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Town Meeting recap: Budget, amended MBTA zoning, e-bike speed limit pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuaykpYu3uc Annual Town Meeting convened at Hopkinton Middle School on a soggy Saturday morning to vote on several key items, including passing the town’s operational and capital budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. In roughly 4½...

ATM citizens’ petitions raise concerns about addressing longstanding town issues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuaykpYu3uc Two citizens’ petitions presented at Saturday's Annual Town Meeting provoked discussion about modifying town policies to include what some speakers termed as “fairness” and “humanity.” Article 18 was a citizens’ petition...

ATM passes CPC Center School reuse funding, denies lighting at pickleball courts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuaykpYu3uc Annual Town Meeting on Saturday passed the Community Preservation Committee funding requests in Article 20 unanimously. The article included a request for $2.4 million for the demolition of Center School’s two rear additions...

Annual Town Meeting votes to take no action on CV fingerprinting article

At Saturday's Annual Town Meeting, residents voted 72-51 to take no action on an article requiring fingerprinting for common victualer licenses, aligning with the Select Board's recommendation on the matter. When asked by a resident why the Select Board recommended...

Annual Town Meeting complete results

This year's Annual Town Meeting commenced early Saturday. Members were tasked with voting on 39 articles related to the fiscal year 2027 budget, bylaw amendments, capital projects and more. The meeting ended before members could finalize voting on the complete warrant...

Man who allegedly crashed stolen BMW held without bail after dangerousness hearing Friday

A North Billerica man arrested in Hopkinton on April 21 on charges including cocaine trafficking and malicious destruction of property is being held without bail after appearing at a dangerousness hearing via Zoom on Friday. Christopher M. Saunders Jr., 30, was...

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Charmaine Wall, 87

Charmaine Wall, 87

Charmaine Wall, 87, passed away on April 29, 2026. She left her husband of 59 years, Joel. Charmaine was well known in...

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Phyllis Hill, 94

Phyllis Hill, 94

Phyllis A (Glaude) Hill, 94, passed away peacefully at her home on April 23, 2026. She resided with her daughter...

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