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Newspaper: Feb. 23, 2022
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Hopkinton Independent
Rose Marie Kelley-Wiseblood, 80
Rose Marie Kelley-Wiseblood, 80, of Hopkinton passed away Feb. 18 while surrounded by family, after a time of battling health issues. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Capone) Rotigliano, and Rose was the wife of the late Nathan...
HHS Sports Roundup: Kentucky-bound Powers wins D2 shot put title; Sokol runner-up in D2 wrestling
Hopkinton High School senior Kate Powers won the shot put at the state Division 2 Indoor Track and Field State Championship meet on Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. Powers won with a throw of 37 feet, 11 3/4 inches, which was more than a...
Photo contest winner, Feb. 23 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...
Library Corner, Feb. 23 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. Digital cards available Friends of the Hopkinton Public...
June Shanabrook, 88
June A. Shanabrook, 88 of Hopkinton and a former longtime resident of Ashland and Weston, passed away Feb. 15 after a period of declining health. Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, she was the daughter of Frank and Lura (Brown) Zartman. She was a graduate of the College of...
Paul Sweeney, 78
Paul Anthony Sweeney of Ledyard, Connecticut, passed away on Feb. 12 with his wife, Claudia, and daughter, Christine, at his side. Paul was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on May 1, 1943, to parents Ivan Francis Sweeney and Dorothy May (Silva) Sweeney. He leaves, as a...
Letter to the Editor: Some anti-mask arguments tough to digest
The COVID pandemic is an ongoing test for our community. Particularly here in Hopkinton, despite the challenges, our community pulled together and has done the right thing throughout this trial. We are wearing the masks, we are getting vaccinated at the highest rates...
Edward Barry, 60
Edward Matthew Barry, 60, of Upton passed away Feb. 14 peacefully at home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on Aug. 27, 1961, Ed was the son of the late Edward and Corinne (Iadarola) Barry, He was a graduate of Hopkinton High School,...
Arrests/Police Log, Feb. 15 edition
POLICE LOG February 8 12:25 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley checked on Pratt Way property. 5:25 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officer Stephen Buckley responded to a motor vehicle crash on West Main Street. One female reported chest pain. A pole was struck, but no...
Dorothy Meehan
Dorothy M. (Kelly) Meehan of Hopkinton, formerly of Franklin, died suddenly Feb. 6. She was the beloved wife of the late John Meehan, the loving mother of Mark Hawisher, Marcia Howarth, Marian Hawisher and James J. Hawisher, the cherished grandmother of Heidi Howarth...
Frederick Shillinger, 97
Dr. Frederick William Shillinger, 97, passed away Jan. 31 at his residence at the Colonnades Health Care Facility in Charlottesville, Virginia. Son of Frederick Ambrose Shillinger and Ellen Hopkins Blake Shillinger, he was born Dec. 18, 1924, in Easton, Maryland. He...
Veterans gather for monthly breakfast
The monthly Veterans Breakfast was held at the Senior Center on Feb. 11, one week later than usual due to inclement weather on the first Friday of the month. Fairview Estates, Dunkin' and the Hopkinton Garden Club supported the breakfast with generous contributions....
HHS Sports Roundup: Wrestling sends 10 to states; boys hoops starts another winning streak
Editor's note: Updated Feb. 15 with a 10th HHS wrestler (Will Liptak) qualifying for states. The Hopkinton High School boys wrestling team hosted the sectional meet on Saturday. The Hillers finished fourth as a team while qualifying 10 wrestlers for the state meet:...
Town seeks residents’ input on website redesign
Hopkinton is in the process of beginning a website refresh project and is seeking input from residents. A survey will be open and accept responses until at least this Wednesday (Feb. 16). The survey can be found here: forms.gle/5abi6bYp2fG8tWcg8.
Town Democratic and Republican town committees to caucus this month
The town’s Democratic and Republican town committees will meet this month to elect delegates to the state conventions. The Hopkinton Republican Town Committee will meet Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center of St. John the Evangelist Church (20 Church...
Giovanna Moynihan, 90
Giovanna “Jenny” (Mazzola) Moynihan, 90, of Leominster died peacefully on Feb. 11 at her home. She was the wife of the late Richard Moynihan and leaves a son, John, and his wife, Judy, of Hopkinton and a daughter, Mary, of Worcester. Jenny is survived by her sister,...
Arthur Gendron, 69
Dr. Arthur L. Gendron Jr., “Art,” aged 69, of Hopkinton passed away Feb. 5 surrounded by his loving family. He leaves behind his wife of 36 years, Linda J. Clancy, as well as his three children, Grant, Danielle and Andrea and her husband, Max Robidoux. Art...
Poonam Chadha
Having bravely faced health challenges over the last several years, Poonam Chadha of Hopkinton passed away peacefully on Feb. 9. In her last days, she was surrounded by her loved ones who will remember her strength, perseverance and incredible capacity to love. The...
Brian Cormier, 26
Brian Keith Cormier, 26, of Hopkinton passed away suddenly on Feb. 2. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Brian Cormier and Faithanne Soucier, as well as his guardians, Bryan and Kamala Guthrie. Brian was a charming guy who had an infectious personality. He had a...
