Have you been thinking about getting in shape in 2016 or turning the page on a healthier diet after the holidays? CrossFit Resilience (CFR) has just the program for you: “Lose it for the Library!” - a weight loss challenge for Hopkinton starting January 7, 2016.
Eliza Wadsworth McMechan Bridges, born in Mississippi in 1870, was the daughter of Hopkinton native Linnie Wadsworth and William McMechan. After tge loss of both parents before her first birthday, Eliza was brought back to Hopkinton by two of her maternal aunts where she was raised by Frances E. Wadsworth and her husband Daniel T. Bridges. An 1892 graduate of Smith College, Eliza went on to earn a law degree from Boston University.
How do you begin to thank a person who has given selfless and dedicated service to her community? For starters you have a party. And that is just what colleagues, family and friends are planning for Maureen Dwinnell who will retire, at the end of the year, after 26 years, 8 months, and 8 days as the Treasurer/Collector for Hopkinton. In addition to her work as Treasurer/Collector, Maureen also served as Selectman for 6 years and as the Chairman for 5 of those years.
Sergeants Joseph Bennett and John Porter of the Hopkinton Police Department were promoted to Lieutenant.
The Friends of the Holliston Trails are hosting their 3rd annual First Night Trail Walk on Thursday, December 31 from 5:00-8:00 PM. The walk is a fun family event for all ages. Come chat with your neighbors as you walk along the Holliston Rail Trail and make your way towards Phipps Tunnel. Start at either Blair Square (a one mile walk) or Cross Street (a .25 mile walk). There will be hot chocolate and cider, fire pits and s'mores, hot dogs, music, and more!
As part of our Bronze Award project to get kids excited about reading, Troop 65040 is raising funds to purchase books and other items needed at Serenity House. Please stop by our table on the common December 5th during the tree lighting at 4:00.
As part of our Bronze Award project to get kids excited about reading, Troop 65040 is raising funds to purchase books and other items needed at Serenity House. Please stop by our table on the common December 5th during the tree lighting at 4:00. Enjoy some treats while helping out a good cause! And Save the Date for our Edible Book Festival coming up on April Fool’s Day!
Are you ready for the holiday season? On the December episode of Senior View, Claire Shapiro plays favorite holiday tunes on the piano!
St. John the Evangelist inaugurated its 150th year as a parish at each of its four Masses last weekend, November 28-29, with the sonorous peal of its church bell, rung for the first time in decades. The bell originally hung in the tower of St. Malachi, Hopkinton's first Catholic church, that once stood on Cedar Street roughly across from the present post office. Built in 1851, St. Malachi received its first resident pastor, Father Barry, fifteen years later, with its designation in 1866 as a parish. That makes the bell over 150 years old.
