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To the Editor: I shook my head as I saw yet another letter in the Independent from the terminated director of Greyhound Friends, again stating that she was “unfairly portrayed as a wrongdoer.” I do not believe people “have it in for her” as she claims. But I can see...
To the Editor: I have talked to a number of people and businesses along Main Street, about this Downtown Corridor Project. Most people not around the Main Street area have no idea what's really going on, or the important details. One neighbor has filed a number of...
ARRESTS September 29 3:41 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on Walnut Way. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Derek Morton and Moira McGaffigan responded and subsequently arrested Richard C. Dortenzio, 23, of 33 Garett Way, Holliston, and charged him with...
Susan E. Matz, 74, passed away Sept. 21 at Golden Pond in Hopkinton. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Phoebe (Land) and John Edwin Matz. Susan loved attending lectures, country music concerts, professional bull riding, golf and tennis....
Richard Denham, 85, four days short of his 86th birthday, passed unexpectedly on Sept. 21. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Dunn) Denham, who passed in 2005. He was born in Newton to James and Dorothy Denham. The family moved to Framingham when he was in high school....
Patricia Guterman, 83, of Hopkinton, formerly of Boynton Beach, Florida. passed away Sept. 27. She is survived by her devoted children, Dr. Lee (Dr. Lisa Benson) Guterman, Marcy Laredo and Jaime (Joel) Carlson. She was the cherished grandmother of Eve, Beryl, Sidney,...
Elizabeth Helen Cusack, 77, of Holliston, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 22. Born in Waltham, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Statkus) and Gilbert M. Scott. She was the wife of the late Richard James Cusack, her high school sweetheart who passed in 2016....
Charles William Higgins, 91, of Medfield and formerly of Holliston, passed away Sept. 21 at All American Assisted Living in Wrentham. Born in Holliston, he was the son of the late Mary (Stevens) and Charles Davis Higgins. He was the husband of the late Rita (O’Brien)...
Arlene G. Riedle, 92, of Hopkinton, passed away Sept. 20. Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Alice G. (Barrows) and Ernest L. Kempton. She was the wife of 68 years to John Irwin Riedle of Hopkinton. Arlene was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and...
The Trails Hopkinton, an active adult community of homes in Legacy Farms North, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct 1 in conjunction with its first broker open house. Among those attending were (from left): Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce communications chair Amanda...
Fire Department to add staff after FEMA grant The Hopkinton Fire Department was award a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worth $548,000, the town announced in an Oct. 8 press release. The three-year grant, which comes from FEMA’s Staffing for...
To the Editor: Recently Select Board member Brian Herr asked, “Where is the harm?” when confronted by Main Street property owners with questions yet to be answered about the Downtown Corridor Project (DCP). I was taken aback by the board’s seeming inability to grasp...
I’d like to second John Ritz’s letter about stone dust trails in last week’s Independent. My dog and I use Center Trail almost every day and it’s always a pleasure to leave the noise and heat of Main Street and enter its peaceful shade. In a hundred feet you’re in the...
To the Editor: What used to be a quiet country downtown has turned into an urban traffic nightmare. The Downtown Corridor Project started out years ago to be a plan to mitigate congestion in the downtown area That goal is no longer realistic. There are more cars, more...
Editor’s note: In the previous issue of the Hopkinton Independent there was an article on 5-year-old cancer survivor Brody McDermott. The following is an excerpt from his mother’s blog post about her experiences celebrating his cancer-free diagnosis. By Lindsay...
Hopkinton Tennis Tournament crowns champions Ben Daly was a winner in the advanced men’s singles and advance men’s doubles divisions of the 12th annual Hopkinton Tennis Tournament, which was held Sept. 13-15 at the Hopkinton High School courts. Daly defeated Austin...
Four Hopkinton High School students — Timothy Fargiano, Alexander Matsoukas, Matvey Ortyashov and Grace Ye — were named semifinalists in the 65th National Merit Scholarship Program. Hopkinton resident Hamsa Shanmugam, who attends Ursuline Academy, also was named a...
Hopkinton’s Elisabeth Christ, a junior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense, hands-on research through the WPI project center in China. The project was titled Smart Technology. At WPI, all undergraduates...
ARRESTS September 19 5:22 a.m. On South Street, Officer Brendon Lyver arrested Esteban Castillo Jr., 35, of 17 Bowdoin Drive, Milford, on a warrant. POLICE LOG September 10 7:36 a.m. A Constitution Court caller reported a suspicious man asked her how...
Stanley C. Stenberg, affectionately known as “Sonny,” passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 8 at the age of 86. He was a native of Springfield and eldest son to Chris and Dolly Stenberg. He was a proud U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, member of the Sons of...
