JB Sawmill and Land Clearing burned down Thursday morning in a Fruit Street fire, rendering the facility "a total loss," according to Hopkinton's fire chief. In an interview Thursday evening with the Independent, HFD Chief Gary Daugherty described the blaze and...
Fruit Street was temporarily closed Thursday morning due to a fire, according to information released by the Hopkinton Fire Department's union and the town's Water & Sewer Department. The fire broke out in the area of Fruit Street and Victory Lane at approximately...
ARRESTS Jan. 20 2:11 p.m. On Wood Street, Officers Benjamin Vaz and Augusto Diaz arrested a 21-year-old resident of Mount Pleasant Street in New Bedford on a warrant. A female took over operation of the vehicle. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG Jan. 13 1:41 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning made checks of Lakeshore Drive and Sandy...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG Jan. 6 4:31 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning checked on a vehicle parked on Pratt Way...
ARRESTS Dec. 31 4:52 p.m. Officer Brian Ziniti and Sgt. Cody Normandin conducted a motor vehicle stop on Main Street and administered field sobriety tests to the driver. A 31-year-old from Joanne Drive in Ashland was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation...
A crash last week involving a Hopkinton Police Department cruiser pursuing a call is being investigated by an independent crash reconstruction team, according to the department's deputy police chief. "On December 26, 2025, at approximately 8:39 PM, a fully marked...
ARRESTS Dec. 24 2:42 a.m. A caller reported a white pickup truck parked on the side of the roadway on East Main Street with music playing loudly. Officer Aline Matos responded along with the Ashland Police Department. Officers Robert Ekross and Eva Cann assisted with...
ARRESTS Dec. 22 6:30 p.m. A caller reported a white truck struck a pole on Legacy Farms North and drove off. Sgt. Shannon Beloin and Officers Justin Cappuccio and Brian Ziniti responded and notified Eversource. The Southborough Police Department was contacted and...
ARRESTS Dec. 12 3:58 p.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin conducted a motor vehicle stop on Ash Street and subsequently arrested a 45-year-old from Oran Road in Framingham, charging him with speeding in violation of special regulation, operation of motor vehicle with license...
ARRESTS None this week. POLICE LOG Dec. 2 1:32 a.m. Officer Aline Matos checked on Parkwood Drive property. 1:40 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning made checks of Sandy Beach on Lakeshore Drive. 7:26 a.m. A caller reported suspicious activity in his Parkwood Drive...
The Hopkinton Police Department issued a shelter-in-place order early Monday afternoon for the shopping plaza at 77 West Main Street, according to the deputy chief. It was lifted in less than an hour after the suspect told HPD he had been wearing a gas mask "for...
Hopkinton emergency teams responded to a reported gas leak Monday morning at the Eversource liquified natural gas facility on Wilson Street, according to a statement from the town. Fire Chief Gary Daugherty Jr. and Police Chief Joseph Bennett stated that the report of...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG Nov. 25 12:46 a.m. Officer Aline Matos checked on Ash Street property. 8:50 a.m....
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG Nov. 18 2:07 a.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made checks of the school fields on Hayden...
A car struck a telephone pole at the intersection of Granite Street and Hayden Rowe Street Wednesday evening, causing the road to be closed for several hours while the pole was being replaced, according to a Hopkinton Police Department dispatcher. The dispatcher said...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG Nov. 11 1:08 a.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin checked on Wood Street property. 6:42 a.m....
Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Scott van Raalten addressed accusations made against the department regarding Petros “Peter” Sismanis, the disgraced former owner of Hillers Pizza, in a three-page statement Friday. The HPD letter, dated Nov. 7, was addressed to Town...
ARRESTS Nov. 8 4:54 a.m. A caller reported a Mazda parked and running with its left turn signal on for a while in front of Blue Square Pizza. Officer Lucille Creedon responded and requested a portable breath test. Officer Aline Matos and Sgt. Cody Normandin assisted....
ARRESTS Nov. 1 12:20 a.m. On Hayden Rowe Street, Officer Jennifer Manning arrested a 59-year-old Ashland resident and charged her with marked lanes violation and OUI liquor. 12:25 a.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio arrested a 34-year-old from Ashland on Marathon Way and...
