We are very excited that your
child will be attending the Hopkinton Middle School in September and we
look forward to meeting you at our orientation for incoming 6th
grade parents on Thursday, August 27 in the Middle School auditorium. At
the parent orientation we will share information about the Middle School
and attempt to give you a flavor of what your sixth grader will be
experiencing during the orientation with 8th grade IGNITE
Leaders and Mr. Howard. The parent portion of the day is optional. We
understand parents have work commitments and may have younger siblings
at home that require attention. Yet, we encourage you to attend. If we
do not see you on August 27, we look forward to meeting you at the
Middle School “Back to School Night” scheduled September 10 in the
evening. Keep your eye on the Middle School website for a start time.
The Middle School website offers a great deal of information regarding
the Middle School for students and parents.
We
are extremely energized to meet your child at our IGNITE Orientation Day
on August 27. This August will mark our third 6th grade
IGNITE orientation. We were pleased 250+ students attended each of first
two IGNITE orientations voluntarily. The orientations exceeded even our
own expectations. Sixth grade teachers have commented that the 6th
graders the past two school openings have seemed more comfortable and
better adjusted than in previous years.
The IGNITE sixth grade
orientation and transition program is designed to both welcome and
support sixth graders by assigning them to a small group led by 1-2
IGNITE Leaders as mentors during their first year of middle school.
IGNITE leaders are responsible 8th grade students selected
from a large pool of applicants and all meet the qualifications of being
a good role model and a positive leader on our campus. The following is
some information to let you know what you and your child can expect in
advance of her/his first day of school:
1) A day or two
before the orientation, your child will receive a phone call
from his or her IGNITE Leader personally inviting your
student to orientation day and giving details of where to be
and what time to arrive.
2) Your student is
encouraged NOT to bring backpacks, purses, school
supplies or other like items for the orientation day.
3) Lunch will not
be served. We will provide snack and water during the
orientation program.
4) Because the day
is active, please make sure that you and your student wear
comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement and can
be worn inside and outside.
The students only
orientation will take place in the Brown Gymnasium led by the eighth
grade IGNITE Leaders and Mr. Bill Howard from 9AM – 11:30AM. The
parent orientation will take place in the Middle School
auditorium led by Mr. Jason Webster and/or Mr. Keith Verra from 9AM-
10:30AM.
We look forward to meeting you
and your student on orientation day!
The 2009-10 IGNITE
Coordinators.
Keith Verra
Bill Howard
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State Champs
The FC Puma U12 soccer team captured the Massachusetts State
Championship this past weekend in Lancaster.
The team includes 6 boys from Hopkinton: Chris Schenker, Tim Jenis,
Graham Kulig, Matty Nixon and the 2 team Captains, Riley Doherty and Ted
Hilger.
The team has participated in tournaments in Tennessee, New York, New
Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts over the past 2 years and is
currently ranked as one of the top 25 teams in the U.S. for their age
group.
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REMINDER
Come join in
The Post Marathon Party
to Celebrate
the successful running of the
113th BAA Boston Marathon
Hosted by The
Hopkinton Marathon Committee
Thursday,
June 18, 2009
6:30pm—9:30pm
New England Laborer’s Training Center, 37 East Street, Hopkinton
Tickets…$25.00 per person
(includes dinner, raffle prizes and
commemorative T-shirt, all in air conditioned comfort)
June 16,
2009 — Bonnie Wright shares this photo she identifies as a of a
ruby-throated hummingbird through her window at her feeder following a
recent rain. Nice shot!
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Rough Hands Remembered, but a Gentle Side Discovered
by Pastor Robert
L. Dowen
June
15, 2009 — On this upcoming Father’s Day I want to acknowledge my dad, a
Hopkinton resident for over fifty years, who died in February 2007.
Donald R. Dowen (Don) was an automobile mechanic all of his life. He
worked on cars, motor scooters and just about anything else that had a
motor. The last years of his life…right up to his death…were occupied
working on lawnmowers. Many Hopkinton residents will remember him
working on their lawnmowers in the driveway of his Wood Street home in
Woodville.
Shortly after his death, while going through stacks of papers on his
back porch, I came across a penciled drawing of a ship
that he had drawn as a teenager – not too long before enlisting in the
Army and entering WW II. I was rather artistic when I was a teenager,
and I guess I found from whom I received the artistic talent.
