Roads immediately surrounding the Town Common will close to traffic Monday at 6:30 a.m. in preparation for the start of the Boston Marathon, the town announced. Other main and accessory roads in the vicinity will close to traffic at 7 a.m. Live updates about the event...
Hopkinton's Water and Sewer Department announced Thursday that crews will be flushing a hydrant in Woodville this evening, starting around 9 p.m. Once the wells are turned back on Friday morning, this could spread the discoloration back toward town. Residents are...
The Upper Charles Trail Committee, at a special meeting Wednesday morning, voted unanimously to recommend that no action be taken on its Community Preservation Committee funding requests at the May 2 Annual Town Meeting. The committee had requested CPC funding...
ARRESTS April 8 3:38 a.m. A caller reported a loud bang and a vehicle in the middle of the roadway. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Shannon Beloin and Benjamin Stickney responded and subsequently arrested a 32-year-old from Worcester and charged her with marked...
Annual Town Meeting will be held at the Hopkinton High School Athletic Center, the Select Board decided at Tuesday’s meeting. Town Meeting normally is held at the Hopkinton Middle School auditorium, but the Health Department recommended the field house, which is...
At its meeting Monday night, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates on the Fruit Street fields replacement project, property requests and summer programming. Parks & Recreation Director Jay Guelfi reported that the town’s legal counsel approved...
The Hopkinton Public Library will adjust its hours starting in May, the town announced Monday. Beginning May 1, the library will be open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. With this adjustment, the library will offer...
The Upper Charles Trail Committee has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday at 11 a.m. to “consider and vote whether to proceed with the committee’s request to the Community Preservation Committee for funding at the Annual Town Meeting for Campus Connector Segments 5 and...
The Hopkinton Fire Department was among the first responders to a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 495 South just past the MassPike exit Friday morning. The HFD first tweeted around 7:30 a.m. about the accident, which drew a response from emergency crews from...
The 10th annual Know Your Vote forum, sponsored by eHop, will be held Monday, April 25, from 7-9 p.m. from the HCAM studio at 77 Main Street. It will be broadcast live on HCAM and YouTube and be available for viewing on tape. “This is a unique opportunity to get the...
At Wednesday’s Upper Charles Trail Committee meeting, the committee talked about plans for next Wednesday’s public forum and continued to hear from residents opposed to running a section of the trail along Hayden Rowe Street. “Please, please don’t run the trail along...
The Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday that Russians and Belarussians who currently reside in either country and signed up for the Boston Marathon as part of the open registration process will not be allowed to participate in this year's race. The ban...
“If you build it, he will come.” It’s the classic line from the Kevin Costner film “Field of Dreams.” Over time, the line has been changed to, “If you build it, they will come,” often used when referring to new development in a city or town. In Hopkinton, there’s no...
POLICE LOG March 29 1:14 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley checked on East Street property. 1:39 a.m. Officer Brittany Firth made checks of Fruit Street property. 2:30 a.m. Officer Brittany Firth checked on a person in a motor vehicle on Avenue F and made him aware of an...
At Tuesday night's meeting, the Select Board unanimously approved the hiring of two new police officers: Basit Dennis and Sean McKeon. Dennis got his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, where he played football for the Minutemen. He earned a...
The Trails Coordination and Management Committee recently finished installing bridges on the first section of the trail behind Center School, resulting in a 1.2-mile walking/running/mountain biking loop. The trail work was funded by a $7,500 grant from Athletic...
The Hopkinton Women's Club will host the 34th annual Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. The event will be broadcast on HCAM from the cable station's studio at 77 Main Street. Residents are encouraged to attend and pose questions to citizens...
As mandated by the town’s water management permit issued by the state to limit nonessential outdoor use, protect stream flow and aquatic life, and ensure sustainable drinking water, the town is required to implement a mandatory state of water supply conservation from...
The Town of Hopkinton Appropriation Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 13, at 6 p.m. via Zoom to discuss the draft of the fiscal year 2023 budget, which will be considered at the May 2 Annual Town Meeting. Information on how to join the meeting...
Following the recent announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that individuals 50 and over are eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot, the Hopkinton Health Department is hosting a Moderna vaccine clinic on Wednesday, April 6, from 10...
