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...
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Business Profile: Hopkinton Vision Center keeps focus on positive patient experience
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...
Photo contest winner, July 21 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...
Hazardous waste collection July 31 at DPW facility
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...
Bennett O’Brien born June 17
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...
HCA hosts open house for dance program Thursday
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...
Tangutoori really cooks in global baking contest
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...
Independent Thoughts: Szczepankiewicz aims high, starts at Air Force Academy
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....
LaGoy blazes trails, seeks to preserve them
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...
Resident’s new anthology focuses on what it means to care
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...
Old Town Road part of Hopkinton’s lost history
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...
Business Briefs: Marshall joins Mass. Society of CPAs board
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...
Photo contest winner, June 30 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, June 30 edition
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...
Library Corner, June 30 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. LGBTQ+ Basics and Beyond Wednesday, June 30, 7-8:30 p.m....
Coffey announces engagement
Judy and Peter Coffey of Hopkinton are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elise Coffey, to Chase White, son of Paula Bowen White of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Gary White of Windsor, Colorado. An August wedding is planned. Elise is a contracts...
Restaurant Week raffle winners announced
The Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the $50 gift certificates to local restaurants as part of the raffle that was held following last month's Restaurant Week. Winners will be contacted by the Chamber of Commerce with information on how to pick...
PolyArts, now under HCC umbrella, sets annual festival for Sept. 18
After taking off last year due to the pandemic, the Hopkinton PolyArts festival will return to the Town Common on Sept. 18. Established in 1974 as a festival that featured regional artisans, crafters and local nonprofits and managed by a small committee of volunteers,...
Frustrated but thankful, longtime gas station owner Lazzaro calls it quits
By Thomas J. Lyons Jr. After 38 years of operating the most prominent gasoline station and automotive repair shop in Hopkinton, Jerry Lazzaro is throwing in the towel. His story is the tale of a hard-working blue-collar businessman who was loved by his dedicated...
Local heart transplant recipient inspires children’s book
On Aug. 5, 2009, Avery Toole was lying in a hospital bed at Boston Children’s Hospital, battling a heart condition. That was an all too familiar location for the Hopkinton 5-year-old. The day after she was born, in April 2004, she was diagnosed with hypoplastic left...