This penciled drawing of The Abraham Rydberg (A full-rigged steel ship
built in 1912, Stockholm), reveals the gentler side of the man that most
remember with the rough, grease -covered mechanics hands.
I never really saw this side of my dad while he was alive. To his wife
and children he was strong, hard-working, and took care of his family.
But, his gentle side was seldom seen.
Dads come in all types, shapes and sizes. I believe that beneath the
rough, tough exterior of most dads there is a gentle side. The side that
quietly expresses love for God and country. The side that holds deep
love for family. And the side that holds grand-babies in rough,
calloused hands.
I’m reminded on this Father’s Day of the gentler side of my dad, through
an old penciled drawing lost in a pile of loose papers and old
periodicals. This original drawing is now framed and proudly displayed
in my nautically inspired office. Each time I glance upon The Abraham
Rydberg a strong yet gentle sailing ship, penciled on paper and hanging
on my wall…it is the reminder of my dad etched into my heart.
I too am a dad…just sailing along! It is my prayer that my children will
always know the gentle side of me.
We should seek out and find the gentler side of our dads while they are
still with us!
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EMC Reiterates Its $30
Per Share All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire Data
Domain Is Superior
HOPKINTON, Mass.
- June 15, 2009 —
EMC Corporation (NYSE:
EMC),the world leader in information infrastructure
solutions, today reiterated that its all-cash offer
to acquire all outstanding common stock of Data
Domain, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDUP) for $30.00 per share is
superior to the NetApp part-stock counter offer.
Joe Tucci (File photo),
EMC Chairman, President and CEO, said, “We believe
that EMC’s $30 all-cash offer is superior and
delivers to Data Domain price certainty and price
protection as well as the ability to close
promptly. We note that, as indicated in NetApp’s
June 3rd Form S-4 filing, Data Domain
communicated to NetApp that ‘price certainty and
protection against fluctuations [in] NetApp’s common
stock were important to Data Domain.’ We also note
that on several occasions, Data Domain requested
NetApp to increase the cash portion of its offer as
well as the range of the collar.
Tucci added, “EMC’s
all-cash offer meets all of Data Domain’s stated
objectives. We do not believe that Data Domain
stockholders will approve the proposed transaction
with NetApp. EMC remains committed to successfully
completing this transaction. ”
As previously disclosed,
EMC will use existing cash balances to finance the
transaction.
Horribles Parade, July 4, 2009
The theme for
this year's Horribles parade is RECYCLE-THINK GREEN. It always starts at
noon and goes down Hayden Rowe, to Grove to Pleasant to Main and back to
the Town Common. Line up/registration is at 11:30 at the Town Common.
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Hopkinton
Students Spearhead Stephen Tyrone Johns Memorial Fund
Hopkinton
Students among the last people to see him alive
June
15, 2009 — Last week our 8th Grade Class was visiting
Washington, DC. Fortunately, we just missed being a part of the
Holocaust Museum tragedy when guard Stephen Tyrone Johns was gunned down
by an elderly white supremacist he was trying to help enter the
facility.
Our class was
among the last to see him alive and many of us spoke to him. Officer
Stephen Tyrone Johns died heroically in the line of duty on June 10
protecting museum visitors and staff. Our thoughts and prayers go out to
his wife, his son, and his entire family.
If you would like
to make a monetary donation to his family, please send it to:
Memorial Fund for Stephen Tyrone Johns
P.O. Box 352
Hopkinton, MA
01748
All donation money
will be combined and sent directly to the family of Stephen Tyrone Johns
from the Eighth Grade Class of Hopkinton High School.
If you have any questions, please contact
Lindsay Manning at (508) 497-6325 or Alex Kraieski at (508) 435-7315.
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Firefighters' Sunday
Firefighter
Boo Clark holds the colors during the Firefighters 'Sunday at the
Firefighters' Memorial on Mayhew Street.
June 15,
2009 —
On Sunday 14 June 2009
the Hopkinton Fire Department conducted our annual Firefighter’s
Memorial Sunday and 1st Annual Awards Ceremony. Department
personnel marched from the Headquarters Station to the Firefighter’s
Memorial Stone (photo 016) on Mayhew Street.
