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Warrant open for May 2 Town Meeting

FILE PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

The warrant for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting is open for article submissions.

In a notice sent last week, Assistant Town Manager Lance DelPriore stated that the warrant would open on Jan. 2 and close on Feb. 1. Citizen petitioners may submit articles to DelPriore via email or in-person at Town Hall. A guide for petitioners can be found on the town website.

Town Manager Elaine Lazarus shared that the Select Board, town departments and committees are finalizing their warrant articles soon. She added that the Capital Improvement Committee has completed its review of capital requests from each department and “recommended many of them.”

Some of these requests include $2 million for a land purchase at 280 Cedar Street, $1.5 million for an HVAC unit at the Hopkinton Police Department, a $2 million request from the Community Preservation Committee for the Center School reuse project and $9.8 million requested for water main replacement on East Main Street from the water enterprise fund.

According to the Jan. 6 Select Board meeting packet, warrant articles under consideration by the Select Board include a bylaw amendment regarding civil fingerprinting for common victualer’s licenses and a new bylaw for e-bikes.

This year’s Annual Town Meeting will be Saturday, May 2 — a change from previous years. Residents voted last year to move Town Meeting to Saturday in an effort to increase accessibility.

“It would be great if we could improve attendance by having it on a Saturday,” said Lazarus.

“We won’t know until the day,” she added.

— NICK SCHOFIELD

Latest News

The latest Real Estate Transactions list shows three home sales in the past week.

Mary Lauzon, 76, passed away Jan. 4. She was a former resident of Hopkinton.

Robert Manchester, 93, a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 4.

The Hopkinton Trails Club will host a guided walk Saturday at the Legacy Farms North trails.

Town meetings tonight include the Select Board (6), Conservation Commission (7), Historical Commission (7), Marathon Fund Committee (7) and Permanent Building Committee (7).

Photo of the Day

Lifeguard stands rise from the snow-covered grounds at the beach in Hopkinton State Park.

PHOTO/AMIT JAGDALE