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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. Jennie Renshaw is a busy wife and mother of two small children and a territory...
I applaud our Select Board adopting the modified MAPC Pledge. As a community we need to work to remove the inequities that exist among us so that everyone is treated with the same respect and equality of opportunity as everyone else. I am pleased that the references...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Dec. 17. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Dec. 17 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ Hopkinton Town Hall...
Members of the Hopkinton Growth Study Committee propose creating an economic development office within the town to bring in new economic opportunities and work closely with the business community. This proposed post would initially be a one-year contract position...
Editor's note: The following is an announcement from the town. The Water and Fire Departments request your assistance in maintaining accessibility to the town's 700 fire hydrants, for the safety and protection of everyone. During the winter hydrants can become buried...
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. It's been a memorable year, although for some reasons we'd like to forget. Our...
Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh announced Wednesday afternoon that all classes for Thursday have been canceled due to a pending storm that is expected to drop between 8-18 inches of snow on town. The snow is predicted to start late Wednesday...
The year 2020 started out innocently enough, with a mild January, but when it hit the terrible twos, it did so with ferocity. It was late in February when we first started hearing about the novel coronavirus, eventually to become better known as COVID-19. Then in...
POLICE LOG December 8 6:00 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle stuck in a snow bank on West Main Street. No injuries were reported. Sergeant William Burchard responded and pushed the vehicle out. 9:27 a.m. Officer Cody Normandin checked on a person on Main Street and...
Jennie Renshaw is a busy wife and mother of two small children and a territory manager for a medical sales company, and now the Hopkinton resident can add author to that list. Renshaw recently penned the children’s book, “Contagious: Spread Love Not Germs.” Like so...
Anyone who has watched a Planning Board or Zoning Advisory Committee meeting likely is familiar with John Gelcich, who has been Hopkinton’s principal planner since April of 2019. During those meetings Gelcich is the go-to person for information and advice. Gelcich...
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...
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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. When Diane Kelley learned she had breast cancer in 2018, she chose not to share...
The International Marathon Center took another big step forward Tuesday, as the Select Board agreed to authorize the town manager to sign a lease with the 26.2 Foundation for the town...
John Swain Moretti, 69, of Hubbardston died Dec. 11 in his home with his wife of 43 years, Diane (Sharrock) Moretti, at his bedside. John was born Dec. 18, 1950, in Rockville Centre, New York, son of Frances (Swain) and the late Whitfield Moretti. John was a respected...
Kenneth M. Mick Sr., 82, of Hopkinton and formerly of Central Pennsylvania, went to be with His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 4. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Betty, his daughters, Debra Bianchi (Steve), Elisabeth Felty (Shaun), Jenifer Mick, and Cindy-Lou...
When Diane Kelley learned she had breast cancer in 2018, she chose not to share the news outside her immediate circle. This fall, when it resurfaced, she elected to take a different approach. “The first time I went through cancer — I’m a pretty private person — I...
The Shahood family knows the plumbing industry. Shahood & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1949 by Thomas Shahood and successfully run for 30 years by his son, Mark. In 2011 Mark S. Shahood Jr., took over the two-person family business and has grown the company to a...
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 on Dec. 25...
