Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Nov. 24. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Nov. 24 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ Hopkinton Town Hall...
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Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 24 edition
POLICE LOG Note: For information on the town's winter parking ban, click here. November 17 2:24 a.m. Officer Tyler Brabham issued winter parking ban warnings on Hayden Rowe Street. 8:42 a.m. A Saddle Hill Road resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged....
ZAC continues efforts to limit commercial solar in residential areas
At its meeting Monday night, the Zoning Advisory Committee continued its discussion on solar zoning and how it could formulate wording to limit developments in residential areas. The discussion centered around language and specific requirements the committee might...
Health Department offers guidance for families of COVID-positive college students
The Hopkinton Health Department released a graphic with instructions for families with COVID-positive college students who are returning home.
Hopkinton Garden Club cancels annual Holiday Greens Sale
The Hopkinton Garden Club announced Friday that its annual Holiday Greens Sale has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club hopes to proceed with its annual Spring Plant Sale and bring back the Holiday Greens Sale in 2021. The Hopkinton Garden Club...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for Nov. 19: Town has 16 active cases, highest total since May
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Nov. 19. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Nov. 19 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ Hopkinton Town Hall...
Hopkinton election results certified: Biden’s margin increases slightly
Town clerk Connor Degan on Wednesday released the certified election results for Hopkinton. According to the final tally in the race for president, Democrat Joe Biden finished with 7,047 votes (up from the unofficial count of 6,076 6,976) and Donald Trump ended up...
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 17 edition
POLICE LOG November 10 8:01 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged. 10:50 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged. 10:57 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged. 12:09 p.m. A caller reported a phone...
Proposed Lincoln Street-area development focuses on original plan after zoning determination
The focus of the proposed eight-home development off Cedar Street returned to its original plan during Monday’s Planning Board meeting. Under the plan, one four-lot development would be constructed on a new cul-de-sac that would be built off Cedar Street Extension....
Primarily Potters Annual Show and Sale at HCA this weekend
The Primarily Potters Annual Show and Sale is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. both days. The event will be held at the Delbridge Family Performance Space at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. All visitors are required to war masks, with...
Hopkinton groups sponsor LGBTQ+ Basics and Beyond online conversation Tuesday night
The Hopkinton Freedom Team, along with Hopkinton Youth & Family Services, the South Asian Circle of Hopkinton and OUT MetroWest, is sponsoring a free Zoom teleconference Tuesday night called LGBTQ+ Basics and Beyond, a conversation about sexual orientation, gender...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for Nov. 12: Town has 12 active cases
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Nov. 12. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Nov. 12 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ Hopkinton Town Hall...
Photos: Veterans Day ceremonies in Hopkinton
The town's annual Veterans Day ceremonies were held at the Town Common and St. John's Wilson Street Cemetery on Wednesday.
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 10 edition
ARRESTS November 5 1:32 a.m. Officer Robert Ekross checked on a motor vehicle on Hayden Rowe Street and performed field sobriety tests on the driver. Officers Tyler Brabham and Jessica Ferreira responded with a portable breath test and subsequently arrested a...
Health director on COVID spike: ‘We’re trending in the wrong direction’
In his update to the Select Board on Tuesday night, health director Shaun McAuliffe said the town currently has 10 COVID-19 cases, with two more anticipated on Wednesday. The number,...
Select Board roundup: HPD welcomes 2 new officers; library to add assistant
At Tuesday's Select Board meeting, Brittany Firth and Nathan Wright were confirmed as Hopkinton police officers after they completed their Police Academy training Oct. 22. They were initially approved at the Jan. 31 Select Board meeting. Firth worked as a part-time...
ZAC debates strategy for commercial solar restrictions in town
The Zoning Advisory Committee’s meeting Monday night focused on the town’s solar bylaw and what strategies the ZAC could use to develop a more comprehensive plan to limit commercial ground-mounted solar arrays. Town counsel previously warned that any substantial...
Rare earthquake hits region, felt in Hopkinton
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.6 earthquake centered just off the Southeastern Massachusetts coast on Sunday morning, causing brief shaking that was felt throughout the region, reportedly as far as 100 miles away. Some people in Hopkinton reported...
Hopkinton COVID-19 update for Nov. 6
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/ Hopkinton Town Hall reopened...
Herr on voting fraud allegations: ‘Trump’s endless ignorance is nothing short of a national tragedy’
Certainly criticism of Donald Trump is nothing new, but when it comes from a formerly loyal Republican it carries more weight. Hopkinton Select Board member Brian Herr was a Republican until two years ago, when he could no longer stomach the "negative and divisive"...