Community

Please join Boy Scout Troop 1 for our annual Pasta and Meatball Dinner and Silent Auction fundraising event on Friday, June 16 from 5:00-8:00pm at Faith Community Church, 146 E Main St, Hopkinton. The meal will be prepared and served by Hopkinton Boy Scout Troop 1 and families. It includes salad, bread, coffee, and dessert. This will be a festive community event as we celebrate the start of summer! This is a fundraiser to help fund a High Adventure/Leadership Trip to BSA Philmont Scout Ranch for July 2018. Tickets are $10/person or $5/Children under 10!

The Hopkinton High School parking lot was packed on Sunday (June 4th) for the 6th annual Hopkinton Public Library Foundation "Touch A Truck and Food Festival". HPLF Board Member, Katie Principe stated that close to 3,000 people attended the event this year and each year continues to have increased interest. She also stated that fundraising towards the renovation of the Public Library is going very well and 900,000 towards the 1 million dollar goal has been raised.

View scenes from another very successful year of the event below.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office recently concluded its inaugural Special Citizens Academy with a graduation ceremony and lunch for the 18 participants who completed the four-week program.

Roseann Sdoia author of "Perfect Strangers: Friendship, Strength and Recovery After Boston's Worst Day" shares her experiences as a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing, Wednesday June 7 at 7:00 pm at the Hopkinton Historical Society, 168 Hayden Rowe. The event is co-sponsored by the Hopkinton Public Library and the Historical Society. Books will be available for purchase and Roseann will sign copies. Free and open to the public.

Join Hopkinton Public Library and HCAM for “Hidden Hopkinton” Wednesday, June 14 7 p.m. at the HCAM Studios. (77 Main Street)

If you are a Hopkinton community member interested in participating in this low-key roundtable to talk about what you do at your job for 10-15 minutes, please contact Heather Backman at hbackman@hopkintonma.gov or 508-497-9777.

On Memorial Day 2017, ceremonies took place at memorial locations and the town common in Hopkinton. Ceremonies occurred at the Evergreen Cemetery in Woodville followed by the King Flag Pole, St. John's Cemetery and Soldiers Mound at Mount Auburn Cemetery on Mayhew Street. The events featured a salute to the flag, Placing of Wreaths by the American Legion and Scouts, Patriotic songs performed by the Hopkinton High School Band, readings of the "Gettysburg Address" and a Gun Salute followed by the playing of Taps.

On Memorial Day 2017, ceremonies took place at memorial locations and the town common in Hopkinton. Ceremonies occurred at the Evergreen Cemetery in Woodville followed by the King Flag Pole, St. John's Cemetery and Soldiers Mound at Mount Auburn Cemetery on Mayhew Street. The events featured a salute to the flag, Placing of Wreaths by the American Legion and Scouts, Patriotic songs performed by the Hopkinton High School Band, readings of the "Gettysburg Address" and a Gun Salute followed by the playing of Taps.

You won’t want to miss this! Hopkinton Public Library Foundation’s 6th Annual Touch-A-Truck and Food Truck Festival will take place, rain or shine, on Sunday, June 4, 2017, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Hopkinton High School Parking Lot. This event has something for boys and girls of all ages!