The Board of Health at its meeting Monday learned about what now former Town Manager Norman Khumalo referred to as “health services budget variances” that led to the department experiencing a recent shortfall and how the situation was resolved. Health Department...
Below is the full text of the town counsel’s response to the HopNews attorney who sent a demand letter to Select Board vice chair Shahidul Mannan last week. The HopNews attorney had called for a public apology by Mannan for his accusations that HopNews played a role...
Hopkinton continued to deal with divisiveness over the past couple of weeks, as an accusation of racism by a Select Board member led to support from many, while others questioned his integrity. During the public comment portion of the April 16 Select Board meeting,...
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Hopkinton Police Department Chief Joseph Bennett confirmed in a joint statement Monday evening that Ryan Sweatt, 36, a resident of Milford, will face a murder charge on Tuesday in connection with striking and killing Destini...
Law enforcement officials announced Friday that four individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with 43 burglaries and break-ins across 25 towns in Massachusetts, including Hopkinton, between 2018 and 2024. The defendants are part of an organized...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4E3Tkcrso0 The Upper Charles Trail Committee on Wednesday met to continue its work on revising its charge, as requested by the Select Board, but progress was slow. At the start of the meeting, chair Jane Moran asked the members to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moH57hvcIxU The four Select Board candidates for two open seats shared their views on some of the major concerns facing Hopkinton at Tuesday night's Meet the Candidates forum for the May 20 election. Topics ranged from bringing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSAMPZ6ylI0 The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night continued the stormwater management permit hearing for the Elmwood Farms III subdivision off Blueberry Lane after discussing issues the neighborhood has been experiencing with...
The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office on Thursday announced that no charges would be brought for the improper release of identifying information about an alleged sexual assault victim from Hopkinton. The individual accused former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief...
In an uncharacteristic appearance during the public comment period at Tuesday's Select Board meeting, board vice chair Shahidul Mannan said he has been threatened as a person of color and targeted in racial profiling incidents. “I would like to address a grave concern...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdYNpsu9oU&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board voted 5-0 to elevate Hopkinton Police Department Sgt. Detective Scott van Raalten to the rank of lieutenant at Tuesday night’s meeting, besting two highly ranked sergeants with his...
Norman Khumalo on Tuesday night ended his 15-year role as Hopkinton’s town manager as the Select Board voted to appoint Assistant Town Manager Elaine Lazarus to serve as the interim town manager. Board and community members reflected on Khumalo’s tenure and...
The town issued a press release Thursday afternoon asking for help in determining what led up to last Thursday's alleged road rage incident that cost a woman her life when she was struck by a car on Hayden Rowe Street, near Cornell's Irish Pub. The Hopkinton Police...
At its meeting Tuesday, the Parks & Recreation Commission authorized chair Dan Terry to appear before the Select Board and ask that eight spots in the EMC Park parking lot be designated for one-hour parking only on weekdays in the daytime. Further, the board would...
A 26-year-old woman who had sustained serious injuries after she was struck by a vehicle Thursday night on Hayden Rowe Street died on Saturday, according to a Facebook post from her mother Sunday morning and confirmed by Hopkinton's police chief. "Sadly, yes, she died...
A Milford man was arraigned Friday in Framingham District Court while the woman he allegedly ran down with his vehicle Thursday night remains in critical condition Saturday. Ryan Sweatt, 36, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious...
