On Monday, April 15th, the 100th Boston Marathon start in Hopkinton will take place. It is one of the biggest Boston Marathon landmark anniversaries ever in Hopkinton and thanks to the 26.2 Foundation and Hopkinton Center for the Arts, it will be celebrated in style!
Below, view scenes from the opening ceremony of a weekend of Boston Marathon festivities in Hopkinton.
On the April 10th edition of HCAM News at 6:30pm, the latest Hiller Sports report including our chat with Softball Coach, Shannon Allberry, Friends of Hopkinton Public Library host 1st coffee house plus much more, but first next Monday, it’s Marathon time and the festivities to celebrate the 100th start in Hopkinton have started.
Tune in on HCAM-TV (Comcast: Channel 8, Verizon Channel 30) or at our YouTube page!
Our 164th edition of HCAM Sports Talk airs on Wed, April 10th at 5:30pm. In the episode, the latest Hiller happenings including our chat with Hopkinton Hillers Softball Coach, Shannon Allberry plus we relive some terrific Boston Marathon festivities in honor of the 100th Start at the Hopkinton start-line on Monday, April 15th.
Tune in to HCAM Sports Talk every Wednesday at 5:30pm on HCAM-TV (Comcast: Channel 8, Verizon Channel 30) or at our YouTube page. The program will also re-air at other times and days throughout the week!
Online Screenagers, Under the Influence. Virtual screening, April 25th, 2024, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Do you have any out-of-town family or friends coming to see or run in the Boston Marathon?
Then have them take part in the START Line Experience! The best part is that you choose the day and time for this self-guided experience!
Proceeds raised from this self-guided tour will help two local non-profit organizations: Hopkinton Center for the Arts and 26.2 Foundation.
Your $25 ticket (for up to a family/group of 4 people) includes:
A brief video presentation about the history of the Boston Marathon start line and sculptures (at HCA).
A new canteen truck staffed by trained Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) responders from the Massachusetts Division will enter into service next week for the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15 thanks to the donation of a generous donor.
Robert William Morris, 86, of Hopkinton, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family after a lengthy health battle, on Monday, April 8, 2024. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Viola (Pielstick) and Chester Morris. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Painter) Morris to whom he just celebrated 63 years of marriage on March 11th.
Please see the attached Project Update for details on work scheduled for tonight and for day work on Wednesday, April 10th.
In honor of Patriots’ Day, the Hopkinton Marathon Committee (HMC) will honor two U.S. veterans at the start of the Boston Marathon. Both veterans work for the Hopkinton Department of Public Works, which plays important roles before, during, and after the Boston Marathon to keep the town and race clean and safe.
The Hopkinton Marathon Committee (HMC) has selected longtime HMC and Boston Marathon volunteer Jack LeDuc, retired Hopkinton Police Department officer Tom Griffin, 30 year Dell/EMC employee and Boston Marathon Volunteer, and Sharon Lisnow and Mary McQueeney, Founding Directors of the Michael Lisnow Respite Center as starters for the first, second, third and fourth waves of the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15. The Boston Athletic Association will announce the starters for earlier starts.
