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Hopkinton Residents Make Strides Against Breast Cancer American Cancer Society Hosts Annual Kickoff Breakfast in preparation for walk


(Hopkinton, MA) -- Hopkinton residents Dina Rodrigues (second from left) and Dawn McNair (second from right) attended the American Cancer Society’s recent kickoff breakfast to celebrate the 16th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk with emcees Hank Phillippi Ryan (left) of 7News on 7NBC/CW56 and Candy O’Terry (right) of MAGIC 106.7FM. Also at the
kickoff, but not present in the photo were Beth and Jake Jacobs of Hopkinton. Making Strides is a five-mile walk set for Sunday, October 5 along Boston’s Charles River Esplanade. Dina, Dawn, Beth, and Jake will be among 40,000 walkers at Making Strides, which is the nation’s oldest and largest one-day walk of its kind, expecting to raise more than $3.5 million for the fight against breast cancer.

     Funds raised benefit the Society’s programs of breast cancer research, education, advocacy, and patient services. 7News on 7NBC/CW56 and MAGIC 106.7FM are media partners for the event. Flagship sponsors are AstraZeneca, Aurora Imaging Technology, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts, Boston Teacher’s Union, Cumberland Farms, and WeGotSoccer. For more information on Boston’s Making Strides, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org/stridesonline. Contributed content

Senior Picnic a Success

August 20, 2008 — Representative Paul Loscocco, center, chats with a patron of his 8th annual Senior Picnic, and with his friend, Dan Haley, who is running for Rep Loscocco's seat. A couple of hundred seniors showed up to have a cookout buffet, purchased with Rep Loscocco's earnings as a legislator.

      He said when Mr. Haley told him he was running, he said the only important question I had for him was, did he intend to keep the picnic going. He said Mr. Haley answered, yes.

Sustainable Green Committee Born
Toll Brothers' Conservation Restriction nixed for the time being

“I’ve never been a fan of Toll Brothers as a corporation." ~ Selectman Michael Shepard

 

By Jessica Aker
August 20, 2008 —
The Board of Selectmen (BOS) met last evening to discuss twenty agenda items. Two topics in particular regarding improvements for Hopkinton’s future took center stage at the meeting.

 

Selectman Matt Zettek presented the structure and purpose of the Sustainable Green Committee (SGC). The goals of the SGC are to build upon exiting efforts and to create new efforts to increase the capacity for Green living and awareness in Hopkinton. This will apply to resident and businesses alike. Some of the topics to be prioritized include: Energy, Land, Transportation, Water and Community Outreach/Education. There was an overwhelming response of applications to sit on the SGC, even after the deadline for submissions. However, the BOS appointed 15 full members as proposed in their last meeting, which was an increase from the original 9 members they thought were called for on the SGC. Three associate members were appointed in order to keep membership inclusive, and also ensure that quorum could be met at all meetings.

 

Vice-Chair Mary Pratt asked, “Will the associate members be able to vote at a particular meeting if they are present and a full member is not?”

 

Chairman of the BOS, Brian J. Herr responded, “They will be able to vote for that one meeting only in order to make sure progress is made for committee efforts.”

 

“We’ve tried to be accommodating because of the enthusiasm we saw during the application process. There will also a lot of opportunities to volunteer and do good things to help the SGC such as sit on subcommittees or work on one particular effort, even if someone was not chosen to be on the SGC. There is also an opportunity to work with other people in town who would support the efforts of the SGC,” said Mr. Zettek.

 

Mr. Herr explained that the committee had to abide by certain rules. “The SGC must pick a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. All of the members, even associate members, must go to the Town Clerk within the next few days to get sworn in. All meetings are to be held using Open Meeting Rules and Roberts Rule of Order.”

 

Ms. Geri Holland explained, “Each member will get a handbook that states all of this information for future reference.”

 

Selectman Michael Shepard insisted that the new members become acquainted with each other at the first meeting rather than figure out who wants to stay on the committee for predefined lengths of time.

 

“We can appoint all members for a year and then see if we should appoint certain members for longer periods of service after we test this year out,” said Mr. Herr.

 

Selectman RJ Dourney added, “The SGC should report back to us by mid-April so we can check on their progress before appointments for upcoming years so that we know the intentions of the members of the committee.”

