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Hopkinton High School Principal Evan Bishop emailed the HHS community Thursday to announce that a Keefe Tech student from Hopkinton has died. Bishop indicated that his staff was made aware of the student's death by the Keefe Tech administration Thursday morning. He...
The Hopkinton High School winter athletics season got off to a fast start over the past week, although many of the teams had to take a pause due to the COVID-19 surge. On Monday, the HHS boys indoor track and field team improved to 2-0 with a 63-32 victory over...
State Senate President Karen Spilka, an Ashland Democrat who also represents Hopkinton, confirmed that she had a “mild stroke” in November but said she still plans to run for reelection in 2022. When news broke of her health issue, Spilka released a statement earlier...
Pamela Kay Bogigian, 72, of Hopkinton passed away at her home Dec. 20. Born in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of Kathleen (King) Mansfield MacLennan of Hopkinton and the late C. Richard Mansfield. She was the wife of 49 years to Vascen J. Bogigian of Hopkinton. Pam...
With major cellular providers set to phase out 3G coverage as early as February, the town is seeking to make residents and businesses with older technology aware of the potential loss of cell and data functions, specifically 911 service availability. According to...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Dec. 21. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Dec. 21 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of December 15th,...
Elissa F. Katz, 72, of Hopkinton passed away Dec. 21. Born in Albany, New York, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Sokol and David Feinman. She was the wife of 50 years to Henry Katz. In addition to her husband, Elissa is survived by her three children, Lona Moxim,...
Openings exist on a number of town boards and committees heading into January, including the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board, Board of Appeals, Cultural Council, Hopkinton Historic District Commission, Woodville Historic District Commission and Youth Commission....
The Upper Charles Trail Committee’s proposal to put the Upper Charles Trail on Hayden Rowe Street creates immediate dangers. Hayden Rowe (Route 85) is a main thoroughfare for ambulances traveling to Milford Regional Hospital as well as for fire and police vehicles...
As part of its temporary solution to the PFAS-tainted water issue, the town announced that it has started a rebate program for households with at least one member in the sensitive subgroup. The sensitive subgroup consists of pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants...
We were surprised and concerned when reading the December 8th edition article “Devoted dogs seek new home.” The adoptable dogs are two pit bulls weighing 50 and 90 pounds and came as an “owner surrender.” We would hope that if the dogs are adopted no babies or...
Hopkinton Director of Information Technology Josh Grossetti recently announced the launch of a new language translation tool on the town’s website (hopkintonma.gov). Translations are offered in more than 80 languages, including Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Korean,...
UPDATE, Dec. 21: Wednesday's match has been postponed. The Hopkinton High School wrestling team is scheduled to compete in a Coaches vs. Cancer event this Wednesday, Dec. 22, at Ashland Middle School. The Hillers will take on Ashland High School in a match that will...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Anna, a 4-month-old kitten. Here is Baypath's description of Anna: Anna is from a litter of kittens named after the movie...
Janet Marie Baker, 72, of Hopkinton passed away Dec. 15 at her home surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Edith Buttlar and wife of David Earl Baker, who died in 2013. She was a graduate of Dedham High School, Class of 1967. Janet spent many years as an...
Patricia Hughes Hart, 89, passed away peacefully Dec. 10. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, John Hart. Born in Springfield and raised in Hinsdale, Pat attended Larson College, graduating as a medical technician. She worked at Yale-New Haven Hospital...
George “Frank” Francis Seile Jr., 76, of Grafton and formerly Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 16 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester due to complications from COVID-19. Born in Dover Foxcroft, Maine, he was the son of the late Louise Evelyn Nickerson and George Francis...
Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the schools community on Thursday to address a widely shared post on the social media platform TikTok that refers to a threat to school safety "for every school in the USA, even elementary," on Friday (Dec. 17). "The post appears...
There has been much discussion about how dangerous West Main Street is in front of Cumberland Farms. No left turn could help, but I haven’t heard any discussion about lowering the speed limit in that stretch of roadway. I’ve observed drivers merging from 495 onto West...
The Hopkinton Health Department and the Hopkinton Public Schools issued a joint statement Thursday with guidance for those who plan to travel internationally during the winter break. The press release indicates that the town as adopted the Centers for Disease Control...
