27°F
With the pandemic waning, the Board of Health at its meeting Monday night discussed moving away from its focus on COVID-19 and toward developing a strategic plan that will reflect Hopkinton’s overall health objectives. Health Department Director Shaun McAuliffe said...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, due to electrical conduit work on Hayden Rowe Street, southbound traffic will be detoured around the Town Common via Ash Street to Park Street and back to Hayden Rowe. Northbound traffic on Hayden Rowe will not be...
Town Manager Norman Khumalo and Senior Accounting Manager Benjamin Sweeney are inviting residents to complete a survey as the town prepares to begin the fiscal year 2024 budget process. The town will use the survey results to garner the community's understanding of...
The Hopkinton Fire Department shared a photo of a car accident that occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of West Main Street and School Street. The HFD Twitter page indicated it was a "serious" motor vehicle crash. Details on the drivers' conditions were...
ARRESTS September 5 8:11 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on West Main Street. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Cody Normandin responded and conducted a motor vehicle stop. A 35-year-old Northborough resident was arrested and charged with OUI liquor,...
Holliston resident James Arena-DeRosa defeated Hopkinton Town Clerk Connor Degan in Tuesday's Democratic primary for state representative in the 8th Middlesex District, which includes Hopkinton, Holliston, Sherborn and part of Millis. According to an Associated Press...
The Hopkinton Health Department, in partnership with the Hopkinton Senior Center, will host a drive-through flu vaccine clinic for seniors on Friday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The clinic will be held in the Senior Center parking lot (28 Mayhew Street)....
Voting in the state primary election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym. Anyone enrolled in a party must vote with that party's ballot. Unenrolled (independent) voters have the option to choose which ballot they'd...
Work on the Main Street Corridor Project continues this week — although there will be no work Monday due to the Labor Day holiday — with the focus being to continue the service connections project wide and continue sidewalk installation on the project's west side, the...
At its meeting on Wednesday, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed the Fruit Street fields, Community Preservation Committee projects, Sandy Beach and fall programming. The Fruit Street fields turf replacement project is officially completed. “This is the...
POLICE LOG August 23 12:08 a.m. Officer Basit Dennis made checks of East Main Street property. 12:13 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik made checks of the Fruit Street fields. 12:38 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik checked on Lumber Street property. 1:57 a.m. On South...
Hopkinton is revisiting the possibility of regulating short-term rentals after residents of Pike Street voiced concerns to the Zoning Advisory Committee about a property being rented out and used for weekend parties. Regulating short-term rentals through websites such...
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night learned about an update to a state law designed to create multifamily housing opportunities in communities served by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority that the town will need to consider if it wants to be...
Hopkinton Water and Sewer Department Manager Eric Carty cautioned residents that there could be some discoloration in town water over the next several days due to a water main break. "Due to the construction water main break on Main Street late last week and continued...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the contractor will continue work at the intersection of Route 135 and Route 85, with the eastbound detour remaining in place. The contractor will continue grading the road at the intersection from 6 a.m. to 7...
Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett announced via press release Saturday that Deputy Chief John Porter has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. The announcement indicated Porter was notified of his status on Thursday, and...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) posted a warning for the main beach at Hopkinton State Park. The warning is due to high bacteria levels in the water based on test results released Wednesday. The DCR noted that there may be a health...
ARRESTS August 21 4:38 a.m. A caller reported an accident involving a male in a blue Toyota by the State Park entrance on Cedar Street. Officers Brennan Grimley and Nicholas Saletnik responded and requested translation assistance from the Milford Police Department. A...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the contractor will continue work at the intersection of Route 135 and Route 85, with the eastbound detour remaining in place. The detour will send eastbound traffic from Main Street to Pleasant Street to Maple...
A 39-year-old Hopkinton man died last Saturday after a motorcycle accident in Framingham. Thomas Toomey crashed his motorcycle into a utility pole on Salem End Road at about 8:20 p.m. Friday, authorities stated. He was taken to UMass Medical Center in Worcester and...
