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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’s youth football tackle program was put on hold after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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. Leading off Independent Thoughts, for David Kraus and his family, the pandemic was a chance to take...
People responded to the pandemic in different ways. Some rode it out as best they could, while others saw an opportunity for change. For David Kraus and his family, it was a chance to take the next step in the transformation of their property on Pond Street and become...
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. On Tuesday night, eHop held its 11th annual Know Your Vote forum at the HCAM studio to help prepare...
Courtesy of Amit Jagdale, here are some mid-April photos from around town.
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. Local runners participating in Monday’s 127th Boston Marathon had an extra boost at the start, with...
Local runners participating in Monday’s 127th Boston Marathon had an extra boost at the start, with lots of support from their family, friends and neighbors, and the good feelings continued after they left town. Resident Devin Callinan ran his first marathon, raising...
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 127th Boston Marathon got off to a wet but clean start in Hopkinton on Monday morning, with some...
The 127th Boston Marathon got off to a wet but clean start in Hopkinton on Monday morning, with some 30,000 athletes taking part. Evans Chebet repeated as men's champion, pulling away in the final mile to win in a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds. He was...
A new HCAM-TV series called “Sew Many Possibilities” is showing viewers how fun and creative quilting can be. Program host, Marathon Quilters Guild president and longtime Hopkinton resident Nancy Burdick shares what’s going on in the local fiber arts scene and...
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 127th Boston Marathon is today. Click here for detailed information about road closures, race...
The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. Roads surrounding the start line and Town Common will close at 6:30 a.m., and all other roads leading into the downtown area will close to general traffic at 7 a.m. The following roads will be blocked off: — West Main Street at...
As preparations continue at the start line area for Monday's Boston Marathon, on Saturday there was a moment of silence at 2:49 p.m. in recognition of One Boston Day and to honor those affected by the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013. "Ten years ago, we came together...
Hopkinton resident Michael Parduhn connected with Meg, his late wife, in Chicago years ago through running. Now he is using their shared passion as a way to raise awareness about ovarian cancer, the disease that took her life more than four years ago, by running as...
Hopkinton resident Scott Lennox and his daughter, Beth, made news earlier this year when they ran the Maui Oceanfront Marathon in Hawaii in January. It marked a milestone, as both Scott, 76, and Beth, 50, now have completed a marathon in all 50 states. Scott did not...
For Hopkinton resident Erik Gonzalez, the Boston Marathon is his first-ever running event. His motive is to encourage people to be generous and inspire them to realize achievements that others may call impossible. On both accounts, he serves as an extraordinary...
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. A close friend's bravery in her battle with a brain tumor inspired Hopkinton's Kim Niemi to take on a...
About six years ago, Kimberly Niemi and Colleen Rommel met as many Hopkinton parents do — when their children started playing together and became friends. Soon, the families, each with three young children, started spending more time together — especially the mothers....
Hopkinton resident Jeff Doyle is taking part in the 2023 Boston Marathon in memory of a childhood friend and in support of a cause that is helping numerous families with children who are seeking medical care in Boston. Doyle is running for Live4Evan, which was founded...
Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1b (GSD1b) is a life-threatening, extremely rare genetic disease in which the body is missing the enzyme required to convert glycogen into glucose. People with GSD constantly are at risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and if not on a...
