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The Hopkinton Health Department will host another pediatric Pfizer COVID vaccine clinic for children ages 5-11 on Friday (Nov. 19) from 3-6 p.m. The clinic will be held in the basement nurse's office of Town Hall, 18 Main Street. Masks are required, and any child who...
During the town’s tax classification hearing Tuesday, the Select Board voted to make no changes to the methods the town uses to assign tax rates, and the board was informed that there is a new No. 1 taxpayer in town. Eversource, which owns the liquefied natural gas...
Hopkinton Health Director Shaun McAuliffe, speaking to the Select Board on Tuesday night, said local children have been turning out in big numbers for their COVID-19 vaccines. McAuliffe told the board that his department had vaccinated 49 children just before he...
Hopkinton is working on short-term and long-term solutions to address the issue with the town’s water supply following tests that showed higher-than-allowed levels of contaminants, Department of Public Works Director John Westerling told the Select Board at its...
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Conservation Commission heard one case regarding unauthorized vegetation disturbance at a single-family home construction site at 178 Ash Street. In 2018, the commission approved the project, which is situated in a buffer zone on a...
The Planning Board approved the definitive subdivision plan for Turkey Ridge Estates during its meeting Monday night after the developer shared some changes and the board added some conditions. The proposed eight-lot definitive subdivision, originally known as Deer...
The Town of Hopkinton has a number of job openings. Among the positions recently advertised are Senior Services Department administrative assistant (application deadline Nov. 16), police officers (applications received by Nov. 18 will receive first priority),...
The town will hold a tax classification public hearing during Tuesday’s Select Board meeting. The hearing will start at 7 p.m. The hearing will determine the percentage of local tax levy to be borne by each class of real and personal property. Oral and written...
At its meeting Wednesday, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates regarding the dog park, Town Common, Fruit Street facilities and the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The new dog park is open and “being heavily used,” said Parks & Recreation Department...
The Department of Public Works is reminding residents that as per the town bylaws, vehicles are not allowed to be parked on any street between 1-6 a.m. from Nov. 15 through April 1. The DPW may remove any vehicle in violation, with the owner liable for towing and...
Hopkinton’s annual Veterans Day ceremony will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Senior Center, which will open an hour before the event. The annual Hopkinton Veterans Dinner, sponsored by the Hopkinton Veterans Celebration Committee, will be held at the Woodville Rod...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urpw4tGt7lM During the public forum portion of Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, Select Board Member Brendan Tedstone called attention to the passing of longtime resident Joe Pyne, who died Nov. 2 at the age of 81. The son of a one-time...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Nov. 6. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Nov. 6 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Nov. 5, Hopkinton’s...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced Friday that it will be implementing a full closure of the Fruit Street bridge, which carries traffic over the MBTA/CSX Railroad and the Sudbury River in Westborough and Hopkinton. The bridge closure is...
ARRESTS October 31 10:10 p.m. On Hayden Rowe Street, Officer Robert Ekross arrested a 20-year-old from Framingham and charged him with operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding in violation of special...
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday night meeting expressed approval with major modifications to two ongoing projects: Connelly Farms and The Trails, Hopkinton. Scott Goddard, representing Ravenwood LLC and developer Ron Nation, told the commission that “a...
The Open Space Preservation Commission announced that efforts continued late last month to remove invasive plants — notably bittersweet, Japanese knotweed, multiflora rose, barberry and glossy buckthorn — from the meadow area of the Whitehall Conservation Area....
The Planning Board discussed Eversource’s improvement project at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at 52 Wilson Street for the majority of Monday’s hour-long meeting. The main issue was the request for additional tree cuttings at the southern border of the site...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Oct. 29. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Oct. 29 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Oct. 28, Hopkinton’s...
At its meeting on Wednesday, the Parks & Recreation Commission continued discussions on the Fruit Street fields replacement and dog park project. The commission also considered requests related to the Town Common and a Nov. 6 family event on the Fruit Street...
