As vote nears, supporters speak up for downtown project The Main Street Corridor Project will bring much needed infrastructure updates to a growing town and should not be rescinded, a new group that has formed to support the project believes. The group, For The...
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Letter to the Editor: Project key for trails
To the Editor: The Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) has been charged by the Select Board to plan, design and build a Class 5 (fully developed) trail from Milford to Ashland, and it must include the Center Trail. The UCTC originally wanted to cross Main Street by...
Letter to the Editor: Downtown upgrade vital for Hopkinton
To the Editor: Like many residents, I was concerned with the easement issues raised by the Main Street Alliance, and I don’t think a petition of 350 residents can be easily ignored. After conducting my own research on the project, I am as big a supporter of the...
Letter to the Editor: Bike lane issues remain
To the Editor: I write in response to the Select Board’s press release of 6 November 2019. With respect to the fifth point of the press release, wherein it states, “In addition, taking bicycles out of the stream of car and truck traffic and putting them in a separated...
Letter to the Editor: Main Street gets new vote it deserves
To the Editor: Little did we know back in 2010 that town officials already had a fait accompli in mind with their premature submission of the 25 percent plan in order to establish Hopkinton`s place in the state funding queue for the Downtown Improvement project. The...
Sports Roundup: Jones defends D3 cross country title
Jones defends D3 cross country title Girls, boys runners finish season in impressive fashion Hopkinton High School junior Olivia Jones successfully defended her title in the Eastern Mass. Division 3 championship meet on Nov. 9 at Wrentham Developmental Center. Jones...
Bliss retires after 4 decades as HHS golf coach
Longtime Hopkinton High School golf coach Dick Bliss announced his retirement after 40 years of leading a program that has grown into one of the most successful in the state, capping off a career that includes four state championships and five Division 1 collegiate...
Hillers seek revenge against Ashland on Thanksgiving
For the second straight year, the Hopkinton High School football team will be playing a Thanksgiving Day rematch against Ashland, and the Hillers are hoping recent history repeats. A season ago, Hopkinton bounced back from a loss earlier in the season and won on...
Hillers football bounces back after playoff loss
HHS takes modest win streak into T-Day showdown The Hopkinton High School football team put its resilient nature on display after being eliminated from the postseason, earning back-to-back wins to build momentum heading into the final game of the season against...
Photos: Hopkinton High School Talent Show
Among the performers at the Hopkinton High School Talent Show on Nov. 7 were Bobby McGuire (playing the saxophone), Emilia Bashy (singing) and Nipun Kisari (solving a Rubik’s Cube). PHOTOS/CHRISTINE STRICKLAND
Schools Notebook: HHS winter concerts Dec. 10-11
HHS winter concerts Dec. 10-11 The Hopkinton High School jazz ensemble, jazz band, symphonic band and concert band present their annual Winter Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., while the HHS chorus and orchestra perform their Winter Concert the following...
School Committee approves capital plan
Requests for FY21 total nearly $16M The Hopkinton School Committee approved the 10-year capital plan during its Nov. 14 meeting, an approval that included a request for close to $16 million in capital requests for FY21. Some of the requests were being...
HPS anticipates 1,000 new students over next decade
Superintendent warns of influx in preview of capacity study Over the next 10 years, the Hopkinton Public Schools could see an additional 1,000 students enrolled, according to a recent capacity study report that was commissioned by the district. The capacity study has...
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 27 edition
ARRESTS November 7 2:25 a.m. Officer Brendon Lyver requested assistance for a possible OUI on Cedar Street. Sergeant Arthur Schofied and Officers Stephen Buckley and Robert Ekross responded and requested a tow truck and an interpreter from Milford. Tiago Mendes...
Todd Mayo
Todd Michael Mayo, 56, of Holliston, passed away Oct. 23. Born in Natick, he was the son of Nancy (Hardigan) Mayo of Sherborn, and the late John M. Mayo III. He was the husband of 23 years to Dawn (Erskine) Mayo of Holliston. Todd grew up in Sherborn on Course Brook...
Hillers golf team caps impressive run
The Hopkinton High School golf team finished the season with a fourth-place finish at the Division 2 state tournament, keeping the Hillers from a third straight state championship but capping off a stellar run. “Looking back on it, regardless of what happened [at the...
Community Q&A: Betsy Stevens
Everyone in town has a story to tell and opinions to share. In this feature, we shine the spotlight on one resident to learn more about them and their connection to town. Meet: Betsy Stevens Hopkinton Independent: What brought you to Hopkinton? Stevens: “I...
Photo: Seniors shake a leg
Hopkinton High School seniors entertain their classmates with a dance routine during the school’s pep rally in the gymnasium on Oct. 25. PHOTO/CHRISTINE STRICKLAND
HHS cheer takes its game to higher level
In her third season as coach of the Hopkinton High School cheerleaders, Ashley Poillucci says her team is trying tougher stunts in search of higher point totals during the competition season. “I think the quality of the team has really improved with a lot of the girls...
Top of the Hill recognizes accomplished HHS alumni
Inductees include Scarlata, Lynch, Sennott, Sadler, Ellam Five Hopkinton High School alumni will be honored for their “exceptional achievements and contributions to society” during a special ceremony on Nov. 26. Organized by the Hopkinton Parent-Teacher Association,...