The state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation announced Friday that the water at the main beach at Hopkinton State Park has tested below the acceptable limit for bacteria, meaning it has reopened for swimming. The upper beach reopened a few days earlier.
Both beaches were closed in late July after testing above the acceptable limit for enterococci.
The water continues to be tested daily.
The town-run Sandy Beach (on Lake Maspenock) has remained open throughout the summer.
At its meeting Thursday afternoon, the Board of Library Trustees voted unanimously on the steps it will take to hire a new director and assistant director in conjunction with the town’s Human Resources Department. Near the meeting’s end, the board also voted...
The town announced in the latest Main Street Corridor Project update that Markings Inc. will be onsite from Tuesday to Thursday to install traffic marking as crews complete other punch list items throughout the week. Work planned for the week includes sidewalk work...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced more overnight ramp closures at the Interstate 90/Interstate 495 interchange in Hopkinton will take place Monday and Tuesday. The I-90 eastbound ramp to I-495 northbound (Exit 106) will be closed overnight on...
Ballots cast by Hopkinton residents during the state primary on Tuesday reflected results statewide for two key races: the Democratic race for the U.S. Senate and the Republican nomination for governor. The majority of the 2,159 Democratic ballots cast favored...
ARRESTS Aug. 30 5:13 p.m. Officers arrested a 33-year-old man from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, for operating a vehicle with a suspended license and driving without an inspection sticker. Aug. 31 8:40 p.m. Units came across a single-vehicle crash on West Main...
The Historical Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to designate the house at 155 Winter Street as historically significant, pending a future determination at a public hearing. Known as the Gibson House, the structure dates back to “sometime prior to 1831,"...
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