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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q04R0I_54aY&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board on Tuesday learned that the outlook for the fiscal year 2026 budget appears to be brighter than previously anticipated, thanks to cuts in requests by town departments and more...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYZ81zghIaE&ab_channel=HCAM Before the Select Board continued its departmental budget proposal review for fiscal year 2026 Tuesday night, several residents advocated for funding for that would benefit Hopkinton’s older and younger...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMirlDGCt0w The Select Board on Tuesday reviewed the fiscal year 2026 budget public safety requests, noting that some items that had not been approved in previous fiscal years’ budgets now are critical. Meaghan DeRaad, the Hopkinton...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0jWVTCyn_0 The Select Board, joined by School Committee members and the Community Preservation Committee chair, on Tuesday discussed ways to fund a proposed adaptive playground without putting additional strain on the town’s tight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GscLxWszkG4 As the town faces a $3 million deficit for fiscal year 2026, the Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night addressed concerns that the School Department would be held to the same budget increase standard as other town...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GscLxWszkG4 The Select Board on Tuesday appointed nine members to the newly created Trails Committee, mixing the membership with previous trails advocates and new faces in an effort to create a unified approach to trail development and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3FsL6CptxI Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett and Lt. Scott van Raalten appeared before the Select Board Tuesday as van Raalten was appointed as the town’s new deputy police chief. Before the proceeding began, Select Board chair...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4WJxJjZ1A&ab_channel=HCAM A proposal to transform the Center School into a community destination with town office space and classrooms for the Hopkinton Center for the Arts received kudos from the Select Board at its meeting...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4WJxJjZ1A&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board heard from public safety and school leaders Tuesday night about their collective response to a swatting incident that occurred at Hopkinton High School on Oct. 1 and the concerns the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18j2B4LD3M&ab_channel=HCAM Town Treasurer/Collector CJ Paquette updated the Select Board on the status of the town’s investments and bank accounts at its meeting Tuesday night, demonstrating financial stability. Paquette noted that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfv20ODJIK0&ab_channel=HCAM With a significant residential tax increase looming over the next five years, the Select Board at its meeting Tuesday discussed the challenges faced by the Senior and Disabled Tax Relief Committee and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfv20ODJIK0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night reviewed the performance of Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett over the past six months, commending him on hiring new officers to fully staff the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMZcjwXstTQ&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its brief meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously to sign the warrant for the Special Town Meeting, which will be held Nov. 18. Members questioned if there was enough public...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-g1eBSPhLk The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday evening voted 4-0 for a proposed local option meals excise tax of 0.75% to be put on the warrant for the Nov. 18 Special Town Meeting. [Editor's note: This has been corrected from...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoOhSrKXWV8 The Select Board on Tuesday emphasized the need for level-service funding and building town department budgets from the bottom up because of the town’s increasing tax rates over the next several years. Town Manager Elaine...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-lB75_FR0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board voted unanimously to set a Special Town Meeting date for Nov. 18, with the intended focus being a vote on the MBTA Communities zoning bylaw. Kyla LaPierre, the town’s chief financial...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-lB75_FR0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night voted to disband the Upper Charles Trail Committee, ending nearly two years of division over whether it should be dissolved or become a subcommittee of the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIxj9ZXztI&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve a three-year contract with Elaine Lazarus, officially making her Hopkinton’s town manager. Lazarus was unanimously appointed to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFxWej4ybZI&t=6717s As the budget season approaches, Town Manager Elaine Lazarus discussed at Tuesday's Select Board meeting a new document that serves as a resident’s guide to the town's finances that includes information about the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFxWej4ybZI&t=6717s The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night sent a draft of a redaction policy back to town counsel for further tweaking after members offered suggestions for improvements. Attorney Bryan Bertram prepared a...
