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 Hopkinton High School student who had a heart transplant as a 5-year-old is...
Tuesday’s Select Board meeting started with a surprise, as Fire Chief Steve Slaman took the microphone during the public forum to announce that he planned to resign after five years leading the department. “Hopkinton is a great community, and the Hopkinton Fire...
Hopkinton High School’s athletic teams found out their tournament schedules on Wednesday, and all but two Hillers teams are playing at home in the opening round. Girls tennis, seeded fourth in the Division 1 South sectional, hosts 13th-seeded Silver Lake on Friday at...
On Aug. 5, 2009, Avery Toole was lying in a hospital bed at Boston Children’s Hospital, battling a heart condition. That was an all too familiar location for the Hopkinton 5-year-old. The day after she was born, in April 2004, she was diagnosed with hypoplastic left...
Greyhound Friends, the nonprofit adoption shelter on Saddle Hill Road, held its annual open house June 5. The event included a remembrance ceremony, a silent auction, vendors, refreshments, music and visits with adoptable dogs. After dealing with the controversy...
POLICE LOG June 8 1:17 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley checked on the Windsor apartments on Constitution Court. 6:49 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley witnessed a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles on Pleasant Street. One operator received two written warnings for...
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...
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 tanker truck carrying water overturned on West Main Street on Tuesday...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for June 15. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions June 15 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of June 14, Hopkinton’s...
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Karen L. Sherman, 53 of Goochland, Virginia, and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away on June 12. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Shirley (Swain) and Bruce Creswell Sr. She was the former wife of Ralph Sherman Jr. of Rhode Island. Karen was a member...
A tanker truck carrying water overturned on West Main Street on Tuesday afternoon near the Interstate 495 exit, blocking traffic in the westbound left lane. Emergency personnel responded to the scene just after 2 p.m. Multiple lanes of traffic on both sides of West...
Hopkinton’s Jimmy Hervol is set to debut on golf’s biggest stage this week with an appearance in the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The competition runs Thursday through Sunday. Hervol qualified by finishing with a 5-under-par 136 over 36...
Moe Coelho Porcelain believes in a future for countertops, fireplaces, vanities and other centerpieces beyond granite, quartz and marble fabrications. “The new trend, it is porcelain,” owner Moe Coelho said in a recent interview with Fabricator Spotlight. “If you want...
In more than 25 years around the sport, Hopkinton High School wrestling coach Tim Nelson had never had a winter go by without rolling out the mats. The COVID-19 pandemic changed all that, and Nelson admits he felt the walls closing in a bit when the holidays rolled by...
Emma Griffiths graduated from MIT with a degree in material sciences and engineering with a concentration in Mandarin Chinese. She is spending the summer in Denver while working remotely for a medical company based in Hong Kong. … Elisabeth Kistner graduated magna cum...
The Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee will hold a caucus Thursday night to elect delegates for this fall’s state Democratic convention. The caucus will take place at 118 Hayward St., with a virtual component as well. The link to register and attend virtually is...
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. To celebrate its 10th anniversary of support to the local library, the Hopkinton...
Instead of taking schools down when building a replacement school, I think we should make the former school into safe housing/apartments for seniors and those in need of a safe place to live. We need it! — Mary McLeod, Hopkinton Editor’s note: The opinions and...
Marilyn M. “Mandy” (Moore) Heavey of Danvers, formerly of Natick, passed away on June 10 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in San Diego on June 11, 1938, Mandy lived in many places as her family moved with her Navy father from base to base, including...
