ARRESTS May 6 6:37 p.m. Officers Cody Normandin and Matthew LaTour conducted a motor vehicle stop on South Street and arrested Weliton DaSilva Cassiano, 22, of 39 Eastview Road, Milford, on a warrant for revoked license and no insurance. [Editor's note: Hopkinton...
Former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John “Jay” Porter entered a plea of not guilty to three counts of child rape during a noon hearing at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Tuesday. The alleged incidents occurred nearly two decades ago, in September 2004 and June...
POLICE LOG April 25 12:55 a.m. Officer Brennan Grimley made checks of Legacy Farms property. 8:22 a.m. Officer Brittany Firth reported a school bus struck a mailbox on Smith Road. Sergeant William Burchard responded to assist and reported minor damage to the mailbox....
Hopkinton’s Annual Town Meeting kicked off Monday night at the middle school auditorium with a robust turnout of about 500 voters — well above the 128 needed for a quorum — unanimously approving the fiscal year 2024 operating budget, among other budgetary items, after...
Former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief John “Jay” Porter, who was placed on administrative leave last year, has been charged with raping a student during his time as a school resource officer in town, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday....
ARRESTS April 20 1:25 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker conducted a motor vehicle stop on Main Street and Sergeant William Burchard responded as backup. A 26-year-old Milford resident was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation, leaving scene of property damage,...
During Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, representatives from the town’s emergency services and Eversource discussed plans for an emergency response test for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Wilson Street. The test is scheduled for Thursday, May 4,...
ARRESTS April 14 12:25 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz conducted a motor vehicle stop on Hayden Rowe Street and subsequently arrested a 30-year-old from Shelburne Falls and charged him with OUI liquor and a rate of speed exceeding the posted limit. [Editor's note: Hopkinton...
[Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] POLICE LOG April 4 12:05 a.m. Officer Brennan Grimley checked on a vehicle with two occupants on...
Hopkinton Fire Chief Bill Miller on Tuesday announced that the Easter morning house fire at 69 Hayward Street has claimed a second victim. Judith MacNeill died Monday night, Miller said. She had been hospitalized since being evacuated from the home. Her husband, Don...
Sunday morning's two-alarm fire that caused the death of a man and a dog and sent a woman to the hospital "does not appear suspicious," according to a statement from the State Fire Marshal's Office. "The joint investigation by the Hopkinton Fire Department and State...
The Hopkinton Fire Department announced that a man died in a house fire on Hayward Street early Sunday morning. "At 1:12 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, Hopkinton dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a fire at 69 Hayward Street, at a one-level ranch house,"...
Police confiscated a toy gun from a student on a school bus and searched students following an incident Wednesday morning, Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh shared. In an email to the schools community Wednesday, Cavanaugh explained that at approximately 7:42 a.m. on the...
[Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] ARRESTS April 3 4:27 p.m. Staff at a West Main Street establishment reported suspicious activity and...
[Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] ARRESTS March 27 9:43 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Nicholas Saletnik conducted a motor...
The Hopkinton Special Olympics basketball program held its annual game against the Hopkinton Police on Sunday at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym.
By Laura Hayes Community Advocate A Hopkinton man faces charges after the Westborough Police Department responded to an alleged break-in at the former Regal Cinemas off Route 9. The 20-year-old was charged with vandalizing property, possessing a burglarious instrument...
POLICE LOG March 14 12:11 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz made checks of Ash Street property. 12:49 a.m. Officers Augusto Diaz and Brennan Grimley checked on a motor vehicle on West Main Street and advised the operator of registration status. The operator headed back to...
The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office announced that 34 officers from Hopkinton and Ashland completed interactive, scenario-based training utilizing the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Mobile Training Center (MTC). The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office is proud to partner with Chiefs...
ARRESTS March 6 8:20 a.m. On Main Street, Officer Matthew LaTour arrested a 41-year-old Old Town Road resident and charged her with state highway traffic violation, OUI liquor, and child endangerment while OUI. Officer Matthew Santoro subsequently transported the...
