News Archive

Dr. Charles F. Bobeck, 82, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 in Northbridge. He was the husband of Marion (Lockhart), who died January 22, 2011. Born in Clinton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Czulak) Bobeck.

He was a graduate of Clinton High School, Clark University and Tufts Dental School of Boston. He was a dentist in Hopkinton for over 25 years. He was a long-time and well-known member of the BAA Marathon Committee. He also served for many years as Hopkinton's Board of Health Chairman and was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran.

To the Editor:

Melissa Oothout will be joining the management team at Weston Nurseries as the Manager of the Garden Center in Chelmsford, Massachusetts due to open on March 1, 2011. Ootthout was previously the Annuals Supervisor for Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton.

The Hopkinton School Committee is pleased to announce that the Superintendent Search Screening Committee has identified five outstanding candidates for further consideration by the School Committee for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The thirteen member Screening Committee included representation from the School Committee, the district’s administrative office, building level administration, teachers, community representatives, students, and parents.

The Board of Selectmen voted at its February 15, 2011 meeting to seek candidates for membership on the Hopkinton Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board, in accordance with the Hopkinton General Bylaw, Ch. V, Article VII sec. 5: 27-28.

Today, Representative Carolyn Dykema (D-Holliston) was honored to receive the Legislator of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Veterans Service Officers Association (MA VSOA)

“I’m very honored to receive this award,” said Representative Dykema. “Veterans Service Officers are on the front lines, every day, advocating for our veterans and their families. I’m proud to be working alongside them to support the men and women who have served our country in uniform.”

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - The Boys Varsity Basketball game tonight against Ashland will air live on Channels 10 and 31. Both the Boys and Girls games will replay starting at 10:00pm tonight and again on Saturday.

The Opening Reception for the May Cause Discomfort exhibit at the Cultural Arts Alliance has been postponed due to construction issues at the farmhouse. All lgallery hours and the February 13th Opening Reception will be rescheduled.