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Firefighters found heavy smoke when they responded to a fire in a painting business Wednesday morning in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The business, which paints firetrucks, operates out of a garage on Windsor Street. The fire broke out in a vehicle inside a garage bay around 3:30 a.m. The building was closed at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.

High schoolers in Hopkinton will be the first in Massachusetts to go to class without a mask Monday in the start of an experimental trial run.

High schoolers in Hopkinton will be the first in Massachusetts to go to class without a mask Monday in the start of an experimental trial run. The Hopkinton School Committee approved the three-week trial last month, which allows fully vaccinated high schoolers the option to unmask while in school from Nov. 1 through Nov. 19. More then 95% of the school’s...

High schoolers in Hopkinton will be the first in Massachusetts to go to class without a mask in an experimental trial run next month.

High schoolers in Hopkinton will be the first in Massachusetts to go to class without a mask in an experimental trial run next month. The Hopkinton School Committee voted 3-2 Thursday night to approve the three-week trial, which allows fully vaccinated high schoolers the option to unmask while in school from Nov. 1 through Nov. 19. During the two hour meeting,...

So far, two school districts in Massachusetts have demonstrated at least 80% of students and staff have been vaccinated, the threshold for state education officials to allow an exception to mask mandates. The districts are Hopkinton and Ashland public schools, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Friday. But students in those towns aren’t able to take…

Students at Hopkinton High School could become the first in Massachusetts to have an option when it comes to wearing masks indoors. Hopkinton High School, which has met the 80% vaccination rate threshold among students and staff, is the first school in the state granted permission to lift the mask mandate while inside. “At the beginning, I wasn’t used to…

After meeting the 80% vaccination threshold, Hopkinton High School could be the first in Massachusetts to lift its mask mandate.

The 125th Boston Marathon is extra-special, coming 30 months after the previous running, and plenty of people were excited the day and night before.

There’s a buzz in the air on Boylston Street hours before the 125th running of the Boston Marathon — the first time the race will be run in the fall.

The Boston Marathon returns Monday for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, with many changes afoot — including the first time the race is being held in the fall.

A crash in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, temporarily closed Interstate 495 near Exit 55 Thursday afternoon. A medical helicopter was brought in, prompting the highway to be closed, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear, and it wasn’t immediately clear how many people were hurt. Aerial footage showed wreckage in the woods near the…

Massachusetts homeowners are often stunned to learn they are on the hook for thousands of dollars in cleanup costs for heating oil spills because they are not covered by standard insurance policies. An inexpensive rider is available, but consumers have to know to ask for it.

Massachusetts homeowners are often stunned to learn they are on the hook for thousands of dollars in cleanup costs for heating oil spills because they are not covered by standard insurance policies.

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, with more than 200 with Massachusetts ties among those killed.

Two decades after terrorist attacks changed the United States forever, people across Massachusetts and the country will gather to honor the survivors and victims of September 11, 2001, on Saturday.

A 14-year-old in Hopkinton was charged with stabbing another 14-year-old on Thursday, police said.  Officers were called about the stabbing at an apartment complex on Constitution Court about 1:48 p.m., according to Hopkinton police. They found a wounded 14-year-old boy, who was rushed to a local hospital. Police said the boy’s injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. The...

Nearly two months after the death of Mikayla Miller, 13 elected officials are calling for an independent investigation now that trust with the community has been broken.

There are new calls for answers in the death of Hopkinton teen Mikayla Miller, which was ruled a suicide.

More than a dozen Massachusetts officials of color are calling for an independent investigation into the death of Hopkinton teenager Mikayla Miller.