 2 season, and a number of Hopkinton High School athletes were recognized. For the football team, quarterback Cole Salyards was named co-Offensive Player of the Year, while Brian Keefe, Cam Mulvaney, Jake...
Hopkinton High School junior Kate Powers opened the spring outdoor track and field season by setting a school record with a throw of 140 feet in the discus during Tuesday's meet against visiting Ashland. Powers also won the shot put to lead the Hillers to a 110-22...
POLICE LOG May 4 7:59 a.m. A caller spoke with Officer Brendon Lyver about child custody. 9:40 a.m. A caller reported a disturbance in a Cedar Street lobby. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Ryan Polselli and Brendon Lyver responded and took a report. 10:24 a.m. A...
According to an email from Water and Sewer Department manager Eric Carty, on Tuesday night crews repaired a water main break on Chestnut Street near the intersection of Hayden Rowe. Although hydrants were flushed in the area to help alleviate any issues, there could...
Lois Jennett (Jean) MacKay (nee Clifton), 93, of Hopkinton and formerly of Portland, Oregon, passed away May 6. She was the daughter of the late Sarah E. Clifton (nee DuPuis) and John D. Clifton of Vancouver, Washington. A loving wife, mother and a devoted and adored...
Greyhound Friends, the nonprofit greyhound adoption shelter located on Saddle Hill Road, announced that it added three new board members at its recent annual meeting. Paul Curley of Sterling, Samantha Dexter of Milford and Michael Simon of Holliston joined the board...
Hopkinton Middle School student Anna Noroian, the school's Project 351 ambassador, announced that she is hosting a clothing drive at the school from May 10-21. Students can drop off new or used clothes in donation bins located outside Brown Gym and the school office....
Milford Regional Medical Center was nationally recognized for the sixth straight year when it received an ‘A’ for the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The distinction recognizes Milford Regional’s achievements in protecting patients from errors, injuries,...
Editor's note: This story has been updated multiple times, most recently at 9:55 p.m. with a comment from the town manager. Due to a gas main break, Main Street was closed Monday around 9:45 a.m. from Pleasant Street to Hayden Rowe Street. Emergency personnel rushed...
