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As you may have read in The Hopkinton Independent or via HPS Listserv, the School Committee voted to create a Criteria Working Group (CWG) to draft potential criteria against which future Elementary School Building Project options will be measured. Several groups in town were asked …
The Board of Selectmen will be meeting on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:00pm at Town Hall to discuss and vote on the proposed 2012-13 budget. The Town Manager presented his budget at their last meeting. According to HCAM News the proposed “total operating budget for …
The online petition to “Keep Milford Casino-Free” now has over 900 signatures, please click here if you would like to read more or sign the petition. http://www.change.org/petitions/neighbors-for-a-casino-free-milford Casino News for Further Reading:Casinos spent $11.5 million lobbying in the last 5 years – Massachusetts gaming expansion …
The View from the Other Side of the Wood Street Intersectionby Michelle Murdock, HCAM News Directorhttp://hcam.tv/news/view-other-side-wood-street-intersection Teachers top school budget wish listsBy Scott O’Connell, Metrowest Daily News staffhttp://www.metrowestdailynews.com/top_stories/x1911641587/Teachers-top-school-budget-wish-lists Strong home sales for MetroWestBy Jay Hummer, Metrowest Daily Newshttp://www.metrowestdailynews.com/real_estate/x1911641183/Strong-home-sales-for-MetroWest Ilene Silver Announces Retirement, Principal Search Beginshttp://hcam.tv/news/silver-announces-retirement-principal-search-begins …
An online petition has been started to “Keep Milford Casino-Free,” please click here if you would like to read more or sign the petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/neighbors-for-a-casino-free-milford. As you probably know, the casino bill has passed the legislature and been signed by the governor authorizing three resort-style …
A developer has offered to buy 204 acres of property owned by the Terry family for $3 million. Because, through the Massachusetts Chapter 61A program, the land has been zoned as agricultural and has been receiving a discounted tax rate, the Town of Hopkinton has …
The Annual Town Election will be held on Monday, May 21, 2012. The deadline to submit nomination papers is Monday, April 2. Candidates may also be nominated at their party’s caucus. Both the Republican and Democratic Town Caucuses will be held on Friday, April 13 …
According to the Town Charter, the Town Manager must submit the proposed budget to the Selectmen by March 1 of every year. The next Selectmen’s meeting is Tuesday, February 28 and, although the agenda is not yet posted, we expect that the budget presentation will …
The Massachusetts Presidential Primary will be held on Tuesday, March 6. All Hopkinton precincts vote at the Hopkinton Middle School Brown Gym. Polls are open 7:00am-8:00pm. There will be no school in Hopkinton on election day due to a Teacher Professional Day. See below for …
LAND USE Upper Charles Trail Committee Members Needed, HCAM http://www.hcam.tv/news/upper-charles-trail-committee-members-needed Board of Selectmen revisits Fruit Street master plan in Hopkinton by Michael Morton http://www.wickedlocal.com/hopkinton/news/x50589583/Board-revisits-master-plan-in-Hopkinton Hopkinton considers solar policy, facility sites by Michael Morton http://www.wickedlocal.com/hopkinton/news/x1085186117/Hopkinton-considers-solar-policy-facility-sites Legacy Farms submits plan for private sewage plant by Michael Morton, …
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A huge “Thank You” to everyone who came to the School Committee Public Hearing and/or wrote to the School Committee with your thoughts on the 2012-13 budget. Your voices truly do make a difference! A few days after the public hearing the School Committee sent …