News Archive

The photography of Carolyn Latourelle will be featured in the Space and Place exhibit at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe in Hopkinton from September 4 -24. Latourelle was the second place winner of the HCA’s recent On the Edge exhibit, and works at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University as Assistant Program Manager to Academic Affairs. A special reception, open to the public, will be held Friday, September 7 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Gallery hours are weekdays from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Robert H. Anderson, 60, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012.
Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Agnes (Welch) and Waldo
Anderson. He was the husband of 39 years to Dianne (Marshall) Anderson of
Hopkinton.

Starting Thursday August 30,2012, Clinton Street will be closed. The street closing will effect Clinton Street only,during the hours of 8 AM to 2 PM. According to Elissa Russo of Russo Brothers, the intent is to complete the work in one day. Detour signs will be in place and detail police officers will be there to assist motorists around the site.

Interested in joining Cub Scouts? Join the families of Cub Scout Pack 26 Hopkinton for a Family Movie Night! We currently have many openings for boys going into Grade 1, as well as limited openings for boys entering grades 2-5 this fall.

Thursday, August 30 at 6:30pm
Mendon Drive-In, 35 Milford Street, Mendon MA 01756

New and prospective scout families are welcome!

Brandon Joseph Showalter, 28, passed away suddenly from a heart-related illness on Saturday, Augsust 25, 2012. Born in Boston, he was the son of Ronald A. and Catherine (Cotter) Showalter of Hopkinton and East Dennis.

He was a 2002 graduate of Hopkinton High School and attended UMass Amherst. He was the vice president of operations at All Pro Cleaning Systems of Westborough. He was an avid Boston sports fan and loved watching NASCAR.

On Tuesday, August 21, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported that the July 2012 seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates were down in the Barnstable, Amherst, Nantucket and Tisbury areas; unchanged in the North Adams area; and up in the other seventeen areas over the month. Over the year, the rates are down in all twenty two labor areas.

ThePatrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts is the first state in thenation to receive approval from the Obama Administration to implement a healthcare initiative to improve care and contain cost for 111,000 persons withdisabilities who are dual eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in a predominantly bird biting species of mosquito called Culex. The Department also announced that Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus had been detected in a mammal biting species of mosquito called Perturbans. In 2011, 4,604 mosquito samples were tested for WNV and 275 samples were positive. Hopkinton had 0 WNV positive mosquito samples identified in 2011 but did have a positive EEE in October.