The monthly Veterans Breakfast was held Friday at the Hopkinton Senior Center.
Photos: January Veterans Breakfast at Senior Center
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Local actors appear in ‘The Wolves’ Jan. 6-8
Hopkinton's Kelsey Breslin and Erin Belger will appear in the Franklin Performing Arts Company's presentation of the play "The Wolves" Jan. 6-8 at The Black Box in Franklin. Directed by New York actress Ali Funkhouser, the all-female-identifying case of 10 is...
Photos: HCA family New Year’s celebration
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts hosted a family-friendly New Year's celebration on Saturday, doing the countdown to 2023 a few hours early so kids could take part.
Photos: HFD practices ice rescue
The Hopkinton Fire Department ventured out onto Lake Whitehall on Friday to practice ice rescues.
Photos: Russ Phipps celebrates 101st birthday with drive-by celebration
A drive-by birthday celebration was held Wednesday to honor Russ Phipps on his 101st birthday. Phipps still lives in the home he built on Winter Street after returning from serving in World War II. "I can't come up with words to describe [what it means], you people...
Drive-by salute planned for Phipps’ 101st birthday
A drive-by salute to Russ Phipps for his 101st birthday is planned for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in front of his home at 89 Winter Street, and the public is welcome. The American Heritage Museum in Hudson is working to supply a Sherman tank for the event, according to...
Photos: State Park in winter
Courtesy of Amit Jagdale, here are some photos from Hopkinton State Park on an unseasonably warm but windy Friday.
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Max and Maia
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animals are Max and Maia, who were rescued from the South Korean meat trade and sent to Hopkinton as part of Baypath's partnership with...
Photos: Hopkinton Lions Santa meet-and-greet for children with special needs
The Hopkinton Lions Club held its annual meet-and-greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Sunday afternoon at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. The event provides an opportunity for children with special needs such as autism, ADHD and physical disabilities to talk to...
Photos: Hanukkah menorah lighting on Town Common
The annual lighting of the menorah to celebrate the start of Hanukkah took place Sunday evening at the Town Common. The event consisted of singing, praying and the lighting of the ornamental menorah.
Business Briefs: Residents recognized as Super Lawyers
Hopkinton residents Joseph Baldiga and David Fine, both attorneys at Mirick O’Connell, recently were selected to the 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice...
Photos: Friends of Hopkinton Santa fundraiser
Friends of Hopkinton held a Breakfast with Santa Claus fundraiser on Saturday at The Spoon. Donations were collected for Morgan Woodman, who is running the Boston Marathon on behalf of the organization. There will be a second chance to catch Santa on Sunday from 9...
Chamber of Commerce announces Holiday Stroll passport challenge winners
The Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the Holiday Stroll Passport Challenge during a ceremony at UniBank on Thursday. The raffle winners are Megan Cox, Cheryl Kayan, Jennifer Jones, Mary Myers, Ava Gronemeyer, Patrick Monahan, Kenneth Chrabasz,...
Town jigsaw puzzle competition proves popular
Within an hour of registration opening, spots for Hopkinton’s inaugural “It’s a Puzzler” competition sold out. Five more sports were added, and the event quickly sold out again. It’s a Puzzler is a team jigsaw puzzle competition. Teams of between two and five...
Tales from a Townie: A bike ride around town, circa 1950
I ride off on my bike with a book to return to the library. I head up Pike Street to Church Street, passing Callanan Funeral Home on the left and St. John’s Church and Seymour Woods’ Funeral Home on the right before arriving at the library, on the right. I give my...
Business Profile: Lab of All Trades tackles all-sized projects for homeowners
“Since I was a kid, anytime I picked something up I wanted to take it apart, fix it and put it back together,” says Steve Labriola, the owner of Lab of All Trades. “My relatives began to hand me their broken toasters, microwaves and blenders and ask, ‘Can you look at...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Toby
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Toby. Here is Baypath's description of Toby: “Toby is a handsome man, looking for a home with Rottie experience! This...
Photo contest winner, Dec. 14 edition
The Hopkinton Independent presents “A Slice of Hopkinton” photo contest, sponsored by Bill’s Pizzeria. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of people, places or things in Hopkinton. The Independent staff will select one winner for each issue. The winner will have...
Independent Thoughts: Year in Review: Bull to backups
I was at the dentist a couple of weeks ago to get a tooth capped. The dentist asked me to open my mouth. She took a look, and her initial comment — this is an exact quote, word for word, I remember it well — was, “Yikes.” While stuck in the chair waiting for the...
Photos: Boy Scouts Christmas tree fundraiser
Hopkinton Boy Scouts Troop 1 is holding its annual Christmas tree fundraiser in the parking lot behind CVS in the center of town.
