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Fire on
Westcott Drive
July 23,
2008 — "A small fire in the basement" was how the first responders
described the situation as they asked for water to be brought in
quickly. They knocked the fire down in just a few minutes, but stayed
until joists were checked all of the way to the attic. One firefighters
requested the thermal imaging camera, that can display differences in
temperature on a display monitor. A wall with a fire behind it would be
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Car vs. Tree
July 23,
2008 — Officer Patrick O'Brien secures the scene of a car accident
earlier today in which a young man crashed into a tree on Hayden Rowe
Street, causing deployment of the airbags, and left the scene. His
mother pursued him, the family lives nearby, to Eastview, where
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Off-Duty
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident
 July
23, 2008 — The Massachusetts State Police regret to announce that
Trooper Gregory K. Porter, while off-duty, was the driver in a
single-car motor vehicle accident in the town of Hingham at 12:36 a.m.
today. Trooper Porter was transported by emergency personnel to South Shore Hospital, where he was pronounced dead as
a result of his injuries. He was 33.
Trooper Porter, driving his personal
vehicle, a 2000 Hyundai Elantra, struck a tree at the intersection of
Central and Emerald streets. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
The accident remains under investigation by the Hingham Police
Department, with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis
and Reconstruction Section.
Trooper Porter joined the State Police in
2002, and was assigned to the Norwell Barracks. Trooper Porter had been
honored by State Police for his role in rescuing the victim of a motor
vehicle accident in the town of
Bourne
on Feb. 7, 2006. On that day, Trooper Porter and several other officers,
at risk to their own safety, extricated a driver from a vehicle that had
driven off the road and burst into flames. Trooper Porter and the other
officers worked amid flames and toxic smoke for several minutes in order
to free the trapped woman, and were ultimately able to extricate her
seconds before flames filled the driver’s compartment.
“There is a profound sadness among the
troops today, as we deal with the tragic death of one of our own,” said
Colonel Mark F. Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State
Police. “During his brief career, Trooper Gregory Porter had
distinguished himself with an award for saving lives. On behalf of the
entire State Police department, I offer our deepest condolences for
Trooper Porter and his family. He will be sorely missed.”
Trooper Porter is survived by his wife and
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Discuss the Future:
Regionalism, Downtown Development, and Fruit St.
are on the Frontlines
By Jessica Aker
July 23, 2008-The Board of Selectmen (BOS) met last night for more than
3 hours, and discussed 17 agenda items. Thirteen of those items were
addressed in detail by the BOS. While much of the meeting focused on
issues within the Town of Hopkinton, the balance between local
development and regionalism in Central Massachusetts was also addressed.
Police Chief Thomas Irvin (File photo) attended the meeting to
discuss the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (CMEC). The
CMEC is composed of 72 towns from Worcester County and Middlesex County
that will provide additional law enforcement, EMT services, and fire
department services to neighboring communities in extreme situations.
"Fire departments have been doing this independently for years," said
Chief Irvin. "If a town near us needs additional people for an urgent
search and rescue operation, then they would have it immediately. If we
sign onto this, then we would be eligible for grants from the state that
would help promote this regional effort."
Chief Irvin, who has been working with officials in the Town of Ashland,
Massachusetts, stated that the overall result is that officials seem to
be receptive to joining CMEC. He asked the BOS to authorize Hopkinton as
a participating town. The Selectmen passed the motion.
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Class of 1968 40th year
Reunion
Saturday, November 29,
2008
7-11 p.m.
Pinz Entertainment
110 S Main St, Milford, MA
Casual/comfortable for bowling
 The
reunion will take place at Pinz, in
Milford,
MA. We have rented the King Ping
Suite which is a private room with 4 lanes of bowling and a pool table.
Your
committee members are Len Holden, Kathy (McBride) Bryant, Peg (Murphy)
Granitsas, Carol (Lumbra) Nelson, Alexandra (Caswell) Rutter, Aggie
(Tomlin) Torento and George Robinson
We are
looking for current addresses for Mike Rooney, Eleanor Stevens, William
Rackette, Judy Brock, Cathy Morrow, Margaret Kinnarney, William Gormley,
Chris Cardullo, Barbara Rogers, Teddy Wright and James Fitzpatrick.
Contact
(Peg)
wehaulmama@aol.com or
aggietorento@hotmail.com with any
addresses of the classmates we are looking for.
Thank you. Aggie
Torento, Class of HHS 1968, Class Reunion
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9/10
Hopkinton Sizzler National League Team
FRONT ROW: Tim Drawe, Colby Guarino, Matt Murphy, Jared
Abrams,Grant Salois, Alex Terry
MIDDLE ROW: Matt Locke, Daniel Palleiko, Marshall
Cavallo, Max Mauro, Spencer Coveney, Tai Martire
BACK ROW: Coaches Vin Mauro, Ed Cavallo, Todd Abrams,
Dan Terry
The 9/10 Hopkinton
Sizzler National League Team played Southborough on Monday night in one
of the most exciting playoff games in the history of the tournament.
