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New Trails Committee holds meeting to lay groundwork, discuss vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN0rmoHKy8 The new iteration of the Trails Committee held its inaugural meeting Wednesday to review work completed by previous committees and to discuss its initial priorities and framework. On Jan. 7, the Select Board appointed nine...
Historic District Commission votes on design for plaque honoring local slaves
A proposal to erect a plaque honoring enslaved African Americans who lived in Hopkinton is one step closer to fruition following a vote by the Historic District Commission on Wednesday night. The commission voted on the matter during a public hearing. As the...
Conservation Commission approves town vegetative management plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XE6cLbCCA&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night approved the town’s proposed vegetative management plan in a 6-0 vote. Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed explained that she wanted to...
Parks & Rec approves PolyArts Festival request, debates snow plowing policy for turf fields
The Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday night authorized a reservation request by Hopkinton PolyArts to use the Town Common for this year’s PolyArts Festival. “This is our 50th year, so you guys sort of get how it goes,” said Jean Bertschmann, who represented...
Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 29 edition
ARRESTS January 25 4:46 p.m. Sgt. William Burchard, Sgt. Arthur Schofield and Officers Adam Rowe and Nicholas Saletnik responded to a report of a vehicle driving into a house on Oakhurst Road. No damage to the house was reported, and no personal injuries were...
Planning Board approves articles for Town Meeting warrant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPmOvp53cg&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night approved the articles it will be placing on the Annual Town Meeting warrant in order to meet the submission deadline of Feb. 3. Chair Rob Benson explained...
Real Estate Transactions, Jan. 27 edition
Marlborough man arraigned on multiple charges after driving into Oakhurst Road house
An allegedly intoxicated Marlborough man who drove a stolen car into a Hopkinton house was arraigned Monday in Framingham District Court on multiple charges, according to Hopkinton’s deputy police chief. Thomas Matthew Timpone, 45, was arrested Saturday at...
Advocates against herbicide use appear at state hearing on town’s vegetative management plan
Two of the most ardent opponents of the town's vegetative management plan (VMP) proposed by the Department of Public Works voiced their concerns Friday morning at a virtual hearing before the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). Donald...
Community Preservation Committee votes to approve request to fund purchase of Casucci property
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the funding request by the Open Space Preservation Commission’s for $35,500 to purchase the back parcel of 89 Saddle Hill Road. Also known as the Casucci property, the purchase would allow...
Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 22 edition
ARRESTS January 16 6:15 a.m. A caller reported a verbal argument in a Revolutionary Way apartment. Officers Sean McKeon and Justin Cappuccio responded and subsequently arrested a 31-year-old man from Marlborough for trespassing. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton...
Select Board strategizes how to fund proposed adaptive playground, receives updated town budget numbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0jWVTCyn_0 The Select Board, joined by School Committee members and the Community Preservation Committee chair, on Tuesday discussed ways to fund a proposed adaptive playground without putting additional strain on the town’s tight...
Controversial vegetative management plan to get hearing Friday
The state’s Department of Agricultural Resources will review Hopkinton’s proposed vegetative management plan that would allow use of herbicides on rights of way at a Zoom hearing this Friday. Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed outlined this plan at the...
HFD battles car fire on Chestnut Street
The Hopkinton Fire Department tackled a passenger vehicle fire on Chestnut Street on Monday afternoon. Dispatchers received a call from a motorist around 2:10 p.m. stating his car had caught fire in the area of 33 Chestnut Street. "The driver reported a mechanical...
Real Estate Transactions, Jan. 20 edition
Overnight closures on I-495 south/I-90 ramp start Tuesday
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced that overnight work on the Interstate 495 southbound on-ramp from Interstate 90 in Hopkinton will start Tuesday and continue through the week. The ramp will be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. MassDOT anticipates...
OSPC votes to approve relocating Whisper Way trail
The Open Space Preservation Commission on Thursday night approved a request for moving a trail off Whisper Way onto land that had been donated to the commission as part of an open space and landscape preservation development (OSLPD) special permit for a 12-unit...
Parks & Rec faces cuts under town’s FY 26 budget directives
The Parks & Recreation Commission learned during its meeting Tuesday night that parts of the Parks & Rec budget were facing cuts under the town’s budget directives for fiscal year 2026. Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus explained he had received feedback...
Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 15 edition
ARRESTS January 10 6:47 p.m. On Grove Street, Officer Kyle Quinzani arrested a 34-year-old Framingham resident on a warrant and additionally charged her with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and speeding in violation of special regulation. January 12 4:59 p.m....
