Above,
State Rep. Carolyn Dykema, Boston Community Capital
CEO Elyse Cherry, School Committee Vice-Chair Rebecca Robak, Carter Wall of the Mass Renewable Energy Trust,
and State
Senator Karen Spilka share a laugh before appearing in the Solar Energy
assembly in the High School Auditorium Monday. Video and story are
below.
Planning
Board Discusses Legacy Farms
November 2,
2009 — The Planning Board entertained discussion on design guidelines
for the Legacy Farms Master Permit on Monday evening. The company plans
to build 940 mixed dwelling units and 450,000 square feet of
commercial, retail, office and light industrial space, with around 500
acres of open space on hte 720 acre parcel.
The Board and Legacy Farms principals discussed a submission by Fred
Merrill of Sasaki Associates, the urban studies company hired by
Hopkinton to design a master Plan of East Hopkinton, that offered
guidelines for open space stewardship, brown water reuse, and much more.
Although Legacy is moving forward, Mr. Merrill said it would be several
years before the economy comes back.
Weston Nurseries Hires
Director of Finance/Controller
November 2, 2009 —
Weston
Nurseries has hired Eric McGourty as the new
Director of Finance/Controller. Eric has had a
successful career in helping smaller companies grow
their businesses. Most recently, Eric spent 8 years
working with AquaHealth, Inc. and helped them expand
their services and customers base.
Besides his strong
financial management skills, Eric is well versed in
working with other managers to develop internal
processes and controls that ultimately offer better
service to clients.
Company President, Peter
Mezitt says "I look forward to working closely with
Eric to improve the way we manage our inventory so
that we can stock the right products, service
customers quickly, and offer some new product
categories and services for our customers. Eric
joins a strong team of managers that have really
professionalized our company over the past few
years. His addition will give all of us confidence
and security in decisions we make."
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Hopkinton
Discusses New Solar Systems for Town Buildings
Homeowners Also Qualify for Discounts, Tax Credits
for Solar, Wind Investments
Above,
School Committee Vice-Chair Rebecca Robak, State Rep. Carolyn Dykema,
HHS Environmental Club Rep. Catherine Leonard, Boston Community Capital
CEO Elyse Cherry, Carter Wall of the Mass Renewable Energy Trust, State
Senator Karen Spilka.
November 2,
2009 — School Committee Vice-Chair Rebecca Robak led the discussion
today at the Hopkinton High School Auditorium surrounding the
installation, by Borrego solar, of photovoltaic panels at the HighSchool
and Middle School, as well as the Fire and Police Stations.
These municipal entities do not pay taxes, which is the method the
government uses to reimburse those who invest in solar and wind. So, in
this case, the company has installed their system on the town's
municipal buildings, and the financing entity, Boston Community Capital, will maintain ownership for 20 years, charging
the town a discount rate for electricity. At the end of the 20 years,
the own has the option of taking ownership of the system, or the company
will remove them at their expense and return the roofs to their original
condition.
Some of the principals spoke with HopNews about the town and the
homeowners' ways to save with solar. Video is below.
Please Welcome New
Sponsor, Locally Owned Ductz
November
2, 2009 — HopNews welcomes a new sponsor, Ductz, owned by a Hopkinton
father, Andy Piacentini, who is a certified Indoor Air professional.
Mr. Piacentini was onsite at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas following a
devastating fire that involved over 1,600 damaged units and their
related air-handling systems. And locally, Mr. Piacentini has
helped out one large company on South Street following a fire at their
facility.
Mr. Piacentini recommends all homes have their dryers cleaned annually
as part of an aggressive fire prevention measure. He also recommends
heating and air conditioning ventilation ducts be cleaned every five
years, and especially following home renovation projects.
Check out the video above for examples of this specialized service, and
how you can breathe clean air indoors every day. Then call for an
estimate.
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November 2,
2009
Click
above for full written report.
6:25 am A resident reported that a trash
truck was picking up trash on West Main Street in violation of a town
by-law...
10:00 am A Falcon Road resident reported
receiving a strange phone call from a young child which was traced back
to Wareham...
11:55 pm A Wood Street resident reported
hearing what sounded like several gunshots...
10:57 am An East Street resident reported
hearing a loud explosion and no longer having power...
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winterized.
STATE
SENATOR KAREN SPILKA'S 2009 SENIOR HEALTH and WELLNESS FAIR will be
held on November 21 from 9:00-1:30 at the Callahan Senior Center 535
Union Avenue in Framingham.
This year's program will include ongoing
presentations on health, wellness & prevention, informational
booths, and health care screening along with a wonderful hot lunch.
