Hopkinton resident Sonal Ambwani said running in the Boston Marathon is “the fulfillment of a long-awaited” dream. Growing up in a small town in India, Ambwani first heard about the event from her high school track coach, who had his own aspirations to participate....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ccuyfOFGg The Hopkinton school district has a disproportionate number of white students identified with specific learning disabilities, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Director of Student Services...
Marisa Cofone may not be playing her flute these days, but she looks back fondly on her experiences in the music programs at Hopkins Elementary School and Hopkinton Middle School. “I didn’t continue playing, but I learned lessons from the great staff about how to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ccuyfOFGg&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU The School Committee on Thursday approved a revised fiscal year 2027 operating budget totaling $71,207,200 — a reduction of $629,288. The change occurred because of a request by...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKzPgcw8bo&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 During a Zoom meeting Wednesday night, the School Committee reaffirmed its decision to move forward with paving on Loop Road as part of the Hopkins School project. The...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iggKudFTT6Y&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 Members of the Select Board took a vote Thursday to put their displeasure on the record about how the School Committee is proceeding with paving work on Loop Road as...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iggKudFTT6Y&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 The School Committee on Thursday voted to fill two administrator positions and welcomed a new high school principal, contingent upon successful contract negotiations....
Elementary School Building Committee members on Tuesday spoke about recent conversations with neighbors regarding what Vertex managing director Jeff D’Amico called “hiccups” near the Charleswood School project site. ESBC chair Jon Graziano said it seemed like an...
One in 10 women suffer from endometriosis, and it typically takes 7-10 years to diagnose. Those statistics were enough to prompt a group of Hopkinton High School students to launch a community awareness campaign about the topic. The project is featured as part of the...
During Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Evan Bishop outlined the restructuring of his administrative team in the wake of an impending retirement and departure. Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Susan Rothermich is retiring, while...
Developers of Charleswood School will seek an alternative irrigation well site following a drilling attempt that did not yield water. During Tuesday’s Elementary School Building Committee meeting, Vertex project manager Chris Kenney said the area was drilled to a...
During a brief meeting Thursday, the School Committee learned that former Elmwood School Principal Anne Carver was hired as a long-term substitute assistant principal at Marathon School. The committee also approved changes to the program of studies at the high school....
What started as a high school club has transformed into a nonprofit organization that aims to help the unhoused. Called Hopkinton Advocacy for the Unhoused (HAU), the initiative is the brainchild of HHS senior Madhav Saxena. Saxena serves as president of the 26-member...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1MJ9BeTn0s&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 The School Committee on Thursday approved contracts for an adaptive playground project at Marathon Elementary School as well as energy management services at the high...
The School Committee on Thursday heard an update on the admissions policy for Keefe Regional Technical High School. A new state mandate means a lottery system will be used. Attending on behalf of the Framingham-based technical school were Keefe Tech Superintendent...
The Department of Public Works recommended repairs to sewer manholes in conjunction with the roadwork being done on Hayden Rowe Street for the Charleswood School project. At Tuesday's meeting, the Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) gave its approval by...
At Thursday's School Committee meeting, vice chair Susan Stephenson responded to public concern regarding her meeting attendance and remote participation in recent months. Stephenson, who attended Thursday's meeting in person, explained that she has been undergoing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpRjRHqVQws&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 A public hearing about the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget of $71,836,488 highlighted Thursday's School Committee meeting. Superintendent Evan Bishop noted the budget...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G01GrYS7PlQ&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 At Thursday’s School Committee meeting, administrators outlined a recommended fiscal year 2027 budget totaling $71,836,488, which is $3,966,833 (5.84%) more than FY 26....
Vertex, the owner’s project manager for the Charleswood Elementary School project, will seek a civil engineering expert to oversee roadwork construction during the summer of 2026. At Tuesday's Elementary School Building Committee meeting, Chris Eberly, Vertex project...
