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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...
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 photo of the day. The Select Board during its meeting Tuesday night approved by 4-0 vote a budget message that stressed...
The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night focused on two long-standing cases. They included a fee waiver request from a controversial solar array development and fines assessed against a Leonard Street developer for violations that prompted him to...
As the town works to resolve several instances of water discoloration over the past two weeks, the town’s interim fire chief explained that one cause was from a power outage Thursday morning in the neighborhood near the Eversource LNG facility. “A security guard at...
The Select Board during its meeting Tuesday night approved by a 4-0 vote a budget message that stressed frugality to town departments when making their fiscal year 2025 budget requests. The town is bracing for a challenging budget season, with a current projected...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] POLICE LOG October 3 1:23 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik checked on Lumber...
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 photo of the day. Kayla McCann has tackled numerous endurance events, including her first-ever Ironman triathlon in...
The Hopkinton High School volleyball team will raise money for the Side-Out Foundation with its Dig Pink fundraiser Wednesday, when the Hillers host Ashland at 6 p.m. at the HHS Athletic Center. Individuals can purchase a raffle ticket from a volleyball player or at...
Kayla McCann has tackled numerous endurance events, including her first-ever Ironman triathlon in Lake Placid, New York. This month, she again will compete in one of the ultimate distance challenges at the World Ironman Championships in Hawaii. The Hopkinton resident...
Hopkinton High School girls cross country coach Jean Cann has tried to reassure her team that, should it qualify for the Meet of Champions at the tough Gardner course at the end of the season, it will be just fine. The course is difficult and anything but flat, but...
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday for its new ceramic studio, which is located at 34 Hayden Rowe Street, Suite 304.
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 photo of the day. Leading off this week's Independent Thoughts, the Hopkinton Cultural Council hosted the unveiling of...
It’s a busy month for the Hopkinton Cultural Council, which has two signature events. The first was the unveiling of the newest additions to the Celebration of Diversity Mural Project, which was held Monday. There are five new murals this year on the fence leading to...
This tale takes place in 1951. It was a Saturday, and my friend Jackie and I had gone to the pumping station with my father in the morning on our bicycles. We played in the woods, where Pyne’s sandpit would be located, all morning. We cooked hot dogs on an open fire...
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For a more extensive listing of programs and services, including lunch program menus, as well as a newsletter, check hopkintonseniorcenter.com. Anyone...
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. Visit the library’s website calendar for event registration information. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter,...
National semifinalists for the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program were announced last month, and the list includes five students from Hopkinton High School: Abigail Baskin, Bableen Gill, Zachary Krymgold, Prisha Shrivastava and Amanda Xie. More than 16,000...
In her fourth season as coach of the Hopkinton High School boys cross country team, Laura McKenzie continues to be impressed by how hard her runners work during the offseason. “Every year there is a culture, this team culture develops,” McKenzie said. “They do all the...