 

Also of note was a discussion about the Conservation Restrictions (CR’s) on Hopkinton Highlands II, the second subdivision project by Toll Brothers Inc. The first subdivision by the company produced luxury single family homes for the Estates at Highland Ridge. Hopkinton Highlands II boasts similar housing stock because a lack of septic system capability led the company to scrap townhouses as an addition to the property.  READ MORE...

 Candidates' Roundtable

Please join David Hamacher on August 28 at 7:00 p.m. on HCAM-TV, or stop by the studio and be part of the audience at 77 Main Street. Mr. Hamacher will strive for a portrait of each candidate's position on the issues as he moderates a roundtable discussion with the Democratic primary candidates for State Representative of the Eighth Middlesex District.

 

The candidates have been asked to submit questions they would like to be asked, as has the general public. In order to give the candidates an opportunity to be well prepared, they will be made aware of the questions in advance. However, they will not know what follow up questions Mr. Hamacher will ask, in his inquisitive and genuine style. He is still accepting emails with your questions at davidham@comcast.net . Please include name, address, and phone number.

 

Republican challenger Dan Haley has agreed to a similar sitdown with the winner of the primary.

POLICE CONTINUE TO SEEK PUBLIC’S HELP

Dad in jail, son still missing

 

August 19, 2008 — The Massachusetts State Police and Lynn Police today released a new photo of missing five-year-old Giovanni Gonzalez and again asked anyone with information abut the child’s whereabouts or disappearance to contact authorities.

 

The photo of Giovanni Gonzalez shows him with his father, ERNESTO L. GONZALEZ JR., who has been with charged with child endangerment in connection with his son’s disappearance. ERNESTO GONZALEZ JR., 36 (D.O.B. 3/5/72), of 2 Brightwood Terrace, Lynn, was arrested yesterday by State and Lynn Police and ordered held on $500,000 cash bail following his arraignment in Lynn District Court. Despite the arrest of ERNESTO GONZALEZ JR., Giovanni’s whereabouts remain unknown.

 

Giovanni Gonzalez weighs approximately 40 lbs. and is 49 inches (4’1”) tall with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing blue denim jeans, a red T-shirt, a silver braided chain and black Spiderman sandals. He was carrying a black backpack that had the Transformers robot characters on it and which contained some of his clothes and toys. He has a faded skin pigmentation mark on the lower right side of his chest and a small scar above his eyebrow.

 

Giovanni Gonzalez was brought by his mother to his father’s home at 2 Brightwood Terrace in Lynn on Friday for a weekend visit. ERNESTO GONZALEZ JR. did not return Giovanni to his mother’s custody at the end of the weekend. State and Lynn Police today continue to search for the boy in Lynn and investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding his disappearance. The investigation is under the direction of Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett.

 

Anyone with information about the child’s disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Lynn Police at (781) 595-2000.

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Real Estate Transactions for Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Compiled by Eric Montville for HopNews.com,  August 19, 2008

Address

Buyer

Price

Date

Seller

22 Rocky Woods Road Najmul Karim & Nahid S. Karim $605,000 Aug. 15, 2008 Jeremy J. Ohare & Deann L. Ohare
15 Front Street John Speranza & Sarah B. Speranza $245,000 Aug. 15, 2008

Josephine Faini, John Speranza,

 Robert J. Speranza, Vincenza A.

 Lentoni, William S. Speranza, Mary

 Rinaldo, Jane Tucci & Joseph T.

 Speranza

3 Duffield Road Robin L. Vacha & Kamlai Vacha $279,900 Aug. 15, 2008 Michael R. Secor & Rosemary Mimi Secor
Maspenock Road & Old Town Road William C. Tetlow $255,000 Aug. 15, 2008 Ian Fogg
31 Valleywood Drive Robert J. Strechay, Jr. & Kristen E. Strechay $584,000 Aug. 14, 2008 David J. Invester & Dolores M. Invester
8 Paul Revere Path Ashraf Muhammad & Lubna Ashraf $364,000 Aug. 14, 2008 Stagecoach Heights Realty LLC
3 Dicarlo Road Matthew C. Applebaum & Julie Ann Cochran $680,227 Aug. 11, 2008 Robert P. Wood & Diane S. Wood
Previous update:        
10 Hearthstone Road Michael P. Nolte & Jennifer J. Nolte $735,000 Aug. 07, 2008 Landen C. Williams & Sarah S. Williams
Scarlata Road, Lot 6 Janine S. LeBlanc $215,000 Aug. 07, 2008 John J. Deneen Jr., Trustee of Deneen-

