Michael Francis Parnell, 67, of Hopkinton died July 3 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Maureen E. (Davis) Parnell for the past three years. Born in Chelsea on Nov. 29, 1953, the son of Donald Parnell of Holliston...
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HCA hosts open house for dance program Thursday
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts will hold an open house for prospective and returning dance students and their families on Thursday, July 15, from 3:30-6 p.m. to view the new HCA dance program space at 22 South St. Visitors to the open house will have the...
George Jongeling, 78
George Behrend Jongeling, 78, of Milford passed away June 29. George was a generous, wise and kind man whose life was truly a blessing to his loving family and his many friends. Born in 1943 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, George was the eldest child of George and...
College Honors: Decade after high school, Yasuna graduates MassBay, heads to WPI
After attending college for a short time after high school, then joining the workforce for more than a decade, Oliver Yasuna enrolled at MassBay Community College. Yasuna, also a single father, made the dean’s list every semester, was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa...
Crack sealing work to begin on town streets Thursday
The town's highway manager announced this week that crack sealing work is scheduled to begin Thursday on a number of streets. The work, which is expected to take two weeks to complete, will be performed between 9 a.m.-3 p.m., except for Frankland Road, which will be 7...
Donald Sears, 95
Donald Quentin Sears, 95, of Hopkinton passed away at his home on June 29. Born in Newton, he was the son of the late Edith (Hubbard) and Chester Hunt Sears. He was the beloved husband of 68 years to Margaret “Peg”(Schermerhorn) Sears of Hopkinton. Don and Peg raised...
Arrests/Police Log, June 29 edition
ARRESTS June 27 5:54 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator weaving in and out of traffic lanes at a high rate of speed on Main Street. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and caught up with the vehicle on Claflin Place. Officers Brian Sanchioni and Tyler Brabham...
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HHS baseball wins sectional final, state championship game next
The Josh Fischer Express kept chugging along Monday, as the senior left-hander led the Hopkinton High School baseball team to a 2-0 victory over host Milton in Monday’s Division 2 South sectional final. Hopkinton will play D2 North champion St. Mary’s in the state...
Rosemarie Phipps, 82
Rosemarie Phipps, 82, of Hopkinton passed away June 28 at Golden Pond Assisted Living in Hopkinton, surrounded by family. Born Sept. 22, 1938, in Natick, she was a longtime resident of Framingham and Hopkinton. Rosemarie worked hard her whole life at many jobs,...
Photo contest winner, June 30 edition
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...
Senior Snippets, June 30 edition
Welcome back to the Hopkinton Senior Center. Hours of operation are Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The center is slowly bringing back in-house programs. Anyone with questions about a specific program can call...
Library Corner, June 30 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. LGBTQ+ Basics and Beyond Wednesday, June 30, 7-8:30 p.m....
Coffey announces engagement
Judy and Peter Coffey of Hopkinton are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elise Coffey, to Chase White, son of Paula Bowen White of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Gary White of Windsor, Colorado. An August wedding is planned. Elise is a contracts...
Schools Notebook: Women’s Club honors grads; PolyArts awards scholarship; Keefe Tech recognizes locals
The Hopkinton Women’s Club recently announced its scholarship winners. This year’s recipients are Riley Delaney, Aditya Dutta, Alexander Fomin, Nicholas Igartua, Alannah Miller, Megan Murchie, Charlie Nealon, Lucas Nealon, Courtney Olafsen, Mirabella Paolucci, Elana...
Sharon Schiloski, 73
Sharon E. Schiloski, 73, of Hopkinton passed away suddenly on June 26 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, surrounded by her five boys. Born March 26, 1948, in Framingham, she was the loving daughter of the late Francis and Helen (Bernard) Deiana. She was the wife of...
HHS Sports Roundup: Powers 2nd in all-state discus, boys relay 3rd, girls tennis falls in sectional final
At the All-State Track and Field Championship meet on Saturday at Norwell High School, Hopkinton High School’s Kate Powers finished second in the discus with a throw of 122 feet, 1 inch. The HHS boys 4x100 relay team of Peter Burdulis, Ethan Champlin, Joel Rosen and...
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball bounces North Attleboro, boys tennis falls in sectional final
The Hopkinton High School baseball team punched its ticket to the Division 2 South sectional championship game with a 7-2 victory over visiting North Attleboro in Friday’s semifinal. Hopkinton next will play at second-seeded Milton on Monday at 4 p.m. [Editor's note:...
Walter Hanscomb, 91
Walter G. Hanscomb, 91, of Hopkinton and formerly of Ashland, passed away June 21 at his home with his family by his side. Born Nov. 17, 1929, in Plymouth, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late Walter and Charlotte (Hazelton) Hanscomb and husband to the late...
Town wins award for traffic island
Hopkinton’s Gateway Green project at the Interstate 495 interchange was selected to receive Tower Hill’s Community Greening Award for Best Traffic Island. The Gateway Green Committee and the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce were recognized for their accomplishment during...