Editor's note: This story was updated twice, first to correct that the Dogwood Way residence was being used to distribute only mangoes and to include a comment from the homeowner, and a second time to include a comment from the second homeowner insisting she has no...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-OdN0844Eg&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night debated how it should move forward on achieving compliance with the MBTA Communities Act after the proposed zoning bylaw was shot down at Annual Town Meeting...
Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee chair Amy Groves lamented the resignation of two key HDTC members last month and discussed how their departure will affect the organization moving forward. Shahidul Mannan, the HDTC vice chair and former Select Board vice chair,...
A three-vehicle collision on Main Street near Pleasant Street on Monday afternoon tied up traffic, prompting the Hopkinton Police Department at approximately 2:30 p.m. to urge motorists to avoid the area via a post on the HPD Facebook page. "A landscape truck was...
A public forum held Thursday night at the Hopkinton Senior Center updated residents on PFAS contamination and remediation efforts in town. Select Board member Shahidul Mannan outlined the goals of the meeting prior to presentations from other town officials. “By...
Ed Augustus, the state secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and the state’s first housing secretary in more than three decades, met with area housing advocates Thursday for a discussion at Holliston Town Hall to share information about...
Discussions over proposed plans for student parking at EMC Park monopolized Wednesday night’s Parks & Recreation Commission meeting. Hopkinton Public Schools Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh and Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Susan Rothermich...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] POLICE LOG May 21 9:05 a.m. An Uber driver handed in property found on...
The town is hosting a meeting Thursday evening with updated information about a group of chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the town’s remediation efforts in response to concerns over PFAS in drinking water over the past two...
The Parks & Recreation Department will host a grand opening celebration for its highly anticipated tennis/pickleball courts this Friday (May 31) at 3 p.m. Located at 17 Pratt Way, off Fruit Street and across from the dog park, there are four courts dedicated...
The town will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremonies at multiple locations Monday morning. The day will start with a tribute at Evergreen Cemetery at 9:45 a.m. At 10:15, there will be recognition at the Mayhew Street cemeteries. The final event is the ceremony at the...
As the new vice chair of the Select Board, Mary Jo LaFreniere said she will be confronting some of Hopkinton’s most difficult challenges during her final year in office. Some of her deepest concerns revolve around helping Hopkinton’s older residents and addressing the...
Select Board member Shahidul Mannan and his wife, Nasiba Mannan, the Board of Health's vice chair, on Tuesday night resigned from the Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee via an email to HDTC members. "It has been a pleasure knowing you all and working with you on our...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWm02rwdyDs&ab_channel=HCAM New Select Board chair Brian Herr urged the town to slow down the hiring process for the new town manager during Tuesday night’s meeting, calling for public engagement with the finalists for this key town...
Town Clerk Connor Degan on Wednesday released updated vote totals from Monday's town election, which produced a high voter turnout and number of mail-in ballots. Indepndent candidates Joe Clark and Brian Herr won seats on the Select Board in the election's only...
At Tuesday’s Board of Health meeting, members discussed the ongoing issues with food distribution in the Legacy Farms neighborhood. The Health Department has been coordinating with the Legacy Farms HOA, United States Department of Agriculture and Massachusetts...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] POLICE LOG May 14 2:47 a.m. Sergeant William Burchard made checks of...
Joe Clark and Brian Herr joined the Select Board Tuesday night after winning their seats in the previous day’s election. In an unprecedented move, the board elected Herr, a previous member of the board for 12 years, to be the chair after receiving strong public...
