eHop Updates

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 

Select Board Actions Taken 02/08/22

Select Board Actions Taken 02/08/22

Agenda Items & Actions Taken: 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A,  21(a) (purpose 3) to consider strategy with respect to collective bargaining relative to DPW, Police, Fire and Library Unions because an open meeting may have a detrimental 

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 

Select Board Actions Taken 02/01/22

Select Board Actions Taken 02/01/22

Agenda Items & Actions Taken: 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 6:01 PM PUBLIC FORUM 2. Residents are invited to share ideas, opinions or ask questions regarding Town Government. 6:10 PM CONSENT AGENDA 3. The Select Board will consider the following consent 

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: 

Town Election 2022 Running List of Candidates

Town Election 2022 Running List of Candidates

{Updated 4/6/22} Considering running for local office, but don’t know where to begin? To become a candidate a person must either obtain and submit nomination papers by securing the signatures of 50 Hopkinton registered voters by Monday, March 28, 2022 or a person may qualify 

Select Board Actions Taken 01/25/22

Select Board Actions Taken 01/25/22

Agenda Items & Actions Taken: 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A,  21(a) (purpose 3) to consider strategy with respect to collective bargaining relative to DPW, Police, Fire and Library Unions because an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position 

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 • 

Select Board Actions Taken 01/18/22

Select Board Actions Taken 01/18/22

Agenda Items & Actions Taken: 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 6:01 PM PUBLIC FORUM 2. Residents are invited to share ideas, opinions or ask questions regarding Town Government. 6:10 PM 2022 BOSTON MARATHON INVITATIONAL ENTRY RANDOM DISTRIBUTION 3. The Select Board 

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 

Select Board Actions Taken 01/11/22

Select Board Actions Taken 01/11/22

Agenda Items & Actions Taken: 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a) (purpose 6) to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate, land at 0 Frankland Rd. (Assessors Map U7 Block 7 Lot 0), because 

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