Spring graduates from the University of Massachusetts Amherst include Hopkinton residents Elise Blackstock, Ethan Champlin, Jake Chirco, Sabine Collinson, Jack Connolly, Caleb Dacey, Khushi Dave, Nathan Foster, Jessica Franks, Yusra Habib, Kamron Haghighi, Ellora...
The Hopkinton Independent presents A Slice of Hopkinton photo contest, sponsored by BoMain pizza bar and grill. 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...
ARRESTS August 27 2:09 p.m. On Hayden Rowe Street, Officers Kyle Quinzani and Nicholas Walker arrested a 70-year-old from Framingham and charged him with operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor...
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. Hearing about I-495/I-90 interchange to cover milestones, public comment An upcoming virtual public...
A concerned resident of The Communities at Golden Pond has tried to facilitate the rescue of a goose that had been trapped in fishing wire in neighboring Ice House Pond over Labor Day weekend. By late Tuesday afternoon, the goose freed itself, but not without...
Hopkinton High School graduate Dylan Striek was named winner of a prestigious Thoreau Scholarship, a $26,000 award that will benefit him as he begins his studies at Dartmouth College. The Henry David Thoreau Scholarship is a four-year tuition scholarship awarded...
A new restaurant with new owners will take the place of Hillers Pizza, according to the landlord. Hillers Pizza closed permanently on Monday, with a sign on its door noting that a business called "Crust & Co. Pizza & More" is set to take over the space at 77...
Chess has taken Devansh Vellanki to some interesting places. The Hopkinton resident has competed in national and worldwide tournaments throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, South America and Georgia — the country next to Russia, not the state next 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...
In the battle between hotels and vacation rentals, consistency is the winning move. Here’s how to deliver an experience that lives up to your listing and keeps guests coming back. Hotels have a secret weapon: consistency. No matter where you check in, the bed feels...
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. HCA invites master painters to teach impressionism Novice and seasoned artists alike will have a...
Hillers Pizza, which has been shrouded in controversy since June, when owner Peter Sismanis was convicted of indecent assault and battery for hugging and kissing a 16-year-old female employee in the restaurant’s basement and sentenced to prison, apparently has closed...
The Hopkinton Historical Society will offer a new type of program this fall: a class all about the history of Hopkinton. The six-part course begins Sept. 23 and will run weekly through the end of October. It will be taught by Historical Society member Chuck Joseph,...
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. SCHEDULE UPDATE...
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. Baypath celebrates start of construction for new shelter Representatives from Baypath Humane Society...
The clearing of the Hopkinton Drug site continued Thursday. After the south-facing wall fell onto the sidewalk and spilled onto Main Street on Wednesday afternoon, workers reinstalled the fencing and organized the debris into a large pile toward the center of the lot.
The Select Board will hold a public hearing next Thursday (Sept. 4) to consider its options regarding the common victualer's license for Hillers Pizza. The board is set to meet at the Hopkinton High School auditorium at 6 p.m. to review the issue before the public....
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animals are Amelia and Horton. Here is Baypath's description of Amelia and Horton: "When more than a dozen huskies and shepherds...
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. HPL to open Sundays starting Sept. 7 The Hopkinton Public Library will be open on Sundays once again...
