Government

Hopkinton continues to explore options for ways to best serve our residents during this
unique time. To that end, we are pleased to offer a pilot program that will begin on
Tuesday 4/21/2020. The Town Clerk’s office will be open to a virtual “office hours”
drop-in from 12:30pm - 1:30pm. During this time, you may click the link or dial the phone
number below, and be placed in line to discuss any transaction or conduct business with
the Town Clerk’s office as you would normally be able to do in-person at Town Hall.

HCAM's "Hopkinton Hangout Hour" returned Friday, April 17th at 2pm! On Episode 18 of HCAM's "Hopkinton Hangout Hour" we talk Board Games and in the 2nd half hour we talk, College and Working From Home with Darlene and Melissa Hayes and Politician, Jesse Mermell.

Our next edition of the Hopkinton Hangout Hour takes place on Monday, April 20th at 2pm. In the first half hour we talk Mask Making with Emily Karp, in the 2nd half hour we talk with Hopkinton High School Athletic Director, Rich Cormier.

Hopkinton Select Board Vice Chair, John Coutinho was at the Mayors office in Boston mid-March to help announce the Boston Marathon has been postponed to Monday, September 14th due to the Coronavirus threat. Coutinho connected with us to talk about the exciting September event and remind that Patriots Day is NOT the day to be at the Start Line.

View in the video below.

HCAM's "Hopkinton Hangout Hour" returns Friday, April 17th at 2pm! In the first half hour we talk Board Games and in the 2nd half hour we talk, College and Working From Home with Darlene and Melissa Hayes.

Send your pictures, comments or questions on our Facebook page , in the comments section of the YouTube live stream of the program or by emailing studio@hcam.tv!

HCAM's "Hopkinton Hangout Hour" returned Thursday, April 16th at 2pm! In the first half hour we talked with Tim Kilduff and Bob Dobinski about a COVID-19 Medical Center at the Boston Convention Center, in the 2nd segment we talked with Kim Manning about stress and self-care.

Our next edition of the Hopkinton Hangout Hour takes place on Friday, April 17th at 2pm. In the first half hour we talk Board Games and in the 2nd half hour we talk, College and Working From Home with Darlene and Melissa Hayes.

The Massachusetts State Senate on Thursday passed a bill to address the public health concerns surrounding the gathering of signatures for candidates for public office amid the COVID-19 State of Emergency.

Please be advised that a required fire flow test will take place next week on Wednesday, April 22nd, at approximately 8:30AM.Crews will be testing the fire pump system at Middle and High School. Because these tests will take place on main transmission lines, customers may notice some discoloration during and after the tests throughout town. Please avoid doing any laundry, dishwasher loads or other water use activities, during this time. Any discoloration that may occur will eventually dissipate. Please check your water before using it.

Previous updates and additional information and resources can be found here: www.hopkintonma.gov/covid-19

With the announcement of the postponement of the 2020 Boston Marathon to Monday, September 14, the Hopkinton Select Board is strongly urging runners to refrain from coming to the start line in Hopkinton or attempting to run the marathon course on Monday, April 20.

Parking restrictions in downtown Hopkinton, around the Town Common, and anywhere else near the start line will be in place.

HCAM's "Hopkinton Hangout Hour" returned Tuesday, April 14th at 2pm! In the first half hour we talked with David Antaki and Chris Pomeroy of Hopkinton about Tech Tips, in the 2nd segment we talked with Chief Slaman of the Hopkinton Fire Department.

Our next edition of the Hopkinton Hangout Hour takes place on Tuesday, April 15th at 2pm. In the first half hour we talk cooking, in the 2nd segment we talk with Hillers Boys Basketball Coach about the Hillers run to the Sectional Finals!