Attached please find the Main Street Corridor Construction Advisory for the week of August 12th to August 16th.
For the most up to date information about the Main Street Corridor project please visit the Town's project website at https://hopkintonmainstreet.com
Due to impending inclement weather, MassDOT has announced that the project team will need to reschedule the detour and the closure of the Fruit Street bridge to Monday, August 12 from 9AM to 1PM. Previously available information about the temporary road closure can be found below:
MassDOT has announced a temporary road closure required for utility work as part of the I-495/I-90 Interchange Improvements Project. The proposed work will close Fruit Street as it crosses over I-495. You can view the planned detour below.
The Town of Hopkinton is developing a consumer-friendly electricity program called Hopkinton Power Choice. The program is an electricity aggregation, which is a group electricity purchasing program for Hopkinton residents and businesses. Through Hopkinton Power Choice, the Town will use its collective buying power to give residents and businesses greater control over the cost and environmental impact of their electricity supply. Eversource will continue to deliver electricity to Hopkinton without interruption and handle billing.
The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $60,492,784 in new low-interest loans and grants at its meeting on August 7, 2024. Below is information on the grants and loans approved at the meeting.
At the August 5th Planning Board meeting, designers and engineers of the Charleswood Elementary School project presented a design of what the school would look like.
This school will be replacing Elmwood school and provide a larger capacity to help with the growing amount of students.
View a glimpse of the project below and view the whole meeting on the HCAM website or YouTube page.
On August 6, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus had been identified in mosquito pools within Westborough, Bellingham, Medfield, Framingham, Natick, Clinton, Marlborough and Worcester. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Hopkinton Health Department encourage residents to utilize EPA approved mosquito repellents and avoid being outdoors during peak mosquito activity at dusk and dawn.
MassDOT has announced a temporary road closure required for utility work as part of the I-495/I-90 Interchange Improvements Project. The proposed work will close Fruit Street as it crosses under I-495, and will take place from 9AM until 1PM on Wednesday, August 7 and Thursday, August 8. You can view the planned detour here.
MassDOT would like to apologize for the short notice as this is an unexpected, last-minute shift.
Chief Joseph Bennett is pleased to announce that the Hopkinton Police Department is launching a new program this week where officers can reward children they observe doing positive acts within the community with ice cream vouchers.
Operation Sweet Rewards began this week and Hopkinton Police officers will be handing out Sweet Scoops Citations to children in the community they observe doing things like helping a friend, showing kindness and being responsible citizens.
Attached please find the Main Street Corridor Construction Advisory for the week of August 5th to August 9th.
For the most up to date information about the Main Street Corridor project please
visit the Town's project website at https://hopkintonmainstreet.com
— HCAM-TV (@hcamtv) August 2, 2024
Organizations will use their funds to offer financial education programming to the military community.
The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), the Division of Banks (DOB), and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) announced the recipients of the 2024 round of Operation Money Wise. This grant funding promotes financial education programming for non-profit organizations, public agencies, and higher education institutions that serve the military community in Massachusetts.
