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Health Department Director Shaun McAuliffe at Monday night’s Board of Health meeting addressed resident concerns about water quality at the YMCA following last month’s Board of Health meeting that noted the identification of PFAS in a secondary well. “The YMCA...
The upper and main beaches at Hopkinton State Park remain closed after being deemed unsafe for swimming due to high bacteria counts. The state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation announced Wednesday that there were high levels of enterococci bacteria, posing a...
ARRESTS July 22 12:57 a.m. On Legacy Farms South, Officers Brennan Grimley and Nicholas Saletnik arrested a 27-year-old Woodview Way resident and charged her with OUI liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. July 24 2:35 a.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and...
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night discussed several potential reuses for the Center School property and how they would fit into compliance requirements for the MBTA Communities zoning law. Dan McIntyre, the chair of the Permanent Building Committee,...
The Hopkinton Police Department shared information on three vehicle incidents in Hopkinton last week. On Wednesday at 7:08 a.m., a road rage incident on Main Street involving a motorcycle was reported by Hopkinton police. The vehicle refused to stop. The pursuit of...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the eastbound detour from Pleasant Street to Maple Street to Grove Street will be used Monday, starting at 7 a.m. On the east side of the project, crews will continue installation of conduit and bases for site...
The search for a missing swimmer in Lake Maspenock came to a tragic end Saturday morning, as the body of a 21-year-old Hopkinton resident who failed to return from a Friday evening swim off Sandy Beach was pulled from the water by emergency personnel. The victim was...
UPDATE: Saturday, 9:05 a.m.: Emergency personnel recovered a body at about 8:45 a.m. More information will be posted as it comes available. The beach, which had been closed during the search, was to reopen at noon, according to a Hopkinton Parks & Recreation...
The upper and main beaches at Hopkinton State Park remain closed after being deemed unsafe for swimming due to high bacteria counts, an issue that is being seen this week in beaches throughout the state. The state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation announced...
The Select Board met for nearly two hours on Thursday night to discuss members’ most pressing priorities, reflect on the past year’s accomplishments and brainstorm about overarching town goals. Select Board chair Muriel Kramer led an icebreaker exercise over pizza...
A Boston-based alternative rock band requested permission to film a music video at Sandy Beach in September, the Parks & Recreation Department interim director announced at Wednesday's Parks & Recreation Commission meeting. King City Productions, a dedicated...
Personnel from the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) are scheduled to spray areas of Hopkinton on Aug 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30. All dates are subject to change due to weather conditions, mosquito populations, mosquito virus activity...
The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday night discussed an apparent misunderstanding about the parameters of outreach required for a $40,000 grant approved at May's Annual Town Meeting for the Trail Coordination and Management Committee. The TCMC...
The Trail Coordination and Management Committee on Wednesday night voted unanimously to rename itself as the Trails Committee and to recommend that the Upper Charles Trail Committee become a Trails Committee subcommittee under the new name of the Upper Charles Trail...
The Conservation Commission on Tuesday continued a hearing on five subdivision units on Myrtle Avenue — a road that is to be built off Blueberry Lane — after commissioners spoke about encroachment into the buffer zone. Notices of intent were filed for five...
ARRESTS July 16 1:07 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker and Sergeant Arthur Schofield conducted a motor vehicle stop on South Street and subsequently arrested a 67-year-old from Wilton, New Hampshire, and charged him with marked lanes violation and OUI liquor. 4:33 a.m. A...
The upper and main beaches at Hopkinton State Park have been closed after being deemed unsafe for swimming by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) due to high bacteria counts (enterococci) measured on Tuesday. Two weeks ago, the upper...
A vehicle speeding along South Street crashed into a tree and rolled onto its side early Monday morning, according to Hopkinton Police. The incident occurred at approximately 1:37 a.m. According to information from the HPD, Officer Nicholas Saletnik was parked in the...