While at the fair, take advantage of the
many workshops including container gardening, financial planning,
Medicare D, genealogy, zumba, and much more.
Informational booths on topics ranging
from area discounts, health care services and providers
& transportation as well as health care screening will be available
throughout the day.
Contact Senator Spilka's office at
617-722-1640 or email her at Karen.E.Spilka@state.ma.us
to reserve your spot and take advantage of this wonderful event.
Fruit Street Pump Test May Discolor Water
Please be advised that a required fire flow test will
take place on Fruit Street near the DPW office on Monday November 2,
2009 at approximately 8:30 AM. You may notice some discoloration during
and after the test. The effects may reach as far as the Downtown and
surrounding area. Please avoid doing any laundry, dishwasher loads or
other water use activities, during this time. Any discoloration that may
occur will eventually dissipate. You may need to run the water in your
home for a short period of time to flush your internal pipes once the
test is complete.
The CBS
News and More is Always Available on Top of Page One:
Above is the Evening News
form November 1, 2009 on CBS, which allows embedding to share on other
Websites.
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Surreal
Juxtaposition
November 1,
2009 — The image above is made from two photos taken on the same day at
Hopkinton State Park Main Beach area at the end of last week. The main
image was shot facing west, and the zoomed-in Moon was shot facing
northeast. The two images were combined using Adobe Photoshop, a digital
imaging program, and presents an opportunity to remind readers of two of
HopNews' Free Dictionary features. The title words can be looked up in
the "Online Reference" dialogue box in the upper right corner of Page
One, or the definition can be had by double-clicking on a word. It is
HopNews policy to always state it so on the rare occasions when two
images are combined.
Presented
by the CAA
Women's Art Forum
November 5th, 7:00 pm
HCAM Studio
77 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA
One woman show with Cambridge performing artist, Ruth Brownstein taking
place at HCAM TV studio.
The Women's Art Forum/CAA is inviting the public to this forum... Come
and join and offer your questions during a follow-up Q & A!
This show is being offered by the Women's Art Forum as a free public
program. For questions or to make a reservation for seating in advance
or go to
http://www.caahopkinton.org/
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Neverland
Awaits
November 1,
2009 — Thank you to Maria Gross for sharing this photo of the
Deisenroth family dressed as
the cast from
Peter Pan, on their way to Neverland at the Center School Halloween
party.
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YMCA Halloween
November 1,
2009 — Thanks to these fine looking members of royalty and such for
letting us see their grand costumes as they pause before going into
Hayes Lodge at the YMCA for their spooky Halloween party on Friday
evening.
Pumpkin of Liberty
November 1, 2009 — Janet Sheehan shares this nighttime photo taken on
her front steps with a neighbor's cell phone as an example of her
family's shared artistic abilities.
Lost
A
silver Skagen brand ladies watch on Friday, in the vicinity of the
Common and Center school during the Kindergarten Costume Parade.
Although the watch is does not have a high financial value, it has a
huge sentimental value. Please email:
mbdalleva@comcast.net
or call(508)
435-7393.
Mother of
Invention
October 31,
2009 — Two year-old Thomas McCarthy proves not only the old saying that
necessity is the mother of invention, but also that it really doesn't
matter which way the bean bag goes through the hole. This was one of
many fun games the Woodville Rod and Gun Club had at their Halloween for
Children event today.
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Flying Donut
Ocotober 31,
2009 — Jesse Michel, 12, runs after a disc thrown by his father today at
EMC Park. The donut-shaped object can be thrown further than a Frisbee,
but is as unpredictable as a whiffle ball.
Plane
Existence
October 31,
2009 — The photographer chose a shallow
depth of fieldto put leaves that were all in a vertical plane
from the lens into focus, throwing the background out of focus at the
same time. This is accomplished with a large lens opening. A smaller
lens opening would have put everything in focus, making for a fairly
boring photo.
Hopkinton
14, Medway 42
October 30,
2009 — Mike Maresca rolls in for six at home against Medway for the
first Hopkinton touchdown of the game.
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Parade of
Costumes
October 30,
2009 — The Center School Kindergarten students took the Halloween
holiday seriously today, as did some of their teachers, like Ms.
Alaina Ciaramicoli, as they marched around the Common in costume.
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Halloween KISS
October 30,
2009 — Caroline Kozub, left, and Kate Martire put on their best
Halloween school clothes today, the day before the spooky and festive
holiday, and met up with their band mates at school.
