Month: February 2012

Petition to Keep Milford Casino-Free

Petition to Keep Milford Casino-Free

An online petition has been started to “Keep Milford Casino-Free,” please click here if you would like to read more or sign the petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/neighbors-for-a-casino-free-milford. As you probably know, the casino bill has passed the legislature and been signed by the governor authorizing three resort-style 

Terry Property – Hopkinton has Right of First Refusal to Purchase

Terry Property – Hopkinton has Right of First Refusal to Purchase

A developer has offered to buy 204 acres of property owned by the Terry family for $3 million. Because, through the Massachusetts Chapter 61A program, the land has been zoned as agricultural and has been receiving a discounted tax rate, the Town of Hopkinton has 

Town Election – Candidates Needed

Town Election – Candidates Needed

The Annual Town Election will be held on Monday, May 21, 2012. The deadline to submit nomination papers is Monday, April 2. Candidates may also be nominated at their party’s caucus. Both the Republican and Democratic Town Caucuses will be held on Friday, April 13 

Town Budget and Capital Project Updates

Town Budget and Capital Project Updates

According to the Town Charter, the Town Manager must submit the proposed budget to the Selectmen by March 1 of every year. The next Selectmen’s meeting is Tuesday, February 28 and, although the agenda is not yet posted, we expect that the budget presentation will 

Presidential Primary – March 6

Presidential Primary – March 6

The Massachusetts Presidential Primary will be held on Tuesday, March 6. All Hopkinton precincts vote at the Hopkinton Middle School Brown Gym. Polls are open 7:00am-8:00pm. There will be no school in Hopkinton on election day due to a Teacher Professional Day. See below for 

Upper Charles Trail, Fruit Street, Special Education and more

Upper Charles Trail, Fruit Street, Special Education and more

LAND USE Upper Charles Trail Committee Members Needed, HCAM http://www.hcam.tv/news/upper-charles-trail-committee-members-needed Board of Selectmen revisits Fruit Street master plan in Hopkinton by Michael Morton http://www.wickedlocal.com/hopkinton/news/x50589583/Board-revisits-master-plan-in-Hopkinton Hopkinton considers solar policy, facility sites by Michael Morton http://www.wickedlocal.com/hopkinton/news/x1085186117/Hopkinton-considers-solar-policy-facility-sites Legacy Farms submits plan for private sewage plant by Michael Morton, 

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Find Us on Facebook – Follow Us on Twitter

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School Budget Update

School Budget Update

A huge “Thank You” to everyone who came to the School Committee Public Hearing and/or wrote to the School Committee with your thoughts on the 2012-13 budget. Your voices truly do make a difference! A few days after the public hearing the School Committee sent 

Downtown Initiative and Revitalization – Meetings to get Public Input

Downtown Initiative and Revitalization – Meetings to get Public Input

Would you like to learn more about what changes the Town of Hopkinton is considering for the downtown revitalization project (Main Street, between Ash St. and Wood St.)? Do you have comments and recommendations to offer? Aesthetic improvements, pedestrian safety, parking, changes to the major 

Educate Hopkinton Event This Sunday

Educate Hopkinton Event This Sunday

Let’s Talk About School and Town Budgets, Center School, Legacy Farms and MoreSunday, February 12 @ 7:00 p.m.Vineyard Church of Hopkinton, 84 South Street Have you been following the school and town budget process? Do you know what might get cut and what might get 

School Choice Update

School Choice Update

At its January 26 public hearing on School Choice, the School Committee voted not to accept students into Hopkinton schools via the Massachusetts School Choice program. Every year they must decide by June 1 if Hopkinton will accept school choice students the following year. We 

Hockey Rink, Casino, Land Use, Capital Projects and more

Hockey Rink, Casino, Land Use, Capital Projects and more

HOCKEY RINKHopkinton residents like ice arena proposal by Michael Morton, Metrowest Daily Newshttp://www.wickedlocal.com/hopkinton/news/x739236043/Hopkinton-residents-like-ice-arena-proposal Residents Support Hockey Arena Proposal by Sean O’Donnell, Hopkinton Patchhttp://hopkinton.patch.com/articles/many-residents-support-hockey-arena-proposal CASINO UPDATESAt Casino Forum, Lawmakers Ask Residents to Compromise by Justin Saglio, Hopkinton Patchhttp://hopkinton.patch.com/articles/at-casino-forum-lawmakers-ask-residents-to-compromise-17f42f9d Coakley says casino law repeal is not eligible