The owners of 47 East Main Street, which includes a historic stone home and 2,000-square-foot barn, are seeking a variance from the Board of Appeals to rent out the property for private events — such as weddings — after being issued a cease and desist order from the...
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Tales from a Townie: Hanny and The Chimney
This story evolves from doing research for my article on the undefeated 1955 Hopkinton High School football team (Hopkinton Independent, Nov. 24, 2021). I needed the scores of the football games from 1955, and I had three yearbooks from Hopkinton High School, but not...
Senior Snippets, March 9 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 check Ourseniorcenter.com/find/Hopkinton-council-on-aging or hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone with questions...
Business Briefs: GRLA continues charitable work
This year marks the 46th anniversary of the founding of Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects (GRLA), and in keeping with a commitment made in 2016, the firm continues to work on initiatives that contribute to the community in a meaningful way, including providing...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, March 7
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. Following the recent revelation that students at Hopkinton Middle School have made “racist...
Photo contest winner, March 9 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...
Library Corner, March 9 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. Movie streaming The library will be offering the Kanopy...
HHS girls basketball loses heartbreaker at Chelmsford
The Hopkinton High School girls basketball team nearly pulled off an upset in Chelmsford on Friday night, but the hosts rallied in the final seconds to knock out the Hillers, 45-44, in a Division 1 state tournament game. Senior Brooke Dougherty drove through traffic...
HMS administration emails families with plan to combat ‘discriminatory behaviors’ in school
Following the recent revelation that students at Hopkinton Middle School have made “racist comments to one another,” Hopkinton Public Schools Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh and HMS Principal Alan Keller reached out to the community to share their plan to combat the...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, March 4
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. Following recent issues of divisiveness, the School Committee had a midyear check-in of its...
HHS boys hockey falls in tourney opener
The Hopkinton High School boys hockey team fell to Masconomet, 6-2, on Thursday night in a Division 2 state tournament first-round game at Haverhill Valley Forum. The Hillers, seeded 29th, fell behind 4-0 in the first period before playing the fourth-seeded hosts to a...
School Committee roundup: Members seek to ‘strengthen the dialogue’ with help from consultant; security camera policy debated
Following recent issues of divisiveness, the School Committee had a midyear check-in of its norms and beliefs, part of its protocols and best practices for effective meetings. While at recent meetings some members expressed frustration with how meetings were run and a...
Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Boston
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Boston, a 2 1/2-year-old mix. Here is Baypath's description of Boston: “Just like Massachusetts’ capital, Boston is beautiful...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for March 3
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for March 3. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions March 3 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ The Hopkinton Emergency...
Cathleen Egan, 72
Cathleen M. (Durand) Egan, 72, of Hubbardston, died peacefully Feb. 28 in the Life Care Center of Leominster after a short battle with ovarian cancer, with children Caitlin and Ben by her side. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 11, 1949, she was the daughter...
Hopkinton Today: Thursday, March 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. The Upper Charles Trail Committee tried to get back on track at its meeting Wednesday night...
HHS Sports Roundup: Girls basketball rolls in tourney opener; Powers wins another title
The Hopkinton High School girls basketball team opened postseason play by crushing visiting Malden, 61-29, on Wednesday in a Division 1 preliminary round game. Hopkinton (9-12), the 25th seed, next will play at eighth-seeded Chelmsford on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Malden,...
UCTC continues discussion about potential trail location
The Upper Charles Trail Committee tried to get back on track at its meeting Wednesday night and revisited the debate over which option would be preferred to get from Milford to the Marathon School area. The committee previously had expressed support for a route along...
Arrests/Police Log, March 1 edition
POLICE LOG February 22 12:32 a.m. Officer Shannon Beloin assisted the Southborough Police Department with a search on a female. 4:43 a.m. Officer Shannon Beloin checked on East Street property. 9:00 a.m. A motorist reported two potholes on Saddle Hill Road. The DPW...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, March 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. A three-alarm fire broke out at 10 Mayhew Street early Tuesday afternoon. Heavy smoke could...