The high cost of living across the nation — including Hopkinton, where home prices are soaring — is making things challenging for animal rescue organizations. During the COVID pandemic, Baypath Humane Society struggled to keep up with the demand for pets. Now, the...
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Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Aug. 31
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. As Hopkinton’s new director of the Department of Public Works, Kerry Reed brings 20-plus years of...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Aug. 30
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. In the wake of several MetroWest home burglaries that appeared to target homes where the occupants...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Aug. 29
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. As a member of the newly formed Commission on Disability, Nancy "Punky" Drawe hopes to help improve...
Photos: Boston Tea Party ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery
Members of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum visited Hopkinton on Sunday to recognize a Boston Tea Party participant buried in Evergreen Cemetery. The grave of Hopkinton native John Dickman received a commemorative marker.
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Aug. 28
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 met for an hour on Thursday to provide a quarterly review of...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Aug. 25
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 Select Board at its two-hour meeting Wednesday night voted 4-0-1 to endorse a budget...
Photos around town
Courtesy of Amit Jagdale, we have some photos from around town during a wet August.
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Aug. 24
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 Elementary School Building Committee voted 6-0 on Tuesday to approve a budget not to exceed...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Aug. 23
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 Hopkinton Health Department announced Tuesday afternoon that it decided to spray local ball...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Aug. 22
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 Parks & Recreation Commission voted unanimously for Jonathan Lewitus as the new department...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Aug. 18
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 annual Senior Center Ice Cream Social was held Wednesday, and we have photos from the event....
Photos: Senior Center Ice Cream Social
The annual Senior Center Ice Cream Social was held Wednesday.
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Aug. 17
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 Elementary School Building Committee will vote on a budget for the proposed new Elmwood School on...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Aug. 16
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 latest Independent Thoughts leads off with two Hopkinton girls who earned the Girl Scouts'...
Independent Thoughts: Local Girl Scouts earn highest honor; teens to appear in Worcester play
Hopkinton’s Elizabeth Schneider and Katie Beauvais recently received the prestigious Gold Award, the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn, from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. The Gold Award is available to girls in high school who create sustainable...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Aug. 15
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 Boston Tea Party Participant Grave Marker Project will recognize John Dickman, who is interred in...
Boston Tea Party participant to be commemorated at Hopkinton cemetery
“Friends! Brethren! Countrymen! That worst of plagues, the detested tea, shipped for this port by the East India Company, is now arrived in the harbor.” So proclaimed the pamphlet distributed throughout Boston on Monday morning, Nov. 29, 1773, after some 100-plus...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Aug. 14
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 residents had questions about site selection, the choice of geothermal systems and traffic...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Aug. 11
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 Communities at Golden Pond assisted living facility is allowed to accept new residents after the...