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Newspaper: June 29, 2022
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Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, June 29
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. Clean water is a valuable — often underappreciated — commodity, and it’s about to become a...
Big jump in water rates on tap as town prepares for move to MWRA connection
Clean water is a valuable — often underappreciated — commodity, and it’s about to become a lot more expensive in Hopkinton. At the June 21 Select Board meeting, the board approved a 9.5 percent increase in water use fees for fiscal year 2023. And town officials...
Senior Snippets, June 29 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...
Letter to the Editor: Residents should test well water
The Hopkinton Water Department recently published the excellent Annual Water Quality Report (available at bit.ly/HopWater2021) for the year 2021. Substances such as asbestos, nitrate, tetrachloroethylene, PFAS6 and others are reported as detected and their effect on...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, June 28
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. For the first time ever, a team from Hopkins Elementary School won the Hurvitz Cup State...
Hopkins team wins state chess title
For the first time ever, a team from Hopkins Elementary School won the Hurvitz Cup State Scholastic Team Championship, a chess competition run by the Massachusetts Chess Association. The team representing Hopkins consisted of four fifth-grade boys, Dattasai Kilari,...
Mehta makes mark in chess tournaments
On his fifth birthday, Dhairya Mehta was gifted a chess board. The box stayed unopened in his house for months. Bored one day, Mehta asked his father, Mitul, to teach him how to play. His father showed him the basics and later enrolled the boy in chess classes. At 6...
Schools Notebook: Women’s Club announces scholarships
Continuing on a long annual tradition, the Hopkinton Women’s Club recently presented its 2022 scholarships to the following Hopkinton High School seniors: Kathleen Beauvais, Mary Billeter, Sarah Bouvier, Kathryn Callery, Charlotte Cann, Lauren Coccio, Julia Dever,...
Library Corner, June 29 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. Schedule Update The library will be closed July 2-4 for...
Water pump fixed, town returns to normal state of water restrictions
Water-Sewer Department Manager Eric Carty announced Monday morning that the water pump motor that ceased functioning over the weekend has been repaired and the well is back on line. As such, the town will revert to its normal state of required water use restrictions....
Diane Hakansson, 71
It is with great sorrow that the family announces the passing of Diane Hakansson, 71, of Hopkinton at the Mary Morse Rest Home on June 23. By her side, until the time of her death, were her beloved children, Kristina and Jay Hakansson. Many a heart is sore in mourning...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, June 27
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. When Emma Tian was just 4 years old, her mother tried to find an activity for her. Tian,...
Tian competes in national gymnastics meet
When Emma Tian was just 4 years old, her mother tried to find an activity for her. Tian, now 11, tried rhythmic gymnastics, and she has risen up the ranks to earn a spot at her first national meet this month. The competition, which took place from June 1-5, took Tian...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Detour, alternating traffic lane this week
A detour is planned for eastbound Main Street traffic on Monday and Wednesday this week due to work on the Main Street Corridor Project. The detour will send drivers from Main Street to Pleasant Street to Grove Street, which will return drivers to Main Street. On...
Letter to the Editor: Are we teaching students to resent reading?
Students are not satisfied with their schoolbooks. Chapters are read in school and assigned as homework. When each book has at least a month spent reading and writing about it, it is a considerable amount of time in a 10-month school year. But what do the students...
James Murin, 78
James Murin, 78, of Hopkinton died June 21 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was the husband of Maria Margarida A. Lopes-Murin, to whom he was married for 33 years and lovingly called Maggie. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Henry and...
Residents asked to minimize water use due to pump motor failure
The Hopkinton Water-Sewer Department requested Saturday morning that residents on the municipal system turn off all sprinkler systems and refrain from any unnecessary outdoor water use due to a pump motor failure at one of the town's water wells. "It is of the utmost...
Letter to the Editor: Softball program could use spark
I have noticed that in the past few years not as many kids have been interested in softball in Hopkinton. I have played softball for years and just finished my first season playing for the high school. I love the community it has given me and the amount of friends I...
Letter to the Editor: Still hope for Frankland Road forest
The Town of Hopkinton is very enthusiastic about trails and how to connect them. Only the east part of town, closest to Ashland, lacks the pleasure of connected walking, biking or horseback riding trails that were in fact available through the property of Liberty...
