Moviegoers set up on the Town Common on July 25 to watch “The Lego Movie 2” as part of the Thursday Night Movies on the Common series that ended Aug. 1. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO
Photo: Pajamas and pictures
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Planning Board picks up Legacy Farms North school bus issue
While Legacy Farms continues to add homes and families, the main road through the north side of the development remains a private way and is scheduled to remain so until the development is closer to completion. As such, the town’s school buses will not drive on it, so...
Hopkinton Women’s Club celebrates 100 years of service
As more and more small-town clubs seem to be folding these days due to a lack of membership and interest, the Hopkinton Women’s Club is proudly preparing to celebrate its 100th year serving the community. Since the club’s inception in 1920, members of the...
Richardson announces engagement
Terry and Sharon Richardson joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Margret Richardson, to Paul Amandus Weinand, son of Dieter and Nancy Weinand of Pennington, New Jersey. Kate graduated from Boston College in 2014 with a B.S. in biology and...
Photo: Field of tunes
The band Hot Acoustics played to a large crowd on July 28 as part of the Concerts on the Common series, which continues on Sunday nights through Aug. 18. Check the Hopkinton Parks and Recreation website for more information. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO
MassDOT discusses ideas for safer I-495/I-90 interchange
The interchange connecting I-495 and I-90, an area known for daily backups and weekly crashes, will see a redesign to meet current traffic and safety demands. The project is being funded and directed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and officials met...
‘Jeopardy!’ no trivial pursuit for HHS’ Meyer
Teacher fulfills dream with appearance on legendary game show It’s the ultimate for any trivia buff: an appearance on the long-running television game show “Jeopardy!" Hopkinton High School English teacher Shari Meyer finally got her chance to live out a dream, flying...
Photo: Music man
Hopkinton’s Steve Spector of the band Hot Acoustics engages some children during a July 28 performance at the Town Common, part of the Concerts on the Common series. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO
Business Profile: Under Pressure
Under Pressure: Safe, eco-responsible, exterior power washing by experts Mark Mercer, owner and founder of Under Pressure Power Washing, Inc., knows house washing is essential in the upkeep of any home and loves to educate homeowners and commercial property managers...
Letter to the editor: By any other name …
To the Editor: Referencing the article dated July 17, 2019, in The Hopkinton Independent entitled "Town officials detail frustration with Eversource/Hopkinton LNG,” Brendan Tedstone states, ”It sounds to me, the picture that you're painting is that we have almost a...
Independent Thoughts: One woman’s personal mission to encourage organ donation
Susan Graham has a simple request: Please save her life. The 57-year-old has known for many years that this day was coming, when her kidneys would fail and she would be on the list for a transplant — with about 100,000 other Americans. Graham, who has lived in...
HHS soccer star MacDonald named Scholar All-American
Hopkinton High School graduate Sydney MacDonald capped off her Hillers soccer career with a strong season both on the pitch and in the classroom, last month earning the Scholar All-American Award presented by the United Soccer Coaches Association. MacDonald dominated...
Hillers shine on summer Legion teams
Among the Hopkinton High School products playing American Legion baseball this summer are Tommy Leone (Milford Post 59) and Cole Glassburn and Drew Rancatore (both Ashland Post 77). After a run to the state title game this spring, several members of the Hopkinton High...
College honors
Local students honored for college success At the University of Massachusetts, the following Hopkinton residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: Freeman Alfano, Kalina Bergmann, Zachary Best, Ryan Bloomer, Danielle Branscomb, John Buday, Natalie...
Arrests/Police Log, July 17 edition
ARRESTS June 22 8:33 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator driving on the sidewalk on Ash Street. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Brian Sanchioni and Benjamin Stickney responded and subsequently arrested Kristina A. Armstrong, 50, of 61 Front Street and...
Photo: Police escort
Hopkinton police and fire vehicles lead the way during the July 4 Horribles Parade as it makes its way down Main Street.
Whitehall vehicle rescue
Members of the Hopkinton Police Department, Hopkinton Fire Department, Fire District 14 Dive Rescue Team (including personnel from Westborough and Ashland) and Massachusetts Environmental Police were called to assist with the investigation and recovery of a vehicle...
Madeleine McBride
Madeleine Frances McBride, 94, of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on June 11 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Madeleine, known as “Babe” to friends and family, was born and raised on Grove Street in Hopkinton. She was one of the first students to attend Center...
Jeffrey Donahue
Jeffrey Gordon Donahue, 55, of Hopkinton, passed away July 4. He was born in Rochester, New York, to Jean (Lacava) of West Henrietta, New York, and the late Gordon Donahue. He was the husband of 29 years to the love of his life, Amy (Hollenbeck) Donahue. First and...
Charles F. Kehoe, Jr.
Charles F. Kehoe, Jr., 90, husband of Mary (Kropf) Kehoe, died June 19 at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. Charles was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving in the Korean War. Born April 3, 1929, in Hartford, son of the late Charles F., Sr., and Ruth...