The Memorial
Stone had been dedicated exactly 45 years ago on this date. Personnel
and families attending the ceremony were welcomed by Chief Clark.
Selectmen Matt Zettek addressed the gathering with a short and very
thoughtful speech. The personnel and families present solemnly
remembered fire department personnel who are no longer with us as list
of deceased firefighters was read by Lt. Robert Bartlett.
Upon the return to
Fire Headquarters the 1st Annual Awards ceremony with personnel
receiving awards for outstanding acts performed in the line of duty and
for years of service. The Years of Service wards totaled over 550 years
of service to the Town of Hopkinton
and the Hopkinton Fire Department.
Forty Years and Forty Five Years of Service:
Forty
Years of Service: Call: FF (Retired) Francis Pyne, Forty Five Years of
Service: Call Lt. Robert Bartlett, FF (Retired) Artie Pyne, posing with
Chief Ken Clark, far left, below.
7:22 pm A walk-in reported seeing a suspicious duffle bag in
the parking lot of a Cedar Street business...
7:24 pm A resident from Downey Street reported that a man has
been shooting his BB gun at ducks on a nightly basis from his back yard...
7:01 pm A caller reported seeing three youths smashing
windows on a pick up truck in a construction area off of College Street...
11:00 am A resident of Fruit Street reported that her vehicle
was broken into and everything was taken from it...
Tri-Valley
Lawmen Rise to the Occasion
June 15,
2009 — Former Softball team, Tri-Valley Lawmen, reconnected on Saturday
to wish Chief of Sherborn Police, Gary Hendron, a farewell retirement
softball gathering at Cornell’s field.
Medicare
Question of the Month
Question:
Can I wait to enroll in Medicare if I have health coverage through
COBRA?
Answer: If you are 65 or older when you stop working, you have 8
months to sign up for Medicare Part B without having to pay a "late
enrollment penalty". If you have the option to continue your employee
coverage through COBRA, it is very important to understand that COBRA
DOES NOT PROTECT YOU from a "late enrollment penalty" if you go beyond
the 8 months.
If your COBRA coverage has "creditable" drug coverage,
you have 63 days from the time your COBRA coverage ends to enroll in a
Medicare drug plan (Part D) and avoid a "late enrollment penalty" for
Part D.
For assistance with this or other Medicare issues, call 508-532-5980
x4120 or the Hopkinton Senior Center at 508497-9730, and ask for a free
appointment with a certified SHINE counselor.
The MetroWest SHINE Program, administered by the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Elder Affairs, provides free unbiased Health
Insurance Counseling for Medicare beneficiaries.
Real Estate
Transactions for Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Compiled by Eric Montville for
HopNews.com,
Transactions for week
ending June 15,
2009
Address
Buyer
Price
Date
Seller
This Week
24 Kimball Road
Britta I. MacIntosh
$645,000
Jun. 12, 2009
John S. Bicknell & Helen M. Bicknell
270 Pond Street
Karlyn A. Scott & Douglas L. Scott
$527,000
Jun. 11, 2009
Alice M. Harwood
Last Week
12 Connelly Hill Road
Barbara S. Forman & Steven M. Forman
$1,055,000
Jun. 04, 2009
Douglas F. Micciantuono & Danielle
Micciantuono
11 Yale Road
Michael Sturtevant
$235,000
Jun. 02, 2009
Digital Federal Credit Union
17 Greystone Lane
James C. Decoulos & Emily E. Decoulos
$595,000
Jun. 01, 2009
David C. Manley
Hopkinton High Girls Soccer
Alumni Game
Tuesday June 16th
Hopkinton High School Field
5
4:30pm
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Master of
His Domain
June 15,
2009 — The red-winged blackbird peers over the lowlands on Clinton
Street on Sunday, standing sentinel over his territory and singing his
song.
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Summertime
Greens
June 15,
2009 — Summer is not far away as evidenced by the lush vegetation
surrounding the pond across from North Mill on Sunday.
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Like the Sun
Itself
June 14,
2009 — These flowers glow brilliantly at Weston Nurseries as the setting
sun shines upon them one last time today.
Life in Miniature
June 14,
2009 — Ed harrow shares this photo he took of a discovery he made while
cutting the limb off of a maple in his yard. With another color or two,
the insect could direct insect traffic in the tree.
