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The Cambridge City Council on Monday voted to offer its city manager position to Yi-An Huang, meaning Hopkinton Town Manager Norman Khumalo will remain at his current job, at least for the time being. Khumalo was among the four finalists and was praised despite not...
Hopkinton Town Manager Norman Khumalo, who recently interviewed for the city manager position in Watertown, also is one of four finalists for city manager in Cambridge. As previously reported, the majority of Watertown's City Council indicated a preference for one of...
At its meeting Thursday night, the Watertown City Council again interviewed the three finalists for the city manager position, including Hopkinton Town Manager Norman Khumalo. At the conclusion of the meeting, during a general discussion, six of the nine council...
Town Manager Norman Khumalo took part in a public forum in Watertown on Monday as part of his application for the city manager position there. Khumalo, one of three finalists, did not address his reasoning for considering leaving Hopkinton after 13 years at Town Hall,...
Norman Khumalo, who has served as Hopkinton's town manager since 2009, was announced as one of three finalists for the city manager position in Watertown. The other finalists are John Curran, who is Billerica's town manager, and George Proakis, who is the executive...
The town recently made available a survey for residents to complete. The survey, which was mailed to a limited number of residents earlier in the summer, now is open to all residents. The survey closes on Oct. 31. According to an email sent by Town Manager Norman...
Norman Khumalo is no stranger to fighting for social justice. The Hopkinton town manager grew up in Bulawayo, a city in the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe, during the 1960s and ’70s, a time of great social unrest in the region. So the calls for change he is...
During Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, Town Manager Norman Khumalo and board members indicated their preference that the Sept. 21 Town Meeting be a very short one. Khumalo said he will recommend that...
Town Manager Norman Khumalo announced Wednesday that the Main Street Corridor Improvement Project is in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) bid process, with proposals tentatively expected to be reviewed on Aug. 11. “We are proud of the efforts by...
The Select Board, in a Thursday afternoon meeting, offered high praise for Fire Chief Steve Slaman and Town Manager Norman Khumalo during their performance evaluations. Both were given an overall maximum score of 5 — defined as “exceeds expectations regularly” — from...
Phase 2 in Gov. Charlie Baker’s four-phased approach to reopening state businesses began June 8, allowing for Hopkinton restaurants, retail stores and other businesses to resume limited operations. Hopkinton Card & Gift Manager Val Bavosi described June 8 as a...
At a special Select Board meeting on Thursday afternoon, the members unanimously approved plans by five local restaurants to expand outdoor seating in order to serve more customers while maintaining social distancing. Applications for “temporary outdoor dining for...
Via a press release Friday, the town confirmed and added more details to what Town Manager Norman Khumalo stated at the May 6 Select Board meeting, that following approval of a $3 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant, the Main Street Corridor Project is...
At its Tuesday night meeting, the Select Board voted to delay Town Meeting again, pushing it back from June 22 to a likely September date still to be determined. Town Election remains set for June 29. With Town Meeting being held after the close of the fiscal year on...
During Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, Town Manager Norman Khumalo announced that he had “two good things to report” regarding the Main Street Corridor Project. One is that the project now is “fully funded,” as on April 30 the state approved the budget in the...
The Select Board voted at Tuesday night's meeting to place a hiring freeze on town employment effective immediately due to the anticipated financial issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote came shortly after a presentation by Town Manager Norman Khumalo, who...
Editor's note: Town Manager Norman Khumalo sent out the following press release Wednesday morning. The Town of Hopkinton is happy to report that its message to runners to refrain from coming to the start line in Hopkinton or attempting to run the marathon course on...
Town taps into Legacy Farms HCA to help make ends meet By a 3-2 vote, Hopkinton School Committee members on March 12 approved a fiscal year 2021 budget of $51.9 million, a reduction of $323,000 from the amount the school district had requested but more than the town...
Country Farm to become liquor store The owners of the Country Farm convenience store at 3 Cedar St. (next to the Post Office) plan to change the business to a liquor store, and the Subway restaurant located inside will cease operation, a representative for the owners...
The owner of the Aaron and Lucy Claflin home at 76 Main St. continues to examine legal possibilities after Town Meeting voters designated the property as a historic district, thwarting his plans to demolish the structure and build a mixed-use building with a...
