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Wood Street tractor-trailer rollover impacts morning rush-hour traffic
A tractor-trailer rollover in the area of 226 Wood Street caused the road to be reduced to one lane of traffic during the Friday morning rush-hour commute. Hopkinton Fire Department Lt. John Sheridan told the Independent that the incident occurred at 6:59 a.m. "A...
HPD nabs 2 suspects in ‘targeted’ Wood Street home robbery
Two suspects were arrested Dec. 28 by Hopkinton Police Department officers on multiple charges in what the department’s deputy chief said he believes was a “targeted” robbery of an abandoned home on Wood Street. The alleged home invasion took place at 1:36 p.m. on...
Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 1 edition
ARRESTS December 26 12:03 a.m. Multiple callers reported a white truck doing doughnuts on Proctor Street lawns. One resident reported the truck was stuck in his backyard. Sgt. Aaron O’Neil and Officers Sean McKeon and Benjamin Vaz responded and arrested a 26-year-old...
Real Estate Transactions, Dec. 30 edition
Man arrested on OUI charge after ‘doing doughnuts’ in Proctor Street yards
An allegedly intoxicated Blackstone man was arrested early Thursday morning on four charges after several 911 calls reported a white pickup truck “doing doughnuts” in yards on Proctor Street and eventually becoming stuck in a backyard. Zachary Walter Lemelin, 26, was...
Car overturns near Wood Street Fire Station
A vehicle rolled over Thursday morning in the area of 238 Wood Street, descending more than 10 feet down an embankment and landing upside down, according to a report on X and confirmation by emergency responders. HFD Lt. Scott Jurasek, in a phone interview with the...
Arrests/Police Log, Dec. 25 edition
ARRESTS December 21 1:23 a.m. A caller reported a sedan on Ash Street was pulled over with its hazards on. Officer Nicholas Saletnik responded and found the operator slumped over the front seat. Officer Saletnik banged on the window and requested backup. Officer Tyler...
Real Estate Transactions, Dec. 23 edition
CPC halts funding for adaptive playground engineering plans
In a unanimous decision, the Community Preservation Committee voted Thursday night to halt further spending of CPC funds on engineering plans for an adaptive playground project. Chair Ken Weismantel explained the reason for suspending the expenditures, citing concern...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Undergrounding of services progresses
The town’s latest Main Street Corridor Project update released Friday shared that the transfer of services from the existing overhead systems to the new underground systems continues to make progress. Crown Castle has completed its work, and as of Dec. 16, Eversource...
Conservation Commission denies last-minute request to release foundations to The Trails
https://www.youtube.com/live/fauI15bUNzo Due to a last-minute filing by the owners of The Trails development project, the Conservation Commission Tuesday night declined to approve the release of three new foundations. “I don’t think myself or the commission members or...
Select Board votes to promote van Raalten to deputy chief, hears update on FY 26 budget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3FsL6CptxI Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett and Lt. Scott van Raalten appeared before the Select Board Tuesday as van Raalten was appointed as the town’s new deputy police chief. Before the proceeding began, Select Board chair...
Arrests/Police Log, Dec. 18 edition
ARRESTS December 15 10:34 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Robert Ekross came across a motor vehicle crash and subsequently arrested a 76-year-old resident of Walcott Valley Drive in Hopkinton and charged her with OUI liquor. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton...
Planning Board raises concerns with parking emissions at proposed Hopkinton Drug redevelopment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbbLDrAMNn4 The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night voted unanimously to continue the hearing for Main Street Crossing, the proposed multifamily mixed-use development at the location of Hopkinton Drug, after voicing concerns...
Select Board member LaFreniere arraigned on DUI charge
Select Board vice chair Mary Jo LaFreniere was arraigned Monday in Framingham District Court on a charge of driving under the influence. She was arrested after leaving TJ's Food and Spirits, a bar on the Hopkinton-Ashland line, Sunday night. "It happened," LaFreniere...
Real Estate Transactions, Dec. 16 edition
Main Street Corridor Project update: Utility work continues
The town’s latest Main Street Corridor Project update released Friday shared that utility companies will be on-site for work during the coming week. Dagle Electric will continue service cut-overs on the east side of the project. Affected abutters will be notified via...
More work on I-495 north/I-90 east ramp to begin Sunday
Overnight work on the Interstate 90 eastbound ramp to Interstate 495 northbound in Hopkinton will begin Sunday. The ramp will be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation anticipates all work to be completed by Thursday morning....
CPC votes to recommend Center School funding to Town Meeting, makes compromise on adaptive playground request
The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday voted to recommend two top-ticket town projects for fiscal year 2026 funding: $600,000 for the Center School reuse planning study and $300,000 toward an adaptive playground. Under the Community Preservation...