Arrest Made In
Connection With Today’s Framingham Homicide
FRAMINGHAM – June 14,
2009 — A Framingham man has been arrested in connection with the
homicide that occurred this morning in Framingham, Middlesex District
Attorney Gerry Leone and Framingham Police Chief Steven Carl informed
the
public
today.
Dan Gonzalez, 19, of Framingham was
arrested and booked this afternoon on a charge of first degree murder.
He will be arraigned tomorrow morning in Framingham District Court.
Today at approximately 4:13 a.m., Framingham
police responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing
and a request for an ambulance at 307 Grant
Street in Framingham.
When Framingham Police arrived, they found
the victim, Geoffrey McKinnon, 22, of Framingham, suffering from
multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported to the MetroWest
Medical Center where he later died in surgery at approximately 8:15 a.m.
Framingham Police and Massachusetts State
Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office began a
homicide investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
It is alleged that the victim
and defendant were at a party at the Grant Street location and, during
that time, the defendant stabbed the victim multiple times inside the
apartment.
An autopsy will be conducted by
the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (ME).
Enjoy
another clip from "Special Ed" in HD.
This is a Three Dog Night cover.
Remember to choose the "HQ" button when you see it.
(Check them
out at Fat Boy Bill's - Formerly Club 77 - on Central Street in Milford
on June 26, 2009. )
The Hopkinton-Ashland
Youth Football and Cheerleading will be holding Paperwork Night on
Tuesday, June 30, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Ashland Middle School,
87 West Union Street.
You must
have all of your child's paperwork in before they can participate in any
practice. Practice will begin on Monday, August 3rd, at Stone Park in
Ashland. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.
Paperwork
needed is:
* A Signed
Medical Release
* A Report
Card (complete copy, all pages, front and back)*if report cards are not
issued, they must be brought to the first practice.
* An
ORIGINAL Birth Certificate (only if the child did not participate in the
2008 Season)
* A Copy
of the child's Birth Certificate (whether they played before or not)
* The
Parents/Players Code of Conduct
* A
Physical (has to be dated 2009) if the child does not have a scheduled
physical the parent may get a letter from the child's physician.
FRAMINGHAM – Authorities
are investigating a homicide that occurred this morning in Framingham,
Middlesex
District
Attorney Gerry Leone and Framingham Police Chief Steven Carl informed
the public today.
Today at approximately
4:13 a.m., Framingham police responded to a 911 call reporting a
stabbing and requesting an ambulance at 307 Grant Street in Framingham.
When Framingham Police
arrived, they found the victim, Geoffrey McKinnon, 22, of Framingham,
suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported to the
MetroWest Medical Center where he later died in surgery at approximately
8:15 a.m.
Framingham Police and
Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s
Office are conducting a homicide investigation into the circumstances of
the incident. No arrests have been made at this time.
“Based upon what our
investigation has revealed at this point, we believe this to be an
isolated incident between persons known to each other,” District
Attorney Leone said.
CAA Talent
Show 2009 Clip
June 13,
2009 — Check out a great performance by Amelia, accompanied by her
parents, at the CAA talent show at the High School on Friday night. It
was captured in High Definition video. be sure to choose the HQ option
when it appears for the finest video experience.
Play Ball!
June 13,
2009 — Ian Cornell, getting ready to throw a pitch at Cornell's field,
doesn't see his teammates laughing hysterically after Ian's older
brother, Rory, tossed a gigantic ball onto the field behind him, today
at the celebration of his tenth birthday.
Students Win
Recognitions
The Hopkinton
Women's Club recognized James Paras, recipient of the Mary McDonough
Community Service Award/Scholarship for his outstanding service to the
community. Pictured (left to right) are James's father Brian Paras,
James Paras, HWC President Susan Spiegel, and James's mother Mary Paras.
The Hopkinton
Women's Club also recognized the HHS Senior Honor Girl Lauren Schultz
(Not pictured). Lauren had the highest GPA of the HHS 2009 graduating
seniors.
