Margaret “Joyce” (Dempsey) DeLeo passed peacefully on Aug. 6 at Lancaster General Hospital at 80 years old after battling lung cancer. She was born on March 16, 1939, in Quincy to Walter and Lillian (Adams) Dempsey. She grew up in Hopkinton as the oldest of four...
Hopkinton Independent
News Briefs: Select Board backs Futures Act to encourage cooperation from Eversource
Select Board backs Futures Act to encourage cooperation from Eversource Town officials previously have expressed numerous frustrations dealing with Eversource, which owns the LNG plant on Wilson Street. Among the town’s concerns, a “thermal anomaly” occurred in one of...
Irene Sands
Irene N. (Snyer) Sands, 83, of Winchester, New Hampshire, and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away Aug. 12. Born and raised in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of the late Irene “Sue” (Davis) and Peter Snyer. She was the wife of 37 years to the late Theodore “Ted” Sands....
Sports Roundup: Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final
Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final was well-represented at the state American Legion baseball tournament, which was held July 27-Aug. 1 at Milford’s Fino Field. Coming off an appearance in...
Schools Roundup: HHS’ Scott finalist for national teaching award
HHS’ Scott finalist for national teaching award Hopkinton High School engineering and robotics teacher Doug Scott was announced one of five finalists from Massachusetts for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). According...
College honors
Local students honored for college success At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the following Hopkinton residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: senior Amanda Dings (aerospace engineering), senior Kameron Yagoobi (industrial engineering), junior...
Arrests/Police Log, Aug. 7 edition
ARRESTS July 10 2:02 a.m. Officers Stephen Buckley and Brendon Lyver checked on a vehicle parked on Lakeshore Drive and subsequently arrested Stefani J. Miller, 37, of 102 Hopedale St., Hopedale, on a warrant charge. 4:43 p.m. A caller reported a fight in a Lumber...
Rosanne Thomas
Rosanne (Bertolino) Thomas, 89, of Ashland passed away July 6 at her home. She was the wife of the late Ernest M. Thomas, who died in 2005. Born and raised in Framingham and a longtime resident of Ashland, Anne was the owner and operator of the Framingham Baking Co....
Murray Viehl
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...
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...