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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-lB75_FR0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board voted unanimously to set a Special Town Meeting date for Nov. 18, with the intended focus being a vote on the MBTA Communities zoning bylaw. Kyla LaPierre, the town’s chief financial...
ARRESTS [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 September 10 12:42 a.m. Officer Kyle Quinzani checked on a motor vehicle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-lB75_FR0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night voted to disband the Upper Charles Trail Committee, ending nearly two years of division over whether it should be dissolved or become a subcommittee of the...
The town announced Tuesday that it has declared a mandatory state of water supply conservation for all customers connected to the municipal water system, and it is effective immediately. The watering of lawns is prohibited. Lawn sprinklers must be turned off. Repeat...
https://www.youtube.com/live/_Bb2Pehk5DM The Zoning Advisory Committee at its meeting Monday night voted to recommend three plans to the Planning Board that would comply with MBTA Communities Act zoning requirements for its consideration. The motion that ZAC approved...
Health Director Shaun McAuliffe walked members of the Board of Health through the Health Department’s new strategic plan Monday night. The plan, which was finalized in August, identifies five strategic priorities for the department. These center around data reporting,...
To celebrate National Register to Vote Day, the Town Clerk's office is hosting a voter registration drive at the Hopkinton Public Library on Tuesday (Sept. 17). The drive runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m in the library lobby. Those interested in registering to vote must be:...
The Lake Maspenock Weed Management and Control Citizens Input Group completed a survey of the lake on Aug. 22, which revealed a significant decrease in weeds. After much public debate, the weed treatment was performed in June. It was approved by both the Conservation...
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night noted progress made at the Whitehall Conservation Area on several fronts, particularly its long-term effort to curb knotweed there. Chair Ed Harrow announced that the area recently had been sprayed....
The town's latest Main Street Corridor Project update released Friday noted that brick strip installation by A.F. Amorello & Sons, the project’s construction company, will continue during the upcoming week. Drainage structures in front of Town Hall will be...
The town is requesting residents' help in preserving municipal water supplies by shutting off lawn sprinklers. In a press release, the town explained it is asking residents on municipal water to turn off any lawn sprinkler systems to help in preserving water for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QGZqh75ai4 The Conservation Commission provided feedback on the stormwater peer review reports for the proposed Charleswood Elementary School project during its meeting Tuesday. “This is an opportunity to gain additional input from...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIxj9ZXztI&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve a three-year contract with Elaine Lazarus, officially making her Hopkinton’s town manager. Lazarus was unanimously appointed to...
ARRESTS September 6 3:00 p.m. A caller requested a check on two people walking around Main Street property. Officer Nicholas Walker responded and arrested a 43-year-old resident of Wilson Street in Hopkinton on a warrant. 8:32 p.m. Officers Matthew LaTour and Noah...
The Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday heard the details of a plan to donate and install a plaque on the Town Common commemorating slaves who lived in Hopkinton. Linda Connelly of the Hopkinton Historical Society presented the plan to the commission,...
Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed announced work on Snowy Owl Road and Falcon Ridge Drive will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 17. Work will start at 7 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. each day, with paving scheduled for Sept. 23. Weather conditions may shift work dates....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRABIkkA_3M&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night raised some concerns to the design team for the proposed Charleswood Elementary School regarding its responses to peer review comments on the traffic and...
On Monday night, the Historic District Commission heard updates for a plan to erect a life-size sculpture of Boston Marathon pioneer Bobbi Gibb at 2 Hayden Rowe Street. Representatives of the project showed the commission its latest redesign, which now includes a...