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"Special Ed"
premiers at Woodville R & G
Also Premiere of HopNews High-Definition Video
June 13,
2009 — Check out a high energy song the band Special Ed at the Woodville
Rod and Gun Club Friday evening. Also check out the new, high quality of
HopNews' high-definition video capture, bringing the event right to your
screen. Turn up the speakers and choose the HQ button once it appears.
if it doesn't appear, watch the video from our YouTube site:
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Center School
Flag Day Celebration
June 13,
2009 — Check out clips of the festivities that go on every Flag Day at
Center School. Remember to choose the HQ button to enhance the visual
quality.
Happy Flag
Day
June 12,
2009 — Principal Jennifer Parsons led the indoor festivities today at
Center School, where students sang patriotic songs and read essays,
before being led on a march. The children were kept off of the damp
grass on the Common, which is their usual venue; but their spirits were
not dampened, as they marched around their school, above.
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Color Guard
at Center School
June 12,
2009 — A color guard of veterans marched into Center School on Flag Day
with the flag, including, far right, Police Dispatcher Evan brooks, who
himself started school at Center School and graduated from Hopkinton
High School.
June is
Graduation Time
June 12,
2009 — Tommy Nation is front and center among this group of graduates
from Sunshine Preschool last night.
Good News Travels Fast
To the Editor:
All too often we
hear complaints publicly rendered, when the day to day or even
extraordinary good jobs go largely unnoticed. I am writing to say thank
you…to the Hopkinton School Department for their terrific handling of
the situation following the
events in Washington DC this week. True enough they were just doing
their jobs, but they reacted quickly, completely and sensibly. As a
parent of one of those young people who came frighteningly close to the
violence at the Holocaust Museum, I so appreciate the efforts to fully
and quickly inform us of our children’s well-being.
I first heard that
shots were fired in the DC Museum just before 2PM from a co-worker. I
checked on-line and found that no students were reportedly involved—big
relief, then I called a neighbor whose husband is on the trip-but
couldn’t reach her for news. Picking up my cell phone next, I had the
confirmation I needed that all was well. I called home to inform my
adult children, but they had already heard the reverse 9-1-1 call. Then
I called my husband at work who had also just hung up his cell from the
same call. Accounting for time to learn of the event, ascertain the
safety of our kids and craft the message—I just can’t see how the School
Department could have been done the job better, more completely or more
quickly. My thanks to the professionals involved in this response
effort.
Thanks also to the
chaperones and adults on the trip; the different bus loads of kids were
told various levels of detail about the events but all were told to call
or text their parents. What a huge relief for us all to get that message
from our kids so quickly.
Many thanks to all
involved.
Muriel Kramer
39 North St.
Hopkinton, MA
01748
June 12, 2009
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Change in
Bus Policy Would Ban Day to Day Switching K-5*
Committee
seeks input
*A reporting
error had the grades wrong
by Derek
Dobachesky
June 12, 2009 —
The Hopkinton School Committee reviewed a draft of changes to its
student transportation policy and heard reports on the Hopkins, High
School and Middle School at its regular meeting on June 11, 2009.
"It's gotten out
of hand," Committee member Rebecca Robak said of student bus switching.
Bus switching is one of the main issues the draft of the new policy
seeks to address. The Committee viewed data obtained from the Hopkins
and Center schools on bus switching at the meeting.
The draft of the
student transportation policy, as the Committee agreed last week, would
ban day-to-day bus switching for all kindergarten through fifth grade
students if adopted. The draft would permit switching only on a
year-long basis to up to
two child care locations. Currently, 130 such arrangements exist for
children at those grade levels.
The draft of the
policy was not voted on at the meeting. It will be posted on the
policies section of the Hopkinton School Committee's Web site for input
from parents, and will be addressed again at the regular Committee
meeting on June 18.
Committee chair
Nancy Alvarez Burdick encouraged parents to comment on the policy before
Wednesday, June 17, so that the Committee can take those comments into
account when considering adoption of the draft of the policy. Any
changes the Committee approves will not go into effect until fall 2010.
Superintendent Dr.
John Phelan stated that the Committee is seeking to address issues of
safety, student stress and interruption of class time by changing the
policy. "It's probably not an exaggeration to say that the last 10
minutes of class in
earlier grades are used trying to coordinate students' transportation,"
Dr. Phelan said. Dr. Phelan also acknowledged that any change will
likely be painful for parents at first, but noted that parents in other
towns have adapted to similar changes in policy after an initial outcry.