Scarlata Family Realty Trust

169 Lumber Street Brian D. Lotti & Judith M. Lotti $441,000 Aug. 04, 2008 Paula R. Macconnell & Nancy L. Gustafson
216 Pond Street Kathleen A. Bush & Jeffrey R. Bush $480,000 Aug. 04, 2008 Paul Zilioli, Jr. & Kathleen M Zilioli

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Changes All Around

Gas prices falling

August 19, 2008 — Hopkinton Exxon is now Hopkinton Gulf, and the prices are coming down. Owner Jerry Lazzaro said today, after the new Gulf sign with the sky-blue background went up, that his price for regular will be lowered to $3.63, just as he had hoped.

      The Exxon brand in a number of states is owned by Cumberland Farms, which now will not need to pay royalties at the Hopkinton location.

      A crew of a half-dozen workers, mostly from southern states, will be changing the product names in several surrounding towns over the next few day.     

Hopkinton Company Receives $1.1 Million Task Order from the

EPA's ToxCastTM Screening Program

- Caliper Screens Compounds to Detect Toxicity -

August 19, 2008 — Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. today announced that it has received a $1.1 million task order under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ToxCastTM screening program. This task order was issued pursuant to a contract that Caliper was awarded by the EPA in April 2007 under the ToxCast program. The contract provides for up to $69 million of screening services throughout five years, although the specific dollar value is subject to the actual volume of testing requested by the EPA as well as continued government funding for the ToxCast program. To date, Caliper has received task orders under this EPA contract totaling approximately $3.6 million, including the new $1.1million task order. This new task order was anticipated and the work associated with this order is expected to be substantially completed during the third quarter of 2008.

 

Caliper works with the EPA under the ToxCast initiative to develop new approaches to identify chemical compounds that are potentially toxic to the environment. Caliper uses in vitro biochemical assays, which have been validated in the pharmaceutical drug discovery industry, to help predict how chemicals like pesticides will interact with the environment, humans and animals. During the initial phase, Caliper tested 320 well-known chemicals through more than 230 in vitro assays. The new task order will support further screening of this initial set of 320 compounds.

 

Once the first phase of the ToxCast program is complete, the EPA is expected to begin screening a broader class of compounds to expand the database of bioactivity signatures developed in the first phase. Based on these efforts, the ToxCast screening program will provide the EPA with an efficient tool for rapidly and efficiently screening compounds and prioritizing further toxicity testing. The ultimate goal is to identify a set of predictive in vitro assays that can supplement or replace in vivo tests currently used for regulatory approval of new environmental chemicals.

 

"Caliper's test results from the initial phase of the ToxCast screening program provided high quality data and demonstrated a substantial number of positive results, or 'hits,' that may have potential relevance to environmental toxicity or adverse effects. With this new funding, we will expand our testing to determine the potency, or concentration response, of these bioactivities using all 230 of the initial assays," said David Manyak, Ph.D. (Photo), executive vice president of discovery services at Caliper Life Sciences. "This follow-up screening is an important step in the progress of the ToxCast program. We look forward to continuing our research efforts and supporting the EPA's efforts to better understand the impact, and minimize the threat, of environmental contaminants."

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MOST WANTED FUGITIVE CAPTURTED IN OREGON

 

MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT LEADS TO ARREST OF ALLEGED RAPIST Bresnahan

 

August 19, 2008 — MICHAEL T. Bresnahan, one of Massachusetts’ Most Wanted fugitives, was captured last night after he tried to outrun police along a railroad track in Cottage Grove, Oregon, culminating an intense manhunt by Massachusetts State Police, United States Marshals, and local police in Oregon. The arrest of the 36-year-old Bresnahan (D.O.B. 1/31/72) comes nearly a year after he terrorized and sexually assaulted a 61-year-old woman after forcibly entering her home in Winchendon, Mass.

