https://www.youtube.com/live/_Bb2Pehk5DM The Zoning Advisory Committee at its meeting Monday night voted to recommend three plans to the Planning Board that would comply with MBTA Communities Act zoning requirements for its consideration. The motion that ZAC approved...
The Lake Maspenock Weed Management and Control Citizens Input Group completed a survey of the lake on Aug. 22, which revealed a significant decrease in weeds. After much public debate, the weed treatment was performed in June. It was approved by both the Conservation...
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night noted progress made at the Whitehall Conservation Area on several fronts, particularly its long-term effort to curb knotweed there. Chair Ed Harrow announced that the area recently had been sprayed....
The town's latest Main Street Corridor Project update released Friday noted that brick strip installation by A.F. Amorello & Sons, the project’s construction company, will continue during the upcoming week. Drainage structures in front of Town Hall will be...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIxj9ZXztI&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve a three-year contract with Elaine Lazarus, officially making her Hopkinton’s town manager. Lazarus was unanimously appointed to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRABIkkA_3M&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night raised some concerns to the design team for the proposed Charleswood Elementary School regarding its responses to peer review comments on the traffic and...
The town's latest Main Street Corridor Project update notes that Polar Vortex has completed painting the mast arms, the structures on which traffic lights are mounted, throughout the project. Polar Vortex’s crew has been painting the traffic poles, where paint was...
Former Hopkinton Police Department Sgt. Tim Brennan will be allowed to return to work as a Milford patrol officer, according to a decision in his favor announced Friday night by the state’s police disciplinary commission. A copy of the decision was released to the...
The Historical Commission at its meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously to rescind the demolition delay for the home at 6 Cedar Street. This paves the way for a mixed-use development that also includes 48-52 Main Street, the former Hopkinton Drug/Hopkinton Card and...
A vehicle apparently traveling at a high rate of speed on Saturday morning struck a truck in Milford, spurring a police pursuit by the Milford and Hopkinton police departments up Route 85 to the Southborough line, according to information from both police departments....
The town on Friday issued an update on the Main Street Corridor Project, noting that preparation for brick installation is anticipated to begin after the Labor Day holiday. A.F. Amorello & Sons, the project’s construction company, is expected to return to on-site...
Conservation Administrator Kim Ciaramicoli announced at the Aug. 20 Conservation Commission meeting that she has resigned after more than three years in the position. “After much reflection, I have decided to step down from my role as the Conservation Administrator,”...
The Upper Charles Trail Committee’s meeting Wednesday night was abruptly cut short after experiencing technical difficulties as well as a search for the last version of the revised charge and charter the committee had hoped to approve for submission to the Select...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFxWej4ybZI&t=6717s As the budget season approaches, Town Manager Elaine Lazarus discussed at Tuesday's Select Board meeting a new document that serves as a resident’s guide to the town's finances that includes information about the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFxWej4ybZI&t=6717s The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night sent a draft of a redaction policy back to town counsel for further tweaking after members offered suggestions for improvements. Attorney Bryan Bertram prepared a...
Former Hopkinton Police Sgt. Tim Brennan will face the state’s police disciplinary commission at a hearing this Friday that will probe into the circumstances surrounding his controversial firing earlier this year. Brennan had been working as a Milford Police...
The Commission on Disability at its meeting Monday night decided to invite the town’s police chief, police lieutenant and fire chief to a Sept. 19 meeting to discuss how to implement its initiative to help first responders identify and assist people with disabilities...
The town on Friday issued an update on the Main Street Corridor Project, announcing that all 12 transformers have been installed. The receipt of the transformers had been delayed for months by supply chain issues. After a push in June by Select Board chair Brian Herr,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzqBMo3dEMs The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night called out the developer of the Elmwood Farms III subdivision off Blueberry Lane for allowing a contractor to remove trees in the buffer zone. Conservation...
While August traditionally is a time for summer relaxation, former Hopkinton Select Board chair Muriel Kramer has ramped up her campaign for the District 2 seat on the Massachusetts Governor’s Council, crisscrossing the district as the Sept. 3 primary approaches....