Burdick then noted that parents will have more than a year from the
adoption of the policy to adjust to the changes.
Hopkins School
Principal Martha Starr presented on the school's improvement plan. The
schools goals for the current year focused on encouraging desired social
behavior, curtailing bullying online and through cell phones and
promoting recycling. Next year's goals are to improve students' grammar
skills by 20 percent by June and to increase open response English
Language Arts and math scores by 15 percent on the grade four and five
MCAS exams.
High School
Principal Dr. John McCarthy presented his school's improvement plan. One
major area the plan addresses is a complete review of the school's
graduation requirements and changes to bring them into alignment with
the Massachusetts Core Curriculum that the MA Department of Education
has released and strongly encourages schools to follow. Major changes
will include requiring two years of foreign language, three years of
science, and four years of math and wellness. Other goals for the high
school are that all students in the class of 2013 will have an online
experience and 75 percent will have a service learning experience. Dr.
McCarthy has also set a goal of creating a committee to coordinate High
School and Middle School scheduling to be overseen by his successor as
principal.
Middle School
Principal William Lynch present his school's improvement plan. Next
year's goals include promoting internet safety and recycling, posting
homework assignments on blogs so parents can better monitor students'
school work and familiarizing student and teachers with other Web tools
for use in the classroom.
Dr. Phelan spoke
of the ongoing budget process, which is not yet complete because the
state legislature has not passed its final budget. The House and Senate
budgets are still currently in conference committee, where differences
between the two versions will be reconciled to create a final version.
The Boston Globe recently reported that all of Massachusetts' 2011
stimulus funds for education have been used. Hopkinton Public Schools
recently submitted a proposal to use 2011 stimulus grant funding for
special education in the 2010 fiscal year because Gov. Deval Patrick has
cut that funding and instead encouraged schools to use 2011 stimulus
funds.
Representatives
Carolyn Dykema and Senator Karen Spilka will be holding public office
hours in the Hopkinton Public Library on Monday, June 15 from 9:30 to 11
a.m., and members of the Committee encouraged residents to attend to
express their views on the budget known.
The Committee also
heard a report from HPTA co-presidents Patty Doshier and Judy Lankford.
Doshier and Lankford reported that the HPTA, in total, raised $119,000
this school year and increased membership by 29 percent. It also went
paperless, sending out all flyers by e-mail. Doshier and Lankford
highlighted the achievements of the three seniors who received
scholarships, Hope Pellberg, Lindsay Kramer and James Paras. All were
active volunteers. Kramer spoke to the Committee.
The Hopkinton
School Committee will meet on Thursday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Middle School Library for its last regular meeting of the school year.
HPTA Awards Three Scholarships
June 12, 2009 —
The HPTA has awarded three scholarships this year to graduating seniors
whose high school career have embodied “the Spirit of Volunteerism.”
This year’s winners are Hope Hellberg, Lindsay Kramer, and James Paras.
Each of these three students volunteered countless hours of their time
to help, serve, and improve the lives and environments of those around
them both within Hopkinton High School and the greater Hopkinton
community. Furthermore these young adults have taken the initiative to
begin and foster some of these activities. “This is my fourth year on
the Scholarship Committee and I am continually astounded at what the
students here in Hopkinton take on and accomplish.” said Maureen Belger,
Scholarship Committee Chair. The scholarship winners were announced at
Senior Recognition Night on June 4th and presented by the
HPTA to the School Committee and all of Hopkinton at the meeting on June
11th.
Hope Hellberg will
be attending Savannah College of Art 7 Design in September. Hope has
been a Leo Club member and was president her senior year. Hope was
instrumental in obtaining volunteers to work at many HPTA functions as
well as numerous events throughout Hopkinton. She herself volunteered at
many of them. Hope was also a participant in the Relay for Life, a
member of the National Honor Society, a Sunday School and Vacation Bible
School teacher. Hope has also volunteered at Ditmas House, a place for
people coming at of jail. At Ditmas House she cooked for, served and ate
and talked with the participants in the program.
