Representatives from Lykan Bioscience appeared before the Select Board on Tuesday night to share plans for the expansion of the company’s South Street headquarters and ask for discussions to start on a new tax increment financing agreement (TIF) with the town. The...
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Planning Board roundup: Fox Hollow wall an issue; LFN tot lot fence OK’d
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night continued a request to eliminate a requirement for approximately 400 feet of stone wall to be reconstructed across three lots on the Foxhollow Road subdivision that was part of a previously approved plan. Foxhollow is an...
Business Briefs: HCA honors GRLA’s Richardson; Solect Energy receives award; local lawyers lauded
Scott Richardson, president of Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects, received the inaugural Founder’s Philanthropy Award from the Hopkinton Center for the Arts at the HCA Founder’s Celebration held earlier this fall. Richardson has been involved with the HCA from its...
Business Profile: Southwick’s Zoo delights with Festival of Illumination, Winter Wonderland
The animals have been tucked away for the winter season, but Southwick’s Zoo is not entering hibernation. With visitors enjoying the inaugural Festival of Illumination and, starting Nov. 26, the Winter Wonderland, the zoo is bustling with activity. “People are...
Planning Board approves Turkey Ridge subdivision plan
The Planning Board approved the definitive subdivision plan for Turkey Ridge Estates during its meeting Monday night after the developer shared some changes and the board added some conditions. The proposed eight-lot definitive subdivision, originally known as Deer...
Business Profile: UniBank launches $2M charitable foundation
On Oct. 13, UniBank, which has 13 locations across Central Massachusetts, announced the founding of UniBank Charitable Foundation, an endowment of $2 million. The foundation will support local nonprofits and organizations. CEO Michael Welch says establishing a...
Scientific developments subject of local author’s new book
As the world of science and technology seems to be advancing at warp speed these days, it’s hard not to think about what the world could be like in the years to come. Could we live on Mars? Will robots become part of our households? Will we have pet dinosaurs? Maybe...
Conservation Committee roundup: Modifications approved for Connelly Farms, The Trails projects
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday night meeting expressed approval with major modifications to two ongoing projects: Connelly Farms and The Trails, Hopkinton. Scott Goddard, representing Ravenwood LLC and developer Ron Nation, told the commission that “a...
Planning Board approves tree cuttings at Eversource LNG facility
The Planning Board discussed Eversource’s improvement project at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at 52 Wilson Street for the majority of Monday’s hour-long meeting. The main issue was the request for additional tree cuttings at the southern border of the site...
Business Profile: Newly renovated Central Tavern focuses on comfort, connection
Michael and Kristen Aghajanian bought the Central Tavern in Milford two months before the pandemic struck. The timing was “horrible,” Michael Aghajanian said, but it allowed the couple to completely renovate the space. After a 13-month shutdown, the tavern reopened in...
Business Briefs: E.L. Harvey acquired by Waste Connections; Milford Regional recognized
The waste and recycling services company E.L. Harvey & Sons, which runs a facility in Hopkinton on the border with Westborough — where the company is headquartered — recently was acquired by Waste Connections, a company that serves more than 7 million residential,...
Zoning Advisory Committee public forum Oct. 25
The Zoning Advisory Committee will hold its annual public forum on Monday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) encourages residents to attend this forum and provide ideas and proposals for amendments to the zoning bylaws, whether they are...
Conservation Commission discusses Connelly Farms, Leonard Street projects
The Conservation Commission met for nearly four hours Tuesday night and approved modifications to projects previously before the commission, including a lot on the Connelly Farms project as well as and the Leonard Street development. Scott Goddard, representing...
Select Board roundup: Beloin new police officer; Priefer selected for Planning Board; precinct map approved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFAjB-OEMhs At Tuesday's Select Board meeting, Shannon Beloin was unanimously approved as the town’s newest police officer. Beloin worked the past five years in Provincetown, including a stint as a school resource officer. She...
Planning Board roundup: Development off Blueberry Lane moves forward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6OIeYrioLw The Planning Board met Monday night to review a number of projects, including the long-dormant but recently revived proposed subdivision that would be situated between Blueberry Lane and Marathon School/EMC Park. Robert...
Morgan’s Harbor to Hill a one-stop shop for fresh seafood, meals
Launching a business during a pandemic is apt to be a challenge, but for Morgan’s Harbor to Hill, “It was the right time,” Bill Morgan explains. Morgan, who opened the seafood market in January, had been planning his exit from The Spoon, the diner he ran for 19 years....
Planning Board discusses Turkey Ridge development, OK’s 17 Main rebuild
The Planning Board at its Monday night meeting mainly discussed the Turkey Ridge Estates eight-lot subdivision, which would be situated off Cedar Street Extension and at the end of Lincoln Street, at the border with Southborough. After a lengthy discussion about...
Guitar builder cherishes career making music for others
Most people have jobs that give them an income; others have careers that provide satisfaction. And then there are the lucky few, like guitar craftsman Patrick Morrissey of Hopkinton, whose work is his passion. “It has been fantastic to focus on something I really love...
ConCom focuses on Leonard Street project’s flooding issues
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday meeting issued an enforcement order on violations at the Leonard Street subdivision project, which over the past two months has been chastised for poor erosion control measures that allowed flooding on the site. The order was...
Business Profile: Shahood & Sons treats customers like family
Shahood & Sons does it all when it comes to plumbing, heating and cooling, but Mark S. Shahood Jr. is eager to talk about his employees and customers instead. His team is the “backbone of the whole company,” Shahood said. “They’re all just hardworking, dedicated...