The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday opened its hearing for funding requests for the upcoming fiscal year, noting that money is tighter than in the past. “We have probably more requests than what money is going to come in this year,” said chair Ken...
Acknowledging it would need to adjust the request upon further review, the Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday voted to submit a $3 million Community Preservation application for a new Pyne Field design. Per diem Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus presented...
ARRESTS Oct. 8 6:20 p.m. Officers received a report of a hit and run on a Pendulum Pass mailbox. A vehicle was stopped, and officers conducted a field sobriety test. A 41-year-old man from Whitinsville was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of property damage...
The Economic Development Advisory Board on Tuesday discussed the economic development plan presented at the Oct. 6 Select Board meeting, questioning whether its purpose was as a recommended report or a document to be enacted. Camille Jonlin, the Metropolitan Area...
Golden Pond Assisted Living is slated to have its heating system repaired and turned on by Thursday, according to Health Director Shaun McAuliffe. The news comes after anonymous reports were submitted to the Hopkinton Health Department over the weekend that the system...
The Water-Sewer Department will perform a required hydrant flow test on Main Street Wednesday, according to a notice from the Water-Sewer Department. According to the notice, the flow test is scheduled to take place at 48-52 Main Street — the former site of Hopkinton...
A Hopkinton man was in critical condition Sunday night after he and his dog were struck on Wood Street by an SUV hours earlier on a rainy evening, according to a Hopkinton Police Department statement. The HPD received a report at approximately 6:06 p.m. that a...
More overnight ramp closures at the Interstate 90/Interstate 495 interchange in Hopkinton will take place this week starting Tuesday and continuing into Thursday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Starting Tuesday night, MassDOT plans to...
Multiple state and local agencies are investigating an unattended death that occurred at Golden Pond Assisted Living on Sept. 30 following questions about the temperature of the individual’s living space at the time and the overall function of the facility’s heating...
ARRESTS Oct. 3 1:40 a.m. Units stopped a vehicle on Hayden Rowe Street and conducted a field sobriety test. A 37-year-old man from Walpole was taken into custody and charged with using an electronic device while operating a motor vehicle, speeding at a rate of speed...
Scheduled work on Smith Road is set to begin next week, according to a recent notice from the Department of Public Works. Hopkinton highway manager Mike Mansir stated in a notice to residents that construction on Smith Road will begin Oct. 14. Work hours are scheduled...
The Hopkinton Police Department arrested a Hopkinton man for a weapons-related incident this past Sunday on Revolutionary Way following a car crash, according to a press release. At approximately 1:47 p.m., HPD responded to 2 Revolutionary Way for a report of a motor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCe6nbFBSoU The Select Board on Tuesday voiced concerns over a proposal by Amazon to create two drone launch pads at its Westborough facility, voting unanimously to reach out to key stakeholders and officials to oppose it. While...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCe6nbFBSoU The Select Board on Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve a budget message for the upcoming fiscal year that warns of a projected $5.7 million deficit unless tough measures are taken. Town Manager Elaine Lazarus opened the discussion...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCe6nbFBSoU Tempers flared Tuesday when the Select Board reacted to a presentation on the town’s economic development strategy prepared by the Massachusetts Area Planning Council. The board was required to review this presentation in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOg8LXvuTeA The Planning Board met jointly with the Select Board on Monday to discuss the steps it needs to take to provide informed recommendations for accepting private ways as town streets. Planning Board chair Matthew Wronka...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOg8LXvuTeA&t=3537s The Planning Board continued a hearing on a proposed amendment to a previously approved site plan for a Hayden Rowe Street office building for a change of use to the rear building to add office space and change...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced it will close ramps overnight at the Interstate 90/Interstate 495 interchange in Hopkinton starting Thursday and continuing into Thursday. MassDOT reported in a notice that it plans to close the I-495...