The game went back and forth several times and finally ended after 4
hours and 13 innings of play. The final score was Southborough 12,
Hopkinton 11. Congratulations to both teams for playing their hearts
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Only Going
One Way
July 22,
2008 — Stepping out of the vehicle, the photographer was surprised to
see this scene, as the truck pulled out the wrong way from Walcott
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2008 RJs Run to Benefit Children’s Hospital-Boston
August 3, 2008
Registration 9-11:00 a.m.
Hopkinton, MA—To
honor the memory of their son R.J., who was killed in a tragic
motorcycle accident on July 22,
  2006
at the age of 21, the Penney Family will host the 3rd Annual RJ’s Run
motorcycle run. The event will be held on August 3, 2008.
Registration for RJ’s Run will be held from 9 to 11 AM at the Woodville
Rod and Gun Club, 252 Wood Street—Route 135, in the Woodville section of
Hopkinton. Riders will leave the Rod and Gun Club promptly at 11 AM and
return to the Rod and Gun Club for a barbecue following the 50-mile
ride. The cost is $30 for a rider and guest, $20 for a single rider, and
$10 for walk-ins for the barbeque only. All proceeds will be donated to
Children’s Hospital-Boston in RJ’s memory.
According to RJ’s father, Rick, “We’re thrilled to do this benefit for
Children’s Hospital in RJ’s memory. The wonderful doctors and nurses at
Children’s are the reason why our oldest child, Michelle, now age 31 and
a wife and mother of two children, is here today. Michelle was born
three months
premature weighing only one pound, 14 ounces. Sadly, Michelle’s twin
sister, Amy, did not survive.”
For more information
about RJ’s Run or to register for the run contact Kathy or Rick Penney
at 508.435-5571 or email them at
info@rjsrun.com. Please visit the website which has been set up for
the run —
www.rjsrun.com
— for updates of RJ’s Run details. All motorcyclists and Children’s
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Library's
photo of Helen Keller Prompts Questions
How did it
get there?
by
Anne Mattina
July 22, 2008 — Hopkinton resident and library employee Linda Connelly,
facing an assignment in a course on archival photography at Simmons
College had a wealth of potential subjects. As many visitors to the
Hopkinton Public Library know, the reference area is liberally decorated
with many antique photos of townspeople from the past. Civil War vets
are mixed in with hockey players from the 1940s along with distinguished
people and homes from an earlier era. But one framed photo sitting on a
shelf by the stained glass window, largely unnoticed by employees and
visitors alike caught her eye. The subject, none other than Helen
Keller.
Most people are familiar with the story of Keller, born in 1880 to a
privileged family in Tuscumbia, Alabama. At nineteen months old Helen,
struck by an illness 19th-century doctors referred to as
“brain fever” was left deaf and blind. For several years her family
struggled to deal with Helen’s frequent rages, her frustrated reaction
to her inability to communicate. Contacting Perkins School for the Blind
in Watertown for assistance, the school recommended a former pupil as a
teacher for Helen. Annie Sullivan, born in Agawam, Massachusetts would
become Helen’s beloved “Teacher” and conduit to the larger world. Keller
went on graduate from Radcliffe College, the first deaf and blind person
to do so, and gained world-wide fame as a humanitarian and social
activist.
The framed photograph Ms. Connelly came across in the Hopkinton Library
depicts a teen-aged Keller in profile. As she describes it, it is a “a
lovely dreamy image” in what appears to be the original frame from the
late 19th century. “How,” Ms. Connelly wondered, “did it come
to be in the Hopkinton Public Library?” The first clue is found tucked
into the corner of the frame, a small card reading “Helen Keller
presented by Miss A. E. Poulsson.”
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Two Arrested for Burglaries
Whistling
teens were a give-away
Police seek other victims to come forward
July 22,
2008 — Two individuals are in custody, charged with the rash of
housebreaks on Meserve Street, Wood street and Commonwealth Avenue over
the last two nights. They are James B. Mullins, 18, 87 Hayden Rowe
Street, apt 3, and a 16 year-old male juvenile, arrested shortly before
4:00 a.m. this morning.
Last night, while patrolling Meserve Street following several burglaries
involving vehicles and homes the previous evening, Hopkinton Police Sgt.
John Porter observed two individuals on Meserve Street having
conversations with each other and whistling signals to one another,
according to Hopkinton Police Lt. Richard Flannery (Photo). Lt. Flannery
made it clear that he would not divulge Sgt. Porter's observation post.
The Police Department has unmarked vehicles, and is also believed to
have remote video capability.
