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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Wood Street in Hopkinton announced that it signed a letter of agreement with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Westborough to share a priest-in-charge, Rev. Mary Rosendale. The collaboration is unusual because it brings together churches...
An art exhibit titled “When We Were Trees” is underway at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts’ Lotvin Family Gallery. In “When We Were Trees,” Linda Hoffman and daughter Ariel Matisse demonstrate, through the mutuality and interconnectedness of their art, how women...
UPDATE, Aug. 11: The Hopkinton Cultural Council extended the deadline for submissions to Aug. 18. The Hopkinton Cultural Council is inviting artists to submit work for display as part of 2021 Art on the Trail. The program will run from Oct. 7-17 (setup is from Oct....
When the teenage song-and-dance group Electric Youth hits the Town Common this Sunday (July 25) at 5 p.m. as part of the Parks & Rec Concerts on the Common series, there will be a couple of familiar faces on the stage. Hopkinton teens Kelsey Breslin and Finley...
Lifelong Hopkinton residents Emma Burke and Sadie Morgan, friends since childhood, both were impacted by the effects of epilepsy. They decided to team up last summer to respectively write and illustrate a children’s book on the condition as part of Burke’s capstone...
When members of the Hopkinton High School organization Beachlex head to the ocean this summer, it’s usually for something more than soaking up the sun or going for a swim. Members are making trips to beaches around Southern New England to beautify the areas and...
The first session of The Hanover Theatre Conservatory's Teen Youth Summer Program presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" The cast includes Hopkinton 18-year-old Dylan Morin, who plays Will Parker. Performances are scheduled for Friday, July 23, at 7 p.m., and...
By Christine Beauchaine Contributing Writer “We are a team with a vision!” Dr. Steven Perryman says about Hopkinton Vision Center, which has been serving residents of Hopkinton and area towns for 22 years. Perryman, the founder and owner, has seen many positive...
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's Department of Public Works (DPW) will host a household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, July 31, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. It will be held at the DPW facility at 83 Wood St. This program is for Hopkinton residents only, and participants should be prepared...
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan O’Brien announce the birth of their son, Bennett Patrick O’Brien, on June 17. Bennett weighed in at 9 pounds, 8 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Butch O’Brien of Hopkinton and Mr. and Mrs. Don Sloan of Acton. Great-grandparents are John and...
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts will hold an open house for prospective and returning dance students and their families on Thursday, July 15, from 3:30-6 p.m. to view the new HCA dance program space at 22 South St. Visitors to the open house will have the...
She only started baking a few years ago, but Shifalika Tangutoori admits she is a bit of a natural. She’s a scientist by trade, and the science of baking is something to which the Hopkinton resident has taken. And it became a source of comfort during the stresses of...
As he began his junior year at Hopkinton High School in 2015, Jeremy Szczepankiewicz wasn’t sure what he wanted to do after graduation. He just knew he didn't want to follow the same path as most of his classmates. “Hopkinton's a very college-bound town,” he said....
Peter LaGoy has enjoyed the use of trail systems much of his adult life. From his early days growing up in rural Connecticut to his present position as chair of Hopkinton’s Trails Coordination and Management Committee (TCMC), the creation, maintenance and enjoyment of...
If local writer and editor Betsy Ellor had to identify one bright spot during the pandemic’s many months of isolation, she might just say it was the realization of the book “Heroic Care: 35 Writers & Artists Show What It Means to Care.” Ellor edited the...
Lake Maspenock is well known for its glistening waters, bubbling springs, abundant wildlife and forested hills, but what many do not know is that the area also is a historian’s treasure trove. The Towns of Milford and Upton have set aside the watershed lands near Lake...
The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) announced earlier this month that Hopkinton resident Arthur Marshall, CPA, MBA, was elected to the board of directors for its 2021-22 fiscal year. Marshall is partner of assurance services at EY with...
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...
Welcome back to the Hopkinton Senior Center. Hours of operation are Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The center is slowly bringing back in-house programs. Anyone with questions about a specific program can call...
