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Hopkinton Library Sets Lower-Level Closure for Carpeting Project

The Hopkinton Public Library's lower level will close for nine days starting Aug. 31 for a carpeting project. The closure, running through Sept. 8, adds to hours changes already in place: the library remains closed Sundays and expects to stay that way at least through the fall, leaving …

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Hopkinton Schools Set September 2 Start Date for Students

Hopkinton students return to class Tuesday, Sept. 2, with staff reporting back Aug. 31 for two days of professional development, according to the school district's calendar. Ninth graders have orientation Aug. 26, with international and transfer student sessions Aug. 27, and kindergartn…

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Hopkinton Home Sales Top $2.7 Million as Twenty Deeds Recorded

Twenty property transfers were recorded in Hopkinton from July 24 to Aug. 22, with recorded prices ranging from $435,000 to $2,700,000 and a median of $1,328,000. The period's top sale was 10 Queen Anne Rd, which sold for $2.7 million on July 31 to Brendon Wolanski. Thirteen of the 20 transfers

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Hopkinton Animal Shelter Opens Registration for Paws and Claws 5K

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. …

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Hopkinton Cancels Flock Safety Camera Contract, Orders Removal

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…

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Hopkinton Calls Special Town Meeting for October 26

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…

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Hopkinton Library to Close Lower Level for Carpet Replacement

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…

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Longtime Hopkinton Resident David Dockstader Dies at 81

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…

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Hopkinton DPW Schedules Water Main Work on Hayden Rowe Street

Hopkinton's Department of Public Works will conduct water main work on Hayden Rowe Street beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. The scope of the work was not detailed in the town's announcement, but residents near the corridor are encouraged to monitor the town's website for updates. El…

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Fitch Avenue sale tops $2.5 million as Hopkinton records 20 deed transfers

Hopkinton recorded 20 property sales between July 17 and August 15. Prices ranged from $755,000 to $2,536,765 among the 14 sales that had a price recorded, with a median of $1,287,500. The month's top sale was new construction at 10 Fitch Ave, which sold for $2,536,765 to Dhaval and Kripa Avlani.…

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