https://issuu.com/communityadvocate/docs/hi_4.19.23_layout_web_24770580024fff
Newspaper: April 19, 2023
read more
Blog
eHop’s Know Your Vote forum explains issues ahead of Town Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9iEtrrbrKo&t=26s [Editor's note: The Annual Town Meeting warrant, listing all 48 articles, can be accessed here.] On Tuesday night, eHop held its 11th annual Know Your Vote forum at the HCAM studio to help prepare residents for...
Letter to the Editor: Stephenson for School Committee
I am honored to endorse Susan Stephenson for School Committee. Susan grew up in Western Pennsylvania and just recently moved to Hopkinton in August. She spent her 36-year career as a middle school/high school English teacher in the Seneca Valley district, one of the...
Letter to the Editor: Maspenock residents oppose rezoning plan
At Annual Town Meeting on May 1, Marguerite Concrete wishes to impose a zoning change at the corner of South Street and Hayward Street that would fundamentally damage the Lake Maspenock neighborhood. All Hopkinton residents must be at Town Meeting to vote no to this...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, April 19
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. Local runners participating in Monday’s 127th Boston Marathon had an extra boost at the start, with...
HHS girls track begins defense of league title
The Hopkinton High School girls track and field team has 94 athletes this spring and a few goals in mind, including capturing another Tri-Valley League title. “We always like to win the league title, which generally means you have to be undefeated in the regular...
Local Boston Marathon runners revel in crowd support in Hopkinton, along course
Local runners participating in Monday’s 127th Boston Marathon had an extra boost at the start, with lots of support from their family, friends and neighbors, and the good feelings continued after they left town. Resident Devin Callinan ran his first marathon, raising...
Real Estate Transactions, April 19 edition
Charles ‘Chip’ Salyards, 56, former Hopkinton resident
Charles “Chip” Foster Salyards Jr., age 56, passed away on April 14 in Dover, New Hampshire. Chip was a former resident of Falmouth and Hopkinton. A husband, a father and a friend sum up everything Chip wanted in life. He was a family man first, a husband who loved...
Fire flow test Wednesday might lead to water discoloration
The town's Water Department announced that there will be a required fire flow test on Wednesday (April 19) at approximately 9:30 a.m. "Because this test will take place on main transmission lines, customers may notice some discoloration during and after the tests...
Don MacNeill, 61, veterans advocate
Seldon “Don” MacNeill, 61, formerly of Hudson and Hopkinton, died April 9 after being transported to Milford Regional Medical Center following an accidental house fire. Don was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. He was survived by his wife of 20...
Anne Stafford, 87, grew up in Woodville
Anne L. (Davis-Hookway) Stafford, a woman who could do almost anything and was never afraid to take on new challenges, passed away peacefully at the Care Dimensions Hospice House on April 16. She was 87 years old. Anne was born in Framingham. She grew up in the...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, April 18
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. The 127th Boston Marathon got off to a wet but clean start in Hopkinton on Monday morning, with some...
Photos: 127th Boston Marathon (additional photos added)
The 127th Boston Marathon got off to a wet but clean start in Hopkinton on Monday morning, with some 30,000 athletes taking part. Evans Chebet repeated as men's champion, pulling away in the final mile to win in a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds. He was...
‘Sew Many Possibilities’ brings quilting to HCAM
A new HCAM-TV series called “Sew Many Possibilities” is showing viewers how fun and creative quilting can be. Program host, Marathon Quilters Guild president and longtime Hopkinton resident Nancy Burdick shares what’s going on in the local fiber arts scene and...
Local runners complete World Marathon Challenge
Hopkinton resident Mark Valutkevich and his former longtime neighbor, Jim Coffey, are not exactly sure what inspired them to run six of the world’s premier marathons. But both can agree that the credit, or the blame, for the idea should go to Valutkevich. “I am going...
HHS Business Professionals of America students head to national competition
Twenty-two students from Hopkinton High School’s Business Professionals of America club qualified at a state event to attend the National Leadership Conference on April 26-30 in Anaheim, California. In addition, Dhruv Shah was elected state president and Vainavi...
Senior Snippets, April 19 edition
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs and services, including lunch program menus, as well as a newsletter, check hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, April 17
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. The 127th Boston Marathon is today. Click here for detailed information about road closures, race...
List: Hopkinton runners in 2023 Boston Marathon
There are 62 Hopkinton residents registered to run this year’s Boston Marathon: NAME NUMBER Jawed Akhtar 25774 Michael Bird 27088 Ian Brohm 26529 Nicholas Brown 29132 Monica Brum 25783 Michael Burdulis 30029 Devin Callinan 29363 Jennifer Carter 29723 Ilana Casady...
