Wall Street Development Corporation will have to wait until the fall to get approval for a construction project on Leonard Street that was...
Leonard Street development plan to be resubmitted after snag with Planning Board
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Police host drug/needle drop-off Aug. 17
The Hopkinton Police Department will accept unused medication (no liquids) and used needles in the station lobby (74 Main St.) on Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The department will properly dispose of the items. According to a press release from the department, this...
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, Aug. 11
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. While the Hopkinton Teachers Association and the district continue to negotiate...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for Aug. 10: Governor updates gatherings order
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Aug. 10. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions August 10 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ While Town Hall and...
Hopkinton receives $350K FEMA firefighters grant to update communications
Hopkinton was awarded a $350,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters program, the town announced Monday. The money, awarded jointly to the Hopkinton and Ashland Fire Departments, will be used to replace obsolete portable...
Upper Charles Trail Committee receives $111K grant for Campus Trail Connector
Hopkinton’s Upper Charles Trail Committee has been awarded a $111,563 MassTrails grant for work on the Campus Trail Connector, a proposed 2,750-foot shared use path connecting Hopkinton High School, Hopkinton Middle School and and the new Marathon Elementary School,...
Hopkinton teachers union continues talks with district, denies recommending remote learning
While the Hopkinton Public Schools district has been working on a plan for the 2020-21 school year, it has simultaneously been negotiating with the Hopkinton Teachers Association, the union that represents teachers in the district. On Monday morning there was an email...
Letter to the Editor: Vote to stop commercial solar
Fall Town Meeting, at this point, is Sept. 21, meeting in person at the [middle] school. One important article is to vote yes on the Planning Board’s Solar Overlay District Map. This overlay district, to be clear, defines where large industrial commercial solar farms...
Pedestrian killed on MassPike in Hopkinton
Editor's note: This story has been updated with the identity of the deceased. A crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Hopkinton on Sunday afternoon killed a pedestrian, the State Police reported. The incident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. on an eastbound travel lane,...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, Aug. 10
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 town's latest COVID-19 update includes information on the reopening of Town...
Letter to the Editor: Local support for Mermell
With one voice, we rise to support Jesse Mermell for Congress in the September 1 primary. We trust Mermell to show up, work hard, and fight for our values. She has met with us personally on many occasions and has joined our community at the Black Lives Matter protest...
Letter to the Editor: Tennis courts need divider nets
My brother and I were recently playing tennis on the public courts near Hopkinton Middle School. As we were playing, we quickly came across a problem — one that we could not remedy at that moment. Since there were no barriers of any sort between the courts, any tennis...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for Aug. 7: Town Hall to reopen by appointment only
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Aug. 7. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions August 7 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ While Town Hall and...
Town clerk sets early in-person voting schedule
Town clerk Connor Degan recently announced that, following a vote at the Aug. 4 Board of Registrars meeting, early in-person voting for the Sept. 1 primaries will be held at the Senior Center. It’s normally held at Town Hall. On Friday he released more information,...
Hopkinton Today: Friday, Aug. 7
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. Less than five hours before it was to meet and vote on both the educational plan...
Photo contest winner, Aug. 5 edition
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...
Epstein runner-up at Mass. Junior Amateur golf tourney
Hopkinton High School 2020 graduate Matt Epstein advanced to the final of the Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship on Thursday at Cranberry Valley Golf Course in Harwich before falling in a sudden-death playoff. Epstein, representing Hopkinton Golf Club, fell...
School Committee postpones vote on reopening plan
Less than five hours before it was to meet and vote on both the educational plan for the fall as well as a new start date of Sept. 16, the Hopkinton School Committee emailed school families Thursday afternoon indicating the meeting would be postponed one week. "Out of...
Main Street Corridor Project bid opening date extended 2 weeks
MassDOT has moved the bid opening date for the Main Street Corridor Project back two weeks, to Aug. 25. According to a press release from the town manager's office, the decision was made based on input from Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Inc. The release...
Ruth Holmes, 96
Ruth Lorraine Fecteau Holmes lived her dash from Sept. 5, 1923, to Aug. 4, 2020, as a daughter of Wilfred Fecteau and Isabel DeWolf, wife of Robert Swasey Holmes, and mother to Lorraine (affectionately known as Muffet) Holmes Martorana. Ruth passed peacefully at the...
