A Hopkinton man was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of tax evasion in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn for failing to pay excise taxes on vaping products he sold at his businesses. Ashraf Youssef, 62, was the owner of AAA Smoke...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN0rmoHKy8 The new iteration of the Trails Committee held its inaugural meeting Wednesday to review work completed by previous committees and to discuss its initial priorities and framework. On Jan. 7, the Select Board appointed nine...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XE6cLbCCA&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night approved the town’s proposed vegetative management plan in a 6-0 vote. Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed explained that she wanted to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPmOvp53cg&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night approved the articles it will be placing on the Annual Town Meeting warrant in order to meet the submission deadline of Feb. 3. Chair Rob Benson explained...
An allegedly intoxicated Marlborough man who drove a stolen car into a Hopkinton house was arraigned Monday in Framingham District Court on multiple charges, according to Hopkinton’s deputy police chief. Thomas Matthew Timpone, 45, was arrested Saturday at...
Two of the most ardent opponents of the town's vegetative management plan (VMP) proposed by the Department of Public Works voiced their concerns Friday morning at a virtual hearing before the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). Donald...
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the funding request by the Open Space Preservation Commission’s for $35,500 to purchase the back parcel of 89 Saddle Hill Road. Also known as the Casucci property, the purchase would allow...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0jWVTCyn_0 The Select Board, joined by School Committee members and the Community Preservation Committee chair, on Tuesday discussed ways to fund a proposed adaptive playground without putting additional strain on the town’s tight...
The state’s Department of Agricultural Resources will review Hopkinton’s proposed vegetative management plan that would allow use of herbicides on rights of way at a Zoom hearing this Friday. Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed outlined this plan at the...
The Open Space Preservation Commission on Thursday night approved a request for moving a trail off Whisper Way onto land that had been donated to the commission as part of an open space and landscape preservation development (OSLPD) special permit for a 12-unit...
The Hopkinton Fire Department on Tuesday afternoon assisted a specialized team in rescuing a tree maintenance worker trapped in a bucket truck on Hayden Rowe Street after the bucket appeared to malfunction while it was suspended in the air. In a phone interview with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwCVh1kDqmU The Conservation Commission at Tuesday’s meeting continued the hearing about a townwide vegetation management plan requested by the Department of Public Works that included the usage of herbicides. The request for...
Hopkinton Public Schools administration sent a message to families Wednesday to alert them that a cyber hack has compromised the district’s student information system, reflecting reports of similar incidents across the country. “Unfortunately, we have confirmed that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GscLxWszkG4 As the town faces a $3 million deficit for fiscal year 2026, the Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night addressed concerns that the School Department would be held to the same budget increase standard as other town...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GscLxWszkG4 The Select Board on Tuesday appointed nine members to the newly created Trails Committee, mixing the membership with previous trails advocates and new faces in an effort to create a unified approach to trail development and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fuvZUO3frw The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night approved in an 8-0 vote a revised plan for Main Street Crossing, the proposed multifamily mixed-use development at the former location of Hopkinton Drug. The complex, which...
A tractor-trailer rollover in the area of 226 Wood Street caused the road to be reduced to one lane of traffic during the Friday morning rush-hour commute. Hopkinton Fire Department Lt. John Sheridan told the Independent that the incident occurred at 6:59 a.m. "A...
Two suspects were arrested Dec. 28 by Hopkinton Police Department officers on multiple charges in what the department’s deputy chief said he believes was a “targeted” robbery of an abandoned home on Wood Street. The alleged home invasion took place at 1:36 p.m. on...
An allegedly intoxicated Blackstone man was arrested early Thursday morning on four charges after several 911 calls reported a white pickup truck “doing doughnuts” in yards on Proctor Street and eventually becoming stuck in a backyard. Zachary Walter Lemelin, 26, was...
A vehicle rolled over Thursday morning in the area of 238 Wood Street, descending more than 10 feet down an embankment and landing upside down, according to a report on X and confirmation by emergency responders. HFD Lt. Scott Jurasek, in a phone interview with the...
