Retired Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Dan Clark, known as ”The Singing Trooper,” will perform the national anthem prior to the Boston Marathon for the 30th time when he takes the microphone this year. Photo/Hopkinton Marathon Committee
By Melissa Orff, Contributing Writer Close to 40 Hopkinton High School students will be an integral part of this year’s Boston Marathon on April 15 as they volunteer for the WBZ-TV Spotters Network. The Spotters Network, known as “the eyes of the Boston Marathon” for...
ARRESTS March 17 1:57 a.m. Officer Ryan Polselli conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street and Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Derek Morton responded as backup. Luis Rivera Falcon, 59, of 135 Main St., Upton was arrested and charged with marked...
William F. “Bill” Sparks died on March 21 at Beth Israel Hospital in Plymouth after a long struggle with cancer. He was born Jan. 1, 1947, in Cambridge, the son of William V. and Gloria M. Sparks. Bill graduated from Hingham High School in 1964 and the Franklin...
Scott H. Mayo, 54, passed away March 23. He was the husband and best friend of Nancy P. Mayo, to whom he was married for 30 years. Born in Natick, he was the son of Nancy (Hardigan) Mayo of Sherborn and the late John M. Mayo III. Scott was a 1983 graduate of...
Mary Schneider, 84, of Smithville, New Jersey, passed away March 22 surrounded by her loving family. Mary grew up in Hopkinton with her parents and sister, Patricia, where she met and married the love her life, Paul Schneider. Together they celebrated 60 years of...
Jessie I Chesbrough, 86, of Marlborough passed away on March 23 at Marlborough Hospital after a period of declining health. Jessie was predeceased by her husband, Philip Chesbrough, in 2005. She also was the wife of the late Joseph R. Roberts. Jessie was born in...
By Melissa Orff, Contributing Writer Hopkinton High School had an excellent showing at this year’s regional science fair at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on March 8. Seven HHS projects scored in the top 40 out of 130 projects in the region and qualify to move on to...
Blackstone Valley Wealth Management, a financial planning and advisory firm located in Hopkinton, is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a Hopkinton High senior this spring. The student must be planning to pursue a higher education at a college or university immediately...
Canty's Underdog Scholarship is being offered in memory of Brad Canty, HHS Class of 2018. There will be 10 $1,000 scholarships awarded to qualified seniors from Hopkinton who have been accepted to a post-secondary program. Brad had to work harder than most due to...
The school bus application period is open, with a deadline of May 1. This is for students in Grades 7-12, who must pay a fee if they use the bus. Students in Grades 6 are free and do not need to apply for busing, although those will not ride the bus should notify the...
Hopkinton Public Schools announced last month it will participate in the Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy program. Graduating seniors who meet the requirement of the program will earn a Mass. Seal of Biliteracy or the Mass. Seal of Biliteracy With Distinction, affixed...
Sierra Schlussel won an Aspirations in Computing Award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). Schlussel, who received an honorable mention from NCWIT last year, is a member of HHS’ Girls Who Code club and is an AP computer science...
The HHS magazine Marginal earned a rating of superior from the National Council of Teachers of English and was rated as the third-highest magazine in Massachusetts in the REALM contest (Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines). Superior is the highest...
The Hopkinton High School jazz ensemble, under the direction of Jeremy Dodge, earned its first-ever gold medal at the Massachusetts Association of Jazz Educators State Festival on March 23. As a result, the group will be featured in a concert at the Hatch Shell in...
The Hopkinton Public Schools Music Department once again is serving as one of the host schools as well as taking part in the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association Festival the weekend of April 5-7. “We have become one of the sites that music...
Amanda Gollaher, a sophomore majoring in international relations, received the dean’s award with distinction for the fall semester at Colgate University. ... Jimmy Adams was named to the dean’s list at Hobart College, where he is a sophomore. ... Carly Chase, who is...
The Friends of Whitehall will hold its annual meeting on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sanctuary at Woodville, 249 Wood St. Attendees should park at the Woodville Rod & Gun Club, located across the street. Refreshments will be served before and after the meeting....
Hopkinton’s Darlene Hayes was one of six of Senate President Karen Spilka’s constituents who participated in in the 82nd Citizens’ Legislative Seminar at the State House on March 19-20. According to a press release from Spilka’s office, the Citizens’ Legislative...
Girls track sends group to nationals A large contingent of Hillers participated in the New Balance Nationals Indoor girls track meet March 8-9 at The Armory in New York City. Olivia Jones competed in the emerging elite 2 mile race and ran her second-best time of the...
