Select Board adds Friday meeting to approve new police officer

Sep 2023 20

After controversial delay, Select Board discusses hiring/promotion policy with police chief

The police hiring controversy dominated much of Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, as members held a discussion with Chief Joseph Bennett about the department’s policy and how board members could become more involved. The controversy started at the Sept. 5 meeting,...

Sep 2023 7

Police union lashes out at Select Board for delaying officers’ promotions

The Select Board's decision Tuesday to delay consideration of the promotion of two Hopkinton police officers until a departmental review is complete drew immediate criticism, and that continued Thursday with an open letter to the Select Board from police union vice...

Jul 2022 12

New police officer hires approved by Select Board, but opposition to COVID vaccine raises concern

The Select Board approval process for police officer candidates generally moves quickly, but Tuesday presented a new scenario for the board. One of the two candidates, Tyler Staback, had worked as a Massachusetts State Trooper since January 2019 until this past...

Apr 2022 5

Select Board roundup: Board approves new police officers, administrative assistant

At Tuesday night's meeting, the Select Board unanimously approved the hiring of two new police officers: Basit Dennis and Sean McKeon. Dennis got his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, where he played football for the Minutemen. He earned a...

Oct 2021 5

Porter promoted to deputy police chief, thankful for support of town

Prior to being approved by the Select Board on Tuesday as the new deputy police chief, John Porter shared his story of overcoming a rough childhood with the help of the Hopkinton Police Department. Porter said he was the child of an abusive father and was fortunate...