Two old billboards on the former Connelly Farms property, on Hayden Rowe Street just north of College Street, will be removed early Saturday morning, signaling “the end of an era,” according to an advocate for their stay. At its March 5 meeting, the Historical...
During Brian Herr’s last meeting as a member of the Select Board, on May 18, 2021, it was the board's first in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Herr was gifted an engraved wooden chair and sent off with effusive praise from his fellow members,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRf14DF3Fqw&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night heard about the weed management plan for Lake Maspenock, which includes the use of two herbicides. Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed appeared...
Parks & Recreation Director Jon Lewitus said the youth spring tennis program cannot run safely at Reed Park courts because of conditions there. He noted the program is scheduled to run April 23 to May 22 for ages 5-8 and 8-12 and is sold out with a waiting list....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXcZzJZ8SCA&ab_channel=HCAM The Upper Charles Trail Committee met Wednesday night for the first time in nine months at the request of the Select Board to review and discuss its charge and membership structure. The Select Board in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRg9tT146Tc&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night approved the hiring of a new police officer in a 4-0 vote and recognized three Eagle Scouts for their leadership projects. Kyle Quinzani was chosen from a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ITJshu3JGI&t=1s&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board voted 5-3 on Monday night against supporting a citizens’ petition for a zoning map amendment that would change the zoning from residential to business for three properties if...
Health Department Director Shaun McAuliffe announced at Monday evening’s Board of Health meeting that the department is scaling back its services because two per diem nurses had to take furloughs when it was discovered that their positions weren’t funded, creating a...
Permanent Building Committee chair Dan McIntyre appeared before the Open Space Preservation Commission on Thursday to gauge members’ opinions on the potential repurposing of three town-owned properties. The three properties under consideration are Center School,...
The Parks & Recreation Commission at its meeting Thursday addressed a request for the commission to formally allocate some parking spaces at the EMC Park parking lot for high school seniors beginning in September, noting that there already is a student parking...
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts announced this week that a Hopkinton couple who operate a roofing and construction company in Framingham were arrested and charged in connection with separate schemes to defraud their workers’ compensation insurance...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr1BEr-2_lU&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission voted 6-0-1 at its meeting Tuesday to approve the use of two herbicides to control the overgrowth of weeds in Lake Maspenock as part of its “toolbox” strategy for weed...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpJFKA4rME&ab_channel=HCAM Hopkinton Fire Chief Gary Daugherty Jr. and Town Engineer/Facilities Director Dave Daltorio appeared jointly before the Select Board on Tuesday night to request that a Special Town Meeting be held within...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmscjh1o5EE&ab_channel=HCAM Monday night’s Zoning Advisory Committee meeting primarily focused on a renewed attempt to seek rezoning for a South Street building that would house the Marguerite Construction corporate headquarters,...
The Permanent Building Committee reviewed two mixed-use development proposals for the Center School site at its meeting Monday night. Chair Dan McIntyre said the committee received two responses from a request for proposals sent out by the town regarding reuse of the...
The Select Board decided in an executive session meeting on Wednesday to cease discussion about a vote for potential investigation into the conduct of Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett until an ongoing investigation by the Northwestern County District Attorney's...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKjZyvorfz4&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Wednesday night reviewed language proposed for new articles for the upcoming Annual Town Meeting on May 6 and the request for a new streetlight on Clinton Street near...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0iwOrxEApA&ab_channel=HCAM The Historical Commission at its meeting Tuesday night weighed in on properties belonging to the owner of the Hopkinton Drug building, which is targeted to be replaced by a mixed-use development that...
