The town announced Friday that the Main Street Corridor Project contractor, A.F. Amorello & Sons, has finished work for the season. Work will resume after the 2023 Boston Marathon. Marathon Way — the road between the Town Common and the doughboy statue — will be...
The Conservation Commission at its two-hour meeting Tuesday night voted 4-1 to release two units on the open space mixed-use development (OSMUD) site plan for The Trails after some prolonged debate. The hearing was continued because the commissioners continued to...
The town officially announced a new grant opportunity for local small businesses that were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as a total of $100,000 in funding is available through the Town of Hopkinton Economic Recovery Support Grant. Individual grants of...
ARRESTS December 16 9:15 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle struck a telephone pole on Fruit Street. The vehicle was unoccupied when the reporting person called. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Brennan Grimley and Matthew LaTour responded and arrested a...
A Massachusetts State Trooper and a police dog are recovering after an accident on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton on Monday. The trooper, Ken Hanchett, and his K-9 companion, Orry, were inside their cruiser on the side of I-495 south while working a construction detail...
During a presentation at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, members of the Elementary School Building Committee stressed the need for community involvement over the next few weeks as the committee closes in on a recommendation for the site of a replacement for Elmwood...
During Tuesday's Select Board meeting, board member Shahidul Mannan asked Town Manager Norman Khumalo for an explanation about the narrow roadway on the western portion of the Main Street Corridor Project. The town elected to widen the newly reconfigured roadway this...
Nicholas Walker was introduced as the town’s newest police officer at Tuesday's Select Board meeting. Walker, 27, is set to graduate later this month from the Boylston Police Academy. A native of Hopedale, Walker most recently served as a dispatcher in Hopedale and...
The Planning Board at its Monday night meeting voted 6-3 to remove a 1992 condition that restricted the number of allowable lots on the Capobianco family subdivision to four on Morse Lane, paving the way for a fifth lot to be configured on the property. At the start...
Hopkinton Water-Sewer Manager Eric Carty announced Monday that a contractor will be cleaning and inspecting the town's three water storage tanks over the next three days. During this process, there could be some discoloration as the minerals on the inside of the tank...
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the eastbound detour from Grove Street to Maple Street to Hayden Rowe Street and back to Main Street will be used on an as-needed basis. Project-wide, the contractor will patch around structures and do a final...
At a brief public hearing Thursday night, the Community Preservation Committee approved several applications for fiscal year 2024 funding via the Community Preservation Act, including a $1 million proposal for the redesign of Pyne Field to include a cricket pitch....
At its hour-long meeting Thursday night, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed its applications for funding before the Community Preservation Committee that met later that evening, noting the positive momentum for a cricket pitch at a reconfigured Pyne...
Hopkinton resident Sharon Carter was re-sentenced Tuesday to 5 months in prison and a year of supervised release for conspiring to defraud the Food and Drug Administration, based on her work at the New England Compounding Center, which was blamed for a deadly...
ARRESTS December 7 11:36 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle crashed on West Main Street, drove right through the median, then drove away. A second caller reported the vehicle possibly hit a tree and may have heavy front end damage. Officer Nicholas Saletnik responded...
The restaurant offerings in Hopkinton will be a little less diverse next year. After 30 years of serving local residents Chinese and Japanese food, the Dynasty Chinese Restaurant and Lounge will close on Jan. 21. “We are getting older, our lease is expiring and the...
Town Manager Norman Khumalo announced Monday that a public information session regarding the proposed regional emergency communication center (RECC) will be held Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Hopkinton Senior Center. A feasibility study was presented to the Select Board...
The Town of Hopkinton on Monday announced a partnership with Helpsy to offer a free and easy home pickup clothing recycling service for the community. Starting Monday, residents can request for unwanted clothing textile items to be picked up at their homes by Helpsy....
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the eastbound detour from Pleasant Street to Maple Street to Hayden Rowe Street and back to Main Street will be in place Monday through Friday. The eastbound detour from Grove Street to Maple Street to Hayden Rowe...
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday reviewed several applications under consideration for fiscal year 2024 funding via the Community Preservation Act, with the proposal for a $706,000 cricket pitch at Pyne Field generating the most discussion and support....
