Murray F. Viehl, 88, passed away July 25 in Revere following a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Marie A. (Bowman) Viehl, who passed on Dec. 6, 2015. Murray was the devoted father of Elizabeth J. Viehl-McKenna and her husband Thomas of Revere and...
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Mona Komari
Mona A. (Chamoun) Komari passed away at her home in Westborough on July 21, surrounded by her loving family. She was 77 years old. Mona was the dear devoted wife of the late Adib Komari. She was the loving mother of Lily Komry and her husband Victor of Canton, Hala...
Mary Flynn
Mary Rosalind (Begee) Flynn of Hopkinton, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully on July 5 at the age of 97. The dear daughter of Benjamin Begee and Maria L. (Freda) Begee, she was the adored wife of the late Daniel J. Flynn, Jr., with whom she shared 57...
Helen Daher
Helen Daher, 85, passed away peacefully July 20 at her home in Hopkinton. She was the widow of George F. Daher, who died in 1991. Born in Kallithea, Athens, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Kalliope (Zaharothi) and Michalis Gouliemos. She graduated high school...
Edward L’Antigua
Edward F. L’Antigua III, 86, of Hopkinton and a former longtime resident of Holliston, passed away July 22 at the Blaire House in Worcester. Born in Boston and raised in Watertown, he was the son of the late Mary (Lehan) and Edward F. L’Antigua Jr. He was the husband...
Cheryl Hutchinson Stock
Cheryl A. Hutchinson Stock, 62, died unexpectedly July 24 at Milford Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Pauline M. (Greene) Hutchinson and the late Roland Hutchinson. Cheryl was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and grew up in...
Cassie-Leigh Stock
Cassie-Leigh Stock, age 34, died unexpectedly as she slept on the morning of July 15. She is loved by all who ever met her. Cassie-Leigh was born in Framingham and grew up in Hopkinton. She graduated Hopkinton High School, where she met and adored her first and...
News Briefs: Pair of officers drop appeals vs. town, police chief
Pair of officers drop appeals vs. town, police chief Two of the three Hopkinton police officers who sued the town and Police Chief Edward Lee after Lee suspended their licenses to carry guns had their cases dismissed at their request while town officials worked on...
Richardson announces engagement
Terry and Sharon Richardson joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Margret Richardson, to Paul Amandus Weinand, son of Dieter and Nancy Weinand of Pennington, New Jersey. Kate graduated from Boston College in 2014 with a B.S. in biology and...
Business Profile: Under Pressure
Under Pressure: Safe, eco-responsible, exterior power washing by experts Mark Mercer, owner and founder of Under Pressure Power Washing, Inc., knows house washing is essential in the upkeep of any home and loves to educate homeowners and commercial property managers...
Letter to the editor: By any other name …
To the Editor: Referencing the article dated July 17, 2019, in The Hopkinton Independent entitled "Town officials detail frustration with Eversource/Hopkinton LNG,” Brendan Tedstone states, ”It sounds to me, the picture that you're painting is that we have almost a...
College honors
Local students honored for college success At the University of Massachusetts, the following Hopkinton residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: Freeman Alfano, Kalina Bergmann, Zachary Best, Ryan Bloomer, Danielle Branscomb, John Buday, Natalie...
Arrests/Police Log, July 17 edition
ARRESTS June 22 8:33 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator driving on the sidewalk on Ash Street. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Brian Sanchioni and Benjamin Stickney responded and subsequently arrested Kristina A. Armstrong, 50, of 61 Front Street and...
Whitehall vehicle rescue
Members of the Hopkinton Police Department, Hopkinton Fire Department, Fire District 14 Dive Rescue Team (including personnel from Westborough and Ashland) and Massachusetts Environmental Police were called to assist with the investigation and recovery of a vehicle...
Madeleine McBride
Madeleine Frances McBride, 94, of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on June 11 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Madeleine, known as “Babe” to friends and family, was born and raised on Grove Street in Hopkinton. She was one of the first students to attend Center...
Jeffrey Donahue
Jeffrey Gordon Donahue, 55, of Hopkinton, passed away July 4. He was born in Rochester, New York, to Jean (Lacava) of West Henrietta, New York, and the late Gordon Donahue. He was the husband of 29 years to the love of his life, Amy (Hollenbeck) Donahue. First and...
Charles F. Kehoe, Jr.
Charles F. Kehoe, Jr., 90, husband of Mary (Kropf) Kehoe, died June 19 at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. Charles was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving in the Korean War. Born April 3, 1929, in Hartford, son of the late Charles F., Sr., and Ruth...
Distinguished Service Award
Former Hopkinton Independent owner/editor Sarah Duckett received the Distinguished Service Award from the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce on June 27 at Faith Community Church.
Townie Tedstone rises to top
Outspoken Hopkinton native now town’s top public official By Thomas J. Lyons Jr., Contributing Writer Brendan Tedstone grew up in Hopkinton. Most readers of this newspaper know that. Most Hopkinton residents also know that when up for re-election in May, Tedstone...
Rita Winchenbach
Rita Ann Winchenbach, 82, of Hopkinton and a former longtime resident of Ashland, passed away June 9. She was the wife of the late Jay Winchenbach and daughter of the late John and Josephine (Pascucci) Tennaro. Rita worked as an executive secretary for Fenwall Corp....