Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. The Select Board at its hybrid meeting Tuesday night reviewed questions for a survey created to...
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Conservation Commission enforces fines on The Trails development held for nearly 2 years
The Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to enforce the collection of $43,100 in fines assessed against The Trails at its 82-minute virtual meeting Tuesday night. The Trails, an 80-unit open-space mixed-use development (OSMUD) off Legacy Farms North Road, between Wilson...
HHS boys tennis advances to Division 2 quarterfinals
The Hopkinton High School boys tennis team edged visiting Nashoba, 3-2, on Tuesday to advance to the Division 2 state tournament quarterfinals. At first singles, Lex Kaye rebounded from a first-set loss to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-0. Adam Glace fell at second singles, and...
Select Board roundup: UCTC survey questions refined; water/sewer rate increases discussed
The Select Board at its hybrid meeting Tuesday night reviewed questions for a survey created to solicit public feedback on the Upper Charles Trail Committee in response to the resounding but nonbinding Town Meeting vote last month calling for the UCTC to be disbanded...
Arrests/Police Log, June 7 edition
POLICE LOG May 30 12:58 a.m. Officer Brennan Grimley checked on a vehicle on South Street with a vehicle identification number (VIN) that didn’t match the license plate. The VIN came back as stolen, and the Boston Police Department was contacted. The vehicle was...
Hopkinton Today: Wednesday, June 7
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. At Monday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh announced several new hires in...
Raymond Abbott, 93
Raymond Ward Abbott, 93, of Northborough, formerly of Framingham, passed away peacefully June 3. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Ward and Alexandra (Abisamra) Abbott. He grew up in Worcester, where he graduated from Classical High School. After high school,...
School Committee roundup: New principals named for Hopkins, Elmwood
At Monday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh announced several new hires in leadership positions. Matt Cotter, currently assistant principal at Hopkins School, becomes principal there. David Brauninger, currently an elementary school principal...
Real Estate Transactions, June 7 edition
ESBC reviews traffic plans ahead of Wednesday’s public forum
Senior Project Manager Vinod Kalikiri from VHB presented an overview of a traffic study for the proposed new Elmwood School on Monday to the Elementary School Building Committee. He highlighted recommendations on how to mitigate the project’s impact as well as improve...
Photos: Hopkinton State Park in spring
Courtesy of Amit Jagdale, we have some photos from Hopkinton State Park.
Hopkinton Today: Tuesday, June 6
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. According to a statement from members of the Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee’s Executive...
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball, boys lax, girls tennis ousted from postseason
The Hopkinton High School baseball team fell into an early hole and could not come back, dropping an 8-4 decision to visiting Marblehead in the Division 2 state tournament on Monday. Marblehead scored once in the first and four times in the second for a 5-0 lead....
Hayes resigns as HDTC chair after online controversy
According to a statement from members of the Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee’s Executive Committee, longtime HDTC chair Darlene Hayes resigned Monday after being exposed for posting comments on news websites in town under various aliases. HopNews posted a story...
Judith McCommis, 80
Judith Ann McCommis, 80, of Bellingham and a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away at Milford Regional Hospital on June 2. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Esther (Hoey) and Phillip McRobert. Judith was a longtime certified nursing...
DPW announces streets that will be paved this summer; detours on West Main Street, Wilson Street for roadwork this week
Hopkinton’s Department of Public Works announced that the 2023 Pavement Management Plan roadwork is tentatively scheduled to begin sometime after July 4. Information will be released as each project moves forward. The following streets are scheduled to be resurfaced...
Hopkinton Today: Monday, June 5
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Hopkinton Wellness and Hopkinton Card & Gift have existed in some form for almost seven decades...
HHS Sports Roundup: Boys tennis wins; track standout Golembiewski wins twice at Meet of Champions
The Hopkinton High School boys tennis team knocked off Longmeadow on Saturday, 4-1. The match started at the HHS outdoor courts but was moved inside to the Wayside Athletic Club in Marlborough due to wet conditions. Singles players Adam Glace and Pranav Kapur won...
Main Street Corridor Project update: Eastbound detours in place this week
As part of the Main Street Corridor Project this week, the eastbound detour from Pleasant Street to Maple Street to Hayden Rowe Street will be used at the beginning of the week, while the eastbound detour from Grove Street to Maple Street to Hayden Rowe Street will be...
Letter to the Editor: Support for HHS graduation car parade
Having just navigated in the Hopkinton High School Class of 2023 car parade and experiencing such pride (Congrats Marisa and all the Class of 2023!), I felt obligated to raise my voice in favor of keeping this wonderful event in perpetuity. The sheer amount of joy and...