https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k91nI9SB5Bk School Committee candidates Ashley Fogg and Susan Stephenson took center stage as two of the three candidates vying for two open three-year terms during the annual Meet the Candidates Night held Wednesday night at the HCAM...
Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 3-year-old Scrabble. Here is Baypath's description of Scrabble: "Scrabble is a fitting name for a boy who just loves to play!...
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 Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night addressed concerns about the tree clearing...
ARRESTS April 20 1:25 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker conducted a motor vehicle stop on Main Street and Sergeant William Burchard responded as backup. A 26-year-old Milford resident was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation, leaving scene of property damage,...
The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night addressed concerns about the tree clearing off of Kimball Road in the Springwood neighborhood, noting that the town is powerless to stop it because of the issuance of a state permit by the Department of...
The town's Water Department announced that a section of School Street will be closed from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday so a private contractor can install a new water line for a homeowner. The road will be closed from West Main Street to DiCarlo Road. Drivers...
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 the Select Board roundup, representatives from the town’s emergency services and...
During Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, representatives from the town’s emergency services and Eversource discussed plans for an emergency response test for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Wilson Street. The test is scheduled for Thursday, May 4,...
The Planning Board at its virtual meeting Monday night swiftly handled five hearings in less than two hours, with more than 50 people attending via Zoom. South Street zoning petition withdrawn Chair Gary Trendel announced that the citizens’ petition regarding a...
An associate of Marguerite Concrete claims to have withdrawn his citizens’ petition from the Town Meeting warrant. However, the deadline has long passed. Therefore Article 29 will still be up for a vote at Town Meeting. The Select Board and Planning Board recommended...
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. Residents of the Springwood neighborhood might not be too excited about the tree cutting underway off...
The Lauren Anderson Softball Field Project again is showing its support for the Hopkinton High School softball team. Two years after the refurbishment and rededication of Lauren Anderson Field, project organizers Riki Anderson Rubin and Kathy Kilduff on Monday...
Residents of the Springwood neighborhood might not be too excited about the tree cutting underway off Kimball Road, but the town announced Monday that it cannot stop it. "We are mindful of the concerns outlined by abutters regarding the ongoing tree cutting work at a...
I am writing in support of Ashley Fogg for School Committee at the Town Election on Monday, May 15. Along with strong experience from her previous volunteer positions in support of the Hopkinton schools, Ashley brings a fresh, independent perspective to the School...
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. Hopkinton’s youth football tackle program was put on hold after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic....
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the eastbound detour from Pleasant Street to Maple Street to Grove Street will be used from Monday to Friday. On the east side of the project, crews will work on service connections to buildings between Muffin...
Town Meeting Articles 47 and 48, both citizens’ petitions, bear quite specifically upon the Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC). As a 10-year member of the UCTC, I want to set my own position straight on these matters. Warrant Article 47 calls for the UCTC to be shut...
Tom A. Markinac, 72, formerly of Hopkinton, died in his home with family in Ashland on April 13. He was the son of John and Monica (Todd) Markinac of Wayland (predeceased). Tom was a farrier for more than 30 years, having taken over his father’s business, in the...
Several months ago, I submitted a citizens’ petition to rezone Hayward Street/South Street/Pine Grove Lane from residential lakefront to rural business. The purpose was to allow Marguerite Concrete, owned by Hopkinton resident Jim Marguerite, to build its new...