Upon making his observations, Sgt. porter confronted the individuals,
and after having a conversation with them, took them into custody and
found stolen property on them, according to Lt. Flannery. And as a
result of further investigation, police have recovered other property
stolen from recent breaks.
The previous day, Sgt. Charles Wallace warned Hopkinton residents to
lock their homes and vehicles, citing the rash of breaks in the Wood
Street area. This afternoon, Police executed two search warrants, at
locations presumed to be the homes of the people charged.
Lt. Flannery said there were multiple victims over a two night period,
and that police were looking into previous, similar incidents to see if
those under arrest could be responsible. He said that the burglars did
not break any glass or doors to commit the crimes in the traditional
sense, instead calling them crimes of opportunity that were carried out
after finding a door or window unlocked. "Breaking and Entering" is
defined as having been committed even if nothing is broken, but an
illegal entry made.
Not all of the breaks yielded pocket change, backpacks and beer. Lt.
Flannery said that a Laptop, Blackberry, cell phones and other
electronics as well as cash were taken.
Mr. Mullins has been charged thus far with Possession of Liquor under
21, 4 counts each of Unarmed Burglary and B&E for Misdemeanor, B&E
Nighttime for Felony, Larceny over $250, Possession of Burglarious
Instruments, and Conspiracy.
The juvenile was charged with Possession of Liquor under 21, 4 counts of
B&E for Misdemeanor, B&E Nighttime for Felony, Receiving Stolen Property
over $250, Possession of Burglarious Instruments, and Conspiracy.
Lt. Flannery said the investigation is ongoing, and that the victim list
may grow. He urges residents who may have been victimized to call
Sgt. Porter or Detective Brennan at 508-497-3401 at the Police
Headquarters. He said residents should secure and lock their cars,
homes, and their doors and windows, and to report any suspicious
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Recycling with the Lions Club
 The
Lions Club is excited about the great support from Hopkinton residents
at their monthly recycle collections. July 26 is the next recycle date.
The drive takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Colella’s Market, the
best place in town to drop off your empty soda and beer bottles and
cans. All collected funds go to support the Lions Club’s many service
activities. They hope you will drop by and make their day! |
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July 21,
2008 — Patrolman Matthew McNeil hands a piece of paper to a young man
seated and wearing denim pants at the Gulf Mart as Patrolman Aaron
O,Neil, left, and Sgt. Joseph Bennett look on. Each person left in a
different vehicle, and the disposition of the event is unknown. |
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Defy the
Weeds:
Join
LMPA for the Lake Maspenock
Family
Swim and Paddle Day
Sponsored by the Lake
Maspenock Preservation Association
Sunday August 10th is
Family Swim Day
Rain Date, August 17
The Swimming and Paddling event begins at 11 a.m.
 Participants
from the Lake Maspenock community – wearing flippers or swim fins if
desirable – will swim a 300-yard course off Sandy Beach and then hop in
their kayaks and canoes to paddle clockwise around the northern
perimeter of Lake Maspenock, finishing back at Sandy Beach. This is a
FUN and not a competitive event. Teams of two – one swimmer and one
paddler – are
 welcome.
Please come out and cheer everybody on -- we hope to have a good showing
of lake residents!
It
is important that swimmers have open water experience and be able to
swim 300 yards safely without assistance. A liability waiver form needs
to be filled out and submitted to LMPA representatives before the race
begins. Parents must sign for all participants under the age of 18. We
advise parents or adult friends who are strong swimmers to swim
alongside those who are 16 years old and younger. If you would like to
sign the waiver in advance please visit www.lmpa.org for a copy.
Participants should be at Sandy Beach by 10:00 a.m. with kayaks or
canoes. Parking is limited so it is best to walk or paddle to the beach.
We need volunteers
with boats and/or with water-rescue experience to help us. Please
contact
mtyler@bu.edu
or call Meg at 508-625-1344. For a map of the swim-and-paddle race
course and for more information please visit
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Funway
Hopkinton resident
Howard Lerner (far right) played ball at Fenway Park recently. Lerner,
and fellow Verizon Wireless employees, Paul Lavoie (far left), Bill
Foley (left), and Cesar Altamirano (middle) won a contest that allowed
them to play on the hallowed grounds of Fenway. Here, they are relaxing
between innings with Manny Delcarmen and Doug Flutie. |
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Today, July 21, 2008
5:24 am A Meserve Street resident
reported waking up and finding an intrusion through a ground level
window. Officer Jacob...
2:47 am A caller reported that male
in a white t-shirt and black pants was walking up Main Street checking
store fronts...
6:49 pm A 911 caller from East Main
Street reported that he was assaulted and injured by his girlfriends
daughter, who left on foot towards Ashland....
