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 2023 Boston Marathon will be a “first-ever marathon, period” for Diane Mimmo, who is running to...
The 2023 Boston Marathon will be a “first-ever marathon, period” for Diane Mimmo. “I always said that I would never do it, that I would never have the time — I also have a full-time job and a family,” she said. “But it’s a bit of a rabbit hole. … After you run your...
This tale takes place around 1953. I had just joined Boy Scouts the year before. Besides regular meetings on Friday nights with the whole troop, we had patrols that consisted of six or seven guys. The patrols usually met during the week in the afternoon to work on...
[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.] ARRESTS April 3 4:27 p.m. Staff at a West Main Street establishment reported suspicious activity and...
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, the town’s efforts to eliminate PFAS from the water supply...
The town’s efforts to eliminate PFAS from the water supply continue to get more expensive, while questions about where the chemicals originated continue to surface without any concrete answers. At the 2022 Annual Town Meeting, voters approved $600,000 for the...
Town leaders from Hopkinton have invited their counterparts from Ashland to a reception at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on Thursday night to “acknowledge, honor and celebrate” Ashland’s role in the race’s history. The event will feature presentations by...
The Swoon Spring Fashion Show, an annual fundraiser for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and GirlyGirl PARTS, was held Monday and Tuesday nights at Central Public House.
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...
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night voted 8-0 to approve two longstanding projects — The Trails and the Grasshopper solar farm — after the respective applicants agreed to several conditions. The Trails, an open-space mixed-use development (OSMUD) off Legacy...
As mandated by the town’s water management permit issued by the state to limit nonessential outdoor use, protect stream flow and aquatic life, and ensure sustainable drinking water, the town is required to implement a mandatory state of water supply conservation from...
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 Health Department is sponsoring a monthly...
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The Hopkinton Health Department is sponsoring a monthly program at the Hopkinton Public Library to train individuals on the use of Narcan, a medication that can help an individual recover from an overdose of opioids. The training takes place on the second Tuesday of...
About 25 volunteers showed up to help pick up trash around town at the Hop Yellow Bag Day event on Sunday (postponed one day due to rain on Saturday). "The amount of liquor cans, bottles and nips on the roadsides was crazy," co-organizer Jeff Barnes shared....
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...
MassBay Community College esports participant Blake Briner was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 21 Academic Honor Roll for his achievement in the classroom during the fall 2022 semester. … At Bates College, Alex Kovacs, a senior...
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. David Brauninger, principal of Lt. Peter M. Hansen Elementary School in Canton, was selected as the...
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. Schedule update The library will be closed Saturday,...
