Darby Stott was a dear friend of Hopkinton resident Patrick Sansonetti, graduating Marian High School in Framingham in 1989 and Holy Cross four years later. When Stott died after battling a second round of metastatic breast cancer in 2014, Sansonetti took on the cause...
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Marathon spotlight: Johanna Impellizeri
Leading up to the Oct. 11 Boston Marathon, the Independent will profile local charity runners. This issue we highlight Johanna Impellizeri, who is running to raise funds for the Hopkinton Garden Club. “I was born and raised in New York playing as many sports as could...
Business Briefs: Repligen eyes South Street location, seeks TIF
A representative from the drug company Repligen appeared before the Select Board on Aug. 3 to discuss the company’s interest in taking over a vacant building on South Street and working on a Tax Increment Finance (TIF) agreement to provide incentive. Steve Curran, the...
Library Corner, Aug. 18 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. Library Hours Expanded Effective Aug. 16, the library is...
Bollywood band to perform on Town Common this Sunday
The Parks & Recreation Department's Concert on the Common this Sunday will have an Indian flavor, as Din Check — billed as New England's premier Bollywood band — performs at 5 p.m. The performance coincides with India Independence Day and is part of Parks &...
Boating back in business at Hopkinton State Park
Music from the 2010s plays on the radio while campers run around — some playing four square while others have a chin-up competition. Out on the Hopkinton Reservoir, five tiny, elementary-aged children are wearing helmets and learning how to sail. There is camp taking...
Marathon spotlight: Morgan Woodman
Leading up to the Oct. 11 Boston Marathon, the Independent will profile local charity runners. This issue we highlight Morgan Woodman, who is running to raise funds for Friends of Hopkinton. “It is my greatest pleasure to give back to the community that has given so...
Independent Thoughts: Volunteering hits home for group of local teens
One of the many negative consequences of COVID pandemic had been a restriction on volunteering. In particular, each summer a number of Hopkinton teenagers join charitable or religious organizations that travel to other...
Town Hall Q&A: Assistant Town Manager Elaine Lazarus
Elaine Lazarus first came to Hopkinton in 1992 as town planner and she has played key roles in the town’s growth over the past three decades. She currently serves as assistant town manager. Lazarus grew up in Raynham and got her undergraduate degree from UMass in...
Plays, pints, music, more at Hopkinton Center for the Arts
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts caps off the summer with three August productions: a comedy musical set in prehistoric times, a children’s production of “Willy Wonka Jr.,” and a one-act play festival offering pies, pints and social activism. Director Alyssa Rae...
Business Profile: Under Pressure soft wash makes properties look new
Exterior cleaning company Under Pressure has spent 22 years making tired, dingy homes look brand new through pressure and soft washes. It recently moved its base of operations from Framingham to Hopkinton. “I went from a 10,000 square foot building to a 1,300 square...
Senior Snippets, Aug. 4 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...
Photo contest winner, Aug. 4 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...
Library Corner, Aug. 4 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. Library Goes Fine-Free The Library Board of Trustees...
St. Paul’s Church announces deal to share priest
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...
‘When We Were Trees’ exhibit at HCA through Aug. 27
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...
Artwork submissions sought for Art on the Trail display in October
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....
Electric Youth, featuring pair of Hopkinton teens, to perform on Town Common this Sunday
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...
Longtime friends produce children’s book about epilepsy awareness
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...
Independent Thoughts: Beach day for local students consists of cleanup work
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...