https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQxS_HegXTE The Select Board on Tuesday discussed safety concerns around the escalating use of electric bicycles in town, particularly on trails and in the downtown area. Trails Committee chair Peter LaGoy told the board that over the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQxS_HegXTE The Select Board on Tuesday discussed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, noting that the current projected budget shortfall of $1.8 million should not cause residents to panic this early in the process. Kyla LaPierre,...
ARRESTS Nov. 1 12:20 a.m. On Hayden Rowe Street, Officer Jennifer Manning arrested a 59-year-old Ashland resident and charged her with marked lanes violation and OUI liquor. 12:25 a.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio arrested a 34-year-old from Ashland on Marathon Way and...
The Water-Sewer Department will be conducting required flow tests on two streets this Thursday which may result in water discoloration. Water-Sewer Manager Jed Fenneuff announced in a notice to residents that a set of required fire flow tests is scheduled for South...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIscA6AXjeE The Planning Board on Monday voted 8-0 to continue the hearing on the redevelopment of Pyne Field after the attorney for the abutting sawmill raised concerns about safety and the behavior of the cricket fans who attend games...
According to the latest update for the Main Street Corridor Project, paving has been delayed due to weather and subcontractor schedules. A.F. Amorello & Sons previously provided the town with tentative plans to begin paving work Nov. 5-6. New dates have not been...
A special meeting called by the Hopkinton Housing Authority on Thursday night ended with a 4-0-1 vote of confidence in executive director Hayley Fetrow following an inquiry into the handling of Community Preservation funds. HHA chair Nancy “Punky” Drawe began the...
An afternoon motor vehicle accident on Hayden Rowe Street Thursday occurred nearly 11 hours after a tractor crashed into on Wood Street, diverting traffic during rainy commuting times. In emails to the Independent, HPD Deputy Chief Scott van Raalten confirmed...
Budgetary matters were the primary theme of Tuesday night’s Parks & Recreation Commission meeting as members discussed costs related to the Fruit Street fields and holiday lights on the Town Common. Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus and program coordinator...
The Water & Sewer Advisory Board at its meeting Wednesday evening heard a proposal from a resident water expert suggesting he might be able to increase Hopkinton’s in-basin water supply. Ken Weismantel has served as a public member of the Massachusetts Water...
ARRESTS Oct. 25 3:20 p.m. The Upton Police Department reported that an erratic operator in a gray Ford Focus almost hit a telephone pole, was traveling into oncoming traffic and entered Hopkinton. Sgt. Shannon Beloin and Officers Justin Cappuccio and Kyle Quinzani...
The Economic Development Advisory Board on Tuesday heard a grim depiction of Hopkinton’s finances in upcoming fiscal years from the town’s chief financial officer. CFO Kyla LaPierre, the meeting’s guest speaker, told the board that the town’s upcoming capital projects...
The Department of Works announced it will close a section of Spring Street next Tuesday for ongoing roadwork. "We will be replacing a section of stormwater drainage pipe that crosses the road near [34 Spring Street]," DPW Director Kerry Reed stated in a notice to...
Former Hopkinton Middle School custodian Benjamin Hogan will avoid jail time after agreeing to plead guilty to possession of child pornography in Milford District Court on Monday. Hogan appeared before Judge Richard Eustis alongside his lawyer, Meredith Underwood....
The latest Main Street Corridor Project update released Friday notes that A.F. Amorello & Sons has informed the town of tentative plans to pave Nov. 5-6. The paving will occur on the west end of the project and include all side streets within the project area. To...
The Department of Public Works announced that a part of West Main Street will close Monday and Tuesday night to accommodate repair work. According to a notice from the DPW, Eversource plans to repair a manhole in front of Cumberland Farms on West Main Street, near the...
A letter sent to the Select Board by an attorney representing 77 West Main Street owner and landlord Paul Mastroianni last week is stark in its warning: If the board moves forward with an investigation into Mastroianni regarding private financial matters related to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TOVNuv1Uwk The Conservation Commission on Tuesday rebuked the Charleswood School developer for a lack of “urgency” in addressing recent stormwater management violations. Judy Day, the town’s conservation administrator, explained that...
