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...
Select Board Vice Chair Amy Ritterbusch noted that while the Select Board has appointed many people to town committees over the past few weeks, there are several boards and committees with vacancies for which no one has applied, and new openings occur frequently....
A number of Hopkinton residents were among the approximately 5,500 students who received bachelor’s degrees at the University of Massachusetts commencement on May 14 in Amherst. Local degree recipients include Freeman Alfano, Zain Awan, Kalina Bergmann, Aayushi Berry,...
The newly formed Hopkinton Elementary School Building Committee-2 (ESBC-2) met for the first time on July 15 at Elmwood School. The committee, formed by a vote at the May 18 Select Board meeting, is tasked with coming up with a plan to replace Elmwood. Jon Graziano...
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 Goes Fine-Free The Library Board of Trustees...
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. A Marshall Avenue resident filed an open meeting law complaint with the Office...
A Marshall Avenue resident filed an open meeting law complaint with the Office of the Attorney General about what she sees as a lack of transparency regarding the storage of construction materials for the Main Street Corridor Project. Lucia Lopez originally filed a...
A group of 12-and-under Little Leaguers from Hopkinton competed in a national tournament in Cooperstown, New York (site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame), last week and put together an impressive performance in the playoffs. The team, which was formed...
The Hopkinton Police Department announced Friday that it is seeking qualified applicants to fill a vacancy for a full-time police officer position. "The Hopkinton Police Department is seeking to add a highly qualified individual to our ranks to continue our efforts in...
The Hopkinton Public Library announced that librarian Kristen Webb passed away "unexpectedly, of sudden, natural causes" Wednesday. According to a post on the library's website: "Kristen has worked with us at the Hopkinton Library since 2017 and was a hardworking,...
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. Sprayers from the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project are tentatively...
Sprayers from the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) are tentatively scheduled to visit Hopkinton to respond to residents’ concerns about mosquitoes on the following dates: Aug. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31, and Sept. 1. The dates are...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Wood Street in Hopkinton announced that it signed a letter of agreement with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Westborough to share a priest-in-charge, Rev. Mary Rosendale. The collaboration is unusual because it brings together churches...
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 Conservation Commission lifted its cease and desist order for The Trails,...
The Co-Response Jail Diversion Program, of which the Hopkinton Police Department is a member, announced Wednesday that the program has been restructured and will offer increased intervention services. The Jail Diversion Program (JDP), operated by the Framingham-based...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2Kh4RMHWS8&list=PL8WekT6kxX1DmkTpFVZzz_GPcj_U0_BLN&index=1 The Conservation Commission met Tuesday night and reviewed several ongoing projects and a new proposal. The commission first discussed the mitigation efforts recently...
ARRESTS July 20 9:27 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious male attempting to enter a vehicle on Hayden Rowe Street. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Tyler Brabham and Cody Normandin responded and administered field sobriety tests and utilized a portable breath...
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 at its meeting Monday night discussed requests from...
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night discussed requests from Eversource for stormwater management and earth removal permits as well as updates from board liaisons on making Hopkinton’s trails systems more interconnected. There were two preliminary hearings...
Hopkinton's 10-and-under Little League team captured the championship of the annual Tondorf Tournament, going 14-0 in the process. Hopkinton knocked off host Medway 12-0 and 16-1 in the final games. Hopkinton scored 193 runs in the tournament while allowing just 19.
