The Hopkinton Health Department announced Tuesday afternoon that it decided to spray local ball fields as a precaution after receiving a state arbovirus alert that mosquito pools in Milford tested positive for West Nile virus earlier in the day. In addition to...
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Planning Board continues discussion on Hayden Rowe office building proposal
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night continued discussions on a redevelopment proposal for an office building on Hayden Rowe Street as well as a proposed subdivision that triggered the usage of the town’s new inclusionary zoning bylaw. Vice chair Rob Benson...
Real Estate Transactions, Aug. 23 edition
Parks & Rec Commission votes to support Lewitus as new director
The Parks & Recreation Commission voted unanimously for Jonathan Lewitus as the new department director at its nearly three-hour meeting Monday night. While members felt both Lewitus and fellow finalist Mark Kelly would be successful in the role, chair Dan Terry...
Hopkinton State Park upper beach reopens, main beach still deemed unsafe for swimming
The water quality at the upper beach at Hopkinton State Park returned to a safe level, while the water quality at the main beach remains unsuitable for swimming due to enterococci bacteria, according to water sample test results released Wednesday. Results were...
Real Estate Transactions, Aug. 16 edition
Trails Club walk at Center School rescheduled to Aug. 17
The Hopkinton Trails Club announced Thursday afternoon that the walk planned in the evening at Center School has been rescheduled for next Thursday (Aug. 17) at 7 p.m. due to predicted inclement weather. The family-friendly event is cosponsored by the Trails Club and...
Trails Committee discusses its role in UCTC reorganization, upcoming projects
The Trails Committee (formerly known as the Trail Coordination and Management Committee) met for nearly two hours Wednesday night to discuss its role in further discussions about the town’s efforts to reform the Upper Charles Trail Committee, as well as its own...
Golden Pond allowed to accept new patients after state approves corrective action plan
The Communities at Golden Pond assisted living facility is allowed to accept new residents after the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs approved its corrective action plan in June to address numerous violations the facility received in March after a...
Upper, main beaches at Hopkinton State Park again unsafe for swimming
The water quality at the upper beach at Hopkinton State Park returned to an unsafe level for swimming due to an increase in enterococci bacteria over the past week, according to water sample test results released Wednesday, while the water quality at the main beach...
Conservation Commission blasts The Trails for repeated stormwater violations
During its nearly four-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Conservation Commission lost its patience with the developer of The Trails after the project incurred additional stormwater management violations after the deluge of rain earlier in the day. The Trails, an 80-unit...
Planning Board discusses plans for 87 Hayden Rowe Street redevelopment
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night reviewed a major site plan for a proposed office building at 87 Hayden Rowe Street and considered a housing proposal that will trigger the implementation of the town’s new inclusionary zoning bylaw. The property at 87...
Real Estate Transactions, Aug. 9 edition
Pair of finalists moves forward in Parks & Recreation director search
Two finalists were chosen from the top four candidates for the Parks & Recreation Department’s director position after they interviewed Monday night before commission members and town leaders. After a three-hour-plus meeting that consisted of individual interviews...
Tornado warning issued for Hopkinton area Tuesday morning
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for for Middlesex County (which includes Hopkinton) and Worcester County on Tuesday morning until 9:30 a.m. Residents were advised to take shelter in a basement or interior room (away from windows) on the lowest...
Details emerge about corrective action plan for Golden Pond after failed compliance review
The Communities at Golden Pond recently submitted a 17-page corrective action plan to the state’s Executive Office of Elder Affairs after the assisted living facility failed to meet its compliance requirements in March. [Editor's note: This story has been corrected to...
Water quality at upper beach at Hopkinton State Park now deemed safe for swimming
The water quality at the upper beach at Hopkinton State Park has been deemed safe for swimming after water quality testing Thursday revealed a decrease in bacteria levels for the first time in more than a month. On Wednesday, the state’s Department of Conservation and...
Open Space Preservation Commission talks about boundaries
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night stressed the importance of delineating boundary lines on properties with conservation restrictions to prevent developer encroachment. Trails Committee member Chuck Dauchy said that signage is...
Board of Appeals: East Main property again denied permit for receptions; Winter Street resident OK’d to sell bikes
The Board of Appeals last month again denied the use of a detached barn at 47 East Main Street for functions such as wedding receptions. There also is a single-family home on the property. The applicants, Howard Roberts and Anna Dorcey, last year proposed this use for...
Momentum builds for Special Town Meeting article to abolish party designation on Town Election ballots
An effort is underway to draft an article for a fall Special Town Meeting that would abolish the town caucus system in the hope of potentially limiting the influence of party politics in town elections, its organizers confirmed. “We are trying to get rid of local...