The upper beach at Hopkinton State Park has been deemed unfit for swimming by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) due to high bacteria counts (enterococci). The main beach, however, remains open. The water will be tested daily to...
ARRESTS June 27 11:15 p.m. On Summer Street, Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Nicholas Walker and Brennan Grimley arrested a 41-year-old who lives on Summer Street on a default warrant. June 29 6:42 p.m. A caller on West Main Street reported a male touching...
Hopkinton’s Department of Public Works will host a household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, July 29, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. It will be held at the DPW facility at 83 Wood Street. This program is for Hopkinton residents only, and participants should be prepared to...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, there will be no work on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, as Hopkinton Town Hall and municipal offices are closed in observance of Independence Day. On the east side of the project, crews will continue installation...
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday night meeting continued a hearing on a request to move a gas line that previously prompted neighborhood concerns at the Mass. Laborers Training facility. Located at 37 East Street, the project has been discussed over the...
ARRESTS June 25 4:32 a.m. On Chestnut Street, Sergeant William Burchard conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested a 51-year-old from Bellingham and charged her with OUI liquor, second offense, and marked lanes violation. [Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy...
The Parks & Recreation Commission at its 90-minute meeting Tuesday evening discussed progress on several pending projects, including the resurfacing of the public cricket pitch at the Fruit Street fields, the anticipated construction time frame on the new cricket...
The Planning Board approved two bond releases and a parcel conveyance during its half-hour meeting Monday evening. Vice chair Rob Benson ran the meeting in the absence of chair Gary Trendel. It was shorter than expected because the one scheduled hearing for a...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it will be conducting overnight milling operations on the Interstate 495 southbound ramps to and from the MassPike in Hopkinton and Westborough. The work is scheduled to take place from 11 p.m. this...
The Board of Health at its meeting this past Thursday announced that the town will implement a new biosafety regulation at the request of the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce to regulate biotech laboratories as that industry expands in town. Health Director Shaun...
This past Wednesday, employees from the Assisted Living Certification Unit of the state Executive Office of Elder Affairs visited Hopkinton to investigate conditions at an assisted living residence that failed a compliance review in March. The state’s Executive Office...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, workers will continue installation of conduit and bases for site lighting from Muffin House Cafe to Ash Street (work will take place in the excavated sidewalk area). Additionally, crews will work on installation...
Town officials on Thursday announced that the Main Street public parking project has been completed, and the 53 new parking spaces are immediately available. The necessary legal processes, which allowed the town to officially close on the property, were completed...
The Trail Coordination and Management Committee met with Select Board members Wednesday night to discuss its charter and goals for the Upper Charles Trail in an effort to improve communication about a situation that has generated some controversy over the past several...
Concerns recently arose about teen activity in the downtown business district and what options are available for young adults to socialize after school and during the summer break. As first reported in HopNews on June 12, Bill Besozzi, the manager at CVS at 61 Main...
POLICE LOG June 13 12:08 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker made checks of Ash Street property. 1:32 a.m. A caller reported a friend of hers threatened to go to her house and shoot it up. She requested an officer to sit at her house in case he did show up. Sergeant William...
The Select Board during its nearly four-hour hybrid meeting Tuesday night approved a 17.5% water rate increase, which will be somewhat offset by a 5% sewer rate decrease, by a 4-0 vote. Town Manager Norman Khumalo explained that adjusting the water and sewer rates is...
