Knotweed

Open Space Preservation Commission continues discussion about Springwood-area land

by Mary Ellen Gambon | Jul 7, 2023

The Open Space Preservation Commission at its hybrid meeting Thursday night discussed several topics, including some progress on the potential for the town to purchase 60-plus acres of wooded property in the Springwood neighborhood that was slated to be clear cut for...

Invasive knotweed plants roots in Hopkinton

by Courtney Cornelius | Oct 24, 2022

Ed Harrow remembers when his mother discovered vines of bittersweet creeping up the exterior walls of their barn. “My father threw a hissy fit; he was constantly tearing it down, before it tore the barn down,” he said with a chuckle. “But I had no appreciation, until...