 

Massachusetts State Police had shifted their search for Bresnahan to the Pacific Northwest after he was spotted in a Springfield, Oregon, Wal-mart, and later on a nearby interstate, on the night of Aug. 2. Bresnahan was again featured on the television program “America’s Most Wanted” on Saturday, Aug. 16. A day later, on Sunday, viewers of the television show recognized him after he allegedly stole beer from a Safeway convenience store in Cottage Grove, Oregon. US Marshals verified that the beer thief was Bresnahan by viewing footage from the store’s security camera, and then began blanketing the town with wanted photos of the suspect. Marshals and local police also began an intensive search of forested areas around Cottage Grove because Bresnahan had purchased camping equipment in the Wal-mart on Aug. 2.

 

Yesterday, Cottage Grove, Oregon, Police received a tip that Bresnahan had been spotted walking along railroad tracks in that town. At 5:49 p.m. Pacific Coast Time, Cottage Grove Police Officer Carlos Jones, who was off-duty, heard over his police radio about the latest Bresnahan sighting and drove toward the tracks in his personal vehicle. Officer Jones spotted Bresnahan walking south on railroad tracks near Lane and Douglas avenues in Cottage Grove and called for other officers to assist him. As Cottage Grove police officers began to converge on the area, Bresnahan started to run northbound on the railroad track and then east on Villard Avenue, over the tracks. Officer Jones, still pursuing in his personal vehicle, caught up to Bresnahan, exited his car, and ordered him to the ground at gunpoint as other officers arrived and handcuffed the suspect.

 

Bresnahan was booked by the local police and will be arraigned as a fugitive. He will eventually be returned to Massachusetts, where he will be arraigned in Worcester County.

 

Bresnahan was wanted for breaking into the Winchendon home of his victim, a former school teacher, early on the morning of Aug. 30, 2007. Armed with a knife, he held her against her will for more than two hours while assaulting her. Based on evidence gathered during a subsequent investigation, Winchendon Police obtained an arrest warrant for Bresnahan out of the Winchendon District Court. Soon after, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section began searching for Bresnahan.

 

Bresnahan’s arrest was the result of a cooperative, multi-agency law enforcement effort that involved the Massachusetts State Police, the US Marshals Service, the US Forest Service, the Office of Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early, the Winchendon Police Department, the Oregon State Police, and the Springfield, Oregon, and Cottage Grove, Oregon, Police Departments. Police noted the assistance of the general public and the media in generating tips throughout the manhunt for Bresnahan, who was featured on the national television program “America’s Most Wanted” and on numerous local media outlets in Massachusetts and Oregon.

Fallen comrade Honored

 

August 19, 2008 — Hopkinton, Massachusetts Police are displaying a black cloth over their badges in honor of 24 year-old Officer Sean Powers of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, who was killed when hit from behind while off duty on his motorcycle, following a shift at work. A 22 year-old man has been charged with Negligent Homicide after emerging from the woods six hours after the accident.

       Hopkinton, Massachusetts Officer David Shane is planning to ride the department's motorcycle to Hillsboro, New Hampshire to participate in the funeral procession to honor the two-time Iraq war veteran.

       When the news first broke,  a crawler ran across the bottom of the screen of a television station, causing people who did not see the entire message, to call Hopkinton, Massachusetts Police and HopNews to ask if it was our own Officer Powers.   

        It was not.

Lynn Five Year-old Missing— Father Jailed

Authorities seek public's help

 

August 18, 2008 — ERNESTO  L. GONZALES JR. was arraigned this afternoon in Lynn District Court on single count of child endangerment. At the request of the Office of Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett, Gonzalez was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail by Judge Stacey Fortes-White. He was ordered to return to court for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 17.

     The investigation into the disappearance of Gonzalez’s son, 5-year-old Giovanni Gonzalez, as well as the potential involvement of ERNESTO GONZALEZ JR., remains extremely active this evening. The investigation is being conducted by Lynn Police and State Police assigned to D.A. Blodgett’s office. Please refer to initial release below for description of Giovanni Gonzalez. Despite the arrest of ERNESTO GONZALEZ JR., Giovanni’s whereabouts remain unknown. Anyone with information about the child’s disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Lynn Police at (781) 595-2000 with any information. Further media inquiries should be directed to the Lynn Police Department.

