Middlesex Savings Bank recently announced it would make $1.4 million in unrestricted gifts through its charitable foundation to 84 community service organizations in early 2019. Thirty-one food pantries will each receive a donation of $20,000 while 27 libraries and 26...
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Lykan TIF heads to voters
Agreement among 6 warrant articles at Feb. 11 Special Town Meeting At their meeting on Jan. 29 selectmen unanimously approved the proposed tax increment financing agreement, (TIF) for Lykan Biosciences, LLC, moving the proposal one step closer to its next required...
Business Profile: Steve McGrath Photography
Creating unforgettable, classic images for more than 30 years Personable and passionate, Steve McGrath has created memorable images — weddings and portraiture, landscapes and wildlife — for more than 30 years and taught photography for nearly two decades. He first...
Milford Regional welcomes new medical director of The Breast Center
Milford Regional Medical Center recently welcomed Diana Caragacianu, MD, FACS, as the new medical director of The Breast Center at Milford Regional. Dr. Caragacianu is not only a respected breast and endocrine surgeon from the prestigious Georgetown University...
Long road ahead for Elmwood Farms development
Planning Board advises more updates to 30-year-old plan Representatives for the Elmwood Farms III development, a subdivision off Blueberry Lane that was approved 30 years ago, paid a visit to the Planning Board on Jan. 14 and left with some work to do. The project...
Guaranteed Rate locks in grand opening
In cooperation with the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce, Guaranteed Rate hosted a grand opening in December to formally cement itself as a part of the commercial footprint of town. While the retail mortgage lending business has been located off South Street since...
Lykan Bioscience seeks support for tax break to locate to South Street
Special Town Meeting set for Feb. 11 to vote on TIF Representatives from Lykan Bioscience appeared before the Board of Selectmen on Jan. 15 to provide an update regarding the company’s interest to locate in Hopkinton and to discuss the board’s support for a tax...
Business Profile: Hayden Rowe Properties, where every client matters
For most people, the real estate process can be scary and emotional, but Peter Edwards, owner of Hayden Rowe Properties, strives to make the process of buying, selling or investing run as smoothly as possible for every client. “I love getting to know people, and I...
Chamber of Commerce celebrates Central Public House opening
The Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce last month hosted a ribbon cutting in conjunction with its latest effort to bring greater awareness to businesses in town and drive visibility. Albeit two months and two weeks after it opened its door to the public, Central Public...
Business Profile: Empowered learning at Education Station
Christine Chapman’s vision for education resonates with parents and children alike. An educational consultant and former teacher at Brimmer and May, a Boston-area pre-K-12 private school, Chapman thrives on seeing students succeed. Education Station is a unique...
Business Profile: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate
It’s not too early to start thinking about the spring market. Whether you’re buying or selling a home, looking to rent or seeking commercial property, the trusted team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate is ready to help. The Berkshire Hathaway...
Whisper Way subdivision plan moves through boards
The town Planning Board held a continued a public hearing Oct. 29 for the Whisper Way Open Space and Landscape Preservation Development (OSLPD) subdivision plan application by Ron Nation, 20th Century Homes. Last December the Planning Board voted to approve a maximum...
Business Profile: Hopkinton’s newest active adult community, The Trails in Hopkinton
Modern, carefree living meets style and convenience at The Trails in Hopkinton, the community’s newest active adult living environment nestled alongside 18 miles of protected, open nature trails and adjacent to Hopkinton State Park. The Trails consists of 180 homes...
Chamber’s Holiday Stroll gearing up to be great community event
The Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce is putting together the final details on its much- anticipated, revived Holiday Stroll event which is taking place on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The town-wide happening is gearing up to be a fun-filled community...
Business Profile: NRG Lab in Milford
On NRG Lab’s Facebook page, when members are asked to describe the fitness center in a single word or two, many might be surprised by what they hear: “Family,” “Community,” “Happy place,” and “Always clean.” And while that verbiage may seem somewhat unusual when...
MacDowell seeks board’s input to finish sidewalk project
Legacy Farms Developer Roy MacDowell met with the town Planning Board Oct. 15 to seek guidance on completing a section of sidewalk on East Main Street. The section to be completed starts at 83 East Main St. and continues to the town’s athletic field parcel located...
Grant enables Baypath Humane Society to help more animals
The Baypath Humane Society was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Family Foundation to support its Pilot Surgical Program with VCA Animal Hospitals. With the grant funds and the ability to use the VCA Westborough Animal Hospital’s...
Business Profile: Bill Gassett of RE/MAX Executive Realty
He has been a Realtor for more than 31 years and lived in Hopkinton his entire life. When it comes to describing both his career and the place he calls home to this day, RE/MAX Executive Realty agent Bill Gassett might say he is happily deep rooted in both....
Hopkinton Chamber volunteers at MetroWest YMCA
Cool rainy weather changed work plans but didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce members who volunteered at the MetroWest YMCA Family Outdoor Center Oct. 12. “The team of local business leaders installed a new team-building initiative on the Y’s...
Retailers prepare for new plastic bag regulation
Come the New Year, single-use, plastic checkout bags will be a thing of the past for the majority of customers shopping at retail and grocery stores in town. After a public hearing in April, the Board of Health passed the new regulation which is slated to go into...