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At its meeting Monday night, the Planning Board chastised the proponents of two major projects that have dragged on for years to get their plans promptly in order, including the Grasshopper Energy solar array’s planting plan. Grasshopper Energy’s 2.4-megawatt...
A large tree fell on School Street on Friday evening, knocking down a utility pole and some wires and causing a power outage in the area, the town announced. According to a press release, at about 6:54 p.m. emergency personnel received reports about the tree falling...
The Hopkinton Health Department will host three COVID vaccine clinics in February, The clinics will be held on Feb. 7, 14 and 28 (all Tuesdays) from 4-6 p.m. at Town Hall. These clinics are for ages 6 and older and feature the Moderna bivalent booster. There is no...
The town announced Friday that the recycling center at E.L. Harvey will be closed Saturday due to the severe cold weather. Temperatures are projected to drop to as low as minus 12 degrees, with a wind chill factor making it feel like minus 33. Residents are advised to...
The Upper Charles Trail Committee at its meeting Wednesday night briefly addressed two citizens’ petitions for the Annual Town Meeting warrant proposed by a local trails advocate, one that seeks to dismantle the current committee and form a new one with new members....
ARRESTS January 27 11:58 p.m. A caller reported a disturbance and possible domestic incident on Woodview Way. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Alexander Stewart and Brennan Grimley responded and subsequently arrested a 55-year-old Framingham resident and charged...
After previously expressing hesitation about a Town Meeting article related to short-term housing rentals, the Select Board on Tuesday voted to include the article on the warrant. The issue arose after a home on Pike Street was remodeled and rented on a short-term...
At the Board of Health’s one-hour meeting Monday evening, Public Health Nurse Simone Carter announced that the state designated the Hopkinton Health Department as a Community Naloxone Purchasing Program affiliate, allowing it to distribute the medicine used to rapidly...
Frustrated with the direction that the Upper Charles Trail Committee is headed, a resident is submitting a citizens’ petition for Annual Town Meeting calling for the committee to be disbanded. Peter LaGoy, chair of the town’s Trails Coordination and Management...
The Parks & Recreation Commission at its 80-minute meeting Thursday evening voted 4-0 to endorse a capital grant proposal to fund manual gates at Sandy Beach in order to increase security there. Commissioner Cynthia Esthimer has been serving as a member of an ad...
Reconstruction of Fruit Street’s Interstate 495 bridge will begin in the late spring as an initial step to remodel the interchange between I-495 and I-90, representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced at a two-hour virtual meeting...
The Conservation Commission met for more than three hours Tuesday night and voted 6-0 to continue a notice of intent hearing on the Massachusetts Laborers Training facility’s proposed gas line so that alternative routes proposed during the hearing could be reviewed....
Although the midterm elections may be over, another election season is beginning in Hopkinton. The local election shapes the town's priorities for the coming years and directly impacts all residents and their families. Those who want to be a part of the...
ARRESTS January 22 2:33 a.m. Officer Alexander Stewart conducted a motor vehicle stop on South Street and subsequently arrested a 30-year-old Milford resident and charged her with marked lanes violation and OUI liquor, second offense. POLICE LOG January 17 12:30 a.m....
Select Board members on Tuesday continued to show hesitation regarding a proposed regional emergency communications center (RECC), but there also was concern about missing an opportunity to have a say in where Hopkinton ends up and what the RECC looks like. A proposed...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PggKMRJ-ro&list=PL8WekT6kxX1A-zwtdiEbn1a1vKwreF-D1&index=1 At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, members received an update on the town’s budget process for fiscal year 2024. The relatively good news, according to Town Manager...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZu4j4un4b8&list=PL8WekT6kxX1CwNNgtVPivQYbM7NakFJ_T&index=1 The Planning Board at its 90-minute meeting Monday night decided to make planning for affordable housing a key priority for this year, noting that the proportion of...
More than 60 people gathered at the Islamic Masumeen Center of New England on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at an interfaith celebration that explored how King’s work is reflected in this increasingly diverse...
The Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) at its 90-minute meeting Wednesday night discussed the inclusion of previous data from emails and a survey on the town website to help the public better understand the committee’s initiatives as well as to increase...
POLICE LOG January 10 12:42 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield made checks of Parkwood Drive. 7:12 a.m. A motorist reported he struck a deer on West Main Street. His vehicle incurred some damage and the deer ran off. Officer Robert Ekross responded and took a report. 9:19...
