Hopkinton Community Partnership hosted its annual Trunk-or-Treat fundraiser at Marathon Elementary School on Saturday.
Photos: Trunk-or-Treat at Marathon School
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Photos: HCA Wicked 5K road race
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts held the ninth annual Wicked 5K road race and Wee-Wicked Dash at its Hayden Rowe Street campus on Sunday.
Photos: Wicked Pickle at Metrowest YMCA
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts and Metrowest YMCA held the annual Wicked Pickle pickleball tournament and fundraiser on Saturday at the Metrowest YMCA Outdoor Center.
Photos: Senior Center Halloween party
The Hopkinton Senior Center held its annual Halloween party Thursday afternoon.
Main Street Corridor Project update: Amorello schedules paving for November
The latest Main Street Corridor Project update released Friday notes that A.F. Amorello & Sons has informed the town of tentative plans to pave Nov. 5-6. The paving will occur on the west end of the project and include all side streets within the project area. To...
Portion of West Main Street to close overnight Monday, Tuesday
The Department of Public Works announced that a part of West Main Street will close Monday and Tuesday night to accommodate repair work. According to a notice from the DPW, Eversource plans to repair a manhole in front of Cumberland Farms on West Main Street, near the...
Hopkinton Today for Friday, Oct. 24: Historical Society to honor Hopkinton’s military history
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Exhibition to salute town's military history, celebrated WWI general The Hopkinton Historical Society...
Photos: Tree planting on Main Street
Landscaping contractors for A.F. Amorello & Sons began planting trees downtown Wednesday as part of the Main Street Corridor Project.
Crust & Co. owner, landlord: Accusations of ties to Hillers Pizza ‘have to stop’
A letter sent to the Select Board by an attorney representing 77 West Main Street owner and landlord Paul Mastroianni last week is stark in its warning: If the board moves forward with an investigation into Mastroianni regarding private financial matters related to...
Conservation Commission discusses stormwater violations on Charleswood School project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TOVNuv1Uwk The Conservation Commission on Tuesday rebuked the Charleswood School developer for a lack of “urgency” in addressing recent stormwater management violations. Judy Day, the town’s conservation administrator, explained that...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Ruby
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 2-year-old Ruby. Here is Baypath's description of Ruby: "Meet Ruby! This wiggly little lady is the perfect medium size, with...
Photos: Fall at Hopkinton State Park
Photographer Amit Jagdale recently took photos of fall foliage at Hopkinton State Park.
Hopkinton Today for Thursday, Oct. 23: Shah completes Jimmy Fund Walk for cancer research
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Shah walks to support cancer research, honor relatives' memory Hopkinton resident Manan Shah recently...
Charleswood groundbreaking, site issues part of ESBC discussions
In addition to talks regarding a Nov. 4 groundbreaking ceremony for the Charleswood School project, the Elementary School Building Committee on Tuesday heard about a couple of neighbor complaints and issues going before the Conservation Commission the same night....
Select Board discusses licensing modifications after Crust & Co. misstep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp6CFEK_sGI The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday began discussions about revamping the process for issuing and renewing common victualler and related licenses for restaurants and businesses. The call for a change arose after Crust...
Select Board acknowledges efforts made by owner to control ‘dangerous’ dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp6CFEK_sGI The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday thanked the town’s animal control officer and the owner of a dog it deemed “dangerous” a month ago for working together to implement measures to keep the pit bull from running loose...
Janus Connelly, 73
Janus Marie Connelly passed away peacefully on Oct. 21 at the age of 73, surrounded by loved ones after a brave battle against an aggressive cancer. She was born to Kenneth and Marie (McGowan) Cameron on Jan. 24, 1952. Janus lived the majority of her life in the same...
June Bouvier, 91
June C. Bouvier, 91, of Shrewsbury passed away on Oct. 17, 2025. Born in Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late Edward Winters, who died when she was young, and the late Mary (Boyd) Winters. She was the wife of 54 years to the late Bernard D. Bouvier. Formerly of...
Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 22 edition
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG Oct. 14 6:01 a.m. A caller reported a fallen tree blocking half of the roadway of...
Hopkinton Today for Wednesday, Oct. 22: PJB begins first phase of holiday giving program
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. PJB looks for holiday program sponsors The first phase of the Project Just Because holiday program...
