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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 proposed International Marathon Center, planned for a spot on town-owned...
Editor's note: Check back Tuesday for a recap of the Planning Board's discussion about its solar articles for Town Meeting. The proposed International Marathon Center, planned for a spot on town-owned land at 53 East Main Street, took another step forward Monday when...
Thanks to assistance from Baypath Humane Society, a grant from Middlesex Savings Bank and community support, Project Just Because has a new pet pantry stocked with dry and wet pet food, leashes and collars, pet sweaters and other supplies. Pet pantry items are...
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 presentation at Thursday's School Committee meeting about the proposal to...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Feb. 27. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Feb. 27 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Feb. 26, Hopkinton’s...
Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop informed students and families this week that the junior prom would not be held this spring, and instead the Class of 2022 will have a prom in May of next year. Bishop also emailed families of seniors to say administrators...
The town on Friday released a construction update for the Main Street Corridor Project, indicating that signage is due to be installed the week of March 8, with actual project work anticipated to begin the following week. Below is the update: Beginning the week of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXIPlWITAOQ&feature=youtu.be Schools could reopen on a full-time basis in Hopkinton on March 29, according to a proposal presented to the School Committee on Thursday. The proposal, prepared by the reopening planning team tasked...
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 Hopkinton Teachers Association, in a letter read at Thursday night's School...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Feb. 25. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Feb. 25 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Feb. 25, Hopkinton’s...
Editor's note: The following is a statement from the Hopkinton Teachers Association. It was read during Thursday night's School Committee meeting. Check the Independent website on Friday for more from Thursday's night's meeting. Dear School Committee members, The...
The Hopkinton School Committee agreed Thursday to a one-year contract extension with the Hopkinton Teachers Association calling for a 2 percent raise through the end of the 2021-22 school year. With so many issues facing the district, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh...
Rudy Aarden, a longtime resident of Ashland, passed away at age 88 on Feb. 12 at home with his wife by his side. Rudy was born on July 20, 1932, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Elisabeth (Dekoning) Aarden and Gerard Aarden. Rudy served in the Dutch Navy/Air Force...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVi5R1FJIsw&feature=youtu.be The Hopkinton High School Science Fair was moved online this year, and according to lead organizer Kristen Murphy, the students showed great resolve and creativity to make this year’s event special in...
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. Organizers of the Sharon Timlin Memorial Event, normally held outside Hopkinton...
Organizers of the Sharon Timlin Memorial Event, normally held outside Hopkinton High School, are planning for a virtual event again this June due to the ongoing pandemic. While last year the event committee had to scramble to transition the event online, this year the...
Hopkinton High School junior Kevin Gu writes faithfully in his journal every day and spends hours of his free time creating poetry and short stories. He obviously takes his writing seriously. So did the judges in the 2021 Scholastic Writing Awards, a statewide writing...
POLICE LOG February 16 12:02 a.m. A caller reported his relative slid off the roadway of Wood Street. Officer Brittany Firth responded along with an ambulance. No personal injuries were reported. Slight damage to property was incurred. Officer Firth took a report....
Regarding the Hill Street resident’s plea to extend the buffer zone for [firearm use], to alleviate the war zone in his neighborhood, and the Select Board’s timorous response, hesitant to step on the toes of hunters, it appears that they’d rather pander to a cohort of...
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