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Richard Michael McBride, 92, died Jan. 25 in Northborough. He was the husband of the late Eleanor (MacDonald) McBride, who died in 2008. Born in Hopkinton, he was the son of the late Francis and Madeleine (Jackson) McBride. He was predeceased by his brother, Paul, and...
Katherine Margret Richardson and Paul Amandus Weinand were married on Oct. 19 at St. Joan of Arc Church in Orleans. The Reverend William Rodrigues officiated the ceremony. Kate is the daughter of Terry and Sharon Richardson of Hopkinton. Paul is the son of Dieter and...
Hopkinton Police Department set to add trio of officers The Hopkinton Police Department presented three candidates to the Select Board at its Jan. 30 meeting. The town has budgeted for two positions, and town manager Norman Khumalo told the board that the third...
Ron and Barb Foisy of Hopkinton joyfully announce the engagement of their son, Ryan, to Hailey Temple of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. He proposed while the couple was vacationing in Germany in November. They met in 2014 while attending Syracuse University and have...
Country Farm to become liquor store The owners of the Country Farm convenience store at 3 Cedar St. (next to the Post Office) plan to change the business to a liquor store, and the Subway restaurant located inside will cease operation, a representative for the owners...
Girls hockey hosts cancer fundraiser The Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton co-op girls hockey team held its second annual “Stick it to Cancer” fundraiser on Jan. 25 at the Blackstone Valley IcePlex, with proceeds going to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the GirlyGirl...
Special Town Election set for Feb. 3 A Special Town Election is set for Monday, Feb. 3, at Hopkinton Middle School’s Brown Gym to vote on debt exclusions for the three capital articles related to the school expansion projects that passed at Special Town Meeting on...
Car trouble ARRESTS January 12 1:48 a.m. On Cedar Street Sergeant Aaron O’Neil arrested Thiago F. Xavier, 37, of 6 Oregon Road, Southborough, and charged him with marked lanes violation and OUI liquor, second offense. January 15 12:30 p.m. On Ash Street,...
Editor’s note: The following two letters were written by students at Hopkins School as part of a class project. Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired in many ways by Indian protester Mahatma Gandhi during the civil rights movement. To start, Martin Luther King said that...
HHS track sweeps TVL titles The Hopkinton High School track teams continue to stand out in the Tri-Valley League, again winning TVL Large School Division titles this winter. Both teams clinched with victories over Norwood on Jan. 15. At the Mass. State Track Coaches...
Hopkinton’s Rory Sullivan and Kenny Rhodes, juniors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, recently completed intense, hands-on research projects. Sullivan, who is majoring in interactive media and game development — technical track, as well as computer science, was a...
George Thomas Richards, 87, of Simsbury, Connecticut, died Jan. 7 with family at his side after an extended illness. Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 3, 1932, he learned early on the value of hard work and perseverance, traits that served him well with...
Marilyn Elizabeth (Perkins) Lewandowski, 82, of Blackstone, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 9. Born in Wellesley, she was the daughter of the late Anita (Sumner) and Paul Perkins. She was the wife of George Lewandowski of Blackstone, formerly of Hopkinton. Marilyn...
Blanche B. “Didy” Driscoll, 84, passed away peacefully Jan. 18 at Beaumont Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge. She was the wife of the late James Driscoll. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Blanche (Monicka) Serbin. She was employed...
HHS boys hoops starts year strong The Hopkinton High School boys basketball team returned from the winter break and continued its strong start, improving to 5-1 after early-January league wins over Westwood (in overtime), Holliston and Millis. Chris Banks, with help...
ARRESTS December 21 12:56 a.m. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer William Buckley responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a car and a tree on Pond Street. The DPW was contacted about damage to a guardrail. A tow truck was requested. Adriana V....
Willie J. Smith, 78, of Milford and formerly of Bedford passed away Dec. 30 at Genesis Milford Center. Born in Mobile, Alabama, he was the son of the late Delma (Butler) and Booker Smith. He was the husband of the late Claudia (Emerson) Smith, who passed away July...
Ronald Benjamin Cobb, 71, of Milford, passed away Nov. 30 at Milford Regional Medical Center. Born at Fort Benning, Georgia, he was the son of the late Nettie “Marie” Guerin (nee Kearce) and Johnnie Benjamin Cobb. He is survived by his wife, Julia (Beverage) Cobb of...
Roger J. Butler, 73, of Douglas died Dec. 19 at home surrounded his loving family. He was predeceased by his adored wife of 49 years, Robin J. (Furno) Butler, on Nov. 20, 2019. He is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline “Jacki” Vilandre and her husband, Vance, of...
Robert Frank Petracca died Dec. 19 at the age of 83. He was born Oct. 30, 1936, in Milford, the son of Anthony Ralph Petracca and Marie DeLuzio Petracca. He graduated from Hopkinton High School, attended Newman Prep School in Boston and graduated from the University...
