When working to schedule performers for the annual Concerts on the Common series, Parks & Recreation Commission member Laura Hanson keeps in mind the changes to Hopkinton’s town charter in 2017, when wording about inclusivity was added. This year’s concert lineup...
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Hopkinton Today: Thursday, Aug. 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 and video of the day. As he celebrates 30 years with the Hopkinton Police Department, Deputy Chief John Porter...
Porter takes pride in police longevity
For many people, their first real interaction with the police comes at a traumatic time in their life. Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John Porter can relate. Porter, who recently was honored for 30 years with the department, was a child in Upton when the police made...
Independent Thoughts: EMC muralist seeks community support
For his contribution to the series of murals along the fence leading to EMC Park, Hopkinton High School senior Owen Fitzpatrick is looking for the community to lend a hand — in more ways than one. Fitzpatrick’s mural (part of the Hopkinton Cultural Council Diversity...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Aug. 3
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 and video of the day. Leading off the Select Board roundup, Hopkinton's water again tested over the state's limit...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Aug. 2
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 and video of the day. It’s often been said that you start growing old when you stop learning. If that’s true,...
Senior Center class shares fond memories of France
It’s often been said that you start growing old when you stop learning. If that’s true, some globetrotting folks at the Hopkinton Senior Center and their chef-turned-instructor-turned-tour guide, Nathalie Scott, will be forever young. Born in Belgium, Scott made the...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Aug. 1
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 and video of the day. Two musicals and a handful of original comedies combined into one production will provide...
HCA hosts musicals, comedies for hot summer nights
Two musicals and a handful of original comedies combined into one production will provide entertainment for all ages at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts every weekend in August. Enter Stage Left Theater, HCA’s resident theater company, will put on “Seussical Jr.,”...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, July 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 and video of the day. An estimated 2 million dogs a year are raised on farms in South Korea for human...
Baypath saves dogs from becoming dinner
An estimated 2 million dogs a year are raised on farms in South Korea for human consumption. Kept in filthy, barren cages without access to food or water, the dogs receive no medical care — much less love or attention — until they are inhumanely killed, usually by...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, July 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 and video of the day. The Select Board on Wednesday finalized the warrant for the Aug. 18 Special Town Meeting,...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, July 27
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 and video of the day. Electric Youth, the teenage song-and-dance troupe based at the Franklin School for the...
Hopkinton duo return to Town Common on Sunday with Electric Youth
Electric Youth, the teenage song-and-dance troupe based at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts, returns to the Hopkinton Town Common this Sunday (July 31) as part of the Concerts on the Common series. It marks a homecoming for the group’s two Hopkinton...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, July 26
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 and video of the day. The Hopkinton Cultural Council is inviting individuals to submit artwork for display during...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, July 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 and video of the day. The School Committee on Thursday approved the language for a Special Town Meeting warrant...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, July 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 and video of the day. The Upper Charles Trail Committee discussed future goals at Wednesday’s meeting and debated...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, July 21
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 and video of the day. The story of the Michael Lisnow Respite Center is remarkable enough in that it demonstrates...
Respite Center for disabled thrives on community support for 25 years
The story of the Michael Lisnow Respite Center is remarkable enough in that it demonstrates a mother’s unwavering love and support for her son, and the unyielding commitment of two best friends to make a difference in the lives of others. But it is so much more than...
Independent Thoughts: Downtown construction main focus of summer
It’s time for some light summer reading, as we unpack the notebook of the mind. Here are some miscellaneous thoughts compiled while sitting in downtown traffic. — In case the town is thinking about changing the name of the Main Street Corridor Project, I have a few...