An Eastbound detour will be in place on Main Street at the intersection of Route 135 and Route 85 from Wednesday through Friday of this week (June 15-17) as part of the Main Street Corridor Project. Traffic will be detoured up Grove Street, across Maple Street and...
The Hopkinton Fire Department responded to a small fire at Start Line Brewing on Hayden Rowe Street Tuesday morning. The fire was in a utility building in the back of the facility. Update, Tuesday, 5 p.m.: Start Line owner Ted Twinney reports that the fire was...
The town's Information Technology Department on Tuesday introduced its design concept for the redesigned town website and is asking residents for their thoughts about it. The town launched a survey in February to solicit feedback from residents, volunteers and...
Hopkinton's Health Department is hosting Pfizer pediatric COVID booster clinics at Town Hall on the next two Tuesdays, June 14 and 21, from 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. each day. The clinics will be held in the nurse's office. To register, click here. To access the Health...
POLICE LOG May 31 1:49 a.m. Officer Matthew LaTour made checks of Sandy Beach on Lakeshore Drive. 2:34 a.m. Sergeant Matthew McNeil checked on East Street property. 8:42 a.m. A Hayden Rowe Street resident reported finding a boxer dog in her yard. The animal control...
During Tuesday's Select Board meeting, the board discussed setting goals for the police chief, among others. Toward the end of the discussion with Police Chief Joseph Bennett, the issue of school safety came up — with last month's school shooting in Texas still fresh...
The former Center School at 11 Ash Street currently sits vacant, but there are discussions taking place about the future of the property across from the Town Common. On Tuesday night, Dan McIntyre, chair of the Permanent Building Committee, provided the Select Board...
At Monday's Planning Board meeting, the developer of a solar array at 17 Wilson Street has been told to present an amended screening plan before the Planning Board decides whether to approve it. The board previously expressed frustration with work by the developer,...
The Water Department has completed the annual drinking water quality report. This consumer confidence report is a requirement of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will be distributed by July 1 for the previous calendar year reporting period. Copies will be...
The Cambridge City Council on Monday voted to offer its city manager position to Yi-An Huang, meaning Hopkinton Town Manager Norman Khumalo will remain at his current job, at least for the time being. Khumalo was among the four finalists and was praised despite not...
The recent spike in COVID cases has shown no letup. In fact, it continues to get worse. The good news is the illnesses have not been as severe. The bad news is the absences caused by COVID have put a major strain on town services — especially the schools. “All of our...
As part of the town's Pavement Management Plan, road work tentatively is scheduled to begin sometime after July 4, the town's Department of Public Works announced Thursday. Each street that is on this year's list has been inspected and evaluated to determine which...
POLICE LOG May 24 12:37 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield checked on Pratt Way property. 11:00 a.m. The Middletown, Rhode Island, Police Department requested assistance locating an Everett Circle resident involved in a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident in Middletown....
Town Manager Norman Khumalo and Chief Financial Officer Tim O'Leary announced that Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) Global Ratings has affirmed the town's strong AAA credit rating. The AAA bond rating represents the highest level of...
At its meeting on Thursday, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates on the Fruit Street fields replacement project, the Hopkinton Cricket Club, EMC Park murals and summer programming. The commissioners also reelected Dan Terry as chair and voted Liisa...
The Texas town of Uvalde is some 2,000 miles from Hopkinton, but the issue of school safety hit home for many residents this week. In the wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School, a small group of Hopkinton residents gathered on the Town...
Following Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, some Hopkinton residents are planning a candlelight vigil for Thursday night. The event, called "Reflection and Remembrance, Policy and Change," will be held at the Town Common from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday's shooting at...
ARRESTS May 22 6:55 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Basit Dennis, Robert Ekross and Cody Normandin responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two cars on Hayward Street. A 72-year-old from Eliot, Maine, was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation...
Hopkinton Town Manager Norman Khumalo, who recently interviewed for the city manager position in Watertown, also is one of four finalists for city manager in Cambridge. As previously reported, the majority of Watertown's City Council indicated a preference for one of...
A former Hopkinton resident was among the casualties of a fire that tore through a multi-family home in Worcester on May 14. Christopher Lozeau died on his 53rd birthday. According to his obituary, a celebration of life Mass will be held June 25 at Hopkinton's St....
