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Elizabeth Helen Cusack, 77, of Holliston, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 22. Born in Waltham, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Statkus) and Gilbert M. Scott. She was the wife of the late Richard James Cusack, her high school sweetheart who passed in 2016....
Charles William Higgins, 91, of Medfield and formerly of Holliston, passed away Sept. 21 at All American Assisted Living in Wrentham. Born in Holliston, he was the son of the late Mary (Stevens) and Charles Davis Higgins. He was the husband of the late Rita (O’Brien)...
Arlene G. Riedle, 92, of Hopkinton, passed away Sept. 20. Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Alice G. (Barrows) and Ernest L. Kempton. She was the wife of 68 years to John Irwin Riedle of Hopkinton. Arlene was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and...
People of all ages, many dressed in Halloween costumes, will run or stroll in a 5K for a day of festive family fun on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 10:30 a.m at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. It’s the fourth annual Wicked 5K fundraiser created by Enter Stage Left, the...
The Trails Hopkinton, an active adult community of homes in Legacy Farms North, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct 1 in conjunction with its first broker open house. Among those attending were (from left): Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce communications chair Amanda...
Some will be traveling on four legs. Others move on two. But all the runners and walkers at the 10th annual Paws & Claws 5K at Hopkinton State Park on Oct. 20 will be making strides toward supporting animals. The 5K is a major fundraiser to support Baypath Humane...
Fire Department to add staff after FEMA grant The Hopkinton Fire Department was award a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worth $548,000, the town announced in an Oct. 8 press release. The three-year grant, which comes from FEMA’s Staffing for...
A 5K road race in memory of a young boy who made everyone smile will bring smiles again this year to individuals with disabilities and their families. Every October for the past 21 years, the Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center has hosted as special fundraiser in...
The Hopkinton Country Club Charitable Foundation (HCCCF) will be celebrating its decade-long journey of empowering youth and families in the local community during its annual evening gala event. This fall’s “10 Years of Giving” gala will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19,...
Several hundred Hopkinton residents and local community members will be coming together to celebrate an important cultural tradition for many in town. Residents of Legacy Farms North and South will be hosting their third annual Diwali Mela, or Festival of Lights, on...
The bike lane scheduled to be constructed as part of the Main Street Corridor Project to upgrade the town center will pose safety hazards to bicycle riders, insists town resident Ed Harrow. The work includes the addition of a two-way bike lane on one side of the road,...
The downtown project was on everyone’s minds when the Select Board met on Oct. 8 and discussed the annual performance evaluations of Town Manager Norman Khumalo, Police Chief Edward Lee and Fire Chief Steve Slaman. In the end, all three received annual ratings of...
Breslin earns pilot’s license A Hopkinton High School senior has his sights set on the sky as he gets one step closer to fulfilling this lifelong dream of becoming an airline pilot. Jack Breslin has always loved aviation, but it took a miracle for him to turn that...
Children enjoy watching a demonstration involving water during the Hopkinton Fire Department open house on Oct. 6. PHOTO/TRICIA LACASCIA PHOTOGRAPHY
To the Editor: Recently Select Board member Brian Herr asked, “Where is the harm?” when confronted by Main Street property owners with questions yet to be answered about the Downtown Corridor Project (DCP). I was taken aback by the board’s seeming inability to grasp...
I’d like to second John Ritz’s letter about stone dust trails in last week’s Independent. My dog and I use Center Trail almost every day and it’s always a pleasure to leave the noise and heat of Main Street and enter its peaceful shade. In a hundred feet you’re in the...
To the Editor: What used to be a quiet country downtown has turned into an urban traffic nightmare. The Downtown Corridor Project started out years ago to be a plan to mitigate congestion in the downtown area That goal is no longer realistic. There are more cars, more...
Residents support Jimmy Fund Walk For those who did not venture into the center of town during the early morning hours on Sept. 22, you might have missed the thousands of people here for the start of the annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. A number of residents...
Editor’s note: In the previous issue of the Hopkinton Independent there was an article on 5-year-old cancer survivor Brody McDermott. The following is an excerpt from his mother’s blog post about her experiences celebrating his cancer-free diagnosis. By Lindsay...
Hopkinton Tennis Tournament crowns champions Ben Daly was a winner in the advanced men’s singles and advance men’s doubles divisions of the 12th annual Hopkinton Tennis Tournament, which was held Sept. 13-15 at the Hopkinton High School courts. Daly defeated Austin...
