Government

As required by Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 111, Section 31, notice is hereby given, that the Hopkinton Board of Health will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 30, 2023 starting at 6:00 p.m. and ending at 6:20 p.m. at the Hopkinton Senior Center (Main Room)-handicapped accessible, 28 Mayhew Street, Hopkinton, MA, to hear, accept comments and to consider adoption of the Hopkinton BioSafety Regulation. Copies of the regulation(s) are available at the Health Department and on the Town’s Web Page (www.hopkintonma.gov).

Attached please find the Main Street Corridor Construction Advisory for the week of October 16th to October 21st

Please note the contractor will be onsite on Saturday, October 21st..

For the most up to date information about the Main Street Corridor project please visit theTown's project website at https://hopkintonmainstreet.com

Hydrants in the affected areas were still running clear as of this morning. If you are still noticing some discoloration, please check to see if it is in the cold water line. If it is, you may need to flush your internal cold lines. If it is in the hot water only you may need to flush that line and the hot water tank if you have one.

Hopkinton Area Land Trust Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 24th!

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Attached please find the Main Street Corridor Construction Advisory for the week of October 9th to October 13th.

For the most up to date information about the Main Street Corridor project please visit the Town's project website at https://hopkintonmainstreet.com

10/6/23 Update

Members of the Emergency Management group met this morning to discuss the water discoloration issue. The department will continue to flush hydrants for the foreseeable future to help with the situation. There will still be periodic instances as the pumps turn off and on reversing flows. The town has taken other mitigating steps with pump stations to help minimize the issues.

Town Manager Norman Khumalo, Department of Public Works Director Kerry Reed, and Water & Sewer Director Eric Carty wish to update the community about ongoing efforts to address reports of discolored water.

The Town believes the discoloration is being caused by higher-than-expected demand and inconsistent water flow, which can stir up naturally occurring sediment such as iron and manganese. Though discolored, the water is safe to drink.

Town crews have been working around the clock to flush fire hydrants and examine pump stations to minimize these issues.

The Hopkinton Select Board has called a Special Town Meeting to be held at 7:00 PM on Monday, November 13, 2023. All articles or petitions proposed to be included in the special town meeting warrant must be received at the Select Board/Town Manager’s office no later than 4:30 PM on October 18, 2023. All articles and petitions must be submitted to: Select Board, Town Hall, 18 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 or by email to elainel@hopkintonma.gov.

To better serve our patrons, we want to find out how you use our library's technology! Please fill out this brief survey - it will only take a couple of minutes (we promise!). We will be collecting responses for a six-week period, through November 12.

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Town Manager Norman Khumalo is pleased to introduce Poonam Rijhsinghani as the town's new assistant town accountant.

Rijhsinghani comes to the Town of Hopkinton from H&R Block Tax Services where she served as a senior tax analyst since 2000. She worked with clients to prepare and review individual, small business, trust and multi-state tax returns.

Rijhsinghani holds a bachelor's degree in accountancy and a bachelor's degree in law.