Joseph Bennett, who recently was promoted to chief of the Hopkinton Police Department, released a statement Thursday on the racial unrest and protests that have occurred across the nation. Below is the statement in full: Yesterday, I was extremely humbled to pick up...
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Hopkinton’s Balarezo chairs Against the Tide event
Kristina Balarezo is not letting the COVID-19 pandemic keep her from a cause near and dear to her heart. The Hopkinton resident is serving as chair of the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s Against the Tide, a multi-fitness event that raises funds to support...
HPS superintendent Cavanaugh on racial unrest: ‘Silence cannot serve’
Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the schools community Wednesday morning, as Black Lives Matter protests continue to take place in cities and towns across the nation — including Hopkinton, which held a vigil on the Town Common Sunday...
Trail organizers take different paths on town plan
Hopkinton has an ambitious goal to have a trail system that runs through town, picking up from the Upper Charles Trail in Milford and connecting to a proposed trail in Ashland. A number of people have been hard at work to accomplish this task, and while they are...
Residents get creative to deal with quarantines, social distancing
Coronavirus can make it feel like the walls are closing in, but Hopkintonians are finding ways to make the best of a bad situation. As residents adjust their work, school and personal lives around the temporary new practices of self-quarantines and social distancing,...
Select Board tabs Bennett as police chief; Town Election moved to June 29
Joseph Bennett was named the town's new police chief during Tuesday night's Select Board meeting, pending agreement on a contract. Bennett, the deputy chief and a 25-year veteran of the force, has been serving as interim chief since Edward Lee's last day on the job,...
Officials warn of COVID-19 scams
The Hopkinton Police issued a warning about a COVID-19 scam in which individuals are going door to door claiming to test people for the virus. The individuals reportedly are driving a white van and wearing hazmat suits. According to the police notice: "While inside...
Photo: Common Claus
Santa Claus made his annual appearance at the Town Common on Dec. 7 for Hopkinton’s tree lighting ceremony. It capped an eventful day in Hopkinton, which included the Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Stroll. PHOTO/CHRISTINE STRICKLAND
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