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Jerry Spar

Annual Town Election: Specimen ballot

Annual Town Election: Specimen ballot

Annual Town Election is Monday, with polls open at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. In the only contested race, voters will elect two individuals to fill the open spots on the Select Board. There also are eight ballot questions, with voters to...

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HHS 7th in state in U.S. News rankings

HHS 7th in state in U.S. News rankings

In its 2024 rankings of high schools nationwide, U.S. News and World Report places Hopkinton High School 250th. HHS is the seventh-ranked high school in the state. Five of the Massachusetts schools ranked ahead of Hopkinton are charter or exam schools: Boston Latin...

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Clancy set for Boston Marathon push

Clancy set for Boston Marathon push

If you’ve seen a runner pushing dumbbells around town in a wheelchair and wondered why, there’s a good explanation. For his first Boston Marathon, Hopkinton’s Kevin Clancy will be pushing a quadriplegic relative, Chad Larivee, competing as a duo participant. During...

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New elementary school to be named Charleswood

New elementary school to be named Charleswood

Following a 20-minute discussion at Thursday’s meeting, the School Committee voted to name the town’s new elementary school Charleswood, paying tribute to the Charles River, which starts in the area. “I like the idea of keeping Charles in the name just because it was...

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Spring storm brings snow, delays school start

Spring storm brings snow, delays school start

Thursday's storm brought a mix of rain and snow that led to slushy going on local roads and forced the schools to delay their openings. "Given the slick nature of the roads this morning, we are going to implement a two-hour delay," Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh wrote...

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Herr jumps into race for Select Board

Herr jumps into race for Select Board

During Brian Herr’s last meeting as a member of the Select Board, on May 18, 2021, it was the board's first in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Herr was gifted an engraved wooden chair and sent off with effusive praise from his fellow members,...

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