https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p-OGZSx8hQ The Planning Board at its four-hour meeting Monday night heard abutters’ concerns about a proposed 13-unit mixed-use development in the downtown business district. It would encompass BoMain Pizza Bar & Grill at 14 Main...
Paving the east end of the Main Street Corridor Project is delayed to the end of the week as prep work continues, according to the latest update from the town. Crews will continue milling and reconstructing the driveway of 77 Main Street and the fire station through...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p-OGZSx8hQ The Planning Board on Monday voted 7-0-1 to oppose a proposal made by the Charter Review Committee to trim its membership from nine to seven, with member Rob Benson abstaining. Town Clerk Connor Degan, who also serves as the...
A portion of the water main on Hayden Rowe Street will be shut down Tuesday morning, according to the Water-Sewer Department. Crews will shut down the water main between 103-139 Hayden Rowe Street beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday as part of the ongoing road...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will be closing a lane of Interstate 495 northbound starting Saturday and will continue overnight ramp work Monday-Thursday next week. The right lane of I-495 northbound at the I-90/I-495 interchange in Hopkinton will be...
Department of Public Works director Kerry Reed announced that crews would be out conducting annual line painting overnight this week through Friday. The work includes center lines, crosswalks, stop bars, arrows and more. Work hours will be approximately 10 p.m.-6 a.m....
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 Aug. 5 7:37 a.m. A caller reported a tree fell on Saddle Hill Road and took down a wire,...
According to the latest Main Street Corridor Project update, paving from the fire station to Ray Street is scheduled to begin early next week. Milling for the transitions onto the side roads will be done on Monday. Crews will commence paving operations on Tuesday and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE36zKMNtXo The Conservation Commission on Tuesday reviewed two cases where heavy rains did not excuse failing stormwater management methods. Over the past few years, multiple applicants have appeared before the commission, claiming...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will continue ramp closures at the Interstate 90/Interstate 495 interchange in Hopkinton through next week. The I-90 eastbound and westbound ramps to I-495 northbound (Exit 106) will be closed starting Monday and...
A portion of North Mill Street will close Tuesday morning for roadwork, according to the Department of Public Works. In a notice to residents, highway manager Mike Mansir stated that the area of North Mill Street between Cold Spring Brook Road and East Street will be...
A.F. Amorello & Sons will implement eastbound detours on Main Street beginning on Friday, according to the latest Main Street Corridor Project update. Ahead of final paving for the east side of the project, crews need to prepare the area from the fire station to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z_O1qHYoqY After months of concerted effort, the Select Board on Tuesday approved a common victualer license policy in a 4-0 vote. “This is something we’ve been discussing for quite some time,” explained chair Shahidul Mannan “[We]...
The Historical Commission on Tuesday received updated information on the design and potential placement of a plaque honoring residents who had been enslaved in Hopkinton for their contributions to the town. Member Anne Mattina, who also is the Hopkinton Historical...
ARRESTS Aug. 1 8:59 p.m. Units conducted a stop on Grove Street and arrested a 33-year-old resident of Framingham on charges of obstruction of justice, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, refusal of a driver to identify themself and a motor vehicle lights...
The Commission on Disability met with members of the Hopkinton Police Department on Monday to learn more about how its traffic team handles accessible parking enforcement and ways residents and police can work together to ensure handicapped parking remains available....
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced it will continue ramp closures at the Interstate 90/Interstate 495 interchange in Hopkinton through next week. The I-90 eastbound ramp to I-495 northbound (Exit 106) will be closed starting Monday and continuing...
