News Archive

Since the beginning of Winter Storm Quinn on Thursday March 8th, Hopkinton has received reports of
over 175 downed trees, limbs, or wires. Storm Quinn resulted in hurricane level damage and recovery
operations for Hopkinton, with unprecedented storm damage to both public & private property. The
first response to these issues from DPW/Eversource was to cut and clear these trees and branches
that were a potential hazard or blockage for an emergency vehicle’s ability to respond to incidents.

The Hopkinton School Committee will host a public forum to meet the 3 final candidates for the Assistant Superintendent position Wednesday March 14th at the Hopkinton High School library. View the times for each candidates below.

Jennifer Parson - 6:50-7:20 PM

Michael Caira - 7:25-7:55 PM

Michael Hanna - 8:00-8:30 PM

This press release contains new and important information. Please read this entire message.

As of Sunday (3/11) morning, 99.1% of Hopkinton households have power. Eversource has committed to having ten crews in Hopkinton today to continue restoration efforts. If you are still without power, please contact eversource here or by calling them at 1-800-592-2000 to confirm they are aware you are without power.

Hopkinton has received a formal Estimated Time to Recovery (ETR) from Eversource of 6pm on
Saturday March 10th for full restoration of power to all buildings in town. As of Friday 3/9 4pm,
Hopkinton is at approximately 18% of households without power which is an improvement from
10:20am this morning when 25% of Hopkinton was without power. While we expect additional
households to be restored this evening and prior to 6pm tomorrow, we continue to urge residents to

Hopkinton has received reports of over 165 instances of trees or branches blocking roadways and/or
wires down, and have addressed over 34 of them. Today's response started early with DPW out
clearing debris and snow, plus American Climbers and Joe Reagan on tree work.

Hopkinton now has over 110 known instances of trees or branches blocking roadways and/or wires down. More than half of Hopkinton is without power.

The volume of wires down and trees on wires, combined with the expectation that as it warms and potentially rains later today, make for a dangerous environment. Please stay home unless you need to be out on the roads. Falling limbs and trees remain a big safety concern.

eHop will hold a public forum on Town Growth and Development on Thursday, March 22 at 7 pm at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. The forum will provide a unique opportunity for residents and town leaders to listen and learn from each other in an open exchange of information and ideas. Much of the evening will be dedicated to Q&A beginning with a brief overview of recent and projected population growth, the impact on services, and information about how residents can engage in related discussions and decisions.

After taking down TVL Rival Holliston in the first round 52-27, on Saturday March 3rd, The 4th seeded Hopkinton Hillers Girls Basketball team hosted the 5th seeded Medfield Warriors in the Central Division 2 Sectional Quarter Finals. Senior Forward, Regan Keavany led the charge with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ivy Gogolin had 13 points of her own. Heading to the 4th quarter, Ivy only had 3 points but took over in the final 8 minutes. Calli Korbey got the ball with under a minute left and secured the victory with a 3 pointer.