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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

Hopkinton voters show ‘a lot of energy’ for this year’s election

by Nick Schofield | Nov 4, 2024

If early voting is an indication of enthusiasm for the national and state elections, it may be safe to say that Hopkinton residents are feeling energized...

Thrift shop volunteers upset that hours no longer count toward senior tax credit

Oct 14, 2024

Resident Linda Kimball alerted the Select Board at its Sept. 17 meeting about the ramifications of a provision in the...

Real Estate Transactions, Oct. 14 edition

Oct 14, 2024

Photos: Paws & Claws 5K at Hopkinton State Park

by Hopkinton Independent | Oct 21, 2024

Baypath Humane Society held its 15th annual Paws & Claws 5K on Sunday at Hopkinton State Park.

Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Maddie

Sep 19, 2024

Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This...

Business Profile: Condominium community offers modern amenities, easy upkeep

Sep 19, 2024

A new, detached, single-family home with all the modern amenities in a wooded New England setting. And perhaps best of...

Policies on civil rights, harassment reviewed by School Committee members

by Susan Gonsalves | Aug 27, 2024

Last week, the full board and a partial subgroup of the School Committee reviewed policies regarding civil rights and harassment and how they are handled in...

Superintendent: ‘Racially motivated incidents occurred in our schools’ Monday

Apr 30, 2024

Hopkinton Public Schools Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the school community Tuesday to share that there two...

School Committee authorizes $48.5M Hopkins project request

Apr 26, 2024

The School Committee on Thursday voted to authorize a budget request total of $48,550,000 for the Hopkins School...

HHS football looks to embody defining traits

by Chris Villani | Sep 19, 2024

Hopkinton High School football coach Mark Sanborn told his team during the first meeting of the season that he wanted three traits to define the 2024 Hillers...

Move In Style Athlete Spotlight: Rishit Shekhar

May 14, 2024

Shekhar was named a Tri-Valley League All-Star in each of his first two seasons as one of the top doubles player in...

HHS girls golfers learn to love game

May 14, 2024

The Hopkinton High School girls golf team is not the most experienced squad in the area this spring, but the Hillers...

John Whalen, 76

by Hopkinton Independent | Jul 20, 2024

John Whalen was born in Waltham as the oldest child of Doris and John Whalen II, and soon became the big brother to Judy and Jimmy. While attending Waltham...

Nancy Bailey, 87

Apr 29, 2024

Nancy Carolyn Bailey, 87, of Hopkinton passed away peacefully at her home on April 26. Born in Boston, she was the...

Jeremiah Young, 87

Apr 24, 2024

Dr. Jeremiah O’Brien Young passed away peacefully on April 21 at 87 years old. He was with his beloved wife, Beverly,...

Letter to the Editor: Downtown unsafe due to construction

Sep 20, 2022

What is going on in downtown Hopkinton, and will it ever end? I literally cannot get to Center Trail for a run, grab something at CVS or walk my dogs safely....

Letter to the Editor: Town faces urban heat island conditions

Sep 20, 2022

I’ve been uptown recently, doing business with several of our Main Street businesses. I note: — Loss of “convenient” on-street parking (Ward’s Barbershop) —...

Letter to the Editor: Game over for forest

Sep 9, 2022

Game's up, no new season. We did not get the support when we needed it. We grieve for our irretrievable loss at 71 Frankland Road. A deep, dark historic...

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to police details

Sep 7, 2022

We owe our police staff, men and women, a big thank you as you direct us as we drive around all the road work downtown. The severe heat and strong sunshine...

Letter to the Editor: Resident mourns longtime friend

Sep 6, 2022

Richard Dexter Sails, son of Dexter and Muriel Sails, was born in 1938 and grew up in Hopkinton at 22 Grove Street. He graduated from Hopkinton High School,...

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Hopkinton Today: Monday, Oct. 14

by Hopkinton Independent | Oct 14, 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. Days after signs opposing a proposed gas station were removed from residents' yards, the town manager...