Lindsay Kramer (Photo,
rear, center) has organized the Thanksgiving Turkey Drive supporting
the Salvation Army for the past tow years. Lindsay
has also spent time each week at the Senior Center. One of Lindsay’s
largest contributions to the community has been through her work with
Best Buddies. She has been involved for the past 3 years; this past one
serving as chapter president. Lindsay will be attending Hamilton College
in the fall.
Jamas Paras will
be a freshman at Providence College in the fall. James has been a UNITE
Mentor and of Be Free. For the past three years James has volunteered to
work and run the early release day program for elementary school
students. James has spent countless hours over his high school career as
a volunteer coach for special needs athletes as part of the East Coast
Jumbos Youth Hockey.
The HPTA is proud
to honor each of these students with a $1,000 scholarship. The HPTA’s
mission is to support the enrichment and betterment of the Hopkinton
Public School through direct volunteers and donations and by providing a
forum of communication between parents, teachers, administrators and
community. HPTA website is
http://www.hptaonline.com/ . ~Contributed by the HPTA
Please join us
for the Third Annual Lake
Maspenock Fourth
of July Boat Parade
Everyone is welcome!
(Sponsored by the Lake
Maspenock Preservation Association
)
On Saturday, 7/4, at
2 p.m., we will start to line up in
front of Sandy Beach to parade together in high spirits around the lake.
ALL boats are welcome – motor boats, kayaks, canoes, etc. Dress
yourselves, your kids and your boats in fitting regalia!
Everyone is welcome -- come join your neighbors and friends for a
spirited celebration of the day on our beautiful lake.
Please renew your LMPA membership – your lake needs your support! Email
news, updates and photos to us at
lmpa.org@verizon.net(File photo)
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Free Bird
June 11,
2009 — This great blue heron flew over Blood's Pond this afternoon after
becoming spooked by the presence of a human. The flawless feathers
indicate that it is likely a young bird.
Necessity, the Mother
of Invention
June 11,
2009 — Cole Rodrigues, 5, didn't let the lack of a step deter his thirst
at the common this afternoon.
Station Tour
June 11,
2009 — A group of moms from the Hopkinton Moms Group pose for a photo
while they await Officer Stephen Buckley for a tour of the station. At
the time they arrived, Officer Buckley had a group from Center School
arriving to tour the facility. They would get to see the dispatch area,
where there are two dispatch stations, the exercise room, where police
officers stay fit for their job, the various vehicles used in police
work, such as the cruisers, the motorcycle and the boat.
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Frederick "Fred" Esler,
93
Frederick "Fred" Esler died
peacefully at home on the morning of Sunday,June 7th, 2009. He was 93.
He was the beloved husband of Frances E. Esler to whom he was married
for 69 years. Born in Rochester, NY, he was the son of Albert F. Esler
and Louise (Newbury) Esler. He was the brother of May, Carl and Al. Fred
was a business owner selling and repairing televisions, radios and
record players. He also owned and managed Esler's Hardware.
During World War II Fred worked on the top secret Manhattan Project. He
worked in Washington D. C., later traveling to Bikini Atoll for the
first bomb tests. His role was with Geiger Counters; measuring and
studying radiation to protect his colleagues from its effects.
YMCA Family Swim
Club Open House on Sunday June 14th from 1-4 pm at the Pool
in Hopkinton. People may come enjoy the pool, picnic in the picnic
grove, hike the trails. For more information contact the YMCA at
435-9345 or call the pool on Sunday June 14th at
508-435-4939.
Golden Pond Seeks Expansion
June 11,
2009 — The Hopkinton Board of Appeals has scheduled a Public Hearing on
July 8, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. to hear testimony for a Special Permit to
apply for the expansion of the Golden Pond Facility at 50 West Main
Street, the modernization of its programs and the construction of
additional buildings on adjacent property.
The existing 64,566 square foot facility, which
is defined as a Medical Care Facility in the town's hearing
notice, seeks to add a dining area of 960 square on the northern side of
the building, and a 447 square foot bridge connecting to the proposed
new building on the other end, in what it calls Phase 2.
In addition, the day care facility will move to the new 25,211 square
foot building on the southern end of the property abutting West Main
Street that will offer the same services the existing facility offers.
According to the permit application, "The
building will serve as the primary location for the child care facility,
will house up to 14 beds for elderly housing, and will provide
additional space for Golden Pond’s expanded acute care and
rehabilitation services."
