Weekly News Update – 12/03/23

Weekly News Update – 12/03/23

Town Committee Openings 2024 • Annual Town Meeting and FY25 Budget Timeline • Traffic study to be conducted on Main Street side streets Dec. 7 • Traffic study to be conducted on Main Street side streets Dec. 7 • ‘All hands’ meeting stresses transparency, collaboration, 

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 – 03/19/2023

Weekly News Update – 03/19/2023

SAVE THE DATE: KNOW YOUR VOTE 2023 • Town Election 2023 – List of Candidates • UCTC supports inclusion of town in MetroWest effort to join East Coast Greenway • Conservation Commission leverages fines against Turkey Ridge developer due to stormwater issues • Select Board forwards 

Weekly News Update – 02/19/2023

Weekly News Update – 02/19/2023

Parks & Rec discusses need for more space due to growth • Superintendent’s evaluation ‘check-in’ raises questions • School Committee endorses new school site, adds paraprofessionals • ESBC chooses Hayden Rowe ‘Village’ design for Elmwood replacement • Conservation Commission split on decision to proceed with gas pipeline at Mass. 

Weekly News Update – 12/28/2022

Weekly News Update – 12/28/2022

Meet our 2023 Marathon Runner Anna Cybulski! • Elementary School Building Committee ponders space concepts, energy options • Elmwood replacement project update: Community involvement ‘critical’ as final decision nears; construction costs soar • Parks & Rec discusses CPC requests, progress on initiatives • CPC approves $1 million cricket pitch 

Weekly News Update – 12/11/2022

Weekly News Update – 12/11/2022

School Committee meeting centers on FY24 budget, capital requests • Proposed Pyne Field cricket pitch dominates CPC discussion • Hopkinton Health Department: Falls Prevention Clinic • Conservation Commission continues Mass Laborers hearing, gives ultimatum on The Trails • Historic downtown home demolished • Planning Board makes progress on Morse Lane, 

Weekly News Update – 11/28/2022

Weekly News Update – 11/28/2022

Town announces budget listening sessions Dec. 5, 8 • Residents invited to apply for heating assistance • Hopkinton again shows it’s a caring community with Dementia Friends program • School budget plans include requests for personnel • Openings on Hopkinton boards and committees • Winter Parking