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Main Street Corridor Project update: Driveway work to continue
According to the latest Main Street Corridor Project update, driveway work at 25/35 Main Street will continue next week. During work hours, the driveway by the Muffin House will be closed, and there will be alternating traffic in and out via the east side driveway....
Center School reuse project ‘looking good’
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday received a positive progress report on the Center School reuse project. Permanent Building Committee chair Dan McIntyre has championed this endeavor. He informed CPC members that the building’s concept has been scaled...
UPDATE: Two wells to shut down next week for repairs
Water-Sewer Manager Jed Fenneuff announced Wednesday that Wells 7 and 8 will be taken offline next week for repairs. In a notice to residents, Fenneuff explained that due to a mechanical failure, both wells will need to be shut down while a contractor installs a new...
Select Board appoints van Raalten to fill interim HPD chief role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw88BGWqPa0 The Select Board on Tuesday took steps toward replacing current Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett by selecting a search committee for his successor and appointing Deputy Chief Scott van Raalten interim chief. Bennett...
Arrests/Police Log, June 17 edition
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 June 9 12:11 a.m. A dispatcher noticed a vehicle parked on Lakeshore Drive, and two...
Private road policy dominates Planning Board meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-IXUu0T-T0 Private ways and the town’s policy for accepting them as public roads were the main focus of the Planning Board’s three-hour meeting Monday night. The first private road discussed was Morse Lane, which was approved as a...
Real Estate Transactions, June 15 edition
Main Street Corridor Project update: Trench, test pit planned
Several tasks related to the Main Street Corridor Project have been scheduled for the coming week, according to the latest project update. Workers will be digging a test pit at the manhole in the driveway of Hillers Cleaners on Monday. Access may be limited. The town...
Lake Maspenock herbicide treatment scheduled for Tuesday
The town announced this week that it will conduct herbicide treatments at Lake Maspenock to control "nuisance aquatic vegetation" on Tuesday. During and following treatment, residents are advised not to use the lake for recreation or agricultural purposes for a short...
Parks & Rec hears tree removal plan for path to EMC Park
A plan to remove trees at EMC Park will go to the Select Board for a vote following public objections at a hearing with the Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday. Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed and Dave Daltorio, the town engineer, met with the...
Conservation Commission gets update on Charleswood School dewatering plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2YwUDdmhAs The Conservation Commission on Tuesday received updated information on the dewatering effort at the Charleswood School project site. In April, conservation administrator Judy Day noted that staff had observed “high volumes...
Arrests/Police Log, June 10 edition
ARRESTS June 3 6:54 a.m. A caller reported a group of males fighting at Sandy Beach on Lakeshore Drive. Sgt. Cody Normandin, Sgt. Aaron O’Neil and Officers Sean McKeon and Noah Buentello responded and assisted. One witness shared a video of the incident. A 70-year-old...
Commission on Disability talks policy with town ADA coordinator
The Commission on Disability on Monday discussed accessibility issues in town with Christopher McWhite, the town’s ADA coordinator. McWhite told commissioners about his extensive background in this field. He has done this type of work for about 27 years across five...
Real Estate Transactions, June 8 edition
Contractors to begin Claflin Place drainage work next week
The town announced on Monday that contractors are set to begin working on the Claflin Place drainage project on June 15. According to a notice from the town, work will start at the top of the road near Main Street and move south down Claflin Place. There will be no...
Hopkinton man out on bail after detention hearing for attempted murder charge
Hopkinton resident Steven Dana was released on bail Friday afternoon after a Framingham District Court judge deemed the commonwealth had not met its burden of proving the defendant was a danger to the community. Friday’s detention hearing was intended to determine...
Resident accused of attempted murder at Sandy Beach pleads not guilty at arraignment
The suspect in an altercation at Sandy Beach on Wednesday night pleaded not guilty to three charges in Framingham District Court on Thursday, including attempt to murder. Stephen Dana, 70, also was referred to in court documents as Stephen Dion (and as Steven Dana by...
Resident charged with attempted murder following altercation at Sandy Beach
A Hopkinton man was arrested Wednesday night on three charges, including attempted murder, after a serious physical altercation involving the suspect and a 21-year-old man at Sandy Beach, according to police. Steven Dana, 70, was arrested and charged with attempt to...
HPD seeks information on ‘suspicious video’ showing person in middle of road at night
The Hopkinton Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance as it investigates a suspicious video circulating online. The video, seen on social media Thursday morning and reposted to the Hopkinton Police Department’s Facebook page, shows a suspicious...
