If families are on the hunt for an outdoors-focused summer program, Tanya Trainor, the owner of Miss Tanya’s Family of Nursery Schools, says she knows just the place. “We spend 99 percent of our time outside during the summer,” she says, “and we are a process-oriented...
“There’s a well-known saying that I use over and over again: Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it,” says Hunter Chaney, director of marketing and communications for the Collings Foundation and American Heritage Museum. “There are certain human...
“People don’t call us for fun,” Dottie Scott of Scott Septic says. “Usually there’s a problem.” Luckily for Hopkinton residents, the Scotts are “big problem solvers” who have the technical expertise to respond to those urgent calls with speed and skill. Family-owned...
In 2017, the Brewer family debuted Galliford’s Restaurant and Tavern alongside the celebrated Southwick’s Zoo, which the family also owns. To commemorate its fifth anniversary this year, Galliford’s hosted a Mardi Gras-themed celebration March 4-6, complete with...
Ostrander Insurance doesn’t do Super Bowl ads or talking geckos, but the company has an office dog named Sophie and can save clients thousands of dollars, says Paul Ostrander, director of agency operations. “I think the misconception is that if you don’t have a big,...
Key Storage, a newly expanded and updated storage facility in Uxbridge, is under the new ownership of Hopkinton resident Ed Kelly and Ashland resident Kevin Price. The facility, formerly known as Capron Self Storage, now has triple the number of storage units, and it...
This year marks the 46th anniversary of the founding of Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects (GRLA), and in keeping with a commitment made in 2016, the firm continues to work on initiatives that contribute to the community in a meaningful way, including providing...
Old friends and tennis buddies of more than 25 years, John Anderson and Jim Beyer envisioned a better way to teach kids and adults how to be safe, skilled drivers. They founded Centerpoint Driving Academy (CDA) 3 1/2 years ago with the confidence that their combined...
Attorney Christine H. Burke has operated a private law practice in Hopkinton since 1994 and is excited to continue sharing her expertise from a new office location at 52 Pleasant Street. Formerly located at 77 Main Street, Burke’s practice focuses primarily on estate...
In the fall of 2020, Hopkinton resident John Fitzgerald realized his ambition of becoming a broker and small business owner with the launch of Fitzgerald Real Estate. Fitzgerald says his years of experience working as an agent for a corporate real estate office helped...
After 30 years, the Nealon & Nealon family law firm is both moving and expanding. With the addition of family member David Click as partner, the law office has become Nealon, Nealon & Click and relocated to the heart of Hopkinton. The growing firm is “very...
By Christopher Stevenson Edward Jones Financial Advisor As you know, 2021 was full of challenges. We were still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic when supply chains shut down and inflation heated up. So, if you’re like many people, you might not be sorry to...
The Planning Board at its hearing Monday night decided to continue the hearing on the Massachusetts Laborers’ Training Center until March 7 so that the drawings could include the building heights and provide more detail on the lighting plans. Other concerns addressed...
The Planning Board met for more than three hours Monday night, as representatives from the Massachusetts Laborers’ Training Center gave an overview of their site construction plans, which include a new headquarters building and an updated dormitory. Attorney George...
Every Bodies Massage is open at its new location at 35 Main Street after relocating from Framingham. The company was established in 1999 by Jo-Ellen McCarrick, LMT, who is the sole practitioner. She offers relaxation massage as well as therapeutic massage to help...
The building at 17 Main Street, which was damaged by fire in 2020, is set to be reconstructed and expanded. Hopkinton’s Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects, which is handling the redesign for owner Tom Carey and contractor John Burns, recently shared details of the...
Hopkinton resident Robert Buday had a productive COVID year. Drawing on his over three decades of helping large and small companies market themselves, he spent the last months writing and publishing his second book, "Competing on Thought Leadership: How Great B2B...
The town's Water and Sewer Department warned residents that water might be discolored throughout town due to hydrants being needed to fight a fire early Wednesday morning on Fruit Street. The fire was at a building owned by J.B. Sawmill & Land Clearing, which is...
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night approved the bond release for the Chamberlain-Whalen subdivision project after amending the amount due to a discussion about the number of street trees on the site. Vice Chair Mary Larson-Marlowe chaired this portion of...
Hometown Barbershop announced Monday that it plans to reopen Tuesday, four days after Friday's incident in which one of the barbers allegedly stabbed another barber with scissors. Liz Hawkins, who is 12 weeks pregnant, is recovering from injuries she suffered as a...
