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State of the Town
Wednesday April 30, 2008 at 7:45 AM
The First Congregational Church, 146 East Main Street,
Hopkinton
This program should prove to be an informative lead up to Hopkinton’s Annual Town Meeting set to convene on May 5, 2008 at 7 PM. If you are interested in the state of Hopkinton’s fiscal affairs you won’t want to miss this event.
You will leave with a clearer understanding of the town’s current fiscal situation as well as upcoming challenges and opportunities that will have an impact on our future.
You will also hear details pertaining to the proposed zoning changes, which will enable Boulder Capital to move forward with their Legacy Farms plan. The Zoning Advisory Committee and the Planning Board recommended changes will be voted on during the Annual Town Meeting.
Presenters will include:
Anthony Troiano Hopkinton Town Manager Heidi Kriger Chief Financial Officer Jack Phelan Superintendent of Schools Stephen Zieff Legacy Farms Scott Richardson Principal, Gorman Richardson Architects
Reserve your seat via e-mail to geri@hopkinton.org or tkilduff@att.net or by calling 508-435-0949
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Planning Board Denies Hayward Street Zoning Change Endorsement "It [commercal development] is choking the community" ~ RJ Dourney
by Robert Falcione April 29, 2008 — The Planning Board ended a lively Public Hearing Monday night by voting 5-2 to not support a zoning change on Hayward Street from Residence Lake Front to Rural Business. William Tetlow (Foreground, left), who also owns the parcel at 25 Hayward Street where Maria's, Milford Bank and Dunkin' Donuts are located, wants to change zoning on adjacent land to build a similarly styled complex of 20,000 square feet. Although only the zoning and not the site's design was up for consideration, Mr. Tetlow promised the board and the SRO group of more than thirty members of the public who attended, that the structures would be in keeping with the residential New England style he has already built, and that it would not add to traffic.
In December, the Zoning Advisory Committee voted to recommend the change
to the Planning Board, and that the Board submit the Article, presented
by self-described co-owner Ken Weber, for Town Meeting. But in February,
the Planning Board voted 6-2 not to support the plan. After the negative
vote, 2nd Vice-Chair
However, Mr. Tetlow presented a revised plan, which Chairman Mark Abate said was improved over the first. In the new plan, the parking is located behind the buildings. On the original plan, the parking was between the building and the street. Although Mr. Tetlow's plan and drawings were presented to advise the board and the public of his intentions, they have not been submitted as a design and could be changed before a formal site plan presentation. Monday's hearing was only to seek Planning Board approval for an endorsement of the zoning change, Article #33 at Town Meeting. Woodville resident and employee of Mr. Tetlow, Pam French said that living on Lake Whitehall, she identified with concerns of the Lake Maspenock people who had come to oppose the zoning change, but that the land would not remain undeveloped. College Street resident, builder Chris Nation, who was on the now defunct Master Plan Committee said that the group opposed to Mr. Tetlow's plan at the opening of the Public Hearing the previous week presented nothing factual, just emotional, and "Nothing that would stop the plan." Lake resident and member of the Executive Board of the Lake Maspenock Preservation Association, Malcolm Page said that the neighborhood had been highly impacted by development, more than any others in town. "I was upset," he said. "He plans, if this doesn't go through, to push through a 40B plan with 23 units." A 40B project can skirt local zoning in a town with less than 10% of the housing stock designated as affordable and apply for a comprehensive permit from the Board of Appeals. Mr. Tetlow shot back that the statement was incorrect. He had told people that the other person's plan had a 40B on it, he said. Neighborhood resident and former Planning Board member Pam Duffy protested adding traffic to a neighborhood of 300 families that has only two ways in or out. Planning Board member Sandy Altamura said that according to her calculations, the finished project would generate about $25,000. Mr. Tetlow replied that Principal Assessor Bob Bushway said it would be about $35,000. Hayward Street resident Karen Phillips cited an appraisal of her property that claimed that the impact of the adjacent industrial area was a lower home value. Mr. Dourney said, "All business is not good all of the time," and said he would vote against the zoning change. "This neighborhood has endured a lot of commercial development," said Mr. Dourney. "It is choking the community," he said. Mr. Tetlow warned that another project, the one proposed for the corner of West Main and South, could become a "ghost town" and that his development could add to the draw, bringing more people into the area. Members Carl DeVeuve and Ken Weismantel said they would vote for the measure in the future, but not on this evening. However, on this evening only Chairman Mark Abate and member Claire Wright voted in favor of supporting it. Despite the negative endorsement, the Article remains on the Warrant and will be heard at Town Meeting as Article #33, but without the coveted Planning Board nod. "I'm not sure why you're paid this money," charged Mr. Tetlow after the vote, speaking to members of the Planning Board about their presumed salaries. "We're not," replied Mr. Dourney. The Planning Board members are elected volunteers who receive no pay. |
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Sasaki Endorses Legacy Farms Peer reviewer likes plan, quotes Shaw
April 28,
2008 — In a letter to the Planning Board, Fred Merrill (Center, file
photo), a principal of Sasaki Associates,
The town accepted their East Hopkinton Master Plan, and recently charged them with a peer review of the Legacy Farms Open Space Mixed Use Development District (OSMUD) on around 720 acres on that side of town. "They engaged in a peer review to advise the Planning Board to see if Legacy Farms conformed with the East Hopkinton Master Plan. And should the OSMUD pass, they will be helping us with design guidelines for the Master Plan Special Permit," said Town Planner Elaine Lazarus this afternoon. Roy MacDowell, principal of Boulder Capital, the company behind Legacy Farms, said this afternoon, "Sasaki spent a lot of time with the Land Use Study Committee and to get the endorsement of our plan from a world renown company, we are very, very, pleased. They thought it would be a positive addition to the community. Mr. MacDowell said they studied the Sasaki Master Plan, and so it was no mistake that the OSMUD conformed to it.
