A beautiful soul has taken flight. Our beloved mother, Carole A. Wells Doherty of Hanover, formerly of Hanson, originally from Savin Hill, returned home on May 18. Our tears were no match for the cheers in heaven. She had a limitless capacity to love paired with...
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Arsen DerGarabedian, 81
Arsen DerGarabedian, 81, a U.S. Air Force veteran, passed away peacefully at Milford Regional Medical Center on May 6 after residing in Hopkinton. He is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen DerGarabedian, daughter Sandra, stepdaughters Carolyn and Julie, as well as...
Ellery Taft, 93
Ellery Taft, 93, of Hopkinton passed away on May 6. He was the husband of Madeline L. (Simmons) Taft, who died in 2009. Ellery was a WWII Navy veteran. He joined the Navy in 1945 and had his first job working in the kitchen. From there he worked at the former Draper...
Roger and Dorothy Corey
Roger E. Corey, born March 16, 1921, and Dorothy (Haywood) Corey, born Dec. 22, 1916, first met in the spring of 1944 while both were stationed in West Palm Beach, Florida, with the Army Air Corps. Roger served as a radar specialist and Dorothy as a cryptographer. If...
HHS Honors Art Exhibition online
The Hopkinton High School Visual Arts Department has posted its Honors Arts Exhibition online, after the live showing was canceled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From the HHS Visual Arts Department: The annual Hopkinton High School Honors Exhibition is a...
Photo: Preschool tribute
Camden Brown shows off his preschool graduation sign in front of his Hopkinton home. Camden's father, Bryan, a local mortgage broker, offered signs to all graduating preschoolers in town. They'll be distributed next week.
Town water fountains shut off to reduce spread of COVID-19
Following guidance from the Hopkinton Health Department, all publicly accessible water fountains and bubblers in town are being kept off to reduce the risk for COVID-19 spread. Water-sewer manager Eric Carty said the fountains had been shut off for the winter and were...
Hopkinton 1918: Sullivan family loses 3 daughters to flu
By Linda Connelly Special to the Independent I ended my research project “Hopkinton 1918,” which ran in the previous issue of the Independent, concluding that the town’s Annual Report of 1918 indicated that only two lives were lost to the influenza epidemic of that...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for May 20
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for May 20. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions May 20 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: https://coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com While Town Hall and...
Photo contest winner, May 20 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...
Letter to the Editor: Care for community
To the editor: Looking out my window [April 23], I just saw three lovely teenage young ladies walking down the street carrying white plastic bags. I was curious and watched as they picked up trash on the side of the road. They were busy as they walked along the road....
Arrests/Police Log, May 19 edition
POLICE LOG May 11 7:52 a.m. A caller reported a landscaping truck ran over a curb on Chestnut Street and wanted the incident logged. 9:57 a.m. A Lakeshore Drive caller requested assistance with obtaining a restraining order. Officer Matthew Santoro assisted. 10:30...
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