On Friday, January 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM at the Hopkinton Senior Center, the Select Board will hold a public hearing to consider and act on the recommendation of the Police Chief to terminate Police Union member Timothy Brennan.

The Select Board will conduct a Loudermill Hearing. No witnesses, other than Brennan, will be allowed to speak or present evidence.

For those that are unable to attend in person, the hearing will be broadcast live on HCAM, available below and on HCAM’s YouTube channel.

Separately, several letters of support for Brennan have been sent to the Select Board in advance of the meeting. A summary of HopNews’ coverage is provided below.

• Timeline and Commentary on the Porter/Brennan Controversy
• Police Chief Joseph Bennett Recommends Termination for Brennan
• Letters to the Hopkinton Select Board
  • Letter to the Select Board: Reinstate Tim Brennan
  • Letter to the Editor: Dismiss Sgt. Tim Brennan
  • Pastor to Select Board: Recommendation of Officer Brennan
  • DV Victim to Select Board: Brennan an “Empathetic Protector”
  • Trendel to Select Board: I Trust Tim Brennan
  • Babbin’s on Brennan Matter: “This is an Embarrassment of Management”
  • Scanlon Submits Letter to SB in Support of Brennan, Signed by 639 Members of Public
  • Letter to SB: Brennan Held to a “Double Standard”
  • MassCOP Union to SB: “Sergeant Tim Brennan was always Kind, Courteous, and Inclusive”
  • To the Editor: “Malicious Allegations written about Chief Bennett”
  • Survivor of Abuse Writes SB; IACP Policies show “Sergent Brennan did Everything Right”