Here are excerpts from the Sasaki Letter:
"Dear Mr.
Abate: The purpose of this letter is to provide comments and observations of the Hopkinton Planning Board's informational review process for the legacy Farms master plan, which includes the preparation of the Open Space Mixed Use Development (OS MUD) district and the Host Community Agreement (HCA). This letter is written from the perspective that Sasaki Associates Inc. (Sasaki) gained from leading the East Hopkinton land Use Strategy and Zoning Recommendation process, and, as an advisor to the Hopkinton Planning Board for the above mentioned informational review process....
"Over the past three years the Town has fostered a pro-active planning process that has resulted in the HCA and the proposed OSMUD for Town Meeting consideration. The OSMUD and HCA provide the understanding and regulatory framework to ensure that Legacy Farms will be developed in accordance with Town goals and to produce the anticipated community benefits.
Legacy Farms
is an opportunity for the Town of Hopkinton to take a leadership role in
the planning, design and implementation of a sustainable master planned
community on the Weston Nurseries property. From Sasaki's perspective,
the Legacy Farms master plan proposal is clearly based upon the
expressed goals identified in the East Hopkinton Land Use Strategy, and
can become a master planned community that is socially, economically and
environmentally sustainable. Perhaps the best way to think about the Legacy Farms proposal is from an observation by George Bernard Shaw, 'Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail'." |
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Click above for complete update.
8:49 pm A resident of Winter Street reported hearing two gun shots..
11:30 am A resident of Claflin Avenue reported an attempted forced entry into their garage overnight...
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Sponsored by the Hopkinton Police and the beFREE Coalition Be Safe Question of the Day
a) vocabulary b) visual-spatial c) memory Check back tomorrow morning for the answer.
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Reprise of April 17, 2008 piece for those who went away on vacation and missed it. Called to Serve Country
Originally posted April 17, 2008 — Hopkinton High School teacher Michael McFarland got a rousing, heartfelt sendoff from faculty, administration and students in a whole-school assembly this afternoon. Mr. McFarland who is a Seabee, has been called to serve his country, and is expected to leave soon for Iraq.
To see a video of the event, please choose the HopNews.tv icon.
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Annual Town Report Available For voters looking forward to going to Town Meeting as an informed voter, the Annual Town Report is available at Town Hall, by the office of the Town Clerk. If you cannot find it, please ask at the office |
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REMINDER
Hopkinton Police Association 11th Annual Fishing Derby Saturday, May 10, 2008 Hopkinton Sportsmen's Club 95 Lumber Street (Raindate, May 17) 8:30 - 9:00 am for children under 10 years-old 9:00 am - Noon for all children
• Free to all children • Free T-Shirt to all children who register • For Pre-Registration, call the station (508) 497-3401 • Pond will be stocked with trout • Bait will be provided • Prizes awarded all day - Trophies at about Noon • Free food for all • To donate, please send check made out to Hopkinton Police Association c/o Phil Powers 74 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 |
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Willow Weep for Me
April 27, 2008 — Looking a bit like a scene down South, this great blue heron plays second fiddle to the weeping willow and tall grasses in the background on South Mill Street today. |
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Ripping It
April 27, 2008 — Matt Langlois, 15, practices his Rip Stik at the State Park today with his dad and sister. The device is similar to a skateboard, but needs no propulsion, only a back and forth motion on its two, single, swiveling wheels to move in one direction or the other. |
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Busy as a ...
