Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Hopkinton Senior Center focused as much on the past as it did on the future with the inclusion of a new generation of Hopkinton veterans. The ceremony featured two new members of the Veterans Celebration Committee. Steven Smith,...
The town's fifth annual Pride Festival was hosted at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvFwO4y39hc&ab_channel=HCAM At a brief reorganizational meeting Tuesday, the Select Board voted unanimously to elect Joe Clark as its chair and Shahidul Mannan as its vice chair. Clark received initial support from former chair...
Following a modest turnout of voters Monday, Shahidul Mannan returned to his seat on the Select Board while Matthew Kizner took the other open position. According to unofficial results released from the Town Clerk's Office, 1,288 residents turned out to vote in...
This year’s Annual Town Election, set for May 19, features two contested races: Select Board and Board of Assessors. The Independent spoke with the candidates for these seats to get an idea of why they are running and what issues are most important to them. The...
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...
Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee chair Amy Groves lamented the resignation of two key HDTC members last month and discussed how their departure will affect the organization moving forward. Shahidul Mannan, the HDTC vice chair and former Select Board vice chair,...
The town is hosting a meeting Thursday evening with updated information about a group of chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the town’s remediation efforts in response to concerns over PFAS in drinking water over the past two...
Select Board member Shahidul Mannan and his wife, Nasiba Mannan, the Board of Health's vice chair, on Tuesday night resigned from the Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee via an email to HDTC members. "It has been a pleasure knowing you all and working with you on our...
Joe Clark and Brian Herr joined the Select Board Tuesday night after winning their seats in the previous day’s election. In an unprecedented move, the board elected Herr, a previous member of the board for 12 years, to be the chair after receiving strong public...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2SS4ryH1so&t=188s&ab_channel=HCAM The topic of racism emerged during the public comment period of Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, as several residents spoke out in support of vice chair Shahidul Mannan and outgoing member...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jiO7iVM-Rw&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night discussed the creation of a clean water/PFAS remediation advisory council to address the town’s concerns about PFAS and other substances in the town’s water...
We are writing to endorse Lya Batlle-Rafferty as a candidate for the School Committee. We believe that she will do a wonderful job as a member of the committee. Lya brings years of experience in serving on town school boards. She is a vocal advocate on town and school...
I am writing to endorse Joe Markey as a candidate for the School Committee. I have known Joe for several years now, as a colleague at Dell EMC, as a friendly neighbor and as a tireless advocate for promoting education and the town’s well-being as chairperson of the...
To the Editor: I’m writing to encourage Hopkinton voters to elect Shahidul Mannan to the Board of Selectmen. Shahidul has served several years on the Appropriation Committee, is well versed in Hopkinton’s growth and financial management, and brings strategic...
To the Editor: Both Mary Jo LaFreniere and Shahidul Mannan have the critically necessary experience with municipal finance most needed on the Board of Selectmen, bringing experience from different municipal areas — Mary Jo as an assessor and Shahidul from the...
To the Editor: I am writing in support of Shahidul Mannan for Board of Selectman. During my tenure on the School Committee, I had the pleasure of working with Shahidul in his role on the Appropriations Committee for several years. His work on the Appropriations...
To the Editor: I am writing in support of Shahidul Mannan for Board of Selectman. I have had the pleasure of working with Shahidul on the Appropriations Committee for several years. The experience of reviewing the budget in depth each year has given him a deep...
