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Veterans gather for monthly breakfast
The monthly Veterans Breakfast was held at the Senior Center on Feb. 11, one week later than usual due to inclement weather on the first Friday of the month. Fairview Estates, Dunkin' and the Hopkinton Garden Club supported the breakfast with generous contributions....
Local author publishes collection of autobiographical stories in ‘Secret Letters to My Psychiatrist’
In “One Thousand and One Nights,” a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales commonly known as “Arabian Nights,” the character of Scheherazade is famous for her storytelling abilities, a talent that ultimately saves her life. While absorbing those tales, Hopkinton...
Business Profile: Fitzgerald Real Estate brings integrity to a complex industry
In the fall of 2020, Hopkinton resident John Fitzgerald realized his ambition of becoming a broker and small business owner with the launch of Fitzgerald Real Estate. Fitzgerald says his years of experience working as an agent for a corporate real estate office helped...
Business Profile: Law firm Nealon, Nealon & Click adds partner, moves to Main Street
After 30 years, the Nealon & Nealon family law firm is both moving and expanding. With the addition of family member David Click as partner, the law office has become Nealon, Nealon & Click and relocated to the heart of Hopkinton. The growing firm is “very...
Independent Thoughts: Town tunes in to honor MLK
COVID curtailed the town’s Martin Luther King Day activities last month, but two local organizations hosted memorable virtual events on MLK weekend. On Jan. 17, the Hopkinton Freedom Team hosted an event broadcast on HCAM that featured keynote speaker Jamele Adams,...
Senior Snippets, Feb. 9 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 check Ourseniorcenter.com/find/Hopkinton-council-on-aging or hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone with questions...
Library Corner, Feb. 9 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. Digital cards available Those without a library card or...
Photo contest winner, Feb. 9 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...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Ireland
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 2-year-old Ireland. Here is Baypath's description of Ireland: “Ireland loves yummy snacks like salmon and chicken. She is...
Photos: Hopkinton digs out from snowstorm
Saturday's storm dropped more than a foot of snow in Hopkinton, leaving residents to dig out on Sunday.
Independent Thoughts: HHS girls basketball finds fitting honor for Korbey
Since Mary Korbey died in 2015 following a battle with cancer, the Hopkinton High School girls basketball program has tried to identify an appropriate way to honor her. That’s not an easy task, considering what a special person Mary Korbey was. A Hall of Fame athlete...
Business Briefs: Every Bodies Massage opens on Main Street
Every Bodies Massage is open at its new location at 35 Main Street after relocating from Framingham. The company was established in 1999 by Jo-Ellen McCarrick, LMT, who is the sole practitioner. She offers relaxation massage as well as therapeutic massage to help...
Mental Health Collaborative to be featured on WBZ-TV Monday morning
Hopkinton-based Mental Health Collaborative is scheduled to be featured on Boston's WBZ-TV Channel 4 morning newscast on Monday (Jan. 31). The newscast airs at 5 and 6 a.m. WBZ anchor Kate Merrill will interview MHC founder/executive director Abby Rosenberg about the...
Senior Snippets, Jan. 26 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 check Ourseniorcenter.com/find/Hopkinton-council-on-aging or hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone with questions...
Library Corner, Jan. 26 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. Access Digital Materials Those without a library card or...
Photo contest winner, Jan. 26 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...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Scout
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 1-year-old Scout. Here is Baypath's description of Scout: “Have you been scouting for a new best friend to take on an...
New library director seeks to update collection, restructure staff
Nanci Milone Hill has enough experience in libraries to fill a book. Now, she’s eager to apply her 20 years of wide-ranging expertise in her newly appointed position as director of Hopkinton Public Library. Hill has had a lifelong love of literature and grew up...
Photos: Frozen Hopkinton
Courtesy of Amit Jagdale, here are some photos of the frozen conditions at Hopkinton State Park, as a winter chill has taken over the town.