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Hopkinton 101, organized by the Hopkinton Public Library, is a community event where residents and locals can learn about municipal departments as well as local nonprofit and volunteer opportunities. This year's event was held Saturday at the Town Common and included...
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...
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 closed on Memorial Day weekend The library will...
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...
A beautiful new Welcome to Hopkinton sign, extending a warm welcome to all who visit and live in Hopkinton, has been placed on West Main Street across from Golden Pond assisted living facility in a collaborative effort led by Hopkinton Garden Club, just as the...
Discussions of military history that coincide with the date of the monthly Veterans Breakfast — in this instance, May 6 — provided a full agenda of significant topics Friday morning. Most notably were the many military actions leading to the end of World War II. The...
Airy, crisp, complex with a crust that will have everyone fighting over the corners — these are just a few of the delectable words Troy Sproul uses to describe the menu at Blue Square Pizza, coming to Hopkinton in mid-May. Sproul has spent 14 years in the pizza...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week we feature 1-year-old Cookie. Here is Baypath’s description of Cookie: “She is a very sweet girl and a volunteer favorite! She is looking for a...
The Parks & Recreation Department is well known for its summer sports clinics, but if you’re more into science than basketball or would love to make films rather than run laps, there’s a place for you, too. “We want to make sure every resident understands that...
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...
Moira (Molly) McGaffigan is a thriver. A Hopkinton police officer for four years, she is thriving at her job; but more importantly, she is a 14-year ovarian cancer thriver. The Groton native learned she had the deadly cancer, which usually targets older women, at age...
The recently released 2020 U.S. Census data that showed Hopkinton was the 14th-wealthiest town in the state based on household income comes as no surprise, and based on the housing market, it seems likely the town will continue to climb that list. “The market has been...
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...
