It’s difficult to imagine Hopkins School without Ed Flannery roaming the halls, but the elementary school will be without its affable longtime custodian starting next month, as Flannery heads into retirement. “Eddie has been the backbone of Hopkins School since the...
Hopkinton’s Shanti Yoga held a fundraiser on Feb. 10. The event featured a one-hour gentle flow class to benefit the 2019 Michael’s Miracle Boston Marathon run, which raises money for the Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton. For more information or to...
Legacy Farms developer Roy MacDowell has seen the light — literally. MacDowell announced to the Planning Board on Jan. 28 that he would provide for a traffic light at the intersection of East Main Street and Legacy Farm Road. A Legacy Farms engineer had indicated that...
Anyone concerned that Mikayla Pucci might not be able to improve on her impressive freshman season at Wheaton College must not know the 5-foot-9 forward very well. With her work ethic, there was no way she would ever let up in her efforts to make herself a better...
February vacation is a good time to escape the snow and freezing temperatures with a visit to a place that offers more sun. For Hopkinton High School senior Amanda Hansen and junior Kayla McCann, a different opportunity presented itself: a visit to the Land of the...
The Hopkinton School Committee certified the FY20 School Budget during its Jan. 17 meeting, sending the $48,059,950 budget to the town for final approval. Next year’s budget represents a $3,003,300 increase — 6.67 percent — over FY19. “It was really important to us to...
Two Hopkinton High School sophomores will have their photography work on display at the Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition, which started Jan. 22 and runs through Feb. 9 at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Sophomores Ceara Perry and Catherine Dacey,...
Keefe Tech recently announced its Term 1 honor roll, and a number of Hopkinton residents were recognized for their performance in the classroom at the Framingham regional technical high school. Earning high honors were sophomore Gabrielle Buentello and freshman Jake...
Team 1715C of the RoboHillers, Hopkinton Middle School’s Robotics team, is heading to the VEX IQ Southern New England Championship tournament in March. On Jan. 21, 16 VEX IQ teams braved the cold weather to compete in the VEX UQ Next Level Challenge, a worldwide...
Colleges announced their dean’s list students for the fall semester, and a number of Hopkinton residents were recognized: At Clarkson University, electrical engineering major Philip Hubbe and aeronautical engineering major Nicholas Mirabile; At Becker College, Hannah...
ARRESTS January 19 8:58 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil checked on a motor vehicle on West Main Street. Officers Brian Sanchioni and Ryan Polselli responded as backup. Andrew L. Smith, 41, of 22 Randall Street, Worcester, was arrested on a warrant. January 22 11:27 p.m....
Margaret Lillian (Shea) Powers, 94, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 25. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Louise (Craven) and Bartholomew Shea. She was the wife of the late Charles George Powers. Margaret was born, raised and married in Salem, where she...
James T. Canty, 83, of Holliston, passed away Jan. 25 at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Mary (McCarthy) and Cornelius Canty. He was the husband of 55 years to Lorraine (Gargan) Canty of Holliston. James was...
Christopher M. Calcagni, 49, of Hopkinton, died Jan. 26 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He leaves his wife, Dr. Patti Zub, two sons, Cole and Eli Calcagni, all of Hopkinton; his parents, Priscilla (Gareau) Calcagni and John...
Carolyn Diane Schmidt, 81, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 26. She was the daughter of the late Doris (Elkins) and Adelbert Prosser. She was the wife of 52 years to Harold D. Schmidt of Hopkinton. Carolyn was a graduate of Hopkinton High School and Boston University....
Caroline A. (Kumlin) Davidge, of Blackstone, passed away peacefully on Jan. 24 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of James S. Davidge. Born Dec. 25, 1938, in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of...
The expansion of Start Line Brewery into the space formerly occupied by Water Fresh Farm took a scary turn on Jan. 29 when a fire broke out in a second-floor maintenance closet at the building located at 151R Hayden Rowe St. The Hopkinton Fire Department responded...
Despite the chilly temperatures and icy roads, eight women, including Hopkinton resident Susan Webber, gathered to work on and create handmade comfort quilts at the Power of the Quilt Project’s annual MLK Day of community service quilt-a-thon. The event was held at...
Middlesex Savings Bank recently announced it would make $1.4 million in unrestricted gifts through its charitable foundation to 84 community service organizations in early 2019. Thirty-one food pantries will each receive a donation of $20,000 while 27 libraries and 26...
A recent headline in The Washington Post warned, “The polar vortex has fractured, and the eastern U.S. faces a punishing stretch of winter weather.” Following a bitter blast of arctic air in recent weeks, the Northeast has experienced dangerously low temperatures....
