Discussion of the town’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget continued at the March 19 Board of Selectmen’s meeting and ended with the board voting 3-2 to approve a ballot question and an Annual Town Meeting article for a Proposition 2½ underride in the amount of $1,180,568.00,...
Young people, ages 5-16, are fascinated with the Wild Adventure programming at Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon, and registration is open now for these popular summer activities that begin June 24. “These educational programs, organized by Earth Limited, offer children the...
After a public hearing, the Planning board voted to deny its support at Town Meeting for two citizen-generated petitions aimed at restricting town growth. Both of these proposed amendments were discussed at the Planning Board public hearing on March 25. While there...
The Friends of Whitehall will hold its annual meeting on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sanctuary at Woodville, 249 Wood St. Attendees should park at the Woodville Rod & Gun Club, located across the street. Refreshments will be served before and after the meeting....
The Planning Board voted to approve the installation of a solar array on 34 acres of land off Wilson Street, thereby preventing what could have been a costly lawsuit for the town. The 7-1 vote on March 25 reversed the Planning Board’s previous decision, on Oct. 1,...
Hopkinton’s Darlene Hayes was one of six of Senate President Karen Spilka’s constituents who participated in in the 82nd Citizens’ Legislative Seminar at the State House on March 19-20. According to a press release from Spilka’s office, the Citizens’ Legislative...
The Hopkinton Historic District Commission held the first of its two scheduled public hearings to gather input on the proposed single-property historic district for the Aaron and Lucy Claflin house at 76 Main St. Opening the March 20 hearing, Historic District...
Selectmen at their March 19 meeting approved proclamations for two Troop 4 Eagle Scouts: Jordan Hanna and Austin Marques. The duo also will be honored at a special Court of Honor ceremony for achieving the Eagle Scout award, Boy Scouting’s highest honor, on March 31....
A public hearing held on March 19 to consider approving three licenses for Bittersweet Company was opened but continued until April 9 due to the need for additional information. Ciaran Dunne, on behalf of Oliveira & Dunne, dba Bittersweet Company, newly located at...
Seven years ago, Baypath Humane Society executive director Elizabeth Jefferis was looking for a way to celebrate both the end of winter and her organization’s many accomplishments. Thus, the Fur Ball Gala was born. At first, Jefferis said she wasn’t sure how many...
Kellie Chatten Kenney grew up in Hopkinton and now resides here with her own family. When she heard that Hopkinton was named America’s Safest City by a home safety review company called SafeWise, she was not surprised. The town may have changed a great deal since she...
According to the National Institute of Mental Illness, nearly one in five Americans suffers from some type of mental illness, including anxiety and depression. As the rate of the two seems to be increasing among both adults and adolescents, individuals are seeking...
A bankruptcy lawyer, Hopkinton resident Joe Baldiga has seen lives get turned upside down by questionable financial decision-making. So a few years ago, when his children were students in the Hopkinton schools, he decided he would try to help eliminate some potential...
It’s difficult to imagine Hopkins School without Ed Flannery roaming the halls, but the elementary school will be without its affable longtime custodian starting next month, as Flannery heads into retirement. “Eddie has been the backbone of Hopkins School since the...
Legacy Farms developer Roy MacDowell has seen the light — literally. MacDowell announced to the Planning Board on Jan. 28 that he would provide for a traffic light at the intersection of East Main Street and Legacy Farm Road. A Legacy Farms engineer had indicated that...
Two Hopkinton High School sophomores will have their photography work on display at the Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition, which started Jan. 22 and runs through Feb. 9 at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Sophomores Ceara Perry and Catherine Dacey,...
Despite the chilly temperatures and icy roads, eight women, including Hopkinton resident Susan Webber, gathered to work on and create handmade comfort quilts at the Power of the Quilt Project’s annual MLK Day of community service quilt-a-thon. The event was held at...
On and off the court, you can tell there’s something special about “Coach Alec” Levine, who took over as director and head coach of Hopkinton Special Olympics back in 2004 from program founder Claudia Vanderpool. “I had recently retired after many years as director of...
Two years ago, Sean Farrell made the decision to move nearly 700 miles away to pursue his hockey goals. That choice has taken him around the world with the U.S. National Team Development Program and allowed him to earn a chance to play hockey at Harvard after the...