April 27, 2008 — This critter looking a bit like a beaver carrying something in it mouth, didn't stick around to pose for closeups at Blood's pond this afternoon. |
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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a sign...
April 27, 2008 — Candidates' signs have begun dotting the landscape in preparation for the May 19, 2008 Town Election. Now, there are question-specific signs popping up too, one in support, and one in opposition to Question # 29 on the Town Meeting Warrant, the rezoning proposal called the OSMUD District. The Town Moderator, at the behest of the Town manager has scheduled the question to be heard at the beginning of Town Meeting on Tuesday, May 6, following a recess to and adjournment from Special Town Meeting. Town Meeting starts Monday, May 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Athletic Center. Copies of the Town Report are currently available at Town Hall. The Warrant and other documents can be read on the links above. |
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Bicycle Accident at State Park
April 26, 2008 — Hopkinton Firefighters and Police responded with Ashland and Westborough public safety officers to a serious bicycle accident at the Hopkinton State Park Dam late this afternoon. The firefighters loaded the sixteen year-old male patient into a Westborough ambulance for transport to UMass Medical. According to a friend who was biking with the victim, he did a Superman on a natural jump on the dry side of the dam and landed badly. He was unable to move after landing, and his friends carried him to the top of the dam, where he remained motionless. Later, Hopkinton Firefighter Tim Healy responded to a question at the Fire Station about proper procedure at the scene of an accident. "In the event of a traumatic injury, unless there is a hazard to the victim, such as a car fire or the danger of drowning, the victim should not be moved. "Moving a victim who has the potential of a spinal injury (neck or back) could exacerbate the injury, leading to paralysis or even death," cautioned Firefighter Healy. "Call 911 and let the professionals provide the proper care," he said. |
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First on the Corners "Vote for Muriel Kramer. She'll make your life good!" ~ Ethan Kramer, 6
April 26,2008 — The Democrats, and candidate for re-election Selectman Muriel Kramer in particular, had all four corners of the Main and Grove intersection to themselves today, holding signs and waving at honking cars. "Vote for Muriel Kramer. She'll make your life good!" shouted Ethan Kramer, 6, very loudly, to no one in particular, and testifying from personal experience. |
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Hillers at St John's Prep in Danvers Win 13-7
Mark Sanborn is greeted by Dam Muscatello as he scores following home run at St John's Prep Hopkinton's undefeated (8-0) boys varsity baseball team traveled to St John's Prep in Danvers on Friday and came away with a 13 - 7 victory with senior pitcher Conar Mahon earning the win. Paul Ostrander was 3 - 5 at the plate while Mark Sanborn hit a long solo home run for the winners. The Hiller's next game on Monday at Norton is a test between two undefeated TVL conference teams. Photo and text John Collins. |
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Mary Pratt Endorses Fellow Selectman Muriel Kramer
Dear Editor, There are few towns that vote locally as Party oriented. It has it's advantages and disadvantages. But the utter mean and pettiness toward Hopkinton residents of all parties who run for elections or serve on Boards is deplorable. No one is perfect and cannot please all. We endeavor to see the issues as they Are and not as we wish they could be. I've been around a long time and have a tougher hide than most so I take it from whence it comes. But there are many great persons who refuse to get involved because they cannot tolerate the ridicule and nastiness. Case in point: The July 4th parade which used to be fun and hilarious but is now vindictive and mean. For all of the above let me say that I have served on the BOS for eight years and the election of Muriel Kramer and finally Mike was to me a breath of Fresh air. Thankfully with Matt and Brian it has continued. |
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Hopkinton Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
Saturday May 17, 2008
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State of the Town
Wednesday April 30, 2008 at 7:45 AM
The First Congregational Church,
This program should prove to be an informative lead up to Hopkinton’s
You will leave with a clearer understanding of the town’s current fiscal situation as well as upcoming challenges and opportunities that will have an impact on our future.
