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Get Involved!! May 1, 2008, Thursday, 7:00 p.m.: Selectmen expected to sign Host Community Agreement with Legacy Farms, LLC.
May 3, 2008, Saturday, 10:00 am to Noon: Informational presentation for the benefit of the Open Space Mixed Use District (OSMUD) and Legacy Farms. Town Meeting Article #29. First Congregational Church of Hopkinton, 146 East Main Street to Answer questions and provide clarifications – in advance of Town Meeting.
May 5, 2008, Monday, 7:00 p.m. Town Meeting, High School Athletic Center.
May 6, 2008, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Town Meeting continued and recessed for Special TM, and then reconvened after STM for Article #29 (Legacy Farms).*
May 7, 2008, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Town Meeting continued. *At a meeting between member representatives of Town Boards Wednesday evening, the Town Moderator decided to schedule Article #29 as specified above. |
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South Mill Street Brush Fire
April 24, 2008 — A brush fire on South Mill Street, South of Ash Street, that was defined at one point by Fire Chief Gary Daugherty as being "Forty feet from a house," was finally put to rest around 3:40 p.m. today. Above a firefighter almost silhouetted at the edge of the smoke is nonetheless nearly engulfed by it. |
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Time of the Season
April 24, 2008 — Planted by Weston Nurseries decades ago, this PJM Rhododendron and magnolia at the corner of Frankland and East Main look like one enormous shrub/tree. Today many of the delicate magnolia petals are fully opened, but will not stay that way for long, but will be waning and falling by the time the rhody is in full bloom. |
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Golden Spoon Open Wednesday Through Friday for Dinner.
Chose Bill's icon for coupons! |
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Sunbathing Turtles
April 24, 2008 — At least a half dozen sunbathing turtles, not discernible by the human eye two-hundred feet from the street, were discovered on the rock after the photo was enlarged. |
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H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S
H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S |
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The HHS Class of 1989 Reunion Committee
The HHS Class of 1989 Reunion Committee invites all classmates to attend the first planning meeting for our 20th reunion on 6/2/08 at 6:30 p.m. at Panera Bread in Franklin, MA. Please visit the class website at www.hopkinton89.com for more details. We will begin updating classmates mailing addresses and trying to locate any missing classmates. Please join us!
The HHS Class of 1983
We are looking for
classmates interested in getting together for a 25th Reunion. No
dates set yet just trying to track people down and see if people are
interested in putting something together. |
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H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S
H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S |
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SUMMER CAMP OPEN HOUSE AT THE METROWEST YMCA HOPKINTON |
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Yard Sale Sat. April 26th, 8 am – 1 pm.
ALL proceeds to Relay for Life. |
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Florence R. Stewart, 78
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Up and Away
April 23, 2008 — This cherry picker was sky-high on Boulder Capital property Wednesday afternoon near the area of the proposed playing fields. |
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Golden Spoon Open Wednesday Through Friday for Dinner.
Chose Bill's icon for coupons! |
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Spring Makeover
April 23, 2008 — The gazebo at Ice House Pond on West Main Street has been getting a makeover this week, with paint, a roof and a new copper topped cupola. |
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Middlesex County / State Crime and Justice
Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
Issues Statement Regarding Police Shooting Occurring On
The
Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police
Detective Unit assigned to the
At
approximately that time, Lowell Police Officer Christopher Purtell
discharged his department-issued firearm, injuring Venn Keo, 18, of
The investigation into this matter included interviews with Officer Purtell, Officer V. Fernandes, and other witnesses at the scene. A thorough investigation and examination of the crime scene was also conducted.
During the incident, Officer Purtell, while on patrol as part of his official duties as a Lowell Police Officer, responded to reports of an assault in progress by a man with a knife at the Moody Street address. Officer Purtell arrived at the scene along with Officer Fernandes. As they approached the apartment, Officer Purtell observed the door to be open and then immediately observed the suspect, later identified as Keo, inside the apartment holding a large meat cleaver in his hand. |
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Sponsored by the Hopkinton Police and the beFREE Coalition Be Safe Question of the Day
Q. Adults would have to consume twice as many drinks to suffer the same damage as adolescents? True or False? Answer: TRUE. Findings indicate that adults would have to consume twice as many drinks to suffer the same damage as adolescents.
* From
the Hopkinton Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S
H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S H O M E S |
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Fatal Crash on Route
395 South in
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Grace
Bray indicates that a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass being operated by
Jose Rivera, age 79 of Worcester,
was traveling south on Route 395 in Oxford, just north of Exit 5. The
Oldsmobile lost control, went off the right side of the roadway prior to
the exit ramp, and struck several trees.
