Weekly News Update – 11/12/23 – Special Town Meeting Edition

Weekly News Update – 11/12/23 – Special Town Meeting Edition

Special Town Meeting Special Town Meeting is at 7:00 PM on Monday, November 13, 2023 in the Hopkinton Middle School Auditorium, 88 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton MA 01748. Parking: Parking will be tight due to the current construction installing solar panels above the Middle School 

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 – 07/23/23

Weekly News Update – 07/23/23

Trails Coordination and Management Committee Update • Conservation Commission Updates • New DPW Director • Center School Permanent Building Committee Update• Community Preservation Committee Project Updates • Select Board Working Session • Elmwood School Forum #8 Recap • Main Street Project Update • HCAM Actions 

Weekly News Update – 07/16/23

Weekly News Update – 07/16/23

Elmwood Elementary School Building Project Forum Coming Up • Community Preservation Committee Project Extensions • Health Department Survey • Select Board Actions Taken • Upper Charles Trail Committee Update • Sustainable Green Committee Proposed Town Meeting Article • Fruit Street Bridges I-495 / I-90 Project 

Weekly News Update – 07/09/2023

Weekly News Update – 07/09/2023

Board & Committee Vacancies • School Committee Roundup • Open Space Preservation Commission • Main Street Corridor Project Update Board & Committee Vacancies Updated 6/27/23: The following Town boards & committees will have one or more anticipated vacancies. Please see the Town website at hopkintonma.gov 

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 –