The Tri-Valley League recently handed out awards for the spring season, and a number of Hopkinton athletes, coaches and teams were recognized. Hailey Tolson was named MVP for girls track and field. Sarah Furlong, Shelby Jones, Kate Powers and Autumn Tumbleton were...
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Gabriele Heale, 75
Gabriele Heale passed peacefully on April 17 after an unexpected illness. She is survived by her two daughters, Susan Heale Craig and spouse Clinton Craig of North Grafton, and Kristina Heale and fiancé John Perotti of Montgomery, Alabama; her siblings, Inge Toner and...
Hazardous waste collection July 31 at DPW facility
Hopkinton's Department of Public Works (DPW) will host a household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, July 31, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. It will be held at the DPW facility at 83 Wood St. This program is for Hopkinton residents only, and participants should be prepared...
Arrests/Police Log, July 6 edition
ARRESTS July 4 12:00 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle flipped on its back and a person was trapped inside on Chestnut Street. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Tyler Brabham, Brittany Firth and Jessica Ferreira responded along with the Fire Department and an...
Bennett O’Brien born June 17
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan O’Brien announce the birth of their son, Bennett Patrick O’Brien, on June 17. Bennett weighed in at 9 pounds, 8 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Butch O’Brien of Hopkinton and Mr. and Mrs. Don Sloan of Acton. Great-grandparents are John and...
Michael Parnell, 67
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...
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...