Administrator - Select Board

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Select Board discusses Draper Field timeline and budget.

Hopedale Select Board backed a plan to fund Draper Field renovations using surplus funds from the completed Town Park project. Town Administrator Mitchell Ruscitti reported meeting stakeholders to confirm the proposed Draper Field work falls within the scope of the original Town Meeting article

Townbrief news summary · May 27

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Hopedale Select Board Reorganizes, Approves August 5K Event

Hopedale Select Board reelected Glenda Hazard as Chair and approved the Larry Olsen 5K for August 15, 2026. Ms. Hazard was elected 2-0 with one abstention; the 5K was approved unanimously. The board also voted unanimously to send a formal response to two Open Meeting Law complaints filed over

Townbrief news summary · May 18

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Select Board votes to place water-sewer petition and noise bylaw on warrant.

Select Board votes to place water-sewer petition and noise bylaw on town meeting warrant. Chair Scott Savage opposed, fearing the water-sewer petition jumped ahead of an ongoing efficiency study, but members Bernard Stock and Glenda Hazard voted to include both items in a 2-1 decision. Assistant

Townbrief news summary · May 4

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Select Board executes warrant for May 19 Annual Town Meeting with public hearing planned.

Select Board executes warrant for May 19 Annual Town Meeting with 22 articles. Chair Scott Savage, Bernard Stock, and Glenda Hazard voted unanimously to approve the firefighter appointments and amend the clerical contract to align vacation accrual with other town agreements. The board scheduled a

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Select Board approves utility pole relocations, accepts $67,534 donation.

Select Board approves utility infrastructure changes and accepts legal donation. Chair Scott Savage, Bernard Stock, and Glenda Hazard unanimously authorized National Grid to relocate a pole on Plain Street and install an anchor and guy wire on Warfield Street, both at property owner expense. The

Townbrief news summary · Apr 13

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Select Board approves police appointments and clerical union contract

Hopedale Select Board unanimously approves two police officer appointments and clerical union contract. Chair Scott Savage, Bernard Stock, and Glenda Hazard voted to appoint Patrick Macdonald and Jalen Basquiat as full-time officers effective March 30, 2026, filling a vacancy left by the

Townbrief news summary · Mar 23

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Select Board approves Police Chief contract after executive session

Hopedale Select Board approves Police Chief R. Lima contract after executive session. Chair Scott Savage, Ms. Glenda Hazard, and Mr. Bernard Stock voted 3-0 to approve the contract following a closed meeting to discuss negotiation strategy. The board also unanimously accepted a $106,811.20 donation

Townbrief news summary · Feb 9

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Select Board addresses financial discrepancy; employee placed on administrative leave.

Select Board addresses financial discrepancy discovered during audit closeout. Town Administrator Mitchell Ruscitti reported that auditor Marcum identified approximately $300,000 in discrepancies in a revolving account, leading to the discovery of roughly $84,000 in uncashed checks in an employee's

Townbrief news summary · Feb 6

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Hopedale Select Board approves donations, police hires, voting devices.

Hopedale Select Board approves donations and appointments, starts voting device planning. The board unanimously accepted a $70,725 donation to the Legal Donation Fund and appointed patrolmen Andrew Grenier and Justin Kulesza, effective February. Town Administrator Ruscitti advanced planning for

Townbrief news summary · Jan 26

Government · Administrator - Select Board

Select Board appoints Lt. Ricardo Lima as next police chief, effective November 2026.

The Hopedale Select Board unanimously appointed Lieutenant Ricardo Lima as Chief of Police, effective November 2026, after interviews and succession planning. Chair Scott Savage, Bernard Stock, and Glenda Hazard voted 3-0 to advance the appointment following the current chief's retirement notice.

Townbrief news summary · Jan 12