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Police: Cedar Street resident found dead inside home Thursday
A woman found deceased in her Cedar Street home Thursday apparently died by suicide, according to the town's deputy police chief. In an email to the Independent on Friday, Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Scott van Raalten confirmed that a woman residing on Cedar Street...
OSPC reviews proposed Whitehall Conservation Area trail marking plan
The Open Space Preservation Commission on Thursday discussed trail markings proposed in the Whitehall Conservation Area and offered one change. These markings were proposed by the Friends of Whitehall (FOW). The map showed each trail designated by a different color,...
Conservation Commission addresses Leonard Street issues, approves COC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdQ2j0v_kQo&t=8232s&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission on Tuesday approved a certificate of compliance request for 12 Leonard Street after the homeowner’s explanation changed the course of the protracted debate with the...
Community PFAS forum set for next Tuesday
The town will host a community forum regarding PFAS chemicals and related substances next Tuesday. Representatives of the Department of Public Works and the Board of Health will give a presentation and discuss questions related to PFAS in drinking water. The forum...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 10 edition
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 September 2 8:10 a.m. Officer Robert Ekross completed community relations during...
Select Board approves Crust & Co. licenses for former Hillers Pizza location
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Jh3KXSYlQ&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board on Tuesday night approved common victualer and entertainment licenses for Crust & Co. in a 4-1 vote with conditions that would allow the pizza place to open as soon as required...
Board of Health tackles uncertainty over immunization services
The Board of Health on Monday spent time discussing the town’s capacity to continue providing immunization services in the wake of changes at both the federal and state levels. “We’re awaiting final guidance on all the vaccination schedules … how that’s changing, and...
Planning Board discusses how to hold The Trails accountable for Wilson Street damage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq7gBzWnoz8&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board on Monday discussed how to address the owner of The Trails housing development's apparent failure to make repairs to Wilson Street he agreed to have completed by mid-May. The issue of...
Real Estate Transactions, Sept. 8 edition
Fire crews extingush 2-alarm fire at Avenue E commercial building
Hopkinton firefighters teamed up with mutual aid partners from multiple towns to extinguish a two-alarm fire in a Hopkinton commercial building Sunday afternoon. According to a press release from the Hopkinton Fire Department, crews were dispatched to 8-18 Avenue E —...
DPW announces September roadwork schedule
The Department of Public Works will continue roadwork on three streets next week, starting on Tuesday. Affected roads are: Barbara Road, Peppercorn Road and Dicarlo Road. On Tuesday, crews will adjust structures on each road. From Sept. 15-17, the roads will undergo...
Historical Society identifies slave from Hopkinton who enlisted during American Revolution
Understanding Hopkinton’s role in events like the American Revolution is an ongoing project, and the discovery of a slave from town enlisting to fight in the war is broadening the picture. Recent research undertaken by the Hopkinton Historical Society has revealed the...
Police: Failure to stop at stop sign leads to 2-car crash with apparent injuries Wednesday morning
The Hopkinton Fire Department extricated the trapped driver of a Chevrolet Equinox on Wednesday morning after the car apparently failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of School Street and West Elm Street, resulting in a two-car collision with suspected...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 3 edition
ARRESTS August 27 2:09 p.m. On Hayden Rowe Street, Officers Kyle Quinzani and Nicholas Walker arrested a 70-year-old from Framingham and charged him with operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor...
Golden Pond resident tries to save injured goose caught in fishing wire
A concerned resident of The Communities at Golden Pond has tried to facilitate the rescue of a goose that had been trapped in fishing wire in neighboring Ice House Pond over Labor Day weekend. By late Tuesday afternoon, the goose freed itself, but not without...
New owners to take over Hillers Pizza location
A new restaurant with new owners will take the place of Hillers Pizza, according to the landlord. Hillers Pizza closed permanently on Monday, with a sign on its door noting that a business called "Crust & Co. Pizza & More" is set to take over the space at 77...
Hillers Pizza closes suddenly, new restaurant to take its place
Hillers Pizza, which has been shrouded in controversy since June, when owner Peter Sismanis was convicted of indecent assault and battery for hugging and kissing a 16-year-old female employee in the restaurant’s basement and sentenced to prison, apparently has closed...
Real Estate Transactions, Sept. 1 edition
Photos: Hopkinton Drug demolition, Day 2
The clearing of the Hopkinton Drug site continued Thursday. After the south-facing wall fell onto the sidewalk and spilled onto Main Street on Wednesday afternoon, workers reinstalled the fencing and organized the debris into a large pile toward the center of the lot.
