9 December, 2021
Translations Now Available in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and more
HOPKINTON — Director of Information Technology Josh Grossetti is pleased to announce the launch of a new language translation tool now available on the Town of Hopkinton's website.
The translation tool can be accessed on the town's site, www.hopkintonma.gov. Translations are offered in more than 80 languages including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and more:
Arabic: khiarat jadidat litarjamat almawaqie al'iilikturuniat mutahatan eabr mutarjim jujil ealaa hopkintonma.gov
Chinese: 通过 hopkintonma.gov 上的谷歌翻译提供新的网站翻译选项
Korean: hopkintonma.gov에서 Google 번역을 통해 사용할 수 있는 새로운 웹사이 트 번역 옵션
Portuguese: Novas opções de tradução de sites disponíveis via google translate em hopkintonma.gov
Russian: Новые возможности перевода веб-сайтов доступны через Google Translate на hopkintonma.gov
Spanish: Nuevas opciones de traducción de sitios web disponibles a través del traductor de Google en hopkintonma.gov
Based on information from the Hopkinton school district, these languages are the languages that HPS currently provides translation/interpretation for, throughout households in town.
"We are pleased to offer this new translation service as it allows us to be more inclusive for non-English speaking community members, and it ensures that all of our residents have equitable access to town information shared on our site," Director Grossetti said.
Community members should note that the town's third-party tool, Google Translate, is an external website and, as such, the town does not control the quality or accuracy of translated content. Community members can report incorrect translation by hovering over the text containing the error and clicking “Contribute a better translation" in the text box that appears. More information about contributing to Google Translate can be found here and here.
Anyone with questions regarding the new translation service is encouraged to contact Director Grossetti at 508-497-9756 or jgrossetti@hopkintonma.gov.
