The town's Water Department announced that a section of School Street will be closed from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday so a private contractor can install a new water line for a homeowner. The road will be closed from West Main Street to DiCarlo Road. Drivers...
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Select Board roundup: Emergency response test at Eversource LNG plant May 4; PFAS plan in works
During Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, representatives from the town’s emergency services and Eversource discussed plans for an emergency response test for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Wilson Street. The test is scheduled for Thursday, May 4,...
Planning Board recommends no action on South Street zoning petition after withdrawal
The Planning Board at its virtual meeting Monday night swiftly handled five hearings in less than two hours, with more than 50 people attending via Zoom. South Street zoning petition withdrawn Chair Gary Trendel announced that the citizens’ petition regarding a...
Real Estate Transactions, April 26 edition
Town indicates it can’t stop tree cutting off Kimball Road
Residents of the Springwood neighborhood might not be too excited about the tree cutting underway off Kimball Road, but the town announced Monday that it cannot stop it. "We are mindful of the concerns outlined by abutters regarding the ongoing tree cutting work at a...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Eastbound detour from Pleasant Street to Grove Street all week
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the eastbound detour from Pleasant Street to Maple Street to Grove Street will be used from Monday to Friday. On the east side of the project, crews will work on service connections to buildings between Muffin...
Arrests/Police Log, April 19 edition
ARRESTS April 14 12:25 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz conducted a motor vehicle stop on Hayden Rowe Street and subsequently arrested a 30-year-old from Shelburne Falls and charged him with OUI liquor and a rate of speed exceeding the posted limit. [Editor's note: Hopkinton...
eHop’s Know Your Vote forum explains issues ahead of Town Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9iEtrrbrKo&t=26s [Editor's note: The Annual Town Meeting warrant, listing all 48 articles, can be accessed here.] On Tuesday night, eHop held its 11th annual Know Your Vote forum at the HCAM studio to help prepare residents for...
Real Estate Transactions, April 19 edition
Fire flow test Wednesday might lead to water discoloration
The town's Water Department announced that there will be a required fire flow test on Wednesday (April 19) at approximately 9:30 a.m. "Because this test will take place on main transmission lines, customers may notice some discoloration during and after the tests...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Work resumes Tuesday
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, work will begin on Tuesday to continue the service connections to buildings between Muffin House Cafe and Hayden Rowe Street. Connections inside these buildings will take place on a future date. No work will be...
Conservation Commission allows construction of The Trails to go forward
The Conservation Commission at its in-person meeting Tuesday night unanimously approved the notice of intent that would allow construction of the next development phase of The Trails to proceed, but it decided to table a discussion of how to resolve previously...
Arrests/Police Log, April 12 edition
[Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] POLICE LOG April 4 12:05 a.m. Officer Brennan Grimley checked on a vehicle with two occupants on...
Select Board roundup: Marguerite Concrete seeks rezoning for building on South Street; Orale Mexican restaurant to open Tuesday
During the Select Board’s discussion Tuesday about the May 1 Annual Town Meeting warrant, representatives from Marguerite Concrete presented their plan for development of a South Street property that would require rezoning. Marguerite Concrete, founded in 1989 by...
Hayward Street house fire claims second victim
Hopkinton Fire Chief Bill Miller on Tuesday announced that the Easter morning house fire at 69 Hayward Street has claimed a second victim. Judith MacNeill died Monday night, Miller said. She had been hospitalized since being evacuated from the home. Her husband, Don...
UCTC members express thoughts, disagreements regarding potential reconfiguration
The mood at the nearly two-hour Upper Charles Trail Committee meeting Monday night was agitated as members debated the response the group will put forward at the upcoming Annual Town Meeting on May 1 to two citizens’ petitions that call for the group’s potential...
Real Estate Transactions, April 11 edition
Investigators: House fire that claimed veteran’s life appears accidental
Sunday morning's two-alarm fire that caused the death of a man and a dog and sent a woman to the hospital "does not appear suspicious," according to a statement from the State Fire Marshal's Office. "The joint investigation by the Hopkinton Fire Department and State...
Fire Department: Man dies in house fire on Hayward Street
The Hopkinton Fire Department announced that a man died in a house fire on Hayward Street early Sunday morning. "At 1:12 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, Hopkinton dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a fire at 69 Hayward Street, at a one-level ranch house,"...
Arrests/Police Log, April 5 edition
[Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] ARRESTS April 3 4:27 p.m. Staff at a West Main Street establishment reported suspicious activity and...