Wrapping up a stellar four-year career as a diver with the Hillers, Weatherhead (pictured with her diving coach, Drew Foley) finished first in the 1-meter diving competition at the Tri-Valley League Showcase competition in Wellesley on Jan. 28, helping the Hillers to...
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...
Both the boys and girls ski teams at Hopkinton High School put together strong seasons this winter, with each team earning a second-place finish in the Central Mass. league, and five total skiers securing spots at the state meet. “We knew we had three or four strong...
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 latest Tales from a Townie story recounts another adventure in the ’47 Chevy and features a...
This story is about Jim and my greatest adventure in the ’47 Chevy (the first tale about this vehicle was published in the Jan. 10 edition of the Independent). We were cruising in the Chevy one night in the fall of our junior year at Hopkinton High School (1958). We...
The Hopkinton Public Schools Music Department announced that Aritro Chatterjee (viola), Aman Kumar (tuba), and Aditya Machiraju (tuba) were accepted into the Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Festival to take place March 22 and 23 in Worcester and...
The Hopkinton High School boys hockey team posted an exciting 2-1 victory over Norwood last Wednesday at New England Sports Center in Marlborough to clinch the Tri-Valley League Large School Division title.
Hopkinton’s Brendan Tedstone was named director of clinical operations for Mary Ann Morse at New Horizons at Marlboro, which cited his “extensive experience and unwavering commitment to exceptional care.” Tedstone, a former Hopkinton Select Board chair, first started...
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. Visit the library’s website calendar for event registration information. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter,...
Barbara A. Brennan (Smith), 85, of Hopkinton and formerly of New Bedford, Newton and Dartmouth, passed away Feb. 15 in Natick, in the loving care of Mary Ann Morse Health Care Center and Good Shepherd Hospice. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Brennan...
Henry “Hank” Peter Allessio, 83, of Hopkinton passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Feb. 16 after years of being affected by blood-related cancers. He was born in 1940 to Henry Paul and Adele Margaret (Pozzetta) Allessio in Pittsfield. It was in Pittsfield...
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 Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee announced that it would cancel its caucus leading up to the...
The Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee announced that it would cancel its caucus leading up to the May 20 Annual Town Election. As noted in recent coverage, despite a Special Town Meeting vote last November to end the town caucus nominating process and stop listing...
The School Committee at its Thursday meeting awarded a pre-construction contract of $140,000 to Commodore Builders for the Hopkins School addition/renovation project. The funding comes from the $3 million previously appropriated for the feasibility phase of the...
After a strong freshman season, Li continued his solid performances this year in the butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle events. HHS coach Blake Briner calls Li “one of the calmest, hard-working swimmers I have ever seen. He never misses a time or ever complains,...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 7-month-old Maggie. Here is Baypath's description of Maggie: "Meet Maggie! This lovely sweetheart is eager to steal your...
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 Select Board at its remote meeting Tuesday night heard from advocates seeking a car parade for...
In a statement released Wednesday, state Rep. James Arena-DeRosa announced that the party caucus process will remain in effect for May's election because the home rule petition he filed late last year has not yet been passed by the Legislature. At November's Special...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o-f6TTQw_0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its remote meeting Tuesday night heard from advocates seeking a car parade for graduating high school students in the hope that it will become an annual town tradition. Last year, a...