 

ENDANGERED CHILD ADVISORY FROM THE CITY OF LYNN

  Description:

       The Massachusetts State Police and Lynn Police have issued an Endangered Child Advisory for missing 5-year-old Giovanni Gonzalez.

      Giovanni Gonzalez weighs approximately 40 lbs and is 49 inches (4’1”) tall with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing blue denim jeans, a red T-shirt, a silver braided chain and black Spiderman sandals. He was carrying a black backpack that had the Transformers robot characters on it and which contained some of his clothes and toys. He has a faded skin pigmentation mark on the lower right side of his chest and a small scar above his eyebrow. The boy was last seen Friday, Aug. 15 at 4 p.m. in the area of 2 Brightwood Terrace in Lynn.

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Cedar Swamp Conservation Trust

Seeks $200,00 - $500,000 for Hopkinton Waste Water Study

 

August 18, 2008 — The Cedar Swamp Conservati0on Trust (CSCT), a Westborough group that has filed two appeals of the Fruit Street Waste Water Treatment Facility (WWTF), is seeking to get funding to complete a previous feasibility study of the Elmwood Park area, for the treatment of Hopkinton waste water. The money is available, between $200-$500,000 according to CSCT President John Craycroft, from a Nyanza (Map) superfund mitigation fund, that has over $4 million available. Nyanza was a chemical dye company in Ashland that is now an EPA Superfund site that has been capped. The past pollution from the site has been blamed by some Ashland residents for what they say are unusually large clusters of cancers around the site, and a high rate of incidences of cancers from residents who swam or played in the waters around it as children.

     Mr. Craycroft said that he would like get the town on board for the study and the acquisition of the site.

     "If the town buys in, we could get the full amount for the study," Mr. Craycroft said today.

     In a letter received by Town Manager Anthony Troiano, Mr. Craycroft suggests that his plan be an alternative to the Fruit Street WWTF that his group and Brian Morrison are appealing. Mr. Craycroft said that Mr. Morrison's appeal is in court, putting the CSCT appeal on hold.

      "The town won't reply to me.

      "We also told the town we would be satisfied if they move the WWTF 500 feet from the wetlands that support Whitehall Brook," he said

       After reading the letter, one town official, who wanted to speak without attribution, said that the site could be a good additional site, rather than a replacement site.

       Mr. Troiano said that the Selectman may have a discussion about it at their meeting Tuesday night.

One Eye on the Fish

August 18, 2008 — This cormorant at Lake Whitehall did not venture more than five feet from shore this afternoon, posing for photos, as a young man from the neighborhood, Chris Cassella Jr., 13, who was fishing, fed the fish he caught to the bird  by sticking the catch on a stick and reaching out to the animal. The creature also stayed put as a crowd, complete with an unleashed dog, gathered to help free him from some fishing line he got caught up in.

     With a little advice by telephone from Bill Proctor, Animal Control Officer, the animal was freed by his young, human friend.

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Today, August 18, 2008

 

11:33 am A caller reported possible gunshots...

 

9:35 pm Detective Scott Van Raalten and officer William Burchard responded to many 911 calls from Chamberlain and Teresa Rd hearing 12 gunshots or fire works in rapid succession...

 

8:24 pm A caller reported a solicitor returned to his house fifteen minutes after being told to leave

Practice Makes Perfect

August 19, 2008 — The varsity football team, above, did a lap around the practice field to begin their first day at practice, while the combined soccer team did their drills, below, on the other end of the field.

 

 

This year’s MDA Boot Drive by Hopkinton Firefighters will be held this Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of 135 & 85.

HELP!

August 17, 2008 — Five year-old Catherine Kelleigh personifies the title of this photo, the name of the band playing, and the song of the same name by the Beatles, which was the only music played Sunday on the Common, as she ran around, free and joyful.

All You Need is HELP!

