Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for June 2. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions June 2 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: https://coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com While Town Hall and...
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Hopkinton Family Day canceled for 2020
The Friends of Hopkinton announced Monday that Hopkinton Family Day, which was scheduled for Sept. 19, has been canceled. It's the latest local event to be called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "In the past this community event has brought many groups together,"...
Coutinho, Kilduff work on alternative Boston Marathon experience in Hopkinton
Select Board vice chair John Coutinho, the town’s liaison to the Boston Athletic Association, is working to create a memorable experience in September for Boston Marathon runners who are fundraising for local charities. While there won’t be a traditional Boston...
Jose ‘Zack’ Luis, 67
Jose "Zack" Luis, 67, a longtime Hopkinton resident, died unexpectedly during the early morning hours of May 12. He was the beloved husband of Michele (Martins) Luis, with whom he shared over 40 years of marriage. Born March 9, 1953, in Chaves, Portugal, he was the...
Planning Board votes to send solar overlay map to Town Meeting
At its Monday night meeting the Planning Board voted on a Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District map that it plans to send to Town Meeting voters, acting to limit commercial solar in residential areas and where deforestation is necessary. The map is limited to...
Hopkintonians support Black Lives Matter movement with vigil on Town Common
The Black Lives Matter movement had a presence in Hopkinton on Sunday evening, as about 200 individuals showed up to the Town Common to encourage respect for their fellow Americans. What started out as a post on a local Facebook group inviting people to attend a...
Lorraine McCabe, 89
Lorraine McCabe of Hopkinton passed away at home peacefully on May 28, surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Lorraine was predeceased by her husband, Robert, and leaves her adult children, Judy Gifford, Tom...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for May 29
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for May 29. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions May 29 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: https://coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com While Town Hall and...
Boston Marathon live race canceled, virtual event planned
For the first time in its 124-year history, there will not be an in-person Boston Marathon. The Boston Athletic Association, deferring to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's decision to cancel mass participation events, announced Thursday that the race will instead be held...
Conservation Commission votes against herbicide application in Lake Maspenock
At its Tuesday meeting, the Conservation Commission voted 4-3 against allowing the use of chemical herbicides to Lake Maspenock this year to combat invasive weed growth. Following a recommendation from a Citizens Input Group appointed by the Select Board, and after...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for May 27
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for May 27. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions May 27 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: https://coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com While Town Hall and...
Gary Nillissen, 94
Gary M. Nillissen, 94, of Hopkinton passed away May 23 at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Hermina (Steeman) and Joseph Nillissen. He served in the Royal Netherlands East-Indies Air Force as a sergeant...
Town: Main Street Corridor Project fully funded following approval of $3M grant
Via a press release Friday, the town confirmed and added more details to what Town Manager Norman Khumalo stated at the May 6 Select Board meeting, that following approval of a $3 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant, the Main Street Corridor Project is...
Mosquito spraying starts June 2
Personnel from the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) are scheduled to spray areas of Hopkinton on June 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30 and July 1. All dates are subject to change due to weather conditions, mosquito populations, mosquito virus...
Ellery Taft, 93
Ellery Taft, 93, of Hopkinton passed away on May 6. He was the husband of Madeline L. (Simmons) Taft, who died in 2009. Ellery was a WWII Navy veteran. He joined the Navy in 1945 and had his first job working in the kitchen. From there he worked at the former Draper...
Town water fountains shut off to reduce spread of COVID-19
Following guidance from the Hopkinton Health Department, all publicly accessible water fountains and bubblers in town are being kept off to reduce the risk for COVID-19 spread. Water-sewer manager Eric Carty said the fountains had been shut off for the winter and were...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for May 20
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for May 20. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions May 20 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: https://coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com While Town Hall and...
BAA ‘exploring all options’ regarding Sept. 14 Boston Marathon
Following his press conference Tuesday about the state's reopening plan, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said his office continues to discuss the Boston Marathon. The race, which has been run every year since 1897, was rescheduled from April 20 to Sept. 14. “Certainly when...
Town Meeting delayed again; Hopkinton receives $1.6M in federal funding
At its Tuesday night meeting, the Select Board voted to delay Town Meeting again, pushing it back from June 22 to a likely September date still to be determined. Town Election remains set for June 29. With Town Meeting being held after the close of the fiscal year on...
Town health director: Golden Pond down to single active case of COVID-19
Hopkinton Health Department director Shaun McAuliffe, appearing on the Select Board Zoom meeting Tuesday night, reported that the Golden Pond assisted living facility is down to one active case of COVID-19. The facility had an outbreak of the disease last month, with...