The Parks & Recreation Commission is one step closer to bringing concessions to the Fruit Street athletic complex after hearing a pitch from a potential vendor at its meeting Tuesday night. Hopkinton resident Anthony Iannone met with the commission to pitch his...
Water-Sewer Manager Jed Fenneuff announced that repair crews were responding to a water main break on Claflin Place Sunday afternoon. Fenneuff stated in a notice that, in order to facilitate repairs, the water main serving Claflin Place was shut down. As a result,...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced a new Interstate 90 on-ramp from Interstate 495 will open next month. MassDOT announced that the new I-90 eastbound on-ramp (Exit 58) from I-495 southbound is scheduled to open July 9. Temporary lane closures on...
A.F. Amorello & Sons will be on-site on Main Street Monday, Thursday and Friday for continued construction work as part of the Main Street Corridor Project, according to the latest update from the town. Crews will be off-site by noon on Thursday.Meanwhile,...
The town announced on Friday that contractors Claflin Place will be closed Wednesday morning for street paving. Work hours are from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday. Access for residents will be maintained. Residents parked in the area are asked to move their cars before...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG June 16 2:01 a.m. Officer Eva Cann responded to Spring Street and removed a tree...
According to the latest Main Street Corridor Project update, driveway work at 25/35 Main Street will continue next week. During work hours, the driveway by the Muffin House will be closed, and there will be alternating traffic in and out via the east side driveway....
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday received a positive progress report on the Center School reuse project. Permanent Building Committee chair Dan McIntyre has championed this endeavor. He informed CPC members that the building’s concept has been scaled...
Water-Sewer Manager Jed Fenneuff announced Wednesday that Wells 7 and 8 will be taken offline next week for repairs. In a notice to residents, Fenneuff explained that due to a mechanical failure, both wells will need to be shut down while a contractor installs a new...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw88BGWqPa0 The Select Board on Tuesday took steps toward replacing current Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett by selecting a search committee for his successor and appointing Deputy Chief Scott van Raalten interim chief. Bennett...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG June 9 12:11 a.m. A dispatcher noticed a vehicle parked on Lakeshore Drive, and two...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-IXUu0T-T0 Private ways and the town’s policy for accepting them as public roads were the main focus of the Planning Board’s three-hour meeting Monday night. The first private road discussed was Morse Lane, which was approved as a...
Several tasks related to the Main Street Corridor Project have been scheduled for the coming week, according to the latest project update. Workers will be digging a test pit at the manhole in the driveway of Hillers Cleaners on Monday. Access may be limited. The town...
Water-Sewer Manager Jed Fenneuff informed residents on Thursday that a water service interruption at the former Hopkinton Drug site planned for Monday has been canceled. "Due to recent design modifications for the 52 Main Street project, overnight water main work is...
The town announced this week that it will conduct herbicide treatments at Lake Maspenock to control "nuisance aquatic vegetation" on Tuesday. During and following treatment, residents are advised not to use the lake for recreation or agricultural purposes for a short...
A plan to remove trees at EMC Park will go to the Select Board for a vote following public objections at a hearing with the Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday. Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed and Dave Daltorio, the town engineer, met with the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2YwUDdmhAs The Conservation Commission on Tuesday received updated information on the dewatering effort at the Charleswood School project site. In April, conservation administrator Judy Day noted that staff had observed “high volumes...