The permit further states,
"Phase 3
will consist of a 30,000 square foot addition to the 65,973 square foot
Phase 2 building at 50 West Main Street. The new 95,973 square foot
Medical Care Facility will contain an additional 44 beds and offices for
acute care physicians, rehabilitation specialists, and other medical
care providers."
A photo of the drawing for Phase 2 is below. Phase 3, the 30,000 square
foot expansion, is not represented below. That is a separate drawing.
The company will be represented at the hearing by former longtime Board
of Appeals member, Attorney Wayne Davies.
DA's Teen
Dating PSA Contest Winner
SOMERVILLE –
June 11, 2009 — A Public Service
Announcement submitted by a team of students from Somerville High School
has
been chosen as the winner of the Middlesex District Attorney’s Teen
Dating Violence PSA Project, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone’s
office informed the public today. The PSA was chosen as the winner by a
vote of more than 1000 high school students across Middlesex County and
will now be submitted to local television stations for possible airing
across the state.
The winning entry, entitled “A Cry For Help,” was submitted by a group
of students from Somerville High School. The students involved in the
video were: Mitch Freitas, Jason Corey, Aakash Sharma, Jerry Alphonse,
Anthony Bohan, and Stefanie Vivian. To view the winning video, please
click here.
The District Attorney’s Teen Dating Violence PSA project,
created in conjunction with Middlesex Partnerships For Youth, Inc. and
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, was initiated in an effort to spark a
positive dialogue and encourage teens to speak out against teen dating
violence. Launched in April, it asked high school students from
throughout Middlesex County to create and produce their own PSAs on the
issue of teen dating violence.
A total of 35
entries were submitted by more than 200 students from throughout the
county. The six PSA finalists were then selected from those entries by a
panel of school personnel, domestic violence experts, and members of the
Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
Those six PSA finalists were then viewed and
voted on by more than 1000 high school students in health and physical
education classes throughout Middlesex County.
“This was a project for teens by teens, and
our hope with the project was to help spark a positive dialogue about
healthy relationships,” District Attorney Leone said. “We want to
congratulate today’s winner and commend all of the students who
participated in this project for their leadership in speaking out
against teen dating violence. They have helped send a clear message that
physical and verbal abuse have no place in a healthy relationship.”
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Moving - Yard Sale!!!
Saturday, June 13, 9am-1pm
10 Deer Run
Yard/Garden tools,
including push mower and rider mower
Hopkinton Student Tour Group
Leaves Museum Before Shots are Fired
June 10,
2009 — This afternoon at 12:50 p.m., a gunman opened fire inside the
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., not long
after a group of Hopkinton 8th Grade students had toured and left the facility.
According to School Resource Officer Philip Powers, who is accompanying
the group in Washington, D.C., his group of students, but not the
entire group of 230 students, went through the museum at about 11:30
a.m., but did not hear of the tragedy until an hour later.
He said that all of the students, filling 5 buses, will have toured the
facility while they are down there.
David Hamacher, whose daughter Emily is with the group,
said that his
daughter reported in a phone call that all Hopkinton students are safe.
Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Mary Colombo, sent an automated phone message to all
parents assuring them of their children's safety.
A Park Police spokesman has said that the gunman received gunshot wounds
and was taken to George Washington University Hospital. A security
guard also received gunshot wounds.
UPDATE: the shooter, identified as James von Brunn, far left photo,
is reported to have been critically injured by return fire from a guard,
The guard that was shot, Stephen Tyrone Johns, has died. According to
WBZ-TV, Channel 4
(Button always on top of page), three Massachusetts
School districts had students inside during the mahem.
Graphic
from Museum Website.
Scouts
Recognized for Highest Awards
June 10,
2009 — Maureen Regan, above with parents, was one of three Girl Scouts
who were recognized by the Selectmen last night for achieving the Gold Award, the highest honor in
girl-scouting.
She received it for her video about the hiking trails of Hopkinton,
which has appeared on HopNews, and is featured again below.
"I am here to educate you and inspire you, she says at the beginning."
Also receiving congratulations last night for their Gold Award
achievements were Camille Kulig, represented by her mother, and Rachel
Gately.
In addition to the girls, Matthew Dry was recognized for achieving his
rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 4 for his construction of a prayer
garden.