6:10 pm Officer Philip Powers checked
Wood Street for a disturbance in the rear of the Woodville Post
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Saturday, August 2nd
Town Common at dusk
Hopkinton
Parks
and Recreation will be showing
Happy Feet
on Saturday, August 2nd on the Town Common at dusk. This “Drive In”
style PG movie will be shown on a 13’ x 17’ screen with a 200 watt audio
system. This is a free event. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.
There will be popcorn and snacks for sale. If inclement weather, there
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Police Warn About Crimes of Opportunity
July 21,
2008 — Sgt. Charles Wallace of the Hopkinton Police Department warned
residents today of a series of car breaks on Wood Street that he called
"crimes of opportunity."
Three vehicles had electronics, cash and change taken overnight in the
Wood Street area.
"People may just be getting back from vacation, are tired, and leave a
car door unlocked. If they hadn't done that, they might not have lost
their possessions," Sgt. Wallace said today.
Sgt. Wallace reminds residents to lock their car doors as well as their
homes.
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County/State
Crime
Stryker Arrested For Alleged Perjury Conspiracy In Connection With
Investigation Into 1993 Unsolved Murder
Defendant To Be Arraigned
This Afternoon In Woburn
Superior Court
WOBURN – July 21, 2008 — Middlesex
District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today that a
 Winchester
man has been indicted and arrested for allegedly conspiring to suborn
perjury in connection with the investigation into the 1993 unsolved
murder of Dr. Linda Goudey, 42, of
Stoneham.
Timothy Stryker, 56, was indicted
on Friday by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on one count of conspiracy to
commit subornation of perjury, seven counts of subornation of perjury,
one count of willfully misleading a police officer, and three counts of
conveying something of value to a witness. Stryker was arrested outside
his house at approximately 11 a.m. by Massachusetts State Police assigned
to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
Stryker, Goudey’s boyfriend at the
time of her death, has remained a suspect throughout the entirety of the
homicide investigation.
Richard Chambers, 44,
a patient of Dr. Stryker, was also indicted on one count of conspiracy
to commit subornation of perjury, three counts of subornation of
perjury, four counts of perjury, three counts of willfully misleading a
police officer, and two counts of conveying something of value to a
witness. Chambers was arrested over the weekend by Massachusetts State
Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
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AmeriVault and EMC
Partner to Launch New
Online Data Backup
Service
July 21, 2008 -- AmeriVault,
a leading provider of online
data protection, offsite
storage, and recovery
services; and Hopkinton
company EMC
Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today
announced a joint agreement
to deliver a new online data
backup solution, branded
AmeriVault-EZ. The new
service represents one of
three online backup segments
provided by AmeriVault that
can tailor to a customer's
data protection needs with
regard to compliance,
redundancies, recovery
objectives, and price
points.
The new AmeriVault-EZ
service is based on EMC's
industry-leading Mozy online
backup for businesses and
consumers. Available
immediately, AmeriVault-EZ
provides cost-effective,
automated backup and offsite
protection to organizations
seeking to protect data
residing on Microsoft
Windows(R)-based desktops,
laptops, and file servers.
This service will complement
AmeriVault's redundant,
full-featured, backup
solutions, and enable an
economical option for larger
enterprises.
"In our search for a
technology foundation that
could power AmeriVault-EZ
with an affordable price
structure, we found EMC's
Mozy to be the perfect fit,"
said Bud Stoddard, President
of AmeriVault. "We needed to
extend our service offerings
beyond server backup to
desktops and laptops, and
Mozy was the clear choice
given their expertise in
desktop and laptop online
backup services. Besides,
having installed more than
250 terabytes of EMC
enterprise storage over the
years, we have experienced
EMC's world-class reputation
for reliability first-hand."
AmeriVault is known for
exceptional service
throughout the industry and
clients who come to
AmeriVault come seeking
extra care and attention.
Specifically this year,
AmeriVault received an
unprecedented number of
requests to provide an
online backup service for
desktops and laptops.
Companies now want to
protect more than just their
servers, and after
evaluating the options in
the industry, AmeriVault
chose Mozy because the
company's award-winning
backup solution will enable
AmeriVault to expand into
new industry verticals. For
more information regarding
the AmeriVault-EZ backup
service, visit
www.amerivaultez.com
Mozy specializes in
providing simple, automatic
and secure online backup to
consumers and businesses.
Fortune 500 companies and
small businesses select Mozy
and its partners to backup
their laptops, desktops and
small office servers because
of its affordability and
ease of use.
"We have been searching for
partners to further drive
the Mozy channel
distribution, and given
AmeriVault's outstanding
reputation in the industry,
we were delighted to reach a
partnership," said Vance
Checketts, chief operating
officer at Mozy. "AmeriVault
has an amazing ability to
bring together companies
that otherwise would be
competitors, and we're
confident this combined
offer will help
organizations protect areas
that otherwise would be left
vulnerable."
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