The members of the Hopkinton High School Class of 2019 officially ended their tenure at HHS with commencement exercises on May 31, and they were sent off in style, with a group of seniors performing “We Are the Champions” between speeches from students and...
Services customized specifically to customers’ needs You can’t miss the giant, pine tree woman (carved by a local artist) adorning the front lawn of Mac Med Spa at 127 E. Main St. in Milford, and after meeting owner Debbie MacDonald, you may think it bears a certain...
Paint studio for all levels of artists Believe it or not, there’s a little artist in all of us. So, no matter what your level of artistry actually is, Canvas n Cup paint studio is guaranteed to bring out everyone’s true colors. “I’m not an artist and I can do this,”...
Milford Regional Medical Center was awarded an A from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Milford Regional’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is a...
Hailed as perhaps the best golfer in UConn history, Hopkinton native Jimmy Hervol finished a stellar collegiate career with a trip to the NCAA tournament and now has the professional circuits in his sights. Hervol won a pair of tournaments during his time with the...
Cloutier celebrates birthday with 100-mile tour to raise scholarship funds A local man turned a milestone birthday into a way to give back in miles to a community that has given him so much joy. Dan Cloutier, a former Hopkinton resident who now lives in Upton, turned...
Following her position as director for Medfield Youth Outreach, Dawn Alcott is bringing her experience as the new director for Hopkinton Youth and Family Services. Alcott said what originally drew her to the social work field was working at a small community hospital,...
Annual post-race party puts cap on 123rd edition This year’s Boston Marathon might a distant memory to many people, but there is one more event in town related to last month’s 123rd running of the race. The annual Marathon Post Party will be held Thursday, May 30,...
Senior twins, freshman sister find success together on HHS track team Hopkinton High School seniors Garrett and Ben Powers and their younger sister, Kate, knew this would be the only year they would be able to share the experience of competing together with the...
Hopkinton High School senior Andrew Palleiko found his place with the Hillers lacrosse program by accident. “I was trying out my freshman year and they didn’t have a face-off guy at all,” he said. “So I came in and gave it a try, and I guess I just sort of won the...
Hopkinton’s Will Abbott capped an impressive freshman season on the Quinnipiac lacrosse team by being named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) first team as well as the MAAC All-Rookie team. Starting all 16 of his team’s games, the midfielder...
Hopkinton teen promotes program that examines relationships Hopkinton resident Lynne Ahn and her daughter Nathalie are on a mission to talk about love. After hearing about the One Love Foundation, an organization that educates young people about the difference between...
By Kary Noble, Special to the Independent I have been a teacher in this district for 20 years, but when this school year ends I will be moving on to Vermont where I have a home teaching sixth-graders there for what I hope is the rest of my career. Leaving this...
Marist student wins national scholarship competition A 2016 Hopkinton High School graduate has won a prestigious fashion award for her creation of a signature collection focused on sustainability and environmental friendliness. Isabel Holden, a fashion design major at...
HHS senior Wang earns philanthropist honor Hopkinton High School senior Young Wang was awarded the Young Philanthropist of the Year Award at the Foundation for MetroWest’s Spring Inspiration Breakfast on April 25 at the Wellesley Country Club. The award recognizes an...
ARRESTS May 10 5:02 p.m. On Cedar Street, Officers Arthur Schofield and Derek Morton arrested Mark J. Curtis, 57, of 16 Ash St., Danvers, on a warrant for operation of a motor vehicle with suspended registration. May 12 9:07 p.m. A caller reported a hit and run...
Edward Frank Bell, 95, of Hopkinton and formerly of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on May 9. Born in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late Maria (D’Andrea) and Michael A. Bell. He was the husband of the late Florence...
Local students honored for college success Hopkinton’s Brighid Morgan, a student at Fordham University, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, which bills itself as the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor...
The Hopkinton Trails Club’s third annual Town Trails Forum, held on May 3, featured guest speakers, an update on the group’s activities and achievements, and a look at how the volunteer group will work and interact with the newly formed Trails Coordination and...
The Water Department has completed the annual drinking water quality report. This consumer confidence report is a requirement of the Environmental Protection Agency and will be distributed by July 1 for the previous calendar year reporting period. The report will be...
