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School Committee addresses superintendent search, school calendar

by Susan Gonsalves | November 22, 2024 | Education, Featured: Education | 0 Comments

The School Committee on Thursday discussed plans to search for a new superintendent in the wake of Carol Cavanaugh’s impending retirement in June 2025. Members also addressed possible changes to the school calendar and the process they should undertake to gauge public...

School Committee reviews proposed FY 26 budgets, grapples with requests

by Susan Gonsalves | November 22, 2024 | Education, Featured: Education | 0 Comments

Budget presentations for fiscal year 2026 dominated Thursday night’s School Committee meeting. Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Susan Rothermich introduced the process, showing data from previous years, including ‘actual spending’ numbers and how...

CPC reviews funding requests for Center School, adaptive playground

by Mary Ellen Gambon | November 22, 2024 | Featured: News, News | 1 Comment

The Community Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night discussed the two most expensive requests for fiscal year 2026 funding, including an adaptive playground and the renovation of the former Center School building. Under the Community Preservation Act...

Hopkinton Today for Friday, Nov. 22: Leadership MetroWest gets rebrand

by Hopkinton Independent | November 22, 2024 | Featured: Features, Hopkinton Today | 0 Comments

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. Leadership MetroWest revamps brand, website Brandon Ward, executive director of Leadership MetroWest,...

Hopkinton Today for Thursday, Nov. 21: PJB looks for giving tree donations

by Hopkinton Independent | November 21, 2024 | Featured: Features, Hopkinton Today | 1 Comment

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. Project Just Because sets up giving trees across Hopkinton Project Just Because is continuing its...

Select Board receives positive report on town’s financial accounts

by Mary Ellen Gambon | November 20, 2024 | Featured: News, News | 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18j2B4LD3M&ab_channel=HCAM Town Treasurer/Collector CJ Paquette updated the Select Board on the status of the town’s investments and bank accounts at its meeting Tuesday night, demonstrating financial stability. Paquette noted that...

NEWS

Tractor-trailer strikes utility pole on Pond Street, injuring 1, taking down power wires

by Mary Ellen Gambon | Nov 5, 2024

A tractor-trailer struck a telephone pole Tuesday afternoon on Pond Street, injuring the driver and taking down utility lines. According to a police advisory,...

Real Estate Transactions, Oct. 21 edition

Oct 21, 2024

Crews repair water main break near Thayer Heights

Oct 19, 2024

Water-Sewer manager Eric Carty announced that crews were working to address a water main break in the Thayer Heights...

Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Izzy

by Hopkinton Independent | Oct 24, 2024

Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is 2-year-old...

Library Corner, Oct. 2 edition

Sep 30, 2024

For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org....

Photos: Neighborhood bake sale at Legacy Farms

Sep 30, 2024

Children in the Legacy Farms neighborhood recently held a bake sale to benefit the Michael Lisnow Respite Center. The...

ESBC approves upgrades to Charleswood air units, rejects large mock-up for testing

by Susan Gonsalves | Sep 25, 2024

The Elementary School Building Committee at its Tuesday meeting approved rooftop unit upgrades corresponding with accommodations for future expansions to the...

HHS graduates encouraged by messages linked to movies, Boston Marathon

Jun 1, 2024

Speakers at the Hopkinton High School graduation ceremony on Friday alluded to the Boston Marathon and movies to make...

Schools Notebook: HHS quiz bowl team competes in national tourney

May 26, 2024

Following a championship at the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance Fall Invitational III, the quiz bowl team from Hopkinton High...

Move In Style Athlete Spotlight: Levi Schuster

by Hopkinton Independent | Oct 1, 2024

The team’s No. 2 golfer, Schuster was a medalist in five of the first nine matches, helping the Hillers to a 7-2 start. His top round was an even-par 36, and...

HHS Sports Roundup: Hillers teams open postseason play with home games

May 30, 2024

The remainder of the state tournament schedules were announced Wednesday, and all Hopkinton teams earned home games...

HHS boys volleyball sets high bar in inaugural year

May 29, 2024

When he was a student at Dighton-Rehoboth High School, Jake Enos and some of his friends decided they wanted to start...

Elizabeth Herlihy, 58

by Hopkinton Independent | Jul 31, 2024

Elizabeth A. "Beth" (Barry) Herlihy, 58, a resident of Amesbury since October of 2023 and a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away on July 17,...

Lenore Auslander, 89

May 20, 2024

Lenore (Murphy) (Elmes) Auslander, 89, of Framingham and formerly Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on May 15. She was...

William E. Thomas Jr., 81

May 20, 2024

William “Bill” Thomas of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Hopkinton, passed away surrounded by the love of his entire...

Letter to the Editor: Church closing part of bigger picture

Feb 14, 2023

Thank you for sharing the news about the closing of Community Covenant Hopkinton. The story of a church cannot be told in just dates and numbers but must...

Letter to the Editor: New direction needed for UCTC

Feb 13, 2023

At the Feb. 2 Upper Charles Trails Committee meeting, the UCTC chair made an opening statement about two citizens’ petitions seeking articles on the Annual...

Letter to the Editor: UCTC needs better oversight

Feb 6, 2023

On Feb. 2, the Hopkinton Independent reported on the Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) meeting regarding discussion of two citizens’ petitions for Town...

Letter to the Editor: No trail along Hayden Rowe

Jan 26, 2023

I support Peter LaGoy’s assessment that running the Upper Charles Trail down Hayden Rowe will be of limited usefulness. Not only will it put people’s lives in...

Letter to the Editor: Questions remain about Main Street project

Dec 31, 2022

This time of year my favorite morning chore is firing up our old cook stove. It’s a fairly complex process, but the first step in the lighting protocol...

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Hopkinton Today: Friday, Oct. 18

by Hopkinton Independent | Oct 18, 2024 | Featured: Features, Hopkinton Today

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 Hopkinton Center for the Arts on Sept. 20 hosted the first of four free monthly Friday Night...