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 March 3 5:53 a.m. A motorist reported her vehicle broke down at the entrance of 42...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04dy5B50RQ4 The Planning Board spent the bulk of its meeting Monday night discussing the potential acceptance of two private ways by the town after concerns over documentation and potential legal ramifications were raised. The Auciello...
Residents near Pond Street may experience temporary water discoloration as the Water Department returns Well 4 back to service. Water-Sewer Manager Jed Fenneuff notified residents that the Water Department was bringing the Pond Street Well 4 back online Monday as it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8nBDSSQqZk The Select Board on Tuesday heard from Department of Public Works director Kerry Reed about elevated levels of manganese detected in Wells 7 and 8. Reed previously discussed the issue with the two wells at the Water &...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8nBDSSQqZk The Select Board reviewed budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year from several key town departments Tuesday night. Members acknowledged that the majority of the asks were crucial for providing residents with essential...
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 Feb. 23 12:19 a.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin assisted with a disabled motor vehicle on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QksZFm9Xjno The Planning Board on Monday continued a hearing on work proposed for 75 South Street until March 9 so that the board could attend a site walk of the property. Consultant Joe Marquedant represented owner Lance LaFave at the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG2WgJT8WxY&t=4320s The Conservation Commission on Tuesday engaged in an informal discussion about a proposal to repurpose 75 South Street from a commercial/industrial building to a warehouse. The building currently is used for...
A 35-year-old Connecticut man died Monday night after he was struck by a passing tractor-trailer on Interstate 90 in Hopkinton, according to police. Massachusetts State Police responded to a scene at mile marker 104.6 in Hopkinton in I-90 west around 11:15 p.m. on...
ARRESTS Feb. 19 8:13 p.m. A caller reported a male slumped over and intoxicated outside on Grove Street. Sgt. Cody Normandin and Officers Sean McKeon, Kyle Quinzani, Nicholas Saletnik and Brian Ziniti responded and arrested a 46-year-old from Framingham who had been...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmOTSYmUrE The Select Board on Tuesday discussed a review of the town’s emergency preparedness strategy with public safety leaders and the school superintendent. “I think it’s important that we’re all on the same page here,” said chair...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmOTSYmUrE The Select Board on Tuesday continued its review of several budget requests by town departments for the upcoming fiscal year that adhered to the directive to maintain level-service funding. Amy Beck, the Senior Services...
Hopkinton Public Schools administration has canceled all classes Tuesday, and town offices will be closed as well as the town continues cleanup efforts following Monday's winter storm. "In consultation with DPW and town officials, side roads, bus stops, and sidewalks...
Hopkinton Public Schools announced on Sunday that it will be "extending February break by one more day" on Monday as a blizzard moves in Sunday night through Monday afternoon. The school district posted on its Facebook page Sunday afternoon that school is canceled for...
A Framingham man released on parole earlier in the day was arrested Thursday night on Main Street after injuring five Hopkinton first responders who attempted to get him medical attention and threatening to bomb the police station, according to a police report....
A woman who worked at the former Hillers Pizza restaurant in Hopkinton has come forward to share an experience she had with Petros "Peter" Sismanis that her to filing a police report against the business owner years before his 2025 conviction for sexual assault,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA7Ojbn-F7U The Trails Committee on Wednesday discussed a proposed warrant article for Annual Town Meeting on May 2 that would allow for e-bikes and related electric vehicles to travel on shared-use paths at speeds up to 10 mph. Chair...
