Hopkinton’s Board of Appeals on Wednesday unanimously granted an extension of the compliance deadline to Oct. 30 to the owner of the former Liberty Mutual building on Frankland Road. The owner had appealed a cease and desist order regarding the storage and maintenance...
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday meeting rebuked two projects for allowing violations that caused flooding and instability on their sites. A cease and desist order was filed against The Trails, Hopkinton, a 55-and-over housing development located off Legacy...
POLICE LOG July 6 12:26 a.m. Officer Robert Ekross checked on Fruit Street property. 4:26 a.m. Officer Philip Powers noted the traffic light on Lumber Street irregularly cycling for the crosswalk, and he notified the DPW. 8:13 a.m. A caller reported power lines on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olJA7NcMyNA Monday night’s Planning Board meeting began with a joint session that included the Select Board. This was for the appointment of a new member to the Planning Board to replace Muriel Kramer, who vacated her seat when she was...
Summer programming through the town’s Parks & Recreation Department is near pre-pandemic levels after its first week, and it is expected to rise, director Jay Guelfi announced at the Parks & Recreation Commission’s meeting Wednesday evening. The boys and girls...
Two cease and desist orders were filed last week against Grasshopper Energy to stop construction of a 2.4-megawatt solar farm between Wilson Street and Cedar Street after allegations were made by the Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office that...
ARRESTS July 4 12:00 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle flipped on its back and a person was trapped inside on Chestnut Street. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Tyler Brabham, Brittany Firth and Jessica Ferreira responded along with the Fire Department and an...
A resident’s push for the town to take aggressive measures to prevent a solar development on forested land off Frankland Road was not well received by the Select Board at Tuesday night’s meeting. Ann Karnofsky, chair of Save the Forest citizens group, spoke about the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLcosCn_IJc At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, Jessica Migneault was confirmed as assistant senior services director. She replaces Ashley Shaheen, who left last July for another job. Migneault has worked for the housing authority in...
A 14-year-old boy from Hopkinton was charged with stabbing another 14-year-old early Thursday afternoon, Hopkinton Police announced Friday. The juvenile was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. At 1:48 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a report...
The town's highway manager announced this week that crack sealing work is scheduled to begin Thursday on a number of streets. The work, which is expected to take two weeks to complete, will be performed between 9 a.m.-3 p.m., except for Frankland Road, which will be 7...
ARRESTS June 27 5:54 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator weaving in and out of traffic lanes at a high rate of speed on Main Street. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and caught up with the vehicle on Claflin Place. Officers Brian Sanchioni and Tyler Brabham...
A colorful crowd gathered Saturday afternoon at the Hopkinton High School outdoor track and took a short walk as part of a much longer journey — one...
The Parks & Recreation Commission met briefly on Wednesday evening and discussed the maintenance and possible repair of the synthetic turf at the athletic fields off Fruit Street. “The commission agreed to have Tom Irwin Advisors come to perform testing on the...
Hopkinton’s Gateway Green project at the Interstate 495 interchange was selected to receive Tower Hill’s Community Greening Award for Best Traffic Island. The Gateway Green Committee and the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce were recognized for their accomplishment during...
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday meeting approved by a 5-0 vote a notice of intent (NOI) filed by the Massachusetts Laborers’ Training Trust Fund for utility work, subject to the submitting of paperwork and an order of conditions discussed during the...
Crews were working Wednesday morning to replace a valve at the intersection of East Main Street and Cross Street. Water and Sewer Department manager Eric Carty cautioned that due to the nature of the work, there could be some water discoloration in the area.
POLICE LOG June 15 12:20 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield checked on a Fruit Street property. 12:27 a.m. Officer Jessica Ferreira checked on a Lakeshore Drive property. 1:04 a.m. Officer Robert Ekross checked on Echo Trail off Hayden Rowe Street. 12:48 p.m. A walk-in...
The Planning Board held two hearings at its Monday meeting, including a lengthy discussion about modifications to the Connelly Farms subdivision at the corner of Hayden Rowe Street and College Street. The hearing eventually was continued with a 5-0 vote because town...
Hopkinton’s annual July 4 Horribles Parade will not be held for a second straight year. “With the [COVID] restrictions just getting lifted and all the construction around the Town Common, it just felt like it would make sense to hold off this year,” said Dan McIntyre,...