Officer Phil
Teaches Personal Safety with Humor
October 29,
2009 — The Officer Phil program, which visits all three elementary
schools this week, teaches kids how to be safe as a pedestrian and in a
vehicle, as well as how to avoid tricks a stranger might try. He gets
his points across with lessons on personal safety mixed with humor and
puppets. School Resource Officer Phil Powers oversees the program, which
is a coincidental namesake.
Pedestrian vs. Auto
October 29, 2009 — A male teen crossing Hayden Rowe Street from his home
to attend driver's ed at the HS/MS complex was struck was struck by the
driver of a small sedan, whose side-view driver's side mirror was ripped
off in the collision. The shaken driver said he did not see the youth,
who he said was standing in the middle of the road when he struck him.
The youth complained of knee pain and was taken by Hopkinton Fire
Department to Milford Hospital.
SCOUTING FOR FOOD TAKES PLACE NOV. 7 AND
14
Once again,
Hopkinton’s Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts will be collecting
non-perishable grocery items for this year’s Scouting for Food program,
set to take place on Nov. 7 and 14.
The program benefits
the Hopkinton Food Pantry, located at Project Just Because headquarters
at 86 South Street. With the recession forcing many more people out of
work, PJB staffers say that more individuals and families than ever are
depending on the food pantry, which serves only Hopkinton residents.
They estimate that this year, about 400 Hopkinton families will need the
pantry to put together a Thanksgiving meal. And around this upscale
community, a few families are going without heat in order to be able to
pay for food.
Scouts will delivering
plastic bags to mailboxes and doorsteps around Hopkinton on Nov. 7.
Residents are asked to fill the bags with non-perishable grocery items
and return the filled bags to their mailbox or doorstep before 10 a.m.
on Nov. 14, when the Scouts will begin their collection efforts.
Scouts will also be stationed at Colella’s Supermarket on Nov. 14 to
collect groceries.
Especially needed this year are canned
meats, meals and fruit; breakfast foods and snack foods for children;
toiletry items such as toothpaste and toothbrushes, paper towels and
other paper goods; juice bottles and juice boxes.
We ask that people
please check expiration dates before donating; expired items can’t be
used and often must be thrown away.
Other communities in
the Scout’s Knox Trail Council will also be participating in this 21st
Scouting for Food, Good Turn for America. event Over 4,000 scouts and
leaders will be out collecting food for local food pantries in the Metro
West area. The Council has set a goal to collect more than 100 tons of
food in the 2009 Scouting for Food drive, up from the 80 tons collected
last year.
For additional
information on the 2009 Scouting for Food Drive, a National Good Turn
For America, please go to the Knox Trail Council Website –
www.ktc-bsa.org/food.htm. ~ Catherine Buday
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Firefighters Add To Their Safety Toolkit
October 29, 2009 Above is the new
Rescue-Q-Jack system that the Fire Department just purchased for
vehicle stabilization at motor vehicle accidents. It supports the
vehicle, in any position, so that firefighters can safely operate in
and around it during extrications.
Below, Group 3 Firefighter Rob Caron
operates the new Hurst MOC cutters, for vehicle extrication, to
remove the roof, while the vehicle is stabilized with the new
Rescue-Q-Jack system while Firefighter Piorkowski assists under the
direction of Lt Lukey. The yellow jack is part of the new system
that is now supporting the vehicle on its side, as seen in the photo
above.
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New Troop 4
Eagle
October —Ryan Norby
became Troop 4’s latest Eagle Scout Tuesday night. With him is Tom
Dawson, Troop 4 Scoutmaster. Ryan designed and
built a meditation garden for Fr. Jim Flynn at St. Matthew’s Church in
Southborough. He cleared a piece of land, built steps leading to it
(it’s on the hill facing
Southville Rd) and a retaining wall.
Complete with a statue, fountain, bench and shrubs and flowers, it’s a
comforting place to pray or sit and relax, it is dedicated it to
deceased parishioners.
Hopkinton Branch of Stryker Biotech LLC, Former President and Others
Indicted
BOSTON, MA - October 28, 2009 - Stryker Biotech, LLC, a corporation
based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and its former president, Mark Philip
of Lexington, Massachusetts, and its current sales managers, William
Heppner of Illinios, David Ard of California, and Jeff Whitaker of North
Carolina, were charged today in federal court with participating in a
fraudulent marketing scheme of medical devices used during invasive
spinal and long bone surgeries. Stryker Biotech and Mark Philip were
also charged with making false statements to the United States Food and
Drug Administration (“FDA”).