August 17, 2008 — Mike Rolla, left, with his McCartney-esque, Hofner bass guitar, brought three of his best friends to Hopkinton Common Sunday evening to perform an all-Beatles line up — generic English accents and all — in the band called HELP! The Common was swarmed by music hungry residents that have had two Sunday concerts cancelled due to weather, and last week's evacuated under heavy rain, hail and thunder.

Bay State Trail Riders Association

August 17, 2008 — These girls enjoy their ride at Carriage Hill Farm today. Photo and video by Ben Lewis. Video below:

 

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HELP!

HopNews Calendar Item

 

 

August 17 Help!, a Beatles cover band, will be bringing a reprise of their well received performance to the Hopkinton Common this evening, August 17, at 5:00 pm, presented by the Parks and Recreation Department. If you didn't know that, then you are not checking our HopNews Calendar, always located above.

Crocodile Rock

August 16, 2008 — This rock aside the Lake Maspenock Dam, in the totally un-retouched photo above, finally makes sense of the Elton John musical hit.

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HopNews Calendar Item

 

August 16 Hopkinton Parks and Recreation will be showing Happy Feet on the Town Common at dusk.  This “Drive In” style PG movie will be shown on a 13’ x 17’ screen with a 2000 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 will be no movie and no other date is scheduled.

 

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June in August

August 16, 2008 — The flowers, the forests, and the fruits and vegetables in New England are engorged with water due to an unusually wet season and unseasonably low temperatures this year. Taken this morning at Ice House Pond.

Give Me An "M"

August 16, 2008 — Dominique Tock, 16, engages Tom Gruttner, who can often be seen downtown with his motorized chair, to tell him about the Marian Cheerleaders' candy sale outside of Colella's this morning.

Roadblock

August 16, 2008 — Carpenter's Union Local #475 took over the town's main intersection Saturday morning for the benefit of Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund.

Blue Ribbon

August, 16, 2008 — This flowery fence alongside Mayhew Street, which extends around the corner along Main Street, continues to delight every year, matched by no other in Hopkinton.

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Crash, Arrest

August 15, 2008 — Officer Aaron O'Neil administers field sobriety tests this afternoon to an 18 year-old Hopkinton resident who slid off the road and into a ditch in a Mercedes (Inset) in which he said he was the only occupant. However, a neighbor, who had called the crash in to the police, said that an individual walked away from the scene.

      Following the FST's, Officer O'Neil placed cuffs on the barefoot, shirtless teen and placed him in the cruiser.

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Interesting Menu

August 15, 2008 — Susan Singer watched while Lida Jenney finds something on the menu on the window of Ciao Time catering interesting as they biked through town. Do you see it?

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Whitehall Property To Get a Makeover

Tennis courts to be torn down

By Jessica Aker

 

August 15, 2008- A joint meeting of Hopkinton Parks and Recreation (HP&R), the Open Space Preservation Commission (OSPC), the Friends of Whitehall (FOW), and the Hopkinton Area Land Trust (HALT) was held to consider the conservation regulations for the future development of the town-owned Whitehall Property.

 

OSPC Chairman John Coolidge presented a summary of the project. A connector road will be constructed in two phases between Wood Street, Piazza Lane, and two existing tennis courts.

 

Ken Driscoll, a member of HP&R Board, explained that the tennis courts will be torn down as part of a project. Mr. Driscoll also championed the idea of a picnic pavilion protected only by a roof. The first phase will focus on an area of about 100 feet of land that is set back from Reed Park. This part of the project will dictate that the new one-way dirt road will be no wider than 18 feet. A gate will separate the project area from the rest of the park and only emergency vehicles will have access to other entrances. In addition, up to four parking spots will be included on the top of the hill within the property. The second phase will include the addition of more parking. This includes a change in the use of the Shepard House land, which will be cleared and possibly used for parking.

 

Mr. Coolidge then introduced a map that showed an area for development that is smaller than stated in the initial plan. File photos above.

 

“If you look at the topography, there is a key viewing point just south. We want to preserve that area so no one will have an obstructed view. The terrain above the area is too steep for development,” said Mr. Coolidge. “There are a lot of pine trees growing there. We’ll need to clear some of them near the property and lake.”

 

 

Nancy Peters, Vice-chairman, was concerned about the number of trees to be cut down. Mr. Coolidge replied, “I don’t know, but we will try to minimize the clearing.”

