Almost every year of their lives, Zack Sisitsky and Nate Pucci have run to support a charity. The Hopkinton natives, now in their early 20s and friends since kindergarten, started running in the annual Sharon Timlin Memorial 5K which began in 2004. This year they will...
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Gendron’s Boston Marathon run honors father, helps Spaulding Rehab
People run a marathon for myriad reasons — as an athletic feat, to raise money for charity, to achieve a personal goal. Danielle Gendron is running in the 127th Boston Marathon to honor her father, Arthur L. Gendron Jr., who passed away from pancreatic cancer in...
Pakistani journalist set to run Boston for SACH
Junaid Muhammad, an award-winning international journalist in Pakistan, is equally passionate about running and supporting South Asian populations both here and abroad. He is weaving both of these activities together by running in the Boston Marathon on April 17 to...
McCann takes on new challenge with Tough Ruck
After having competed in the Boston Marathon twice, Kayla McCann will join Tough Ruck Nation to complete the Tough Ruck 26.2 Boston For the Fallen on April 16 while carrying a 35-pound rucksack on her back. “I’ve been running since I was in sixth grade. I joined the...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, April 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. Sunday morning’s two-alarm fire that caused the death of a man and a dog and sent a woman to the...
Marathoner Brohm pounds pavement for diabetes research
Like most people not directly affected by diabetes, Ian Brohm didn’t know what a bolus was or what beta cells do. Then he met Kelsey Payne. Payne was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes — wherein the pancreas produces little or no insulin — when she was just 6 years old....
Howard makes Boston Marathon debut to support youth lacrosse
Mark Howard is achieving his goal a bit later than anticipated, but he’s about to check running the Boston Marathon off his bucket list. “I always had a goal of running Boston before I turned 40, and the plan was to run the Vermont City Marathon and then run Boston,”...
Vogel runs Boston for music, memories
“Music has always been a huge part of my family,” said Kerry Vogel, who is running her first Boston Marathon in 2023 to raise money for the Hopkinton Music Association. The Hopkinton Music Association (HMA) is a volunteer organization composed of parents, alumni,...
Leal runs Boston Marathon to remember veterans
With Cassandra Leal coming from a military family, it’s appropriate that she is running the Boston Marathon for the first time as a fundraiser for the Hopkinton Veterans Celebration Committee. The HVCC was established to remember and honor veterans. Committee members...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, April 10
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 Fire Department announced that a man died in a house fire on Hayward Street early...
Windheuser returns to hometown for Boston Marathon run to benefit HEF
A physician’s assistant living in New York plans to run the Boston Marathon to benefit the Hopkinton Education Foundation. Ashley Windheuser grew up in Hopkinton and has fond memories of the schools, community and watching the Boston Marathon, which she called the...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, April 7
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. Creations recognizing women’s empowerment by photographer Chelsea Bradway and Renaissance woman Bobbi...
HCA Breaking Away exhibit celebrates strength, beauty of empowered women
Celebrating women’s determination to make their own choices and be their authentic selves is demonstrated both by the art and the lives of award-winning local photographer Chelsea Bradway and Renaissance woman Bobbi Gibb. Creations recognizing women’s empowerment by...
Boston Marathon spotlight: McSweeney a champion for children
Kyla McSweeney walks the talk when it comes to her belief in the importance of high-quality early education for all. Originally from Connecticut, McSweeney went to Wheelock College in Boston and majored in early childhood education. After graduating, she found a job...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, April 6
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 2023 Boston Marathon will be a “first-ever marathon, period” for Diane Mimmo, who is running to...
Mimmo to run Boston to support YMCA
The 2023 Boston Marathon will be a “first-ever marathon, period” for Diane Mimmo. “I always said that I would never do it, that I would never have the time — I also have a full-time job and a family,” she said. “But it’s a bit of a rabbit hole. … After you run your...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, April 5
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 the Select Board roundup, the town’s efforts to eliminate PFAS from the water supply...
Photos: Swoon Spring Fashion Show fundraiser for ovarian cancer research
The Swoon Spring Fashion Show, an annual fundraiser for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and GirlyGirl PARTS, was held Monday and Tuesday nights at Central Public House.
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, April 4
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 this week's Independent Thoughts, the Hopkinton Health Department is sponsoring a monthly...
Independent Thoughts: Health Department trains residents on OD rescues
The Hopkinton Health Department is sponsoring a monthly program at the Hopkinton Public Library to train individuals on the use of Narcan, a medication that can help an individual recover from an overdose of opioids. The training takes place on the second Tuesday of...