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SELECT BOARD Budget At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board continued its review of budget requests from town departments including the Department of Public Works, the Department of Health, the Parks & Recreation Department, and the Land Use, Planning & Permitting Department. The presented requests …
COMMISSION ON DISABILITY At its last meeting, the Commission on Disability addressed new potential funding avenues for accessibility improvements at the public library, following the Community Preservation Committee’s denial of its request (made jointly with the Historic District Commission) for $47,000 to fund this need, …
SELECT BOARD At its last meeting, the Select Board continued its review of town departments’ budget proposals for FY26, hearing from Senior Services and the Hopkinton Public Library, with several residents advocating for funding for both to ensure sufficient services for the town’s oldest and …
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION At their last meeting, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates to the Pyne Field project, as well as expressed concerns from an abutter resident regarding the pedestrian safety with commuter cut throughs. The parking lot placement has been an issue …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board reviewed public safety FY26 budget requests. The “dire need” to upgrade the infrastructure of the radio system to reach emergency responders was presented – a request that has been made for four years – as well …
TOWN ELECTION 2025 UPDATE Candidates have begun to pull papers for the 2025 Town Election on May 19th. To date, there are no contested races and several open positions. To see the list, and for information on how to apply to run for office, check …
Last updated 03/11/25 at 5:55 PM There are now 2 contested races, Select Board and Board of Assessors. All seats on the ballot now have at least once candidate. Papers are due by March 31, 2025 at 5PM. As we head into election season, eHop would …
Here are the highlights of town government happenings in October to date: Main street corridor project Sidewalk excavation will take place this Tuesday, closing the entrance driveway to Town Hall while work is being done. Walkway and sidewalk work at 35 Main Street, overhead utility …
2,919 voters cast ballots on May 20, which is a turnout of about 22%. This was a increase from last year’s turnout of 11%, and higher than any turnout in the last 15 years. Winners in the contested races were Joe Clark and Brian Herr …
Read “Annual Town Election: Candidate list, bios” in the Hopkinton Independent Video: Hopkinton Women’s Club Meet the Candidates Night 4/23/24
Vote for 2: Read “Select Board candidates dig into town’s issues at Meet the Candidates forum” by Mary Ellen Gambon in the Hopkinton Independent Read “Select Board race offers town mainstays, fresh faces” by Mary Ellen Gambon in the Hopkinton Independent
Ballot Questions: Question 1 Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for the digitization of all Town paper records, including any …