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“It's always a treat to find something really special,” says Bert Rosengarten of Bert Rosengarten Antiques. He started treasure hunting as a teenager after joining his father’s antique business in the 1960s. Now, with nearly six decades in the field, Rosengarten says...
Due to the Fire Department utilizing hydrants to fight a fire on Clinton Street early Saturday morning, the Water and Sewer Department is cautioning residents that there might be some water discoloration throughout the system. Residents are advised to check their...
Mary Jo LaFreniere and Shahidul Mannan have our votes for Select Board on May 16. We encourage you to vote for them too. Mary Jo is already serving successfully on the Select Board, relying on her professional expertise as a former town assessor in Plainville and on...
I am writing in support of John Coutinho for Select Board, and to ask for your support as well. In the 20-plus years I’ve been in Hopkinton, I’ve seen firsthand John’s commitment to the town, marveling at how he attended every major event. He has served on numerous...
Jeff Doyle played football and lacrosse at Hopkinton High School prior to his graduation in 2009, but distance running is relatively new to him. Although he has watched the start of the Boston Marathon more than 20 times, this will be his first time running the...
Nicole MacLennan, a Hopkinton resident of 15 years, will be running her first Boston Marathon this month. “I’m really excited to have the chance to run a hometown race, it has always been a bucket list kind of race for me,” MacLennan says. “And I’m really looking...
Roads immediately surrounding the Town Common will close to traffic Monday at 6:30 a.m. in preparation for the start of the Boston Marathon, the town announced. Other main and accessory roads in the vicinity will close to traffic at 7 a.m. Live updates about the event...
On April 18, thousands of runners will line up in Hopkinton to run this year’s Boston Marathon. The world will be watching these athletes as they pound the pavement looking exhausted and stressed and eagerly hoping to cross the finish line. One of those runners will...
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. Jak Miller began working at the Hopkinton Public Library last June, becoming the young...
I am writing to offer my support for Shahidul Mannan for Select Board. Shahidul is sincere, honest and works for our community. People may not know this, as the committees that he has served on do not receive much public attention, but they are critical for the town’s...
Jak Miller began working at the Hopkinton Public Library last June, becoming the young adult librarian in November. Since then, Miller has been so enamored with the library that she volunteered to run this month’s Boston Marathon to raise money for her relatively new...
Kayla McCann, a 2020 graduate of Hopkinton High School, is running this month for the Canty’s Underdog Scholarship Fund. A nursing student and Army ROTC cadet at Northeastern University, McCann ran the Boston Marathon virtual event in 2020. McCann was a swimming...
Like most Hopkinton residents, Chris Mastroianni grew up watching the start of the Boston Marathon. He remembers having some of the elite Kenyan runners visit his school and the pomp and circumstance of being at the beginning of the world’s most famous road race. “The...
The motto on the Hopkinton Public Library Foundation website reads: “Honor our past, build our future.” That sentiment is appropriately demonstrated by Hopkinton resident Colleen Reilly, whose first job was stacking books at her high school library after class. “It...
Tim Kilduff is widely recognized as Hopkinton’s can-do man when it comes to all things Boston Marathon. Hopkinton’s Start Line Brewing Company, recognizing Kilduff’s contributions to the race and the town, is making him its can man for 2022. Kilduff’s image will grace...
I am urging all Hopkinton voters to re-elect Mary Jo LaFreniere to another term on the [Select Board]. Mary Jo has spent many years working and advocating for the Town of Hopkinton from being an assessor to serving on the [Select Board], giving so much of herself to...
Hopkinton's Water and Sewer Department announced Thursday that crews will be flushing a hydrant in Woodville this evening, starting around 9 p.m. Once the wells are turned back on Friday morning, this could spread the discoloration back toward town. Residents are...
Dorothea A. (Moran) Pecora, 90, of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully on April 10 at St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Dorothea was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late Edward P. and Avis (Mills) Moran. She grew up in Hopkinton,...
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. The Upper Charles Trail Committee, at a special meeting Wednesday morning, voted...