 

Mary Pratt, Vice-Chair of the Board of Selectmen, suggested that a mitigation plan for reducing tree clearing should be an important goal to add.

 

Safety became a main point of discussion. Ms. Pratt asked, “Will there be a shoulder or sidewalk for pedestrians?”

 

Jim Weckback, a concerned citizen who lives next to the project area expressed that the parking area should be close to the street in order to aid police to monitor the area for illicit activities such as vandalism.

 

Another Woodville resident, Andre Griben, spoke of the ignored “No Vehicles Beyond This Point” sign in relation to adding more parking on the property.

 

Jeff Furber, a long time resident whose involvement in Hopkinton includes committee positions and leadership of the FOW, drew attention to the large volume of trash that is already deposited within the park, especially near the lake.

 

Mr. Coolidge began answering their questions reiterated that, “The road was not a paved one, and it’s confined to a limited space so it would be difficult to install a sidewalk or anything like that.” He added that, “It was not our intention to pave the road because we hoped that it will be shared by cars and pedestrians. The cars will be traveling at low speeds for about 1000 feet at the entrance, so there should be no problem. The gate will also be there to deter people from driving further into the park.”

South Street Bio-chemical Facility Evacuated

One worker brought to hospital after feeling ill

August 15, 2008 — Lonza, a bio-chemical facility that calls its work "humanitarian" (Drug research for cures), was the site of a full evacuation this morning before 11:00 am, after a worker complained of becoming ill after breathing what was described as a propane-like odor in one part of the facility. Several others were in the same unit, but only the one individual was taken to Milford Hospital.

      While employees milled about the parking area, and those closest to the affected individual were triaged, Hopkinton Police Sgt. Charles Wallace was stationed at one exit, and the road between 97 and 99 South Street, both Lonza facilities, was closed. Sgt. Wallace presumably prevented people from leaving until they were counted, as was part of the disaster plan.

      The all clear was given at 12:10 p.m., and employees were allowed back into the building, after agreement by Hopkinton Chief Gary Daugherty and Deputy Chief Ken Clark that there was no hazard present.

       Lonza was recently given tax breaks by Town Meeting in the form of a TIF, to expand their facility to a vacant building at 99 South Street and add 300 jobs. They were granted a Special Permit last December after threatening to move the entire operation if they were not granted the permit that evening, because of a corporate merge on the first of the year.

       During the hearing for the Special Permit, then-Lieutenant Ken Clark said that he felt the disaster plan was a good one and that he felt comfortable responding to alerts there.

       "If I wasn't comfortable, I wouldn't be putting my people in there in an event."     

Sidewalk Sale

August 15, 2008  — It is not your neighbor's sidewalk sale, but a bunch of neat stuff we had stored; old props and so forth. If you decide to come take a look at 24 main Street, you could also visit Country plus and see what they have on the sidewalk (Or inside) and grab a bite at Sauce on Main across the street.

MENDON Patricia E. "Tricia" OToole, 41, of Mendon, died early Sunday morning, Aug. 10, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer.

 

Patricia was born in Boston, the daughter of Francis M. Frank O'Toole and Carol A. (LaPorte) O'Toole. She attended Milford public schools as a young girl and was a graduate of Milford High School, Class of 1985.

 

Patricia had been a resident of Mendon for the past few years and had resided in Milford for most of her life. She was first employed at the former Milford Savings Bank and then became involved in the family owned restaurant business where she worked as a manager at the former O'Toole's Restaurant, located in Hopkinton.  Late Posting, Complete

Benefit for the Family of

Mark "Duke" Kelley

Saturday, September 13, 2008

The Tradesman ~ Route 140, Milford

Bike Run at 10:00 a.m. ~ Cook Out at 2:00 p.m.

Music and Raffles

 

$25.00 Ticket price to be donated to the family

 

For tickets, or to make a donation, call Mark Knowles at  617-901-7339. Or, tickets can be purchased directly at the Tradesman's in Milford. 

Colella's lunch specials are on their website every day! Please click.

 

 

ONE BURGER WITH THE WORKS AT CORNELL'S FILLS ANYONE!

 

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