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/ As of Nov. 5, Hopkinton’s...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced Friday that it will be implementing a full closure of the Fruit Street bridge, which carries traffic over the MBTA/CSX Railroad and the Sudbury River in Westborough and Hopkinton. The bridge closure is...
ARRESTS October 31 10:10 p.m. On Hayden Rowe Street, Officer Robert Ekross arrested a 20-year-old from Framingham and charged him with operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding in violation of special...
The Conservation Commission at its Tuesday night meeting expressed approval with major modifications to two ongoing projects: Connelly Farms and The Trails, Hopkinton. Scott Goddard, representing Ravenwood LLC and developer Ron Nation, told the commission that “a...
The Open Space Preservation Commission announced that efforts continued late last month to remove invasive plants — notably bittersweet, Japanese knotweed, multiflora rose, barberry and glossy buckthorn — from the meadow area of the Whitehall Conservation Area....
The Planning Board discussed Eversource’s improvement project at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at 52 Wilson Street for the majority of Monday’s hour-long meeting. The main issue was the request for additional tree cuttings at the southern border of the site...
Editor's note: This is the town of Hopkinton's COVID-19 update for Oct. 29. COVID-19 Updates and Precautions Oct. 29 update Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: coronavirus-hopkintonma.hub.arcgis.com/ As of Oct. 28, Hopkinton’s...
At its meeting on Wednesday, the Parks & Recreation Commission continued discussions on the Fruit Street fields replacement and dog park project. The commission also considered requests related to the Town Common and a Nov. 6 family event on the Fruit Street...
The level of PFAs — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — in the town’s water supply is at a higher-than-maximum contaminant level allowed for the third straight month, putting Hopkinton in violation of the state drinking water regulations. Department of Public Works...
Hopkinton Water-Sewer Manager Eric Carty announced that a portion of Pleasant Street will be closed Thursday and Friday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. due to construction work. The work is to tie in water and sewer service to a new subdivision off Pleasant Street and...
ARRESTS October 21 12:22 a.m. On West Main Street, Officer Kevin Sager and Sergeant Arthur Schofield arrested a 33-year-old from Peabody and charged him with operating a motor vehicle with license revoked as a habitual traffic offender, number plate violation, and...
Applications are being accepted for the home heating fuel assistance program through SMOC (South Middlesex Opportunity Council). The program runs from November to April, and is available to all households in Hopkinton if the total household income falls within certain...
The Zoning Advisory Committee will hold its annual public forum on Monday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) encourages residents to attend this forum and provide ideas and proposals for amendments to the zoning bylaws, whether they are...
The Conservation Commission met for nearly four hours Tuesday night and approved modifications to projects previously before the commission, including a lot on the Connelly Farms project as well as and the Leonard Street development. Scott Goddard, representing...
ARRESTS October 12 8:33 a.m. A Cedar Street caller reported two males known to her were fighting in the backyard. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Moira McGaffigan and Ryan Polselli responded. An ambulance was requested for an evaluation. A 31-year-old from...
The town announced Tuesday that the installation of the first electric manhole vault as part of the Main Street Corridor Project was completed ahead of schedule, and work on the second manhole will begin either on Wednesday or Thursday. This work will take place...
Department of Public Works Director John Westerling, appearing before the Select Board at Tuesday’s meeting, provided an update on the issue with level of contaminants in the town’s water supply, indicating that another test showed even higher levels. “The second...
In his COVID-19 update at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, Hopkinton Health Director Shaun McAuliffe noted the town is in the midst of a surge in cases and suggested the schools should continue to enforce mask use until younger children get vaccinated and teachers get...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFAjB-OEMhs At Tuesday's Select Board meeting, Shannon Beloin was unanimously approved as the town’s newest police officer. Beloin worked the past five years in Provincetown, including a stint as a school resource officer. She...
The Hopkinton Health Department is offering Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots and high-dose flu vaccines (ages 65-plus) to those who are eligible. This clinic, to be held Thursday, Oct. 28, from 2-5 p.m., is open to the town but will be hosted at the Senior Center (28...
