Photos: Construction begins on HHS addition; work continues at Hopkins, Elmwood

Feb 2026 20

‘End of an era’: Rothermich retiring from HPS; search for new school CFO begins

Susan Rothermich, the School Department’s assistant superintendent for finance and operations, is retiring at the end of the school year, prompting a search for her successor, the superintendent announced Friday. In an email to the Independent, Superintendent Evan...

Feb 2026 19

Former Marathon assistant principal: Lack of ADHD meds led to casino incident

The former Marathon School assistant principal accused of assaulting a disabled veteran from West Bridgewater at a Plainville casino two years ago decided to share his side of the story with the Independent the day before the anniversary of the incident. Eric...

Feb 2026 18

Alternate well site needed for Charleswood School due to lack of water

Developers of Charleswood School will seek an alternative irrigation well site following a drilling attempt that did not yield water. During Tuesday’s Elementary School Building Committee meeting, Vertex project manager Chris Kenney said the area was drilled to a...

Feb 2026 10

HHS Science Fair winners announced

Yulhee Kwon, Rudra Pachori and Jacob Wu took first place in the Hopkinton High School Science & Engineering Fair, which was held Feb. 4 at the HHS cafeteria. The winners’ project was titled “Noninvasive Inference of Presymptomatic Plant Stress from Latent...

Feb 2026 10

Schools Notebook: Local collegians recognized

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced its fall dean’s list recipients, with a number of Hopkinton residents recognized: seniors Yasutora Ito (mathematical sciences major) and Mena Youssif (civil engineering), juniors Margaret Joyce (environmental engineering),...

Feb 2026 6

Carver returns as long-term sub to fill Marathon School administrator vacancy

During a brief meeting Thursday, the School Committee learned that former Elmwood School Principal Anne Carver was hired as a long-term substitute assistant principal at Marathon School. The committee also approved changes to the program of studies at the high...