https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PggKMRJ-ro&list=PL8WekT6kxX1A-zwtdiEbn1a1vKwreF-D1&index=1 At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, members received an update on the town’s budget process for fiscal year 2024. The relatively good news, according to Town Manager...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZu4j4un4b8&list=PL8WekT6kxX1CwNNgtVPivQYbM7NakFJ_T&index=1 The Planning Board at its 90-minute meeting Monday night decided to make planning for affordable housing a key priority for this year, noting that the proportion of...
More than 60 people gathered at the Islamic Masumeen Center of New England on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at an interfaith celebration that explored how King’s work is reflected in this increasingly diverse...
The Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) at its 90-minute meeting Wednesday night discussed the inclusion of previous data from emails and a survey on the town website to help the public better understand the committee’s initiatives as well as to increase...
POLICE LOG January 10 12:42 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield made checks of Parkwood Drive. 7:12 a.m. A motorist reported he struck a deer on West Main Street. His vehicle incurred some damage and the deer ran off. Officer Robert Ekross responded and took a report. 9:19...
The town on Tuesday provided an update on the parking project off Main Street, indicating that 57 spaces soon will be available for public use. (Editor's note: There actually are 55 spots, not 57.) The lots are being constructed behind 25 and 35 Main Street and in...
Congressman James McGovern, whose district includes Hopkinton, stopped at Town Hall on Friday along with state Rep. James Arena-DeRosa to receive an update on the goings-on in town from Hopkinton officials. Among the items discussed were Hopkinton's plan to connect to...
The Parks & Recreation Commission at its two-hour hybrid meeting Thursday evening received an overview of the revised design plans for the public pickleball courts slated to be built off of Fruit Street, across from the dog park. Consultant Andrew Leonard...
ARRESTS January 5 6:39 a.m. Officer Brennan Grimley conducted a motor vehicle stop on Downey Street, and Sergeant Arthur Schofield assisted in arresting a 39-year-old Oakhurst Road resident. He was charged with operating a motor vehicle with license suspended for OUI....
Because only four of the seven commissioners on the Conservation Commission were able to attend Tuesday night’s virtual meeting, the applicants for the Massachusetts Laborers Training property on 37 East Street and The Trails development requested continuances of...
In order for Hopkinton to gain access to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water supply, it will have to go through Southborough. And that will come at a cost. Representatives from the towns met Dec. 15, and while Town Manager Norman Khumalo said the...
At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, board members continued discussions about a proposed regional emergency communication center. While no vote was taken, some board members made it clear they were not ready to support moving forward. Some residents have expressed...
The Planning Board held its first in-person meeting of the post-pandemic era on Monday evening, and it unanimously approved several Town Meeting warrant articles and discussed board goals. Several proposed articles previously discussed in board meetings were...
Town Clerk Connor Degan announced that nomination papers for elected town officers will be available in the Town Clerk's Office starting Jan. 17. Anyone interested in seeking to volunteer for elected office in the May 15 Annual Town Election should inquire with the...
The Board of Health at its meeting Monday evening discussed the latest variant of the COVID-19 virus and announced that the Health Department has an abundance of test kits to issue to residents who need them. Public Health Nurse Simone Carter said that “there has been...
At a hybrid informational meeting Wednesday night held at the Hopkinton Senior Center, residents urged the town to take a step back from joining Grafton, Southborough and Westborough in a proposed regional emergency communications center (RECC), citing concerns about...
It turns out that the farm animal that had been wandering free on Ash Street and previously referred to as a bull and a steer actually is a heifer — a young female cow. We now know this because, after a few months of sauntering into residents’ backyards and living in...
ARRESTS January 1 5:58 a.m. On DiCarlo Road, Officer Robert Ekross arrested a 61-year-old Upton resident and charged him with miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation, number plate violation and OUI liquor. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Augusto Diaz and...
More than 20 people met with town officials Tuesday afternoon in a one-hour hybrid meeting to hear the pros and cons of Hopkinton potentially joining a regional emergency communications center (RECC). For those on Zoom, the meeting was marred by poor sound quality,...
The town announced that staff will hold office hours to answer residents' questions about a potential Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC) on Tuesday, Jan. 3, from 3-4 p.m. The communications director, police chief, fire chief and town manager are slated to...
