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Video: Hopkinton Historic District Hosts Public Forum Regarding Expansion

By Tom Nappi, News Director

The Hopkinton Historic District Commission has hosted 2 public forums regarding expansion of the towns Historic District. The first public forum took place at the Hopkinton Public Library and the 2nd at Town Hall. If you would like to give feedback regarding the Town's Historic District, the next public forum will take place on Thursday November 1st at 7pm in the HCAM studios.

View scenes from the public forum below!

Library to Celebrate One Year Anniversary in New Building

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October 17, 2018, Hopkinton, Mass. –On the weekend of October 26-27, Hopkinton Public Library will host a series of events to celebrate the one year anniversary of its re-opening after a $11.7 million expansion, restoration and renovation. The events are jointly coordinated by Hopkinton Library, Hopkinton Library Board of Trustees, Friends of the Hopkinton Public Library, and Hopkinton Public Library Foundation.

Video: Hopkinton Fire Department Open House 2018

By Tom Nappi, News Director

This past Sunday, the Hopkinton Fire Department hosted their annual open house. The event is hosted as part of National Fire Prevention Month and helps teach about the everyday duties of the Fire Department. The afternoon featured numerous learning activities for the kids, rides in the fire truck and much more. View scenes from the fun filled afternoon below!

Middlesex Sheriff’s Office MATADOR Program Recognized as National Best Practice

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BILLERICA, Mass. - In a joint publication released on Monday by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Medication Assisted Treatment and Directed Opioid Recovery (MATADOR) Program was highlighted as one of only five national best practices for providing medication assisted treatment (MAT) in jails.

DPW Opening has been Postponed.

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Good morning

The Dedication of the DPW Facility is POSTPONED and will not take place on October 27th. My apologies for any confusion.

Please stay tuned for the rescheduled date. We hope you will be able to join us.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
John K. Westerling, MPA
Director, of Public Works, Hopkinton Department of Public Works

2018 Early Voting in Hopkinton

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Early voting for the State Election to be held on November 6th, 2018 will begin on October 22nd, 2018 and continue through November 2nd, 2018. Early voting is for every registered voter that wishes to participate. Registered voters do not need an excuse or reason to vote early. Regardless of whether a voter wants to take advantage of early voting, vote absentee, or vote on Election Day, the first step is making sure you are registered.

Comptroller Announces Expanded State Financial Transparency; Adds First Sheriff’s Ancillary Payroll/Payment Data to CTHRU

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Comptroller Thomas Shack is pleased to announce the availability of ancillary payroll/payment data from Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian’s Office in the latest expansion of the state’s CTHRU transparency platform. Additional data from other Sheriff’s offices will soon follow.

Middlesex Sheriff’s Office hosts national counterparts for discussion of medication assisted treatment efforts

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BILLERICA, Mass. – Officials from Ohio, Virginia and Washington state recently traveled to Massachusetts for a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)-sponsored peer exchange to learn about the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office nationally recognized Medication Assisted Treatment And Directed Opioid Recovery (MATADOR) program.

Middlesex Sheriff’s Office hosts National Institute of Corrections crisis intervention team (CIT) training

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CHELMSFORD, Mass. – 26 Correctional professionals from a dozen agencies recently completed a week-long crisis intervention team (CIT) training course, Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced today.

The training – offered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections (NIC) – is designed to provide officers and other correctional staff with the skills necessary to successfully interact and respond to individuals in custody with mental illness.