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I was dismayed by Selectman Brendan Tedstone's comment in the January 13 issue of the Independent. While I applaud his condemnation of the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, I beg to differ with his there-are-fine-people-on-both-sides assertion that, “These...
I wholeheartedly agree with Richard Germaine’s support for the town adopting the MAPC pledge, as expressed in his January 13th Letter to the Editor. It was the correct affirmation that since racism exists everywhere, our society requires more introspection, education...
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 is keeping its options open when it comes to dealing with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJKSmZrluDk&feature=youtu.be The Planning Board is keeping its options open when it comes to dealing with commercial ground-mounted solar, voting at Monday’s special meeting to put placeholders on the Town Meeting warrant for both a...
Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh announced Monday evening that all learning — in-person and remote — has been canceled for Tuesday due to the ongoing snowstorm. Snow started falling Monday morning and is predicted to continue throughout the day Tuesday, ending very late...
The Wayland School Committee announced Friday that it selected former Everett school administrator and onetime professional football player Omar Easy to be its next superintendent. Hopkinton assistant superintendent Jennifer Parson had been a finalist for the...
I am an 80-ish veteran. I served in the Navy right out of high school, 1959-62. I believed in my country and protecting it. I served 30 years as a firefighter/EMT for the town of Hopkinton. When I was growing up, my parents were staunch Republicans and so was I. In...
Michael Fleming, 80, of Leicester died Jan. 25 at UMass Memorial Medical Center from cardiac arrest. Michael was born in Worcester on June 24, 1940, attended St. Peter Marian High School, and received his master’s degree in history from Assumption University. For 37...
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 alert Hopkinton Police officer and the department’s K9, Titan, led to the...
The Hopkinton High School girls basketball team picked up a 53-43 victory over host Dedham on Sunday, sweeping the two-game series and improving its season record to 5-1. Kiki Fossbender scored 14 points, Caroline Connell scored 11 and stood out defensively, and...
Brenda L. (Gala) Bodreau, 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Jan. 18 at her home in Hopedale. She was the wife of George E. Bodreau for 39 years. She was born in Milford, daughter of the late Salvatore and Mary Gala, and was a lifelong Hopedale...
With a major winter storm expected to reach Hopkinton early Monday morning, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh announced Sunday that the schools would switch to an early release schedule for Monday. This means the high school and middle school will be dismissed at 11:25...
An alert Hopkinton Police officer and the department's K9, Titan, led to the rescue of an intoxicated man who was lost and suffering from hypothermia early Friday morning, according to police accounts. An officer on patrol spotted the man's abandoned car around 1:30...
Junior Kiki Fossbender scored 21 points and classmate Lauren Cho added 12 as the Hopkinton High School girls basketball team posted a 56-37 victory over visiting Dedham on Friday night in a makeup game. Hopkinton, now 4-1, originally had been scheduled to play...
The Hopkinton High School boys alpine ski team made history Thursday by posting the program’s first victory in a Central Massachusetts Conference Ski League race at Ski Ward in Shrewsbury. Senior Jackson Schlussel led the way, coming in first place in a time of 55.18...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Jan. 29. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Jan. 29 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Jan. 28, Hopkinton’s...
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. Already recognized as one of the safest communities in the nation with...
School Committee members on Thursday unanimously supported placing an article on the May Town Meeting warrant that would allocate a still undetermined amount of money from the stabilization account to balance the school budget. The amount has yet to be set, school and...
After her husband passed away in a car accident in May 2016, Hopkinton resident Kristen Pedroli had to navigate some unfamiliar territory. Realizing she could use some help learning how to deal with the emotional turmoil — along with suddenly learning to be a single...
The Hopkinton Cultural Council, which supports community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities, recently announced its grant recipients for 2021. Recipients are: Amazing Things Art Center, Discovery Museum, Sean Fullerton, an acoustic concert for...
