https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HczR_D2vRUo Special Town Meeting on a frigid Thursday evening approved its sole article unanimously. This vote amended the fiscal year 2026 operating budget to align with actual debt and insurance costs, which are lower than what was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e0Kus7MYaA The chairs of the town committees for both major political parties presented a united front to the board as they discussed pursuing an Independence Day parade focused on town pride. Amy Groves, the Hopkinton Democratic Town...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e0Kus7MYaA The Select Board on Tuesday implemented some new rules during the public forum period to demonstrate responsiveness to participants’ comments. Previously, this period at the start of each meeting allowed residents and others...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPV0XxQ-B94 The Planning Board on Monday approved 6-0 a requested modification to a subdivision plan made nearly 34 years ago, striking a clause stating that its private road be maintained by the property owners rather than by the town....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T39gHVnyYUk In a rare in-person meeting at the Hopkinton Senior Center, the Conservation Commission on Tuesday informally discussed the need for improvements to Loop Road with school construction project managers. Located within the...
A Special Town Meeting is being convened on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium. The sole article calls for a vote to amend the town’s fiscal year 2026 operating budget. An overestimate of the town’s operating expenses has led to an unexpected...
The Community Preservation Committee on Tuesday suggested that the Parks & Recreation Department change the scope of its Pyne Field redesign project after safety concerns were raised by the Planning Board the previous evening. Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus...
A car struck a telephone pole at the intersection of Granite Street and Hayden Rowe Street Wednesday evening, causing the road to be closed for several hours while the pole was being replaced, according to a Hopkinton Police Department dispatcher. The dispatcher said...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vU_BEY-58 The Select Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve holding a Special Town Meeting on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. in order to adjust the operating budget for fiscal year 2026. This will be the only article on the warrant. After...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vU_BEY-58 Select Board members on Tuesday gave Town Manager Elaine Lazarus praise for her accomplishments in her first year in the role during her first annual review. Human Resources Director Jessica Lewerenz said she received...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYjV2qKHH2Q The Planning Board voted 8-0 on Monday to continue the public hearing on plans to redevelop Pyne Field until Dec. 1 after members continued to raise safety concerns. The Community Preservation Committee in 2022 approved $1...
Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Scott van Raalten addressed accusations made against the department regarding Petros “Peter” Sismanis, the disgraced former owner of Hillers Pizza, in a three-page statement Friday. The HPD letter, dated Nov. 7, was addressed to Town...
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a draft letter that reinstated CPC funding for a Hopkinton Housing Authority project that recently came under scrutiny for questionable financial management practices. The project, for which Town...
The parents of a baby born in a Hopkinton Fire Department ambulance en route to the hospital in September recently visited the fire station to thank first responders with their infant son. In an interview with the Independent, Kara and Jesse Diamond shared the story...
State Rep. James Arena-DeRosa has scheduled office hours this Saturday, Nov. 15, from 1-3 p.m. at the Hopkinton Public Library's Ellsworth Conference Room. Arena-DeRosa represents the 8th Middlesex District, which includes Hopkinton, Holliston, Sherborn and two...
The Commission on Disability met on Monday with Kerry Reed, the Department of Public Works director, to discuss a spring effort to make residents aware of the challenges people with disabilities face navigating the downtown area. Reed said she initially thought about...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usoENjn6ol0 The Conservation Commission on Tuesday reprimanded the representative for the Newbury Glen subdivision for the latest in a series of stormwater management violations, this time apparently brought about by a contractor in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQxS_HegXTE The Select Board on Tuesday discussed safety concerns around the escalating use of electric bicycles in town, particularly on trails and in the downtown area. Trails Committee chair Peter LaGoy told the board that over the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQxS_HegXTE The Select Board on Tuesday discussed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, noting that the current projected budget shortfall of $1.8 million should not cause residents to panic this early in the process. Kyla LaPierre,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIscA6AXjeE The Planning Board on Monday voted 8-0 to continue the hearing on the redevelopment of Pyne Field after the attorney for the abutting sawmill raised concerns about safety and the behavior of the cricket fans who attend games...
