I attended all three nights of Hopkinton’s Annual Town Meeting from beginning to end. The first two nights ended early and the third night started late because we could not maintain a quorum of 128 people. For months, Town Hall staff and various volunteer board and...
It is with great pleasure that I endorse Mary Jo LaFreniere for re-election to one of the two Hopkinton Select Board seats. Although I do not customarily endorse candidates, I make an exception here because of a long and enduring personal connection. I have known and...
The Main Street Corridor Project will continue over the next two weeks with the installation of electric manholes in front of the Town Common and east of 5 East Main Street, the town announced. For work east of 5 East Main Street, a single lane of alternating traffic...
I am pleased to support and endorse Mary Jo LaFreniere and Shahidul Mannan for our Select Board in Hopkinton. I have had the pleasure of working with both of them during my career of service. I am inspired by both and their commitment to volunteering on these boards...
A beautiful new Welcome to Hopkinton sign, extending a warm welcome to all who visit and live in Hopkinton, has been placed on West Main Street across from Golden Pond assisted living facility in a collaborative effort led by Hopkinton Garden Club, just as the...
This year’s Town Meeting had problems getting and keeping a quorum of 128 voters. Let’s review the usual reasons. It’s inconvenient: Multiple weeknight meetings are indeed a problem for some. Some other towns hold their town meetings on a single Saturday each year....
I write to ask you to join me in voting for Holly Morand for School Committee on May 16th. Our community has the rare opportunity to fill three seats on this critical board and our choice for the two-year seat could not be more important. Our choice cannot be a...
Discussions of military history that coincide with the date of the monthly Veterans Breakfast — in this instance, May 6 — provided a full agenda of significant topics Friday morning. Most notably were the many military actions leading to the end of World War II. The...
I have known Shahidul Mannan for several years and am so impressed with his involvement in town prior to running for the Select Board. His seven years on the Appropriation Committee and two years on the Planning Board has allowed him to provide input in two critical...
Jane von Bauer Rathburn, 93, of Hopkinton passed away at her home on May 5. Born in East Brookfield, she was the daughter of the late Ellen (Ellstrom) and Waldo Simpson. She was the wife of 51 years to the late Harold Rathburn. Jane enjoyed doing cryptograms, solving...
Like many families, one of the things that attracted us to Hopkinton was the great public school system. We have not been disappointed with the quality of our children’s education. However, the schools deserve and need better guidance from our School Board, and there...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week we feature 1-year-old Cookie. Here is Baypath’s description of Cookie: “She is a very sweet girl and a volunteer favorite! She is looking for a...
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...
The Hopkinton High School boys and girls track and field teams routed Westwood on Tuesday, with both improving to 4-0 on the season. The girls won 100-35, led by Kate Powers and Kiki Fossbender, who each won two events. Fossbender, who recently committed to play...
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I am writing in support of my friend, Shahidul Mannan, for the Select Board. I have known Shahidul for a number of years and have always been so impressed with his service to this town on multiple boards and commissions, as well as his dedication to really listening...
ARRESTS April 30 9:53 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle all over the road on West Main Street. Officers Robert Ekross, Jessica Ferreira and Cody Normandin responded and subsequently arrested a 28-year-old from Ashland and charged her with OUI liquor and marked lanes...
Who will be paying for the third year of the two-year downtown project? “Free” money from the state started this project, which will not alleviate downtown traffic congestion. It will not beautify downtown. The overhead wires will only be buried from the Police...
In 2009, Hopkinton High School English teacher Marie Martin asked her senior students a question: What do you want to remember from your last four years? Martin challenged them with a time-capsule project for them to document their years at HHS. Using a pen and paper,...
The Main Street Corridor Project, which was sold to residents as a “two construction season” project, has now entered its second construction season. The project is apparently already delayed by one year, as the project specialist recently advised that the project is...
