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Letter to the Editor: Mc Sweeney for School Committee
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (291+ words) Hopkinton Independent Letter to the Editor: Mc Sweeney for School Committee I am writing to express my support for Kyla Mc Sweeney for the Hopkinton School Committee. It's hard to imagine a candidate with better professional credentials to serve on…...
Letter to the Editor: Irwin for School Committee
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (131+ words) by Hopkinton Independent | May 11, 2026 | Letter to Editor Local government works best when more people participate, not fewer. Sandrais doing exactly that. This would be her first elected board role, and I think that matters in a good way. She's a…...
School Committee bids Stephenson goodbye, considers computer bids
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (680+ words) by Susan Gonsalves | May 8, 2026 | Education, Featured: Education The School Committee on Thursday honored vice chair Susan Stephenson, who was attending her final meeting as a member. She is not running in the May 18 Annual Town Election. Superintendent Evan Bishop, on…...
Schools Notebook: Local students earn recognition
1+ week, 1+ day ago (265+ words) by Hopkinton Independent | May 4, 2026 | Education Hopkinton High School senior Jianing Huang was named a winner of a corporation-sponsored National Merit Scholarship, part of the first group of winners in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Most of these awards are…...
ATM passes CPC Center School reuse funding, denies lighting at pickleball courts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (738+ words) by Mary Ellen Gambon | May 2, 2026 | Featured: News, News Annual Town Meeting on Saturday passed the Community Preservation Committee funding requests in Article 20 unanimously. The article included a request for $2. 4 million for the demolition of Center School's two rear additions and…...
Conservation Commission to consult town counsel about water running off Charleswood School site
1+ week, 6+ day ago (975+ words) by Mary Ellen Gambon | Apr 29, 2026 | Featured: News, News The Conservation Commission on Tuesday voted 4-1-1 to seek the advice of town counsel after it reviewed concerns about water flowing off the Charleswood School construction site onto property owned by the commission....
CPC adjusts Carbone's, Center School recommendations ahead of ATM
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1041+ words) by Mary Ellen Gambon | Apr 24, 2026 | Featured: News, News, Uncategorized The Community Preservation Committee met Thursday to discuss changing the funding request amounts for two key town projects that will be voted on at Annual Town Meeting on May 2 in light…...
DPW expresses concern about Charleswood School's effect on sewer
2+ week, 6+ day ago (891+ words) by Susan Gonsalves | Apr 22, 2026 | Education, Featured: Education The Elementary School Building Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to partially fund a sewer capacity engineering study requested by the Department of Public Works. The approved not-to-exceed total is $23, 000. ESBC chair Jon Graziano explained…...
YMCA Healthy Kids Day April 25
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (101+ words) Hopkinton Independent The Metro West YMCA Outdoor Center in Hopkinton will host Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a. m. -1 p. m. This free event, best suited for children ages 2-14 and their parents/caregivers, is designed to encourage families to build healthy habits…...
Schools Notebook: HMS Science Olympiad team shines at state competition
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) by Hopkinton Independent | Apr 4, 2026 | Education Members of the Hopkinton Middle School Science Olympiad team stand together at last month's state competition. The Hopkinton Middle School Science Olympiad team achieved its strongest-ever performance at the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad held March…...