Author: Charusmitha Ram

Weekly News Roundup: Special Town Meeting Edition – 10/29/2023

Weekly News Roundup: Special Town Meeting Edition – 10/29/2023

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE – 11/13/23 • ELECTRONIC VOTING FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING • Elmwood School Building Project – Community Forum • Elementary School Building Committee – 2 and Hopkinton Public Schools • Hopkinton Permanent Building Committee to Hold Public Forum • Select Board Roundup: STM 

Weekly News Update – 10/01/2023

Weekly News Update – 10/01/2023

Trails Committee reviews committee charges, approves Scout project requests • New Parks & Rec director takes helm; temporary skate park concept introduced • Health Department surveys residents on vaccines • Pedestrian bridge proposals dominate Conservation Commission meeting • Lake Maspenock advocates push for limited use 

Weekly News Update – 09/17/2023

Weekly News Update – 09/17/2023

Resident tip leads to cease-and-desist letters to illegal food operations in town • Conservation Commission focuses on violations at The Trails, Leonard Street • Planning Board roundup: Strength of inclusionary zoning bylaw tested by Keystone proposal; Whisper Way hearings continued • School Committee talks revised capital 

Weekly News Update – 08/27/2023

Weekly News Update – 08/27/2023

Roadwork continues on multiple streets in town • Community Preservation Committee reviews projects, announces start of new funding cycle • Upper, main beaches at State Park again unsafe for swimming • ESBC moves $158 million budget forward with School Committee endorsement • Select Board votes to endorse 

Weekly News Update – 08/20/2023

Weekly News Update – 08/20/2023

ESBC weighs ‘alternates’ to proposed new school budget • Hopkinton State Park upper beach reopens, main beach still deemed unsafe for swimming • Boston Tea Party participant to be commemorated at Hopkinton cemetery • Golden Pond allowed to accept new patients after state approves corrective action 

Weekly News Update – 08/6/2023

Weekly News Update – 08/6/2023

Budget process, school proposal addressed by School Committee • Open Space Preservation Commission talks about boundaries • Main Street Corridor Project update: Grading of bike path continues • Board of Appeals: East Main property again denied permit for receptions; Winter Street resident OK’d to sell bikes • Momentum builds 

Weekly News Update – 07/29/2023

Weekly News Update – 07/29/2023

Snowball effect of capital needs highlighted by School Committee • Board of Health roundup: Health Department clarifies communication about YMCA potable water quality • Water quality at Sandy Beach remains safe, testing shows • State reimbursement, traffic on ESBC’s agenda • Planning Board roundup: Center School reuse, MBTA Communities 

Weekly News Update – 07/02/2023

Weekly News Update – 07/02/2023

ESBC chooses design-bid-build delivery method for proposed school • Conservation Commission reviews Mass. Laborers’ request to move gas line • Parks & Recreation roundup: Cricket pitch resurfacing stalled; Little League fields ‘in bad shape’ • Planning Board approves 2 bond releases, parcel conveyance • Public Notice: Committee Vacancy – 

Weekly News Update – 06/25/2023

Weekly News Update – 06/25/2023

Trails Committee discusses charge, communication with Select Board • Upper Charles Trail Committee Public Survey • Select Board roundup: Water rates to rise 17.5% while sewer rates will fall by 5% • Main Street parking project completed, spots officially available • Main Street Corridor project update  Trails 

Weekly News Update – 06/18/2023

Weekly News Update – 06/18/2023

Public Notice: Water and Sewer rate setting • ESBC ponders proposed school’s future, building materials • New school’s cost, possibility of rejection questioned at ESBC forum • ESBC reviews traffic plans ahead of Wednesday’s public forum • School committee completes reorganization, picks liaison roles • Tensions flare at Trails Committee 

Weekly News Update – 06/04/2023

Weekly News Update – 06/04/2023

Openings on Boards and Committees – Apply Online • Hopkinton Parks & Recreation Commission Vacancy Announcement • Open Space Preservation Committee celebrates Jenner property acquisition • Select Board subcommittee creates Upper Charles Trail Committee survey • Select Board roundup: Members vote to suspend UCTC; Kramer elected chair • School Committee 

Weekly News Update – 05/21/2023

Weekly News Update – 05/21/2023

Town Election results 2023 • Town Election: Munroe, Stephenson win School Committee race; all ballot questions pass • Parks & Rec works with cricket enthusiasts to resurface pitch • UCTC reelects Moran as chair, discusses Town Meeting vote to disband • Conservation Commission calls out Leonard Street developer for