https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0JTKclY9lk&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board on Tuesday night heard from Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed about the need for residents to take water conservation seriously, as the demand during the recent heatwave...
The town’s latest Main Street Corridor Project update released Friday shared that both Comcast and AT&T are continuing utility work, and are expected to be finished by mid-July. Verizon was on-site Monday to focus on transferring lines to the new poles on the west...
The Department of Public Works announced that construction on multiple streets in town begins next week. Affected roads are: Chamberlain Street, Angelo Drive, Colella Farm Road, Nicholas Road and Whalen Road. Structures will be lowered July 1-2 on Chamberlain Street,...
The Water-Sewer Department is reiterating the importance of adhering to the town's water restriction orders following a warning earlier this week. "Crews out canvassing the town have found a large number of lawn sprinklers running," Water-Sewer Manager Eric Carty...
The Water & Sewer Advisory Board on Wednesday heard from a consultant about the rationale behind the town’s proposed connection to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water system and expressed some skepticism about whether local alternatives were...
The town is set to begin work on Wood Street next week that will impact drivers and residents. Starting Monday, contractors will begin work on improvements on drainage systems on Wood Street. The impacted area extends from the intersection of Wood Street and Walker...
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 June 17 12:13 a.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin made checks of Parkwood Drive property. 8:04...
On June 13, Petros “Peter” Sismanis, owner of Hillers Pizza was convicted of indecent assault and battery and two counts of witness intimidation. The following week, there were protestors outside the restaurant at 77 West Main Street. A small group spent most of the...
The Water-Sewer Department is reminding residents to be mindful of water restrictions after increased water usage in town. "We have seen a dramatic increase in water use over the past several days," Water-Sewer Manager Eric Carty stated in a notice to residents...
[Editor’s note: Readers are warned that this story includes descriptions of sexual acts.] Former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John "Jay" Porter was sentenced late Monday afternoon in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn to a minimum of seven years in prison for the...
Work on multiple ramps on the MassPike/Interstate 495 interchange in Hopkinton is set to pick up again this week, starting Monday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MassDOT has scheduled phases of ramp work that will impact drivers from...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHGBzSrDTNQ&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission on Tuesday approved two requests from developer Toll Brothers after demonstrable remediation efforts were shown where stormwater management violations previously occurred. It...
The sentence imposition hearing for former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John “Jay” Porter previously scheduled for Wednesday was postponed until Monday at 3:30 p.m. Porter on June 6 was convicted of three counts of rape of a child, which are felonies. His bail was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqSeWnu5OLk&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to raise the water rate by 25% for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and to increase the sewer rate by 10% in order to provide quality water service for the...
ARRESTS June 12 3:38 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle with a flat tire on West Main Street. Sgt. Aaron O’Neil, Sgt. Arthur Schofield and Officer Nicholas Saletnik responded and performed field sobriety tests on the driver. A 66-year-old Northborough resident was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=568mZ3Uz5Rk&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board on Monday continued a minor site plan review hearing on the four-space expansion of the parking lot at 85-89 West Main Street until it can receive feedback from the Conservation...
The Hopkinton Police Department alerted the public about “a slew of mailbox vandalisms across town” in a Facebook post early Saturday afternoon. In a follow-up email to the Independent later Saturday, HPD Detective Sgt. Gregg DeBoer explained that there were “three or...
