The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday approved several extensions until next July 1 for projects that previously were awarded funding. Trail Coordination and Management Committee chair Peter LaGoy requested that the three projects he requested...
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Health Department seeks participants for survey related to health impacts of long COVID
The Hopkinton Health Department is sponsoring a Massachusetts Department of Public Health intern who is researching the health impacts of long COVID, and as part of her research, the intern is conducting an online survey that residents are invited to fill out....
Compliance hearing held in Hillers Pizza owner’s court case
The owner of Hillers Pizza appeared in Framingham District Court on Wednesday at a compliance hearing, and a final compliance hearing was granted for Sept. 6. Petros “Peter” Sismanis appeared in court but did not speak, according to Sarah Lamson, a spokesperson from...
Select Board roundup: New DPW director, first economic development manager approved
The Select Board at its four-hour meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Conservation Commission co-chair Kerry Reed as the town’s new Department of Public Works director and Julia Chun as the new sustainability, economic development and...
Select Board continues suspension of Upper Charles Trail Committee pending review at Aug. 1 meeting
The Select Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to continue the suspension on the Upper Charles Trail Committee until Aug. 1, when the board will continue to discuss the results of a recently released survey on residents’ goals for the committee and the trail. The...
Arrests/Police Log, July 12 edition
ARRESTS July 4 12:34 a.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on West Main Street. Officer Brennan Grimley stopped the vehicle on West Main Street, and Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officer Nicholas Walker assisted with field sobriety tests. A 47-year-old from...
Real Estate Transactions, July 12 edition
Sustainable Green Committee proposes Special Town Meeting article on energy code
The Sustainable Green Committee at its meeting Monday night unanimously voted to submit an article for the expected November Special Town Meeting requesting that the town adopt a building energy code so that all new buildings will be capable of being heated and cooled...
Work on Fruit Street bridges resumes this week; railroad bridge opening delayed to fall
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced that a new temporary off-ramp from Interstate 90 (MassPike) eastbound to I-495 northbound and southbound will be opening on Tuesday as part of the ongoing work at the I-495/I-90 interchange to improve traffic...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Eastbound detours Monday, Tuesday
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the eastbound detour from Pleasant Street to Maple Street to Grove Street/Hayden Rowe will be used Monday and Tuesday. The Town Hall entrance driveway will be two-way on Monday while the exit driveway is closed,...
Open Space Preservation Commission continues discussion about Springwood-area land
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its hybrid meeting Thursday night discussed several topics, including some progress on the potential for the town to purchase 60-plus acres of wooded property in the Springwood neighborhood that was slated to be clear cut for...
Hopkinton State Park upper beach closed due to poor water quality
The upper beach at Hopkinton State Park has been deemed unfit for swimming by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) due to high bacteria counts (enterococci). The main beach, however, remains open. The water will be tested daily to...
Arrests/Police Log, July 5 edition
ARRESTS June 27 11:15 p.m. On Summer Street, Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Nicholas Walker and Brennan Grimley arrested a 41-year-old who lives on Summer Street on a default warrant. June 29 6:42 p.m. A caller on West Main Street reported a male touching...
Household hazardous waste collection at DPW facility July 29
Hopkinton’s Department of Public Works will host a household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, July 29, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. It will be held at the DPW facility at 83 Wood Street. This program is for Hopkinton residents only, and participants should be prepared to...
Real Estate Transactions, July 5 edition
Main Street Corridor Project update: No work this week until Thursday
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, there will be no work on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, as Hopkinton Town Hall and municipal offices are closed in observance of Independence Day. On the east side of the project, crews will continue installation...
Conservation Commission reviews Mass. Laborers’ request to move gas line
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday night meeting continued a hearing on a request to move a gas line that previously prompted neighborhood concerns at the Mass. Laborers Training facility. Located at 37 East Street, the project has been discussed over the...
Arrests/Police Log, June 28 edition
ARRESTS June 25 4:32 a.m. On Chestnut Street, Sergeant William Burchard conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested a 51-year-old from Bellingham and charged her with OUI liquor, second offense, and marked lanes violation. [Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy...
Parks & Recreation roundup: Cricket pitch resurfacing stalled; Little League fields ‘in bad shape’
The Parks & Recreation Commission at its 90-minute meeting Tuesday evening discussed progress on several pending projects, including the resurfacing of the public cricket pitch at the Fruit Street fields, the anticipated construction time frame on the new cricket...