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hopkintonindependent.com
Select Board to vote on new police chief Nov. 19 after picking top 2 contenders
The Select Board on Tuesday interviewed the three finalists for police chief, narrowing their choice to the current interim chief and a Westborough Police Department lieutenant. After agreeing that the two were in a virtual dead heat, the board decided to vote for Hopkinton’s new chief at a Nov. 19 meeting.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
A small Mass. town faces a very big data center debate
Hey Massachusetts Politicos, It's Katie, Margie's editor, filling in as she's taking a much-deserved break after all the election coverage last week. With the election buzz still happening after the blue wave during the midterms, you might have seen that the freshman representatives heads to Washington D.C. for their orientation. Most of the people elected in Massachusetts have a few (or more) terms until their belts, but there was one new face, Dan Koh, who filled the District 6 seat Seth Moulton vacated when he chose to run for Senate. Koh's been posting videos on social media meeting other new representatives. Closer to home, a political fight brewing in Massachusetts is not in Boston, but in Sutton, a small town in Centeral Mass. There, the Worcester Telegram reported this week that the Kraft Group has proposed building the fourth largest data center in the country. Per the proposal, it would include 10 buildings canvassing 250,000 square feet each, with the first two buildings opening in 2029 and another two opening each year until the project is complete in 2033. Data centers have been a controversial topic for months now. Back in May, Margie reported that Mansfield was the first town
whatnow.com
newtonbeacon.org
Column: Newton gets high marks as a place where older adults stay active
Massachusetts has been tracking healthy aging trends since 2012, and the principal investigator, Beth Dugan, makes her home in Newton Highlands. So I turned to her for some local insight on our older adult population. As I spoke with Dugan about the 2025 Healthy Aging Data Report, I was intrigued...
laconiadailysun.com
Belmont resident receives scholarship for commitment to nursing
NORTON, Mass. — Adeline Takantjas, member of the Wheaton Class of 2029 and an aspiring nurse practitioner, has earned the 2026 Sturdy Health Nursing Scholarship Award. She is a resident of Belmont. Given annually to a high-achieving sophomore, this award includes a renewable $5,000 scholarship, an opportunity for paid...
hopkintonindependent.com
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 11 edition
10:33 p.m. Officers arrested a 32-year-old Upton man on East Main Street and charged him with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and operating under the influence of liquor. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the...
The Metrowest Daily News
communityadvocate.com
Grafton police log, Nov. 13 edition
7:28 a.m. Milford Rd./Seaver Farm Ln. Monitoring traffic. 10:35 a.m. Vicinity of: Merriam Rd. Motor vehicle stop. 10:52 a.m. George Hill Rd. Parking violation. 11:06 a.m. Vicinity of: Worcester/Hilltop Sts. Erratic operator. 11:59 a.m. Upton St./Pigeon Hill Dr. Traffic hazard. 12:14 p.m. Providence Rd. Accident – with animal. 12:47...
hopkintonindependent.com
Letter to the Editor: Public Safety endorses van Raalten
On behalf of MassCOP Local 254A (Public Safety Communications), we would like to express our support for interim [Hopkinton Police Chief Scott] van Raalten as he moves through the final selection process for the permanent position of chief of police in Hopkinton. Our membership has had the opportunity to work...
whatnow.com
connectcre.com
Lovely Garden Roots
Spotted Lanternflies Have Reached Belmont, Massachusetts, Where a Gardener Found Two on the Virginia Creeper in Her Own Back Garden
A Belmont gardener found two spotted lanternflies on Virginia creeper as MDAR counts 186 infested Massachusetts communities. How to find and destroy egg masses.
hoodline.com
Shrewsbury Slashes DPW Project to $31 Million After 2024 Defeat
Shrewsbury's long-running push to replace its aging Department of Public Works facilities is back before town officials with a new price tag: about $31.2 million, down roughly $10 million from the plan voters rejected in 2024. The Municipal Facilities Optimization Committee rolled out the revised concept at an October 29 meeting and a Select Board workshop on November 2, and the Select Board was expected to discuss the plans at its meeting Tuesday.
sudburyweekly.com
Jersey Mike’s Subs to Join Meadow Walk’s Expanding Lineup in Sudbury
The dining options at Meadow Walk are expanding once again. Jersey Mike’s Subs is officially slated to join the vibrant mix of retailers and eateries at the Boston Post Road plaza. The announcement came directly from Meadow Walk Sudbury, which shared a welcome video on its official social media...
theworcesterguardian.org
natickreport.com
Col. William Nutt’s Civil War papers come home to Natick
A collection of journals, correspondence, and military papers from Colonel William Nutt—a Natick shoemaker, abolitionist, Civil War officer, attorney, and public servant—is now on loan to the Natick Historical Society. The Sutherland Family Collection is being borrowed from Dylan Sutherland of West Virginia and his family. Nutt was...