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...
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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...
Select Board roundup: As PFAS remediation costs soar, questions about origins swirl
The town’s efforts to eliminate PFAS from the water supply continue to get more expensive, while questions about where the chemicals originated continue to surface without any concrete answers. At the 2022 Annual Town Meeting, voters approved $600,000 for the...
Planning Board approves The Trails, Grasshopper solar modifications
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night voted 8-0 to approve two longstanding projects — The Trails and the Grasshopper solar farm — after the respective applicants agreed to several conditions. The Trails, an open-space mixed-use development (OSMUD) off Legacy...
Real Estate Transactions, April 5 edition
Outdoor water use restriction starts May 1
As mandated by the town’s water management permit issued by the state to limit nonessential outdoor use, protect stream flow and aquatic life, and ensure sustainable drinking water, the town is required to implement a mandatory state of water supply conservation from...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Line striping scheduled for Monday
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, temporary line striping is to be applied from Grove Street to Ray Street beginning at 8 a.m. Monday. No other work is planned for the two weeks prior to the April 17 Boston Marathon. The contractor will commence...
Hop Yellow Bag Day cleanup postponed to Sunday
Organizers of the Hop Yellow Bag Day cleanup announced that the event has been postponed to Sunday from 9 a.m.-noon due to the inclement weather forecast for Saturday. Volunteers will meet at the Town Common gazebo at 8:30 a.m. to pick up a yellow trash bag. After...
Conservation Committee allows The Trails development to move forward
The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night unanimously approved amendments to plans for The Trails that would modify its basins and allow the development to move forward. The Trails, an open-space mixed use development (OSMUD) off Legacy Farms North...
Arrests/Police Log, March 29 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 March 27 9:43 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Nicholas Saletnik conducted a motor...
Select Board roundup: Altaeros TIF on hold; Southborough supports water connection
At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, Town Manager Norman Khumalo recommended that the board remove the Town Meeting article related to a proposed tax increment financing (TIF) agreement with Altaeros Energies, which the board did. According to Khumalo, the company —...
Women’s Club Meet the Candidates Night set for April 26
The Hopkinton Women’s Club will host its 35th annual Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday, April 26, at 7 p.m. The event will be broadcast on HCAM. Residents are invited to attend at the HCAM studios (77 Main Street) for the opportunity to learn more about citizens...