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The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs and services, including lunch program menus, as well as a newsletter, check hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone...
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. New library hours in effect In response to community...
Each week is a new adventure at Kidsborough, with themes that cover everything from forensic science to Disney magic and kitchen chemistry. From June 27 to Aug. 26, Kidsborough’s summer program in Hopkinton offers kindergarteners through eighth-graders ample...
Saturday (April 30) is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, and Hopkinton's Baypath Humane Society is hoping this will inspire people to step up and adopt some of its adoptable animals. Details about the organization's adoption process can be found at...
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts is planning a new arts awareness campaign after being awarded $27,000 in grant funding from the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism for 2022. The Baker-Polito Administration, along with the Executive Office of Housing and...
Hopkinton Little League held its annual parade and season-opening festivities on Sunday. The parade started at the Town Common and followed Main Street to Carrigan Field, where a brief ceremony was held.
The Hopkinton Garden Club’s annual spring plant sale is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Hopkinton Town Common (Park Street side, due to ongoing construction). Club members will be selling perennials, many dug from their own...
Friends of the Hopkinton Public Library’s appreciation breakfast on April 5 was designed to serve multiple purposes. The first was to ensure that library employees know they are valued. “We’re very conscious of what a great staff we have,” said Friends board member...
Like the Boston Marathon, the Sharon Timlin Memorial Event had to scale things down during the pandemic, switching to a virtual road race. The popular local event is back in person this year for its 19th edition, set to be held June 18 at Hopkinton High School. The...
Hopkinton once again played host to the start of the Boston Marathon, which returned to its traditional Patriots Day running for the first time since 2019. A total of 25,314 athletes crossed the start line, representing all 50 United States and 120 countries. On the...
John Anthony Kwasek Sr. began his landscaping career 35 years ago in Framingham. In addition to working with happy customers, Kwasek Sr. says he is thrilled by the before-and-after aspect of his business. “To me, it’s a joy to go into a spring cleanup where it looks...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week we feature 2-year-old Storm. Here is Baypath's description of Storm: “Are you looking for a gorgeous, fun loving, energetic girl to add to your...
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...
Hopkinton resident Barjinder Darbhanga, M.D., has joined Franklin Primary Care, affiliated with Milford Regional Physician Group. Franklin Primary Care is located at 1280 West Central Street, Suite 301, Franklin, and is accepting new patients. Dr. Darbhanga is no...
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs check Ourseniorcenter.com/find/Hopkinton-council-on-aging or hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone with questions...
There are 50 individuals from Hopkinton who registered to run this year’s Boston Marathon. Below is the list.
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. Library hours to change In response to community needs,...
“It's always a treat to find something really special,” says Bert Rosengarten of Bert Rosengarten Antiques. He started treasure hunting as a teenager after joining his father’s antique business in the 1960s. Now, with nearly six decades in the field, Rosengarten says...
Jeff Doyle played football and lacrosse at Hopkinton High School prior to his graduation in 2009, but distance running is relatively new to him. Although he has watched the start of the Boston Marathon more than 20 times, this will be his first time running the...
Nicole MacLennan, a Hopkinton resident of 15 years, will be running her first Boston Marathon this month. “I’m really excited to have the chance to run a hometown race, it has always been a bucket list kind of race for me,” MacLennan says. “And I’m really looking...
