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Saturday, October 31, 2026 Hopkinton, Massachusetts · Change town
Government · Conservation

Panel Revises Vernal Pool, Buffer Zone Rules

Hopkinton's Conservation Commission opened a line-by-line rewrite of its wetlands regulations and continued the hearing to November 3.

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Government · Town Meeting

Special Town Meeting Dissolves For Lack Of Quorum

Hopkinton's special town meeting dissolved for lack of quorum after voters rejected returning annual town meeting to weekday evenings. Town Moderator Zach Kosan ended the session 78-19 once a headcount showed 127 voters present, short of the 131 needed.

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Sports

Hopkinton Basketball Sets Nov. 1 Deadline for Tap-Off Tourney

The Hopkinton Basketball Association has set its Tap-Off Tournament for Nov. 20-22 and is asking families to register by Nov. 1 to guarantee a roster spot. The association also told in-town clinic and league participants they will be contacted in early November with program details.

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Government · Trails Committee

Trails Committee Picks Hughes Trail for Signage

Hopkinton's Trails Committee voted to make the Hughes Trail its model for a new signage system and approved $8,575 in Community Preservation Act funds for storm repairs. Chair Peter Lagoy presided; Sean Kimball was absent.

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Votes to Back FAA Drone Review

The Hopkinton Select Board voted 5-0 to authorize Chair Shahidul H Mannan to sign a joint letter to the Federal Aviation Administration seeking additional environmental review of Amazon's proposed drone delivery program, joining a coalition the board said totaled 16 Massachusetts communities.

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