You will also hear details pertaining to the proposed zoning changes,
which will enable
Presenters will include:
Heidi Kriger Chief Financial Officer Jack Phelan Superintendent of Schools Stephen Zieff Legacy Farms Scott Richardson Principal, Gorman Richardson Architects
Reserve your seat via e-mail to geri@hopkinton.org or tkilduff@att.net or by calling 508-435-0949
Continental breakfast will be available at 7:30 AM ~ Program will begin at 8:00 AM |
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ArtReach(es) out to Seniors
On April 15th a club called ArtReach - (a group of junior and senior art students from the Hopkinton High School) along with the Hopkinton Garden Club once again (we did this last year) had seniors from the center paint and plant pansies in celebration of spring. What a fun time! ~Joan Luciano, Hopkinton Garden Club |
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112th Boston Marathon is One for the Ages
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Legacy Farms Article #29 to Begin Second Day of Town Meeting Town seeks largest audience
The
Special Town Meeting Warrant
consists of 11 Articles, many of which will pass without much
discussion. The Article likely to take the most time is Article #3, the
Fruit Street Soccer Fields. The Community Preservation Commission has
promised $1,000,000 toward the fields, with the balance put in by HYSA
(Hopkinton Youth Soccer Association), depending upon the approval of a
lease agreement passing muster with the General Court. HYSA has agreed
to contribute no less than $500,000 toward finishing the surface of two
soccer fields located at the Town's Fruit Street site. A much more
expansive Article has failed at each of the last two Annual Town
Meetings. However, the new proposal has been substantially scaled down,
and has the support of many town When asked why the Legacy Article was moved forward, Town Manager Anthony Troiano (File photo) said, "It is so the voters know when it is going to be. We need to nail it down to a time frame. They will have consultants coming. We want the maximum number of voters there, and if they know when it will be, they are likely to come."
"Each side will have 20 minutes," Mr. Troiano said. Mr. Troiano was
referring to the proponent, Legacy Farms, and whoever is expected to
oppose the 940 home, 450,000 square foot commercial project. Abutter Christopher Barry (File photo, right) has been attending Planning Board, ZAC and Selectmen's meetings since last year after Town Meeting, when he pledged an effort to have the town purchase the property, an effort that failed by about 3 votes the necessary 2/3 majority. He has admitted to being part of a group calling itself Hopkinton Citizens' Association, and lately has called for a halt to the project. The Association has a web site, but does not list its members, many who have admitted membership, but who refuse to name others. Legacy Farms has held several presentations to town committees and others — there is a presentation scheduled for May 3, 10:00am - Noon at the First Congregational Church — but has been allotted only twenty minutes at Town Meeting. Town Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. on May 5, 2008 at the Hopkinton High School Athletic Center. |
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DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS
RJ
Dourney (Photo) advised Mr. Weber that he had the option of submitting a
citizen's petition, a piece of advice that apparently reached Mr. Tetlow,
who did just that.
wholeheartedly
endorses the
Q.
On which test did adolescent drinkers score worse than no
n-users?
THE HOPKINTON WOMEN'S CLUB 
printed word was elevated to a high place in History. "The Power of the
Press" with outreach to millions. Tragically it has become more
combative than educational, hurting many people and their families.*
But we too get rebuttal time. My point is that has Members of the 5th
Estate, the Media, have grown far beyond the lowly newspapers and it's
positions often opinionated and biased, going far beyond the
independent publication of facts and figures.
Bernadette
has been performing for 20 years in coffeehouses, schools, clubs and
festivals in the USA and overseas, and is NOT to be missed. Her concerts
are a celebration of life: one moment rollicking and raucous, the next
tender and poignant, you may need a tissue (and your Depends). With her
rich dynamic voice, mountain dulcimer and quick wit, she comforts,
tickles and even challenges her audiences to become part of a circus of
delight. Bernadette’s original songs range from soulful love ballads to
political satire to hysterical mini opera of her experiences with
internet dating. Bernadette is totally willing (and capable of) making
an idiot of herself for the benefit of all mankind. Everyone leaves
holding hands and determined to put an end to war, world hunger, clean
up the planet, love their neighbor (no matter how annoying) and then go
out dancing. A one woman surround sound, her CD “The Raven” and I has
been a huge success and a must have. 
people from all walks of life - the decision of who gets what when you
are gone. While many people logically assume that a will is the official
forum for expressing such decisions, that's not always the case. For
instance, did you know that the proceeds from workplace retirement
plans, IRAs and life insurance policies are passed on independent of
what may be spelled out in a will?
April
24, 2008 — Moderator Dr. Bruce Karlin (File photo) headed a meeting this
evening of members of governmental bodies that was short of a quorum of
any one — the standard by which a meeting MUST be opened to the public —
and agreed to begin the second day of Town Meeting with Article #29,
which is the Legacy Farms OSMUD District zoning change. The meeting will
actually open, go into Special Town Meeting, complete it, and then
reconvene the Town Meeting session, begining with Article #29.
departments.
