ARRESTS May 14 11:46 p.m. A caller reported an intoxicated driver hit a stone wall on Lumber Street. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Stephen Buckley, Cody Normandin and Brittany Firth responded and subsequently arrested a 44-year-old woman from Ashland and...
Annual Town Election is scheduled for May 22. The only contested race is School Committee. Below is a lot of all positions, along with the four questions that are on the ballot, followed by brief bios of the candidates. School Committee (3 years, vote for 2) —...
The Hopkinton Police Department announced Sunday evening that it had located an elderly man who had not returned home from a walk earlier in the day. Edward O'Leary, who is 88 years old, was located at approximately 6:47 p.m. "in a swampy area of town off of Linden...
The Hopkinton exits off Interstate 495 are to be renumbered in the next few weeks, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced. MassDOT stated on May 12 that the exits are in the next group to receive new signage as part of the ongoing program...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for May 14. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions May 14 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of May 13, Hopkinton’s...
Project Just Because announced Thursday that it has started a fundraising campaign to purchase its own building. The Hopkinton nonprofit currently leases a facility on South Street. It plans to buy a building on the same street and move in by July of 2022. The goal is...
Hopkinton public health nurse Kasey Mauro has announced that she is resigning, with her last day scheduled for June 4. In a message posted on her website, Mauro explained that when she took the job in late 2019 she was hoping to spend more time with her family. It did...
The Conservation Commission heard a number of issues at its three-hour meeting on Tuesday, ranging from updates to the Chamberlain/Whalen project to trails creation. Several major items were continued to the meeting on May 25. Requests had been received before the...
POLICE LOG May 4 7:59 a.m. A caller spoke with Officer Brendon Lyver about child custody. 9:40 a.m. A caller reported a disturbance in a Cedar Street lobby. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Ryan Polselli and Brendon Lyver responded and took a report. 10:24 a.m. A...
According to an email from Water and Sewer Department manager Eric Carty, on Tuesday night crews repaired a water main break on Chestnut Street near the intersection of Hayden Rowe. Although hydrants were flushed in the area to help alleviate any issues, there could...
Editor's note: This story has been updated multiple times, most recently at 9:55 p.m. with a comment from the town manager. Due to a gas main break, Main Street was closed Monday around 9:45 a.m. from Pleasant Street to Hayden Rowe Street. Emergency personnel rushed...
More details about the investigation into the death of Hopkinton teenager Mikayla Miller emerged over the weekend. Television station NBC10 Boston reported that investigators were unable to retrieve key video evidence because cameras at her apartment complex were not...
Town Meeting shed some light on how it wants to pursue its solar energy policy, voting 126-14 to approve restrictions on commercial solar photovoltaic installations. However, there was not enough support for a proposed commercial solar photovoltaic overlay district...
Saturday’s Town Meeting was an amicable affair, with only one article on the schools having any debate during the morning hours. But the process was nearly halted when the quorum was called into question by developer Ron Nation at noon, as there were only 101 voters...
Following are the results of all the articles at Saturday's Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting in the order they were voted. Votes required a simple majority unless noted. Vote totals are listed by those in favor first, followed by those opposed. SPECIAL...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for May 7. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions May 7 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of May 6, Hopkinton’s Health...
Calling her daughter “bright, funny, loving, caring,” an emotional Calvina Strothers paid tribute to Mikayla Miller and called for a “full and...
Monica Cannon-Grant, who is organizing Thursday’s rally on the Town Common for Mikayla Miller, questioned why the individuals who had a confrontation with the Hopkinton teenager prior to her death have not been charged and said that she wants Middlesex District...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR2gjkAl90g During an emergency meeting Tuesday night to address Thursday’s planned rally to “demand answers” regarding the death of Hopkinton teenager Mikayla Miller, the Select Board met for an hour in private executive session to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_I5VG4mvx8 Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, speaking at a Tuesday afternoon press conference, provided key details regarding the investigation into Mikayla Miller’s death, while stressing that her office’s investigation has not...
