The water quality at the upper beach at Hopkinton State Park returned to an unsafe level for swimming due to an increase in enterococci bacteria over the past week, according to water sample test results released Wednesday, while the water quality at the main beach...
During its nearly four-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Conservation Commission lost its patience with the developer of The Trails after the project incurred additional stormwater management violations after the deluge of rain earlier in the day. The Trails, an 80-unit...
August 2 12:26 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker checked on Parkwood Drive property. 1:35 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield checked on a person walking on Cedar Street toward Milford and subsequently provided him with a courtesy transport. 9:01 a.m. A caller complained of...
The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night reviewed a major site plan for a proposed office building at 87 Hayden Rowe Street and considered a housing proposal that will trigger the implementation of the town’s new inclusionary zoning bylaw. The property at 87...
Two finalists were chosen from the top four candidates for the Parks & Recreation Department’s director position after they interviewed Monday night before commission members and town leaders. After a three-hour-plus meeting that consisted of individual interviews...
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for for Middlesex County (which includes Hopkinton) and Worcester County on Tuesday morning until 9:30 a.m. Residents were advised to take shelter in a basement or interior room (away from windows) on the lowest...
The Communities at Golden Pond recently submitted a 17-page corrective action plan to the state’s Executive Office of Elder Affairs after the assisted living facility failed to meet its compliance requirements in March. [Editor's note: This story has been corrected to...
The Hopkinton Fire Department, in collaboration with a generous grant awarded by FM Global, is offering free installation of smoke alarms to Hopkinton residents in need. Per the National Fire Protection Association, “Smoke alarms that are properly installed and...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, crews will continue grading the bike path between the Muffin House Cafe and Hayden Rowe Street. The contractor also will perform various on-site cleanup work, while a subcontractor may be on-site to work on street...
The town announced that roadwork is scheduled to begin on a handful of streets next week. Work will consist of lowering and plating structures, cold-in-place recycling (CIR), adjusting structures to grade, paving 1 1/2-inch asphalt surface course with mono-berm, and...
The water quality at the upper beach at Hopkinton State Park has been deemed safe for swimming after water quality testing Thursday revealed a decrease in bacteria levels for the first time in more than a month. On Wednesday, the state’s Department of Conservation and...
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night stressed the importance of delineating boundary lines on properties with conservation restrictions to prevent developer encroachment. Trails Committee member Chuck Dauchy said that signage is...
The Board of Appeals last month again denied the use of a detached barn at 47 East Main Street for functions such as wedding receptions. There also is a single-family home on the property. The applicants, Howard Roberts and Anna Dorcey, last year proposed this use for...
An effort is underway to draft an article for a fall Special Town Meeting that would abolish the town caucus system in the hope of potentially limiting the influence of party politics in town elections, its organizers confirmed. “We are trying to get rid of local...
The appeal of former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John “Jay” Porter to be released from his GPS ankle bracelet while he awaits trial on three counts of child rape was denied Wednesday at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. The alleged incidents occurred nearly two...
After months of speculation about the future of the Upper Charles Trail Committee, the Select Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to keep it separate from the Trail Coordination and Management Committee, but with both committees modifying their structures and charges....
The upper and main beaches at Hopkinton State Park remain closed after being deemed unsafe for swimming due to high bacteria counts observed on Tuesday. The state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation announced Wednesday that there were high levels of...
ARRESTS July 27 6:46 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator all over the road on Pleasant Street. Officer Matthew LaTour conducted a motor vehicle stop and subsequently arrested a 54-year-old Pleasant Street resident and charged him with marked lanes violation,...
Now six months into his term as Hopkinton’s state representative, James Arena-DeRosa is beginning to hit his stride as a legislator. Sitting in a State House conference room in between hearings recently, Arena-DeRosa spent an hour sharing his goals for Hopkinton with...
