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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...
A former state trooper who was taken into custody from his Hopkinton home in December agreed to plead guilty as part of the overtime abuse scandal that has roiled the Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts announced last month. As...
Selectmen at their Feb. 26 meeting appointed four at-large members to the newly created Trail Coordination and Management Committee. Peter LaGoy, Charles Dauchy, Kenneth Charles Parker and Jamie Wronka will join another three members to be recommended by the Planning...
Whether you prefer denim or diamonds, you are sure to have a fun evening at the annual Hopkinton Education Foundation fundraising gala. The Denim and Diamonds Affair will be held on March 9 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Doubletree by Hilton in Milford. Along with...
The Hopkinton Cultural Council recently announced its grant award recipients, with 11 local organizations receiving full or partial funding for their endeavors. “We saw a large increase in the number of applications this year so we were only able to fund a small...
As the town’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget process continues, the Board of Selectmen continued with operating and capital budget hearings for town departments. On the agenda at the meeting on Feb. 26, Board of Health Director Shaun McAuliffe presented his department’s...
Selectmen approve submittal of document to state grant program Selectmen unanimously and with very little discussion voted at their Feb. 26 meeting to authorize Hopkinton Public Schools Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to the...
The town Planning Board will hold a public hearing on March 11 to reconsider the previously denied application by TJA Clean Energy to build a solar facility on 34 acres off Wilson Street. The hearing was prescribed by an order of remand from the state Land Court at...
The Police Department’s recently announced Hopkinton Business Camera Registry (HBCR) actually is part of a community initiative that began a few months ago. “Because we have a lot of new police officers on the force now, I wanted to find a way to help connect them...
Company receives widespread support from town Voters at the Feb. 11 Special Town Meeting approved the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement for Lykan Bioscience by a clear majority, clearing the way for the company to locate at 97 South St. “We’re very happy with...
Following the established budget timeline, Town Manager Norman Khumalo submitted his recommended FY20 comprehensive budget, totaling $93,840,941, to the Board of Selectmen at its Jan. 29 meeting. “The intention today is to hand the budget over to the selectmen,”...
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, rings in the lunar new year in East Asia and is often considered one of the largest celebrations in the world. The fourth-year renewal of the holiday event in Hopkinton — held at Hopkins School on Feb. 2 — hosted...
Supporters of a local charity will be seeing red on Saturday, March 2, as the second annual Live4Evan Red Tie Affair is held at Lake Pearl in Wrentham. Last year’s event, which drew 200-plus people, raised about $30,000. That amount helped lease a one-bedroom...
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...
Hopkinton’s Shanti Yoga held a fundraiser on Feb. 10. The event featured a one-hour gentle flow class to benefit the 2019 Michael’s Miracle Boston Marathon run, which raises money for the Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton. For more information or to...
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...
February vacation is a good time to escape the snow and freezing temperatures with a visit to a place that offers more sun. For Hopkinton High School senior Amanda Hansen and junior Kayla McCann, a different opportunity presented itself: a visit to the Land of the...
The Hopkinton School Committee certified the FY20 School Budget during its Jan. 17 meeting, sending the $48,059,950 budget to the town for final approval. Next year’s budget represents a $3,003,300 increase — 6.67 percent — over FY19. “It was really important to us to...
