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...
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Photo contest winner, Aug. 3 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...
Senior Snippets, Aug. 3 edition
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...
Library Corner, Aug. 3 edition
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. Red Cross Blood Drive Thursday, Aug. 4, 2-7 p.m....
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.,”...
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 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...
Submissions sought for Art on the Trail
The Hopkinton Cultural Council is inviting individuals to submit artwork for display during the 2022 Art on the Trail exhibition on the Center Trail. This year's theme is land art — “Nature’s Gallery, Branching Out" — and artists are encouraged to focus on "utilizing...
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...
Business Profile: Trina Macchi & Co. guides clients amid extraordinary real estate market
In a real estate market that is constantly changing, Trina Macchi urges people to choose an agent who is deeply “immersed in the field and doing a lot of business. If you’re just dabbling, you’re not really going to be in touch with what is going on,” says Macchi, the...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Beau
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 3-year-old Beau. Here is Baypath's description of Beau: “Beau came to us as a heavier boy and went into foster, and with a...
Photo contest winner, July 20 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...
Business Briefs: Marshall elected to MassCPAs board; McBride joins HarborOne Bank
Hopkinton’s Arthur Marshall was elected to the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) Board of Directors for its 2022-23 fiscal year, which began May 1. Marshall is partner of assurance services at EY with clients in various industries,...
Tales from a Townie: From pine cone to firefighters plaque
I am a pine cone high up on a branch of a stately pine tree. It is summer 1749. I am located on Ash Street, just off Main Street, in Hopkinton. In the autumn, a strong wind blows me down onto the ground. During the winter, I will be covered by pine needles, leaves and...
Senior Snippets, July 20 edition
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...
Rev. Rosendale focuses on inclusivity at St. Paul’s
Church attendance has been in decline across the country, Rev. Mary Rosendale says, and studies indicate that the pandemic has accelerated that decline. “The research that I have read said that one of the main reasons why … is that people just don’t feel like church...
Library Corner, July 20 edition
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. Summer Saturday Matinee: 'Abominable' Saturday, July 23,...
Parks & Rec movies on Town Common start Thursday; Sunday concert series underway
Parks & Rec Thursday Night Movies on the Common series starts this Thursday at at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.). The first movie is Disney’s “Encanto.” The rest of the lineup includes “Spider-Man: No Way Home” on July 21, “Raya and the Last Dragon” on July 28,...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Kabir
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Kabir, a 1-year-old German shepherd. Here is Baypath's description of Kabir: "Kabir is a 1-year-old very special boy! This...