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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbbLDrAMNn4 The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night voted unanimously to continue the hearing for Main Street Crossing, the proposed multifamily mixed-use development at the location of Hopkinton Drug, after voicing concerns...
Select Board vice chair Mary Jo LaFreniere was arraigned Monday in Framingham District Court on a charge of driving under the influence. She was arrested after leaving TJ's Food and Spirits, a bar on the Hopkinton-Ashland line, Sunday night. "It happened," LaFreniere...
The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday voted to recommend two top-ticket town projects for fiscal year 2026 funding: $600,000 for the Center School reuse planning study and $300,000 toward an adaptive playground. Under the Community Preservation...
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night talked about potential corrective actions that could be taken regarding a stone wall that the chair believes encroaches on town property. Chair Ed Harrow said he became aware of a motor vehicle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4WJxJjZ1A&ab_channel=HCAM A proposal to transform the Center School into a community destination with town office space and classrooms for the Hopkinton Center for the Arts received kudos from the Select Board at its meeting...
