The Select Board on Wednesday finalized the warrant for the Aug. 18 Special Town Meeting, with the School Department putting forth the only article. The schools are seeking Town Meeting’s approval of $850,000 to cover the additional construction costs to add four...
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Select Board roundup: Main Street might see night work; Special Town Meeting Aug. 18
The Main Street Corridor Project came up for discussion at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, with the board and town officials discussing possible ways the work could have less of an impact on downtown traffic. Since the road was ripped up last week and one lane was...
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 April,...
Select Board roundup: Members mourn Hoffman; water rates to rise substantially
At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, members took a moment to express condolences following the passing of Rebeka Hoffman, who had served on multiple town committees and was a substitute teacher in the local schools. Hoffman, 68, died June 11 after a one-year battle...
Police Chief Bennett: ‘We will address any threat to our schools wherever they are, very quickly’
During Tuesday's Select Board meeting, the board discussed setting goals for the police chief, among others. Toward the end of the discussion with Police Chief Joseph Bennett, the issue of school safety came up — with last month's school shooting in Texas still fresh...
Select Board roundup: Center School, Upper Charles Trail updates presented
The former Center School at 11 Ash Street currently sits vacant, but there are discussions taking place about the future of the property across from the Town Common. On Tuesday night, Dan McIntyre, chair of the Permanent Building Committee, provided the Select Board...
Select Board roundup: Ritterbusch new chair; fire stations’ future discussed
Amy Ritterbusch was unanimously elected chair of the Select Board at Tuesday’s meeting, with Mary Jo LaFreniere unanimously chosen as vice chair. Ritterbusch was elected to the board in 2020. LaFreniere was reelected to serve a third term in Monday’s Town Election....
Select Board candidates discuss job retention, budget at spirited HCAM debate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR0vRLDGe0I The three candidates for the two Select Board seats met Saturday for the HCAM Select Board debate, with town staff job retention — specifically the town manager and police — and the budget being the primary topics for...
Select Board roundup: No support for former Liberty Mutual property acquisition; Tedstone bids farewell
The Select Board on Tuesday voted not to support a resident’s Town Meeting request to allocate $500,000 for the purchase of the wooded area behind the former Liberty Mutual property on Frankland Road that is targeted for a commercial solar array. Resident Ann...
Select Board roundup: Town Meeting to be held at high school; pair of police cadets conditionally approved
Annual Town Meeting will be held at the Hopkinton High School Athletic Center, the Select Board decided at Tuesday’s meeting. Town Meeting normally is held at the Hopkinton Middle School auditorium, but the Health Department recommended the field house, which is...
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...
Select Board roundup: No official show of support for Ukraine; law firm to be hired for PFAS
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Select Board considered a resident’s request for a town-sponsored display at Town Hall to show support for Ukraine, but members ultimately did not more forward after questions were raised about the town taking a political stance....
School Committee vacancies to be placed on this year’s ballot
At a special meeting Saturday morning, the Select Board voted unanimously to have the two new School Committee vacancies placed on the ballot for the May 16 Annual Town Election. Joe Markey and Meg Tyler submitted letters of resignation to the town clerk on Tuesday,...
Select Board roundup: Tributes paid to Doyle; new police officer approved
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Select Board paid tribute to longtime Hopkinton High School teacher and coach Aubrey Doyle, who died Feb. 21 at the age of 90. “He was kind of the epitome of what Hopkinton used to be,” Brendan Tedstone said. “A really, really...
Select Board roundup: Town’s COVID numbers still high; Lykan TIF moves forward; Center School update provided
During his COVID-19 update to the Select Board on Tuesday, Health Director Shaun McAuliffe announced that he and his staff “continue to observe improvement in the Town of Hopkinton,” but the town still has a ways to go to get to a point where he would recommend...
Select Board roundup: Lykan TIF presented; COVID optimism expressed
A draft of the tax increment financing (TIF) agreement between the town and Lykan Bioscience was presented to the Select Board on Tuesday for its consideration, with a vote to come at a future meeting. Lykan is looking to construct a 112,141-square foot manufacturing...
Town’s $105M budget, still in need of $500,000 trim, ‘presents a fiscally sound path forward’
One week after announcing that a deadline-beating tax appeal filed by Eversource would require an adjustment of the town’s budget to the tune of $1.5 million, Town Manager Norman Khumalo returned to the Select Board on Tuesday with a revised budget that still needs a...
Eversource’s latest tax appeal derails town budget presentation
Town Manager Norman Khumalo was to present the consolidated fiscal year 2023 budget to the Select Board for discussion at the board’s Tuesday night meeting, but a late-breaking development forced a change in plans. “One of the most consequential factors in the...
Select Board roundup: Boston Marathon organizers praise Hopkinton; Lykan TIF close; budget discussion delayed
Boston Marathon organizers appeared before the Select Board on Tuesday night to receive a parade permit for the April 18 event — the 126th running of the prestigious race — and gushed about their relationship with Hopkinton. “We are immensely grateful for the...
Select Board roundup: Officer Powers lauded; health director notes positive signs regarding COVID surge
At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, retiring Police Officer Phil Powers was recognized for his 34 years of service to the town, primarily as the school resource officer. “Thank you doesn’t really come close to covering what needs to be said,” Select Board Member Muriel...