Community

Free public lectures featuring prominent health professionals and wellness educators, all events will take place at the Hopkinton Senior Center.

Starting Friday January 8th, nomination papers will be available at the town clerks office. The deadline to file nomination papers is March 28th, you must have signatures from at least 50 Hopkinton voters to qualify.

Martin Luther King Day in Hopkinton began in 2006, when Linda Katz, who had seen a national initiative called the National Day of Giving Back, brought it to the Youth Commission as a way to make MLK day a “Day on, not a day off” for our youth. Linda organized this event for the Youth Commission for 4 years, at which point, Margie Wiggin, current Chair of the Youth Commission, took it over and continued the tradition.

The Hopkinton Fire Department sent out the below facebook message highlighting 2015. The facebook post talks about an increase in the amount of emergency responses and quantity of call volume, inspections for homes and businesses as well as car seat installations. To follow the Hopkinton Fire department on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopkintonFIREL3772/?fref=nf

Known by many as a simple ground cover for dry woodland shade, Epimediums are finally getting the appreciation they deserve. This "perfect shade perennial" possesses a delicate beauty that belies its surprisingly tough, long-lasting nature. Karen will illustrate the many and varied types now commercially available, including some of the exciting new evergreen species from China. Characteristics, growth habit, growing and propagation, pests and diseases, and combining Epimediums with other shade perennials in the garden will be addressed.