Rivera sustained serious
injuries and was transported to
This crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. The Oxford Police and Fire Departments and MassHighway assisted Troopers at the scene.
Fatal Crash on Route
290 West in
April 23, 2008 — Today at approximately 7:04 PM, Troopers
assigned to the State Police Barracks in Holden responded to a report of
a motor vehicle crash on Route 290 West in
Preliminary
investigation by Trooper David Fleming indicates that a 2002 Ford
Explorer being operated by 51
year-old Joseph Thompson of Webster was traveling west in the
left lane on Route 290 in Worcester, east of Exit 10, when it lost
control, veered into the right lane and rolled over, coming to rest on
the driver’s side. In the course of those events, the 2002 Ford struck
a 2003
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Better Bee Careful
April 23, 2008 — A bumblebee has found the nectar of a young flower of a PJM Rhododendron to be irresistible today at the corner of East Main Street and Frankland Road on Boulder Capital land. The hybridization of the PJM shrub, combining an azalea and a rhody, has been attributed to Ed Mezitt, son of Weston Nurseries' founder Peter J. Mezitt, and so named for his father. |
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Selectmen Give Initial Nod to Host Community Agreement With Legacy Farms Planning Board vote is unanimous
April 22, 2008 — This evening the Selectmen voted 3-1, with Vice-Chair Mary Pratt in the negative, to move forward to the Planning Board the Host Community Agreement (HCA) with Legacy Farms for the development in East Hopkinton that seeks to build 940 housing units and 450,000 square foot of retail/commercial development. The project would need a a zoning change at Town Meeting in May (OSMUD District - Article 29 on Warrant). Selectman Mathew Zettek, an abutter, does not sit on the board during discussions with land owner Boulder Capital. The Planning Board, meeting in the next room, heard of the Selectmen's approval, discussed the agreement, and voted unanimously to approve of it. The Selectmen will vote to sign the agreement at a meeting yet to be officially posted for next Thursday. Town Counsel Ray Miyares gave the Selectmen an overview of the agreement, and provided an up-to-date copy of the complete document, which has been negotiated between principal Boulder Capital and the negotiating team of Mr. Miyares, Town Planner Elaine Lazarus, and Town Manager Anthony Troiano, that was appointed on December 19, 2007. The HCA, which is binding on all future owners, according to Mr. Miyares' summary, frees the town from any obligation to provide water above the capacity of the Alprilla Farms well. And as previously reported, the traffic signals at 85 and 135 will be upgraded, and the crosswalk at West Main and Wood Streets will be relocated. One of the most discussed aspects of the agreement is to insure that the project will be revenue-positive for the town through a phasing plan referred to as the Matrix. On the fiscal impact side of of the agreement, Legacy agrees to a payment of $500,000 to the Hopkinton School Committee if the project area exceeds 250 students within the first six years. And if the student population exceeds 266, Legacy will pay the Committee $270,000 for each group of 30 students over that figure, to mitigate the effect on the schools. The agreement offers 21 acres of the Restricted Land toward municipal uses, of which a cemetery has topped the wish list, in the western most corner of the property, which borders abutters. Nineteen acres on East Main Street have been carved out for possible athletic fields. Selectman Brian Herr, after reading that $300,000 would be set aside for a new fire substation to serve East Hopkinton, noted that he remembered seeing something in a previous draft of the agreement that offered $500,000 for that purpose. "That was not agreed to," said Mr. Miyares, with a smile. Mr. Herr asked Boulder Capital President Roy MacDowell to agree to the higher figure. Mr. MacDowell asked to return to that issue after hearing Selectmen Vice-Chair Mary Pratt. Mrs. Pratt had objections surrounding issues of water and environmental impact, and said she could not vote for the agreement. Chair Muriel Kramer said that the agreement represented a compromise on every issue. She told Mrs. Pratt that her concerns were heard previously, but did not prevail. Abutter Jane Moran called the agreement, "...a train rushing forward to a wreck." "$500,000 would not even pay for an engineering study," she said. "To everyone's credit," said Mrs. Kramer, "both sides put a lot of legs on a lot of questions and concerns. If they are not included, it is on purpose," she said. After hearing everyone's concerns, Mr. MacDowell agreed to Mr. Herr's upping the ante of the fire substation contribution from $300,000 to $500,000. It was the only change in the entire agreement this evening. The Selectmen plan to meet next Thursday to finalize and legalize the HCA, which is entirely contingent on the approval of the OSMUD at Town Meeting. |
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April
24, 2008 — Yesterday at approximately 6:30 PM, Troopers assigned to the
State Police Barracks in Sturbridge responded to a report of a motor
vehicle crash on Route 395 South in 
