https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-lB75_FR0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board voted unanimously to set a Special Town Meeting date for Nov. 18, with the intended focus being a vote on the MBTA Communities zoning bylaw. Kyla LaPierre, the town’s chief financial...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-lB75_FR0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night voted to disband the Upper Charles Trail Committee, ending nearly two years of division over whether it should be dissolved or become a subcommittee of the...
The town announced Tuesday that it has declared a mandatory state of water supply conservation for all customers connected to the municipal water system, and it is effective immediately. The watering of lawns is prohibited. Lawn sprinklers must be turned off. Repeat...
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...
Health Director Shaun McAuliffe walked members of the Board of Health through the Health Department’s new strategic plan Monday night. The plan, which was finalized in August, identifies five strategic priorities for the department. These center around data reporting,...
To celebrate National Register to Vote Day, the Town Clerk's office is hosting a voter registration drive at the Hopkinton Public Library on Tuesday (Sept. 17). The drive runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m in the library lobby. Those interested in registering to vote must be:...
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=8QGZqh75ai4 The Conservation Commission provided feedback on the stormwater peer review reports for the proposed Charleswood Elementary School project during its meeting Tuesday. “This is an opportunity to gain additional input from...
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...
The Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday heard the details of a plan to donate and install a plaque on the Town Common commemorating slaves who lived in Hopkinton. Linda Connelly of the Hopkinton Historical Society presented the plan to the commission,...
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...
On Monday night, the Historic District Commission heard updates for a plan to erect a life-size sculpture of Boston Marathon pioneer Bobbi Gibb at 2 Hayden Rowe Street. Representatives of the project showed the commission its latest redesign, which now includes a...
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...
In a small turnout, Hopkinton voters supported incumbents as well as resident Muriel Kramer in Tuesday’s state primary election, although it wasn’t enough to carry Kramer to a win. Kramer, the town's former Select Board chair, was running in the Democratic primary for...
Voting in the state primary election will take place from 7 a.m.-8.p.m. at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym. Those who are enrolled with a political party may obtain that party's ballot only. Unenrolled voters can request the ballot of any party participating in...
