Government

On Friday, January 19, 2024 5:00 PM, at the Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew St, Hopkinton, MA., the Hopkinton Select Board will conduct a Loudermill Hearing to consider and act on the recommendation of the Police Chief to terminate Police Union member Timothy
Brennan.

HCAM will livestream the meeting. Due to a technical glitch, HCAM has updated the link for this meeting as follows: https://youtube.com/live/XTtxZOlhBDY?feature=share

The Hopkinton Tax Relief Committee is encouraging eligible Hopkinton homeowners to apply for assistance from the Senior and Disabled Tax Relief Fund.

Applicants must be at least 60 years old or have a state-recognized disability, and must own and occupy a single-family home in Hopkinton as their primary residence. The maximum income for a household of one is $48,000, $60,000 for a household of two, $69,000 for a household of three, and $76,000 for a household of four.

The Select Board Loudermill Hearing scheduled for today, January 16, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. is canceled due to inclement weather. It has been rescheduled to January 19, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Hopkinton Senior Center Great Room.

Due to the inclement weather, the Hopkinton Senior Center will be closed today.

Town Hall and the Public Library will be closing at 12-noon.

Today, State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg announced that Massachusetts sold two series of General Obligation Bonds for an aggregate issuance par amount of $1.88 billion. The first series was a new money issuance, with proceeds to be used to fund projects in the Capital Investment Plan. The second series was a refunding of existing bonds for savings. This was the first financing of 2024 for the Commonwealth and the first significant high-grade deal of the year in the municipal bond market.

Hopkinton Town Hall and municipal offices will be closed on Monday January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Hopkinton Public Library will be closed Saturday, January 13 through Monday, January 15.

There will be no trash pickup service on Monday January 15th, and trash pickup will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.

MLK Day of Service - Monday January 15, 2024

What happened?
Our water system received notification of PFAS6 results showing that our system violated the 20 ng/L PFAS6 Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) drinking water standard during October through December 2023 compliance period with a quarterly average of 24 ng/L at the Fruit St. Pump Station. The quarterly average of PFAS6 has ranged between 20 to 35 ng/L since Quarter 3, 2021 to date and our system will continue to notify consumers every 3 months with updated information as required. This does not apply to residents on private wells.

The Hopkinton Select Board narrowed down the Fire Chief search to 2 final candidates; John W. Ignatowitz and Gary Daugherty Jr.

John W. Ignatowitz is currently the Acting Chief in Pelham, NH while Gary Daugherty Jr. took over as Interim Chief in Hopkinton when previous HFD Chief, William Miller left for Bellingham on June 11th.

After conducting the public interviews with the two candidates followed up with much deliberation, the outlying factor appeared to be Daugherty's previous experience with the HFD and familiarity with the Chief position from his interim role.

Fire Chief Gary Daugherty and Police Chief Joseph Bennett wish to provide winter weather safety precautions to community members as some of the first snow accumulation of the season is expected this weekend.

Stay Informed:
While snow totals may continue to change, much of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut can expect 6-12 inches with lower totals for cities and towns closer to the coast.

Police Chief Joseph Bennett and Fire Chief Gary Daugherty report that the Hopkinton Police and Fire Departments responded Thursday afternoon when an allegedly drunken driver struck two homes with a van.