I know Peter Mimmo to be a man devoted to family and community, present and responsive at community events, respectful, speaking with you on your own level. Also of primary note, actively engaged in addressing pressing environmental issues facing the town. Open and...
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Letter to the Editor: Mimmo for Select Board
I write in support of Peter Mimmo for one of the open Hopkinton Select Board positions. I have had the pleasure of knowing Peter and his family for many years. I believe Peter will bring great knowledge and experience as well as a fresh perspective to this role. Peter...
Letter to the Editor: Support for Specialized Building Code
I encourage all registered voters to attend annual Town Meeting and especially to vote for Hopkinton to adopt the state’s Specialized Building Code, Article 36, a very important measure for our town. The planet is warming rapidly, and the effects are deadly, costly...
Letter to the Editor: Town should hold off on Hopkins addition
As a 12-year resident of Hopkinton and parent of two students in the Hopkinton Public Schools, I strongly urge voters to temporarily postpone the Hopkins School expansion project with a “No” vote on Article 19 at Annual Town Meeting on May 6. This $52 million-plus...
Letter to the Editor: Fight back against MBTA bullies
The Preserve and downtown Hopkinton are being targeted by the MBTA rail line bullies. Each of the two, The Preserve and downtown Hopkinton, do not have a voice if dictators are allowed to rule. If the people vote and are for this taking of existing homeowners, then...
Letter to the Editor: Rezoning push on South Street annoying
What’s the definition of insanity? The town voted no to developing Hayward Street and South Street three times in the last 30 years, but Marguerite Concrete continues to try push a plan for development. Worse, Marguerite Concrete is wasting the time of residents and...
Letter to the Editor: Stop removal of billboards
I just read a news report that the billboards on the [Hayden Rowe Street property now or formerly owned by the Connelly family] are slated for removal tomorrow [March 30]. For the reasons cited below, I request that the removal work be stopped immediately. I ask that...
Letter to the Editor: Sustainable Green Committee opposes herbicides
The Hopkinton Independent report “Select Board hears reasoning behind using herbicides to control Lake Maspenock weeds” fails to mention the Hopkinton Sustainable Green Committee's representatives testimonies opposing the unsustainable, ecologically harmful use of...
Letter to the Editor: Opposition to herbicides in Maspenock
Recently, the Conservation Commission approved the use of diquat and endothall in Lake Maspenock this spring as recommended by the Lake Maspenock Weed Management & Control Advisory Group. The Sustainable Green Committee has always opposed this use (see Page 59 of...
Letter to the Editor: Praise for Center School property
The four seasons of the Center School land: Spring — We hear the sounds of birds announcing the end of winter as they forage for insects and seeds and build nests. Among them are cardinals, woodpeckers, bluebirds, robins, etc. Salamanders have been spotted emerging...
Letter to the Editor: Cemetery tree-clearing disappointing
I have always loved the quiet and calmness experienced while visiting cemeteries, and as a resident of Woodville have often enjoyed walks through our Evergreen Cemetery with its bounty of beautiful trees lining the roadways. Recently, while walking into Evergreen, I...
Letter to the Editor: Rezoning could hurt The Preserve
All of us here at The Preserve condos, located directly across from Hopkinton State Park, are facing a critical issue from the Town of Hopkinton Planning Board. The Planning Board is recommending that The Preserve be rezoned to allow upwards of 750 high-density...
Letter to the Editor: Input sought for community health survey
I am writing to inform residents of a recent initiative from our Health Department. The community health survey reflects a proactive approach to understanding the health needs of our community and is a crucial step toward fostering a healthier and more informed...
Letter to the Editor: The exceptional crime of sexual violence
I live here in town and am the executive director of a Massachusetts nonprofit (RIA, Inc.) that serves hundreds of women who have experienced sexual violence, including rape, exploitation and sex trafficking. What appears to be a Hopkinton Police Department policy...
Letter to the Editor: New school deserves better name
We missed the boat when Marathon Elementary School was named. We now have a chance to change that! The new Elmwood replacement school should be named the Head of the Charles River School. The wetlands on the east side of Hayden Rowe around the schools go through a...
Letter to the Editor: Hopkinton Police Department staff departures alarming
I sit here with three editions of the Hopkinton Annual Report, 2020, 2021 and 2022. I note that comparing the 2021 and 2020 reports for the Hopkinton Police Department, there is but one departure from the department. From 2021 to 2022, I believe there were 11. What...
Letter to the Editor: Main Street bike lane defies logic
An excellent report [from the Dec. 13 issue] on the Main Street “bike lanes”; it’s a matter close to my heart. Thank you for your continued interest and reporting on this project. I read the bike lane was “fully vetted by MassDOT.” I am getting older and more...
Letter to the Editor: Divisiveness in town needs to stop
It seems like only yesterday that a fair cross section of Hopkinton political viewpoints got together and, together, we managed to remove one divisive aspect of Hopkinton’s political, if not daily life. (Petition signers: Democrats 28%, Republicans 16%, unenrolled...
Letter to the Editor: Appreciation for Independent’s coverage
Thank you to the people of the Hopkinton Independent for your tireless service to the community over the years, and in particular to Mary Ellen Gambon for bringing her many years of education and expertise to the job. At a time when so many people seem to do nothing...
Letter to the Editor: Organizer grateful for Article 2 passage
The Special Town Meeting, Article 2. Where to begin … A big thank you to Connor Degan; without his expertise and guidance, John [Cardillo] and I would never have come up with a petition that met the various requirements. Likewise, we’d have been extremely hard-pressed...