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Shelly Moran, the math coach for the Hopkinton Public Schools, never figured she would be teaching the subject to which she once had an aversion when she was in school. “I was a reluctant math student,” explained Moran, who has been teaching in the Hopkinton school...
Darby Stott was a dear friend of Hopkinton resident Patrick Sansonetti, graduating Marian High School in Framingham in 1989 and Holy Cross four years later. When Stott died after battling a second round of metastatic breast cancer in 2014, Sansonetti took on the cause...
Leading up to the Oct. 11 Boston Marathon, the Independent will profile local charity runners. This issue we highlight Johanna Impellizeri, who is running to raise funds for the Hopkinton Garden Club. “I was born and raised in New York playing as many sports as could...
A representative from the drug company Repligen appeared before the Select Board on Aug. 3 to discuss the company’s interest in taking over a vacant building on South Street and working on a Tax Increment Finance (TIF) agreement to provide incentive. Steve Curran, the...
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 video or two to brighten your morning. The use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was discussed at this past...
Hopkinton High School students Nicolette Buonora and Lauren Strechay won two awards at the sixth annual Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, hosted by The Henry Ford Museum online this spring. The girls were waiting for the results from the global level of...
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. Library Hours Expanded Effective Aug. 16, the library is...
Joseph A. Sergi, formerly of Dedham, passed away peacefully Aug. 10 in his home with his loving family by his side. He was a very proud American and a veteran of the United States Navy, serving on his beloved “Haddo” submarine in World War II and the Korean War. In...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjYXDhiAmhs The use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was discussed at Thursday’s School Committee meeting, with a vote expected at the next meeting on Aug. 19. Representatives for two groups — one for and one opposed —...
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 video or two to brighten your morning. At last week's Select Board meeting, the board addressed an issue raised by a...
The results of the 2020 census were released Thursday, and it shows Hopkinton with a population of 18,758. That's a substantial rise from the 2010 total of 14,925, and ranks as the sixth-biggest jump in the state. The census also puts some specific numbers to...
At the Aug. 3 Select Board meeting, the board addressed an issue raised by a resident regarding a traffic issue at Cumberland Farms on West Main Street, where a number accidents — including some serious ones — have occurred. Resident Darlene Hayes made a request — her...
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 video or two to brighten your morning. At Tuesday's meeting, the Conservation Commission issued fines to The Trails,...
The town announced Wednesday that the Main Street Corridor Project contractor, A.F. Amorello & Sons, struck an active gas line while doing work Monday near the intersection of Main Street and Pleasant Street. Eversource Gas was notified and repaired the leak...
At Tuesday’s meeting the Conservation Commission made headway on several ongoing proposals, which were either approved or are near the approval stage. Fines were assessed on two projects for failure to comply with stormwater mitigation procedures. The Trails at Legacy...
ARRESTS August 5 1:17 a.m. Officer Kevin Sager conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street and Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officer Stephen Buckley assisted. After field sobriety tests, a 19-year-old from Bellingham was arrested and charged with OUI liquor, no...
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 video or two to brighten your morning. The Planning Board met Monday to approve the Connelly Farms nine-lot subdivision...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6LKBZy1k1k&list=PL8WekT6kxX1CwNNgtVPivQYbM7NakFJ_T&index=1 The Planning Board met on Monday to approve the Connelly Farms nine-lot subdivision at the corner of Hayden Rowe Street and College Street by a 6-0 vote with a number...
Hopkinton seniors who qualified for the state’s circuit breaker tax credit on their 2020 Massachusetts income tax filing are encouraged to apply for a limited exemption of property taxes for the upcoming year. In order to be considered for the town's program,...
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 video or two to brighten your morning. An email from Superintendent of Schools Carol Cavanaugh to district families...
