Town Manager Elaine Lazarus on Tuesday told the Select Board that a visit by First Amendment auditors videotaping in Town Hall on Sept. 12 has led to the scheduling of a formal training session for employees next week. “We’ll continue to provide town employees with...
At Tuesday's Select Board meeting, Town Manager Elaine Lazarus acknowledged that Crust & Co., the pizza shop located in the former home of Hillers Pizza, opened without a building inspection being performed. The common victualer (CV) license was approved 4-1 at...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22u09_Fo6VE&t=684s In a short meeting Monday night, John Gelcich, the town’s Director of Land Use, Planning and Permitting, announced to the Planning Board that the person succeeding him as principal planner has been hired. Aneri...
An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General showed that a former Parks & Recreation director intentionally circumvented the state’s procurement laws by arranging a “handshake agreement” with a local food truck vendor, the OIG announced Monday in a...
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday reviewed progress made on previously approved projects and reminded the public that the application deadline for the upcoming fiscal year is on the horizon. Under the Community Preservation Act that was signed in 2000,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVgDbwNEFL8 The Trails Committee at its meeting Wednesday heard proposals for new trails at Cameron Woods and improvements to the Lake Maspenock Causeway Trail. Member David Freed presented a plan for two trails at Cameron Woods and the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGF-dKVsidQ The town’s hour-long forum Tuesday night at the Hopkinton Public Library provided residents with information on efforts to keep per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS in the town’s water system below the current...
A woman found deceased in her Cedar Street home Thursday apparently died by suicide, according to the town's deputy police chief. In an email to the Independent on Friday, Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Scott van Raalten confirmed that a woman residing on Cedar Street...
The Open Space Preservation Commission on Thursday discussed trail markings proposed in the Whitehall Conservation Area and offered one change. These markings were proposed by the Friends of Whitehall (FOW). The map showed each trail designated by a different color,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdQ2j0v_kQo&t=8232s&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission on Tuesday approved a certificate of compliance request for 12 Leonard Street after the homeowner’s explanation changed the course of the protracted debate with the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Jh3KXSYlQ&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board on Tuesday night approved common victualer and entertainment licenses for Crust & Co. in a 4-1 vote with conditions that would allow the pizza place to open as soon as required...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq7gBzWnoz8&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board on Monday discussed how to address the owner of The Trails housing development's apparent failure to make repairs to Wilson Street he agreed to have completed by mid-May. The issue of...
The Hopkinton Fire Department extricated the trapped driver of a Chevrolet Equinox on Wednesday morning after the car apparently failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of School Street and West Elm Street, resulting in a two-car collision with suspected...
A concerned resident of The Communities at Golden Pond has tried to facilitate the rescue of a goose that had been trapped in fishing wire in neighboring Ice House Pond over Labor Day weekend. By late Tuesday afternoon, the goose freed itself, but not without...
The Economic Development Advisory Board met for the first time Tuesday night and discussed some of its key goals. The seven-member Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB) originally was proposed by Select Board vice chair Shahidul Mannan as a means to brainstorm...
A state website seeking to return unclaimed property or money to its owners has identified 10 dormant accounts under the name of “Town of Hopkinton OBRA.” Findmassmoney.gov is under the purview of the Unclaimed Property Division of the Office of the State Treasurer...
As the school year rapidly approaches, many teachers in the Hopkinton district have spent the final month of their summer vacation advocating with a federal senator for help in receiving their IRS tax refunds, according to a congressional spokesperson and the...
The Hopkinton Police Department searched the woods near Wilson Street on Friday evening as part of a “well-being search” but was unable to find anyone, according to the police chief. In a text to the Independent on Friday night, HPD Chief Joseph Bennett reported that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBlkqIIHNPM&ab_channel=HCAM The Trails Committee at its meeting Wednesday night discussed how it wants to prioritize its goals and addressed an unintentional Open Meeting Law violation that occurred at the July 16 meeting. Vice...
The Water & Sewer Advisory Board on Wednesday discussed the town’s efforts to address concerns previously raised by a local water expert about salt potentially impacting the water supply. Ken Weismantel, a member of the state’s Water Resources Commission (WRC),...
