The Boston Athletic Association annually holds short races for high school and middle school runners from towns on the Boston Marathon course on the weekend of the marathon. This year's races were scheduled for April 18 but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
LaGoy completes sub-3-hour marathon for sixth decade As the decades have run by, Peter LaGoy has never stopped running. The 60-year-old Hopkinton resident joined elite company on Feb. 8 when he became one of three people in the world recognized for having completed a...
Marathon runner’s idea is garbage Hopkinton Middle School science teacher Matt O’Connell has a number of fundraising ideas as he prepares to run the Boston Marathon on behalf of the school’s Desire to Inspire Foundation. He was looking for a creative idea during a run...
Marathon bibs awarded to local non-profits The Boston Marathon has become a major fundraising event for Hopkinton organizations, and 38 non-profits applied for an invitational entry to the 2020 race. At its Dec. 3 meeting, the Select Board worked to determine which...
Self-designed sculpture would be placed near start line Bobbi Gibb can’t remember a time when she wasn’t running. Ever since she was a little girl, Gibb said running made her feel alive. The Rockport resident is now in her 70s and she continues to run every day. It’s...
Marathon center moves forward Plans for a new International Marathon Center to be constructed off Route 135 took another step toward fruition in mid-June when Hopkinton officials sought bids to lease the 9.4-acre lot of undeveloped town property acquired as part of...
Annual post-race party puts cap on 123rd edition This year’s Boston Marathon might a distant memory to many people, but there is one more event in town related to last month’s 123rd running of the race. The annual Marathon Post Party will be held Thursday, May 30,...
“It all starts here” in Hopkinton. On behalf of the Hopkinton Marathon Committee, we graciously extend a warm welcome to all the runners and visitors of the world who will be spending time in our beautiful community for the start of the 123rd running of the Boston...
When Lauren Philbrook was a little girl growing up in Hopkinton, she would watch the beginning of the Boston Marathon and saw it as a truly happy event. Now, as an adult and an accomplished marathon runner, she’s come to learn the smiles seen during the first few...
As any resident of Hopkinton can tell you, Marathon Monday is a special day in town. Ella Cornu, a 2016 Hopkinton High School graduate, remembers selling lemonade to runners and spectators passing her house on Hayden Rowe Street as they made their way to the start...
Brian Herr is going out his way. Two years ago, the longtime Hopkinton resident’s streak of 27 consecutive Bostons (29 if you include two unofficial finishes) ended following a major skiing injury, as Herr broke his leg and tore both his ACL and MCL. “The doctors said...
There are a number of good spots to watch the Boston Marathon as it begins in Hopkinton. Of course, there’s the start line, although that gets very crowded and it can be challenging to navigate the area. Enter Weston Nurseries. Located a mile down Route 135 from the...
Anne Ewing Zettek, age 98, passed away on March 12, 2026. She was born April 13, 1927, and grew up at Pickering Creek Farm in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. As the second of five children and only daughter to Joseph and Anne Ewing, she often described her childhood as...
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. International teachers get language skills, community from library ELL courses Beatriz Rodriguez...
The Commission on Disability on Monday discussed accessibility issues in town with Christopher McWhite, the town’s ADA coordinator. McWhite told commissioners about his extensive background in this field. He has done this type of work for about 27 years across five...
Following is a list of the positions and candidates that will appear on the May 18 Annual Town Election ballot. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at Hopkinton Middle School’s Brown Gym. Also included are responses (from those who chose to participate) to our...
ARRESTS None this week. POLICE LOG April 14 6:35 a.m. A walk-in handed in a debit card found at Middlesex Savings Bank on Main Street. 8:41 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle sped past a school bus with its stop sign out on Hayward Street. Sgt. Matthew Santoro...
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. Block party marks public launch of green infrastructure project The town will celebrate the launch of...
Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett announced Friday in a press release that he will retire June 30. Bennett’s retirement caps 35 years of police service, nearly all of which he spent in Hopkinton. His law enforcement journey began in 1991 when he became a part-time...
The current generation recognizes 1 Ash Street as the local home to the Boston Athletic Association, organizer of the Boston Marathon. But this building, located at the intersection with East Main Street, about 50 feet from the Boston Marathon start line, has a long...
