https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p-OGZSx8hQ The Planning Board on Monday voted 7-0-1 to oppose a proposal made by the Charter Review Committee to trim its membership from nine to seven, with member Rob Benson abstaining. Town Clerk Connor Degan, who also serves as the...
A portion of the water main on Hayden Rowe Street will be shut down Tuesday morning, according to the Water-Sewer Department. Crews will shut down the water main between 103-139 Hayden Rowe Street beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday as part of the ongoing road...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG Aug. 5 7:37 a.m. A caller reported a tree fell on Saddle Hill Road and took down a wire,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE36zKMNtXo The Conservation Commission on Tuesday reviewed two cases where heavy rains did not excuse failing stormwater management methods. Over the past few years, multiple applicants have appeared before the commission, claiming...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z_O1qHYoqY After months of concerted effort, the Select Board on Tuesday approved a common victualer license policy in a 4-0 vote. “This is something we’ve been discussing for quite some time,” explained chair Shahidul Mannan “[We]...
The Historical Commission on Tuesday received updated information on the design and potential placement of a plaque honoring residents who had been enslaved in Hopkinton for their contributions to the town. Member Anne Mattina, who also is the Hopkinton Historical...
ARRESTS Aug. 1 8:59 p.m. Units conducted a stop on Grove Street and arrested a 33-year-old resident of Framingham on charges of obstruction of justice, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, refusal of a driver to identify themself and a motor vehicle lights...
The Commission on Disability met with members of the Hopkinton Police Department on Monday to learn more about how its traffic team handles accessible parking enforcement and ways residents and police can work together to ensure handicapped parking remains available....
A lack of retail interest in town for selling kratom products and alignment with the town’s Drug Free Communities grant were some of the factors influencing the town’s new ban on the substance, according to Health Director Shaun McAuliffe. Following last week’s public...
ARRESTS July 24 9:21 a.m. Officers identified a vehicle with no plates parked in front of a house on Connelly Hill Road. They spoke with the male owner of the vehicle. Two license plates inside the vehicle came back as stolen. A 26-year-old man from Morton Street in...
The Permanent Building Committee on Monday voted 3-0 to select Vertex as the owner’s project manager for the Center School reuse project. Early estimates for the project went as high as $16.8 million, but some features were cut during design revisions in May that...
After hearing no opposition from the public, the Board of Health on Thursday night voted unanimously to adopt regulations prohibiting the sale of kratom and synthetic THC products in Hopkinton. The vote came after a brief public hearing at the Hopkinton Senior Center....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cht60I7vtIg The Select Board on Tuesday heard concerns about the Hopkinton Police Department’s use of Flock cameras to capture license plate and vehicle data. It also learned about the progress made by the committee in charge of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cht60I7vtIg The Select Board on Tuesday approved changes to the town’s financial management policies in a 4-0 vote. Chief Financial Officer Kyla LaPierre said the department conducted a review "with fresh eyes" of the town’s financial...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cht60I7vtIg The Select Board on Tuesday received an update on issues discussed by the Charter Review Committee as it prepares revisions for Special Town Meeting in early October. Town Clerk Connor Degan serves as the Charter Review...
ARRESTS July 15 12:40 a.m. Officers stopped a 57-year-old man from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on West Main Street and conducted a warrant arrest. July 16 9:06 p.m. Units conducted a stop on West Main Street and arrested a 32-year-old man from Montgomery Street in...
