Middlesex Savings Bank recently announced it would make $1.4 million in unrestricted gifts through its charitable foundation to 84 community service organizations in early 2019. Thirty-one food pantries will each receive a donation of $20,000 while 27 libraries and 26...
Hopkinton Independent
Milford Regional welcomes new medical director of The Breast Center
Milford Regional Medical Center recently welcomed Diana Caragacianu, MD, FACS, as the new medical director of The Breast Center at Milford Regional. Dr. Caragacianu is not only a respected breast and endocrine surgeon from the prestigious Georgetown University...
Arrests/Police Log
ARRESTS January 9 10:09 p.m. On Chestnut Street, Officers Moira McGaffigan and Derek Morton arrested Walter F. Reddington, 66, of 23 Chestnut St., on a warrant. POLICE LOG December 27 10:53 a.m. Officer Philip Powers responded to a report of an argument between two...
Emery McKenzie
Emery A. “Mac” McKenzie, 88, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 4 at Metrowest Medical Center. He was born in Milford, son of the late Doris (Kinney) and Angus McKenzie. He was the loving husband of 61 years to Esther (Brown) McKenzie of Hopkinton. Emery was a 1948...
William Mackin
William A. Mackin, 85, of Hopkinton passed away Dec. 30. Born in Millinocket, Maine, he was the son of the late Harold and Frances (Oliver) Mackin and husband of June (Baker) Mackin. Bill had a long career as an appliance repair technician before becoming an...
Sweet 16 for Timlin
Event registration opens Jan. 31 The Sharon Timlin Memorial Event began in 2004, when the Red Sox were still seeking their first Word Series title in almost nine decades. Like the Red Sox, who have won four championships since then — with the most recent coming this...
Long road ahead for Elmwood Farms development
Planning Board advises more updates to 30-year-old plan Representatives for the Elmwood Farms III development, a subdivision off Blueberry Lane that was approved 30 years ago, paid a visit to the Planning Board on Jan. 14 and left with some work to do. The project...
Baylee Simmons named RE/MAX Executive Realty’s Student of the Month
The McBride Team of RE/MAX Executive Realty would like to congratulate Baylee Simmons on her award for Student of the Month. Baylee is certainly a busy young lady, working with many organizations such as Make-A-Wish, Relay for Life, UNITE, ELC, Youth in Philanthropy...
College honors
Hopkinton’s Emily Viehl was selected for membership in the St. Lawrence University chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary society. Viehl, a senior, is majoring in statistics and psychology. ... Hopkinton’s Linda Agee Suarez was initiated into the...
RE/MAX Executive Realty Student of the Month: Ben Leibowitz
The McBride Team of RE/MAX Executive Realty congratulates Ben Leibowitz on his award for Student of the Month. Ben is a senior at Hopkinton High School and his dream is to attend college and major in film or communication, and minor in theater. One of his greatest...
Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 9 edition
ARRESTS December 12 4:35 p.m. Officer Benjamin Stickney conducted a motor vehicle stop on Wood Street and Sergeant Timothy Brennan responded as backup. Maria A. Andrade, 52, of 48 North Mill St., Holliston, was arrested and charged with Marked Lanes Violation and OUI...
Thomas ‘Roy’ Robson
Thomas “Roy” Robson, 90, of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 5. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Georgia (Lord) and Thomas P. Robson. He was the husband of Marcia J. (Russell) Robson of Hopkinton. Roy was the co-owner of Robson Cunningham Building...
Marjorie I. Wright
Marjorie I. Wright, 81, of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 20 at Milford Regional Hospital. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Florence (Savage) and Kenneth Thompson. She was the wife of the late Alfred W. Wright. Marjorie was involved in various town...
Margaret Carol Ring
Margaret Carol Ring, 84, of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 11 at Metrowest Medical Center in Natick. Born in Brighton, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Cornelius Mahoney. She was the wife of the late David F. Ring. Peggy was a caring wife, mother, nana,...
Rev. Kerry Barton Lee
The Reverend Kerry Barton Lee, 67, of Lunenburg and formerly of Hopkinton and Franklin, passed peacefully, after a long journey with cancer on Dec. 18 surrounded in love with her family and closest friends. Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the...
Kathleen Marie Gross
Kathleen Marie Gross, 71, of Natick and a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 8 at Eliot Rehab in Natick. Born in Dorchester, she was the daughter of the late Bernice L. (Nichols) and John F. Madden. She was the former wife of George Gross....
Carly Jean Sturtevant Casten
Carly Jean Sturtevant Casten, 34, of Hopkinton, lost her battle with the disease of addiction on Dec. 1. Carly was kind and loving, with a smile that sparked a conversation, lit up a room and warmed a heart. She was inquisitive, playful and was happiest with her...
Betty Jo Smith
Betty Jo Smith passed away on Christmas night. She probably timed her exit lovingly so we would remember her every Christmas. She didn't need to worry, her memory will stay in our hearts always. Betty Jo was memorable, was strong willed, independent, funny and (in...
Hopkinton Veterans Breakfast: A study of military history
At their monthly breakfast in December, Hopkinton veterans remembered Pearl Harbor and other historic military events that happened on or about Dec. 7. The packed house of veterans began discussions by recollecting America's declaration of war against Austria-Hungary...
Lions host annual Santa’s Special Kids Breakfast
The Hopkinton Lions Club held their fourth annual Santa’s Special Kids Breakfast at Golden Pond Assisted Living last month to provide a special holiday event for children with special needs. This event, started three years ago by Anne Beauchamp of Hopkinton, seeks to...