Author: Charusmitha Ram

Weekly News Update – 03/13/2022

Weekly News Update – 03/13/2022

Select Board Votes To Put 2 School Com Vacancies On May Ballot • School Committee vacancies to be placed on this year’s ballot • School Committee officially announces vacancies in special meeting: ‘We will continue with the business of the schools’ • Markey, Tyler resign 

Weekly News Update – 03/06/2022

Weekly News Update – 03/06/2022

Hopkinton COVID-19 update for March 3 • Health Services Vaccine Calendar • Masks now optional on Hopkinton school buses • Hopkinton – Additional energy assistance now available • School Committee roundup: Members seek to ‘strengthen the dialogue’ with help from consultant; security camera policy debated 

Weekly News Update – 02/27/2022

Weekly News Update – 02/27/2022

Update: Town Election Candidates 2022 • UPPER CHARLES TRAIL PROJECT – PART 1: THE BEGINNINGS • Town of Hopkinton FY23 Comprehensive Budget – March 1, 2022 Listening Session: Developing a Shared Sense of Growth with Equity Update: Town Election Candidates 2022 Considering running for local 

Upper Charles Trail Project – Part 1: The Beginnings

Upper Charles Trail Project – Part 1: The Beginnings

The Beginnings (2012 to 2017) In 2012, the Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) was established in Hopkinton to plan and develop Hopkinton’s portion of the Upper Charles Trail. This regional trail would eventually link five towns – Hopkinton, Milford, Holliston, Sherborn, Ashland. Hopkinton’s portion will 

Weekly News Update – 02/20/2022

Weekly News Update – 02/20/2022

Update: Town Election Candidates 2022 • 2022 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING & FY23 BUDGET TIMELINE • Learn more about the Zoning Articles proposed for Town Meeting 2022 • Did You Know? Trustees of School Fund • HMS principal: Students have made ‘inappropriate, unkind, racist comments’ to 

Weekly News Update – 02/13/2022

Weekly News Update – 02/13/2022

Update: Town Election Candidates 2022 • Select Board roundup: Lykan TIF presented; COVID optimism expressed • SELECT BOARD ACTIONS TAKEN 02/08/22 • Mass. will stop requiring masks in public schools. It’s an uneasy milestone for many • Health Department discusses target data for making masks 

Weekly News Update – 02/06/2022

Weekly News Update – 02/06/2022

Update: Town Election Candidates 2022 • Bridge on Hopkinton-Westborough line to close for one year, get replaced • Hopkinton schools to add Eid-al-Fitr, Lunar New Year as no-school holidays • School Committee duo face open meeting law complaint, criticism from teachers union • UCTC addresses 

Weekly News Update – 01/30/2022

Weekly News Update – 01/30/2022

Full closure of Fruit Street bridge starts Feb. 7, will last about 1 year • Town Election 2022 – List of Candidates • Select Board roundup: Officer Powers lauded; health director notes positive signs regarding COVID surge • Health director predicts Hopkinton is near COVID peak: 

Weekly News Update – 01/23/2022

Weekly News Update – 01/23/2022

Covid-19 Updates and Precautions • School Committee weighs continued COVID precautions against emotional strain from ‘culture of fear’ • Select Board finalizes Boston Marathon charity number distribution • Nomination papers available for elected town positions • Upper Charles Trail Committee hears alternate trail proposal • 

Weekly News Update – 01/16/2022

Weekly News Update – 01/16/2022

Health director: Expect COVID surge to continue through February; Omicron now dominant variant • Business Briefs: Details shared on 17 Main redesign; RE/MAX Executive Realty ‘top place to work’ • School Committee roundup: No support for trail proposal; budget vote upcoming • Parks and Rec roundup: Concern about PFAS might delay 

Weekly News Update – 01/09/2022

Weekly News Update – 01/09/2022

COVID-19 Updates & Precautions January 7, 2021 update • School Committee discusses strategy for dealing with COVID surge: Case numbers ‘are a little bit alarming’ • Superintendent clarifies updated HPS COVID policy: 10-day isolation for positive cases • ‘We don’t have enough staff ‘: What 

Weekly News Update – 01/02/2022

Weekly News Update – 01/02/2022

2022 Annual Town Meeting Notice • Town wide Community event on MLK Day 2022: Invitations to participants and attendees • COVID-19 Updates & Precautions • Hopkinton – Face Covering policy inside municipal buildings • New Health Department Vaccine Clinic Calendar • Russ Phipps celebrates 100th