College honors: 4 from Hopkinton graduate from Stonehill

Mar 2026 10

HHS group spreads awareness about endometriosis

One in 10 women suffer from endometriosis, and it typically takes 7-10 years to diagnose. Those statistics were enough to prompt a group of Hopkinton High School students to launch a community awareness campaign about the topic. The project is featured as part of...

Feb 2026 27

Change orders widen scope of Hopkins School project

The School Committee on Thursday approved several items that widen the scope of the Hopkins School project. The addition portion of the project was completed and turned over in December, two months early, giving Vertex (owner’s project manager) time to look at...

Feb 2026 27

Schedule in place to interview school administrator candidates

During Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Evan Bishop outlined the restructuring of his administrative team in the wake of an impending retirement and departure. Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Susan Rothermich is retiring,...

Feb 2026 20

‘End of an era’: Rothermich retiring from HPS; search for new school CFO begins

Susan Rothermich, the School Department’s assistant superintendent for finance and operations, is retiring at the end of the school year, prompting a search for her successor, the superintendent announced Friday. In an email to the Independent, Superintendent Evan...

Feb 2026 19

Former Marathon assistant principal: Lack of ADHD meds led to casino incident

The former Marathon School assistant principal accused of assaulting a disabled veteran from West Bridgewater at a Plainville casino two years ago decided to share his side of the story with the Independent the day before the anniversary of the incident. Eric...

Feb 2026 18

Alternate well site needed for Charleswood School due to lack of water

Developers of Charleswood School will seek an alternative irrigation well site following a drilling attempt that did not yield water. During Tuesday’s Elementary School Building Committee meeting, Vertex project manager Chris Kenney said the area was drilled to a...