At the annual Family Fun Day, held Sept. 14 on the field behind the Hopkinton Middle School, third-grader Boden Mick played bean bag toss while Select Board member John Coutinho coaxed a participant from the dunk tank. PHOTOS/JERRY SPAR
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Committee takes steps toward Campus Trail Connector
Public invited to Oct. 2 meeting Members of the Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) continue to make progress on the Campus Trail Connector initiative, a 2.5-mile path connecting Hopkinton High School, Hopkinton Middle School and Marathon Elementary School. When...
Photo: Senior Center of attention
Members of the victorious Senior Center team pose with participants from the Hopkinton Fire Department and Hopkinton Police Department after the bocce tournament held Sept. 18 as part of the Senior Center’s open house. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO
Moran answers call for service
Planning Board latest venture for former police chief After serving as a public safety officer for the town of Southborough for more than 30 years, Hopkinton resident Jane Moran retired in 2013. And while most think of retirement as a time to take a step back and...
Downtown debate continues
Frustrated abutters plead to Select Board Frustrated residents and business owners got their chance to state their case against the Downtown Corridor Project at the Select Board’s Sept. 24 meeting, but the board made it clear the project will not be abandoned. “This...
Hopkinton salutes veterans at monthly breakfast
For Ron Remillard, the Veterans Breakfast has been a monthly tradition the past six years. On the first Friday of each month Hopkinton veterans meet for breakfast at the Senior Center, which has been hosting the event since not long after the creation of the building...
News Briefs: Police officers OK’d for retirement
Police officers OK’d for retirement The saga of the three Hopkinton police officers who went on leave at the same time in 2017 with work-related injuries appears to be nearing an end, as the Middlesex County Retirement Board approved all three for accidental...
Letter to the Editor: Scouts to the rescue
To the editor: I knew I had to get a dumpster to clean up my house and garage after years of living here in Hopkinton. I had no idea how I was going to get this accomplished. I needed to find a few bodies with muscles to help me get this done. My neighbor suggested...
Letter to the Editor: Trails should be stone dust
[Recently] I rode my road bike (skinny-tire 10-speed) the entire length of the completed portions of the Upper Charles Trail, from the Hopkinton-Milford town line through Milford, then through Holliston to the Sherborn border. I didn’t think my bike would do well on...
Letter to the Editor: Complaint about spraying notification
To the editor: The purpose of this letter is not to add to the debate of whether aerial spraying in Hopkinton was justified. However, in the interest of full disclosure, I question the reasoning behind introducing a toxin to all of Hopkinton (including watershed...
Independent Thoughts: Kindergartner kicks cancer
The first day of kindergarten in Hopkinton was Aug. 29, and perhaps no child was more excited for that day than Brody McDermott. After two years of treatment for leukemia, Brody was declared cancer-free in early July. During some of his treatment, Brody’s interactions...
Hopkintonians lead way at Salve Regina
A tradition of producing talented football players and a college program that has produced a positive experience for those who attend has led to a steady pipeline of Hopkinton High School graduates making their way to Salve Regina University, including seven members...
Hillers reload after reaching state final last fall
The Hopkinton High School girls soccer team left itself a tough act to follow after claiming the first sectional championship in program history a season ago, but new coach Tom Skiba has been impressed by his team’s efforts to build after last year’s successful run....
School Committee keeps close eye on enrollment surge
District embarks on plan to expand high school The Hopkinton School Committee received updates and voted on several housekeeping items during its first meeting of the new school year. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carol Cavanaugh and Director of Finance Susan...
HYC partners with Education Station for reduced-cost SAT prep classes
Preparing for college can be a stressful time for many families, but thanks to a couple of Hopkinton organizations, there now can be one less stressor for families in need. The Hopkinton Youth Commission (HYC) has partnered with local business Education Station to...
Photo: Dog tired
Ben Powers, a 2019 Hopkinton High School graduate who is a freshman at Norwich University, takes a break after completing the Dog River Run during Day 7 of Rook Orientation Week at the Vermont school.
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 18 edition
ARRESTS September 8 7:01 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Benjamin Stickney conducted a motor vehicle stop on Hayden Rowe Street and subsequently arrested Julio O. Flores, 39, of 13 Orchard St., Milford, and charged him with drinking alcohol from open...
Susan Rand
Susan Jane Rand, 73, passed away Sept. 8, at Golden Pond in Hopkinton after a long illness, surrounded by her family. Susan was a graduate of Danvers High School. She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Salem State College and her master’s in...
JoAnn Cassery
JoAnn Broady Cassery, 79, a longtime resident of Foxboro, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 29 at Golden Pond in Hopkinton. Born Oct. 5, 1939, in Knoxville, Tennessee, she grew up in Sevierville, Tennessee. The daughter of the late Dr. Robert A. and Ellen...
Lisa Kane
Lisa Soo Kane, 38, of Framingham and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away Aug. 26. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she was the daughter of Susan (Vachout) Kane of Westborough and the late Charles Kane. Lisa was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Natick. Besides her...