We want to express our heartfelt appreciation to Hopkinton residents for the unwavering support and commitment you have shown to our community. With your help, we successfully defeated Marguerite Concrete’s proposal to rezone land at South Street and Hayward Street...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Stephenson, Munroe for School Committee
Please join me and voting for both Susan Stephenson and Adam Munroe for School Committee this year. Their decades of experience in education will be assets to our School Committee. In addition, Susan was a facilitator with a teacher’s association, giving her mediation...
Letter to the Editor: Resident opposes South Street rezoning
In response to a recent letter to the editor submitted by Peter Bemis, (“Resident withdraws South Street zoning petition,” April 21), I am writing for the opportunity to provide clarification. Mr. Bemis asserted that [representatives from Marguerite Concrete] “have...
Letter to the Editor: Open Space chair seeks support for land purchases
Dear Hopkintonians! By now hopefully we all know Annual Town Meeting begins Monday, May 1. I write asking your support for one or several articles (in some cases plans do fall through) regarding the purchase of various parcels around town. Norman Khumalo, Ken...
Letter to the Editor: South Street zoning still could face Town Meeting vote
An associate of Marguerite Concrete claims to have withdrawn his citizens’ petition from the Town Meeting warrant. However, the deadline has long passed. Therefore Article 29 will still be up for a vote at Town Meeting. The Select Board and Planning Board recommended...
Letter to the Editor: Ashley Fogg for School Committee
I am writing in support of Ashley Fogg for School Committee at the Town Election on Monday, May 15. Along with strong experience from her previous volunteer positions in support of the Hopkinton schools, Ashley brings a fresh, independent perspective to the School...
Letter to the Editor: UCTC member opposes articles calling for change
Town Meeting Articles 47 and 48, both citizens’ petitions, bear quite specifically upon the Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC). As a 10-year member of the UCTC, I want to set my own position straight on these matters. Warrant Article 47 calls for the UCTC to be shut...
Letter to the Editor: Resident withdraws South Street zoning petition
Several months ago, I submitted a citizens’ petition to rezone Hayward Street/South Street/Pine Grove Lane from residential lakefront to rural business. The purpose was to allow Marguerite Concrete, owned by Hopkinton resident Jim Marguerite, to build its new...
Letter to the Editor: Support UCTC to keep trail moving forward
Do the people of Hopkinton want a multi-use trail connecting us to the Milford and proposed Ashland trails? Designated trails improve community connections, safety and environmental impact and provide a place for healthy exercise. We have seen the success of the Upper...
Letter to the Editor: Stephenson for School Committee
I write to encourage people to vote for Susan Stephenson for School Committee. Susan offers decades of experience in education. She’s taught a great many students from a wide variety of backgrounds. In the classroom and as advisor for student activities, her...
Letter to the Editor: Stephenson for School Committee
I am honored to endorse Susan Stephenson for School Committee. Susan grew up in Western Pennsylvania and just recently moved to Hopkinton in August. She spent her 36-year career as a middle school/high school English teacher in the Seneca Valley district, one of the...
Letter to the Editor: Maspenock residents oppose rezoning plan
At Annual Town Meeting on May 1, Marguerite Concrete wishes to impose a zoning change at the corner of South Street and Hayward Street that would fundamentally damage the Lake Maspenock neighborhood. All Hopkinton residents must be at Town Meeting to vote no to this...
Letter to the Editor: Kudos for Marathon edition
I just read [the Hopkinton Independent] Marathon edition and I was really impressed. Clearly, the Boston Marathon is the signature event of the year in our town. You have captured the basic character of our town and did it very well. Anyone who reads this edition will...
Letter to the Editor: Why the UCTC should be replaced
Article 47 on this year’s Town Meeting warrant asks the town to replace the current Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) with a subcommittee of the town’s umbrella trail organization, the Trails Coordination and Management Committee. The reason for this request is...
Letter to the Editor: Fogg for School Committee
I am writing this letter in support of Ashley Fogg running for School Committee in the 2023 election. I met Ashley many years ago when our children played tee-ball together and got to know her even better during the pandemic as we debated the challenges that the...
Letter to the Editor: Lake Maspenock residents question rezoning plan
Representatives from Marguerite Concrete presented their proposed zoning map and plan for a three-floor building on a parcel in the Lake Maspenock neighborhood of Hopkinton. However, residents raised several concerns at the meeting on March 25, including traffic...
Letter to the Editor: Town’s road/trail planning raises questions
With our Main Street reconstruction getting underway for the third year, I can’t resist opining on a topic I know so little about. I do know the new Fruit Street bridge is planned at 32 feet wide, curb to curb, features a 5-foot-wide paved walk on one side and,...
Letter to the Editor: Town leaders need to answer for school funding concerns
We have heard a lot about the school budget, with many more conversations likely as we approach Town Meeting. The schools receive a significant portion of our town budget, and the growth of our school budget continues to outpace that of our town budget. Probing...
Letter to the Editor: Downtown needs green space
As springtime and Boston Marathon time approach, it is imperative that as a town we should focus on two of our most important downtown green spaces: the Town Common and the Center School land. The Town Common is in desperate need of more shade trees. Where is the tree...
Letter to the Editor: Hopkinton home to special sassafras
Based on a measurement by the urban forester for northern Massachusetts, Hopkinton is home to the third-largest sassafras tree (sassafras albidum) in Massachusetts. Sassafras trees are most commonly seen as small shrubs, or as tall, relatively thin, straight trees...