Registration opened for the Hopkinton animal shelter's annual Paws and Claws 5K run, per the MetroWest Daily News. The Aug. 22 report said signups are now live for the fundraiser benefiting the local shelter. Meanwhile, Hopkinton Public Library set out its schedule for the week of Aug. …

Hopkinton has canceled its Flock Safety camera contract and ordered the license-plate readers removed. The town joins a growing list of Massachusetts communities dropping the surveillance technology, CBS News Boston reported, amid mounting privacy concerns about the automated readers. C…

Hopkinton officials have called a Special Town Meeting for Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, according to a town notice posted this month. The announcement, posted alongside a related notice on Aug. 14, gives residents an early look at the fall civic calendar. The town also opened a community inpu…

Hopkinton Public Library will close its lower level for nine days starting Aug. 31 for new carpeting. The announcement came as the town's Main Street eastbound detour continued rerouting traffic and library visitors through Friday, Aug. 21, part of ongoing work on the Main Street Corrid…

David Dockstader, 81, a longtime Hopkinton resident, died August 15 at home following a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a MetroWest Daily News obituary published this week. The paper's death notice, headlined "David Dockstader Obituary - The MetroWest Daily News," was the on…