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 Nov. 18 2:07 a.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made checks of the school fields on Hayden...
The Zoning Advisory Committee agreed at its meeting on Monday to continue a conversation on a potential change to the town’s current MBTA Communities Act zoning. The change would address feedback on Hopkinton’s MBTA Communities zoning bylaw, which was approved by...
A Special Town Meeting is being convened on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium. The sole article calls for a vote to amend the town’s fiscal year 2026 operating budget. An overestimate of the town’s operating expenses has led to an unexpected...
According to the latest update on the Main Street Corridor Project released Friday, A.F. Amorello & Sons has finished paving the west end of the project. Amorello will return on site next week to finish winter cleanup. After that, the company will remain offsite...
The Community Preservation Committee on Tuesday suggested that the Parks & Recreation Department change the scope of its Pyne Field redesign project after safety concerns were raised by the Planning Board the previous evening. Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus...
The future of the Pyne Field redevelopment project is in question following Tuesday's meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission. The commission held a brief meeting to talk about the latest updates to the project and recent feedback received by the Planning...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vU_BEY-58 The Select Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve holding a Special Town Meeting on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. in order to adjust the operating budget for fiscal year 2026. This will be the only article on the warrant. After...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vU_BEY-58 Select Board members on Tuesday gave Town Manager Elaine Lazarus praise for her accomplishments in her first year in the role during her first annual review. Human Resources Director Jessica Lewerenz said she received...
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 Nov. 11 1:08 a.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin checked on Wood Street property. 6:42 a.m....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYjV2qKHH2Q The Planning Board voted 8-0 on Monday to continue the public hearing on plans to redevelop Pyne Field until Dec. 1 after members continued to raise safety concerns. The Community Preservation Committee in 2022 approved $1...
The latest update for the Main Street Corridor Project released Friday details plans for A.F. Amorello & Sons to begin paving next week. Amorello is scheduled to pave the west side of the project Monday and Tuesday. The Hopkinton Police Department has approved...
Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Scott van Raalten addressed accusations made against the department regarding Petros “Peter” Sismanis, the disgraced former owner of Hillers Pizza, in a three-page statement Friday. The HPD letter, dated Nov. 7, was addressed to Town...
Residents and members of nearby communities plan to gather near Town Hall this Saturday to protest against what they perceive as a lack of accountability from both the Select Board and the Hopkinton Police Department. Marie Laskowsky, one of the organizers of the...
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a draft letter that reinstated CPC funding for a Hopkinton Housing Authority project that recently came under scrutiny for questionable financial management practices. The project, for which Town...
The Cemetery Commission on Wednesday night heard from Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed about early conceptual plans for an expansion of Mt. Auburn Cemetery and discussed the project’s long forecast. “Kerry put a placeholder on this for 2030,” said...
ARRESTS Nov. 8 4:54 a.m. A caller reported a Mazda parked and running with its left turn signal on for a while in front of Blue Square Pizza. Officer Lucille Creedon responded and requested a portable breath test. Officer Aline Matos and Sgt. Cody Normandin assisted....
The parents of a baby born in a Hopkinton Fire Department ambulance en route to the hospital in September recently visited the fire station to thank first responders with their infant son. In an interview with the Independent, Kara and Jesse Diamond shared the story...
Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Hopkinton Senior Center focused as much on the past as it did on the future with the inclusion of a new generation of Hopkinton veterans. The ceremony featured two new members of the Veterans Celebration Committee. Steven Smith,...
