Photos: Hopkinton digs out from snowstorm

Dec 2025 18

Tales from a Townie: Clammin’

This “misadventure” takes place in the summer of 1977. We were on a week’s vacation in Rockland, Maine, at my in-laws’ home. My wife’s sister, her husband and their three kids also were there for a couple of days. I had the tides figured and was going clamming the...

quarter-bushel clam hod and two clam hoes

Dec 2025 18

Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Rocky

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 Rocky. Here is Baypath's description of Rocky: “Meet Rocky! “Rocky is a 2-year-old Australian shepherd mix with...

Dec 2025 17

Arts Residency: Libby Lit

Libby Lit (second from right) is a paraprofessional at Hopkinton High School and creator of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts’ Unified Theater program. She developed the program as a way for special needs students to apply drama and dramatic practice in their daily...

Dec 2025 11

Baypath Adoptable Animal of the Week: Xena

Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week's adoptable animal is Xena. Here is Baypath's description of Xena: “Xena is a happy, wiggly girl with a bright smile and a heart full of love....

Dec 2025 10

Arts Residency: Emily Evans

Hopkinton High School senior Emily Evans is a standout in both the art room and the larger HHS community, most notably as the recipient of the 2025 Visual Arts Department Award, president of the National Honor Society and co-president of the Diversity Club....

Dec 2025 7

Photos: Holiday Stroll & Girl Scouts Caroling on the Common

The annual Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce's annual Holiday Stroll took place on Saturday. The event included carriage rides, an ice sculpture demonstration and a holiday marketplace. Later in the day, the Girl Scouts held their caroling event and holiday tree...