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Personnel from the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) are scheduled to spray areas of Hopkinton on Aug 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30. All dates are subject to change due to weather conditions, mosquito populations, mosquito virus activity...
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. When members of the New England Free Jacks professional rugby team needed someone to watch their...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 5-year-old Cooper. Here is Baypath's description of Cooper: “Cooper is a middle-aged gentleman who is well-mannered and...
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Hopkinton High School chemistry teacher Kristen Murphy said that she was not “a tinkering, robotics...
ARRESTS July 16 1:07 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker and Sergeant Arthur Schofield conducted a motor vehicle stop on South Street and subsequently arrested a 67-year-old from Wilton, New Hampshire, and charged him with marked lanes violation and OUI liquor. 4:33 a.m. A...
The upper and main beaches at Hopkinton State Park have been closed after being deemed unsafe for swimming by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) due to high bacteria counts (enterococci) measured on Tuesday. Two weeks ago, the upper...
Joseph “Jay” Fournier, 76, passed away peacefully at his Hopkinton home surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Pauline Byrne Fournier, his son, John, his sister Joyce Jacobsen of Paxton, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He is...
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Although she will miss working with Hopkinton High School students, their families and her...
A vehicle speeding along South Street crashed into a tree and rolled onto its side early Monday morning, according to Hopkinton Police. The incident occurred at approximately 1:37 a.m. According to information from the HPD, Officer Nicholas Saletnik was parked in the...
A Hopkinton woman was arrested Friday night outside a Rhode Island casino after a dog was left alone inside her car and died, according to police and media reports from Lincoln, Rhode Island. The Lincoln Police Department visited Bally’s Twin River Casino around 7...
Courtesy of Amit Jagdale, here are some summer photos from around town.
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs and services, including lunch program menus, as well as a newsletter, check hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone...
The Hopkinton Independent presents “A Slice of Hopkinton” photo contest, sponsored by Bill’s Pizzeria. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of people, places or things in Hopkinton. The Independent staff will select one winner for each issue. The winner will have...
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Hopkinton High School tapped former Needham High School assistant athletic director Ricardo “Ricky”...
Quinnipiac University recently announced its spring dean’s list honorees, and the list includes Hopkinton’s Allison Burdulis, Aidan Morin, Paige Sanderson, Ashlyn Sullivan and Hailey Tolson. … At Holy Cross, senior Tyler Dougherty and sophomore Ross Comcowich were...
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. Visit the library’s website calendar for event registration information. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter,...
There’s good news for prospective home buyers hoping for competitive mortgage rates — the most recent Fannie Mae forecast predicts rates will drop toward the end of 2023. In May of this year, a typical 30-year fixed-rate mortgage had an interest rate of about 6.4%...
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday approved several extensions until next...
