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HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT Vol. 27 | No. 5 | March 11, 2026
Manganese levels prompt concerns about town water By Mary Ellen Gambon Staff Writer
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he Select Board on March 3 heard from Department of Public Works director Kerry Reed about elevated levels of manganese detected in Wells 7 and 8. Reed previously discussed the issue with the two wells at the Water & Sewer Advisory Board (WSAB) meeting on Feb. 18. They are commonly referred to as the Alprilla Farm wells because of their location off Alprilla Farm Road. The wells were constructed as part of the Legacy Farms housing community, she said. Manganese occurs naturally in drinking water because it is a common component of rocks, soil and groundwater. Reed noted that the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) found that the finished water it tested over the past year contained manganese levels above the advisory level of 0.3 parts per liter. “The concern about this is that, over your lifetime, if you are
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Hopkinton High School senior Teagan Resteghini (22) goes up for a shot during the fourth quarter of the Hillers’ loss to visiting BridgewaterRaynham in the opening round of the Division 1 state tournament on Feb. 27. See Sports Roundup, Page 19.
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Town eyes Carbone’s property
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s part of the Select Board’s budget discussions on Feb. 24, Community Preservation Committee chair Ken Weismantel presented requests approved by the CPC in December and January, and a proposed purchase of the Carbone’s Restaurant property on Cedar Street is among the options. Under the Community Preservation Act (CPA), at least 10% of funding raised must be allocated among three categories — open space, historic preservation and affordable housing, according to the state website. The
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The Carbone’s Restaurant property sits on Cedar Street, at the border with Southborough and Ashland.
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