ARRESTS July 30 10:48 a.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on West Main Street. Officer Robert Ekross responded and conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Tyler Staback responded as backup. A 28-year-old from...
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North Mill Street paving scheduled for Aug. 9-10
Hopkinton's Department of Public Works announced that North Mill Street will be paved on Aug. 9 and 10 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. The work will take place between Front Street and the Milford town line. The DPW advises that traffic patterns and travel times likely will be...
No lawn watering permitted as town remains in critical drought status
Hopkinton Water-Sewer Manager Eric Carty issued an announcement Wednesday reminding residents and business owners that the town is at a Level 3 critical drought status and, as such, no lawn watering is permitted. Another heat wave is predicted for the next few days,...
Porter takes pride in police longevity
For many people, their first real interaction with the police comes at a traumatic time in their life. Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John Porter can relate. Porter, who recently was honored for 30 years with the department, was a child in Upton when the police made...
Independent Thoughts: EMC muralist seeks community support
For his contribution to the series of murals along the fence leading to EMC Park, Hopkinton High School senior Owen Fitzpatrick is looking for the community to lend a hand — in more ways than one. Fitzpatrick’s mural (part of the Hopkinton Cultural Council Diversity...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, Aug. 3
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 and video of the day. Leading off the Select Board roundup, Hopkinton's water again tested over the state's limit...
Newspaper: Aug. 3, 2022
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Sports Roundup: Prall lands grad assistant job with WNEU basketball; Powers keeps breaking records
Hopkinton’s Marissa Prall recently landed a job as a graduate assistant coach for the women’s basketball team at Western New England University in Springfield. After three years on the Hopkinton High School varsity, Prall went on to play at Regis College in Weston. As...
Select Board roundup: PFAS back over state limit; Alltown Fresh grand opening Aug. 18
As the town continues to take steps toward both mitigating the PFAS in its water and making a connection to the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority water supply, the latest PFAS test results showed Hopkinton’s water again is over the state’s acceptable limit. The...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Aug. 2
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 and video of the day. It’s often been said that you start growing old when you stop learning. If that’s true,...
New assistant superintendent hopes to help lead HPS’ ‘evolution’
Jeffrey LaBroad, the new assistant superintendent of Hopkinton Public Schools, decided at age 4 that he wanted to become a teacher. He never changed his mind. He credits his kindergarten teacher with allowing him to “fall in love with school and fall in love with...
Senior Center class shares fond memories of France
It’s often been said that you start growing old when you stop learning. If that’s true, some globetrotting folks at the Hopkinton Senior Center and their chef-turned-instructor-turned-tour guide, Nathalie Scott, will be forever young. Born in Belgium, Scott made the...
Photo contest winner, Aug. 3 edition
The Hopkinton Independent presents “A Slice of Hopkinton” photo contest, sponsored by Bill’s Pizzeria. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of people, places or things in Hopkinton. The Independent staff will select one winner for each issue. The winner will have...
Senior Snippets, Aug. 3 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...
Library Corner, Aug. 3 edition
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. Red Cross Blood Drive Thursday, Aug. 4, 2-7 p.m....
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Aug. 1
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 and video of the day. Two musicals and a handful of original comedies combined into one production will provide...
HCA hosts musicals, comedies for hot summer nights
Two musicals and a handful of original comedies combined into one production will provide entertainment for all ages at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts every weekend in August. Enter Stage Left Theater, HCA’s resident theater company, will put on “Seussical Jr.,”...
Murray looks to long stint as HHS AD
Longtime Hopkinton High School guidance counselor and coach Kiely Murray has taken the reins of the athletic department as the new interim athletic director with the hope of making the position permanent next year. Murray, 39, replaces Rich Cormier, who announced in...
Stanley Crane, 92
Stanley T. Crane, 92, of Mendon died July 26 at Milford Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Barbara L. (Goodfellow) Crane. He had lived in Abington until moving to Mendon in 1965. He was a shipper for the Sealtest-Bryers Co. of...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Possible detours in center of town this week
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, crews will work on Verizon and Comcast duct banks at Grove Street and Cedar Street. Detours will be utilized as needed. Walcott Street will be opened to two-way traffic during detour hours to enable entrance from...