Acting
United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks; Mark Dragonetti, Resident
Agent in Charge of the Food & Drug Administration - Office of Criminal
Investigations; Susan J. Waddell, Special Agent in Charge of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General - Office of
Investigations; and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Boston Field Division, announced today
that STRYKER BIOTECH, LLC, MARK PHILIP, WILLIAM HEPPNER, DAVID ARD and
JEFF WHITAKER were charged in an Indictment with five counts of wire
fraud and one count of conspiracy. STRYKER BIOTECH, DAVID ARD and JEFF
WHITAKER were also charged with misbranding. In addition, STRYKER
BIOTECH and MARK PHILIP were charged with making false statements to the
FDA.
The
Indictment alleges that all of the defendants participated in an illegal
marketing scheme to promote medical devices used during invasive
surgeries, and in doing so having defrauded medical professionals and
the FDA. In particular, the defendants are alleged to have promoted
devices known as OP-1 Implant and OP-1 Putty. These devices were used to
stimulate bone growth in long bones and the spine. These devices were
approved by the FDA only pursuant to a highly restrictive Humanitarian
Device Exemption (“HDE”). One of the restrictions was that the device
could only treat a condition that affected fewer than 4,000 patients in
the United States, and could not be sold for a profit. The Indictment
charges that the defendants promoted the use of these devices in a
manner that was different from its FDA approved use; namely they
promoted a combination of the devices with a bone void filler, called
Calstrux, and in furtherance of that promotion provided “recipes” to
surgeons, medical technicians and others as to how to mix the OP-1
products with Calstrux. It is alleged that some of these untested
“recipes” called for medical personnel to mold the combined product into
“cigars,” “tootsie rolls” or “vienna sausages.” The Indictment charges
that the defendants knew that such a combination had never been studied
in a clinical trial and had never been presented to or approved by the
FDA. It is alleged that the reason the defendants promoted the OP-1
products in a mixture with Calstrux was because without a mixing agent,
the OP-1 products were at a competitive disadvantage with other legal
products. The Indictment also alleges that serious medical problems
arose in a number of patients from this untested mix of products.
The Indictment also charges that defendants STRYKER BIOTECH, LLC and
MARK PHILIP made false statements to the FDA about the number of
patients that STRYKER BIOTECH was treating on an annual basis with OP-1
Putty.
SOURCE
Department of Justice
Stryker Statement in
Response to the Indictment of Its Biotech Division
KALAMAZOO, Mich.,
Oct. 28 -- Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK)
learned today that a federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts has returned an
indictment charging Stryker Biotech LLC and certain current
and former employees of Stryker Biotech with wire fraud, conspiracy to
defraud the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), distribution of a
misbranded device and false statements to the FDA. The
Company disclosed in March of this year that its Biotech
division was the target of a federal grand jury investigation being
conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of
Massachusetts.
The Company is disappointed with this action and still hopes to be able
to reach a fair and just resolution of this matter. Conviction of these
charges could result in significant monetary fines and Stryker Biotech's
exclusion from participating in federal and state health care programs,
which could have a material affect on Stryker Biotech's business. As a
matter of Company policy Stryker will not have any further comment on
these allegations.
Stryker Statement in Response to the Indictment of
Its Biotech Division:
Stryker Corporation is one of the world's leading medical
technology companies with the most broadly based range of products in
orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties.
Stryker works with respected medical professionals to help people lead
more active and more satisfying lives. The Company's products include
implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and
spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose & throat
and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation,
communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling
and emergency medical equipment. For more information about Stryker,
please visit
www.stryker.com.
SOURCE
Stryker Corporation
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Andrew Greene at ESL’s Open Mic Night
Nov. 7
HOPKINTON,
MA (October 28, 2009) Songwriter-performer Andrew Greene will be the
featured act at ESL’s Open Mic Night on Saturday, November 7 with host
Barbara Kessler. Greene has a southern, swampy blues feel to his guitar
playing, which he combines with powerful lyrics delivered in a soulful
voice.
Singers and musicians can register to perform at 7:00 p.m., and the
performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Open Mic Night will be held at
Enter Stage Left Theater’s intimate studio setting at 30 Main Street in
Hopkinton. Tickets are $5.00 per person to listen or perform.
The Town of
Hopkinton Has Gone Solar • Celebration on November 2, 2009*
10:00
AM on Monday in the High School Atrium and Auditorium
90
Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
There
will be a ribbon cutting and presentation for the 325kW Solar electric
Installation on the High School, Middle School, Fire Station, and Police
Station and 30
minutes of planned speakers to be followed by the monitoring kiosk
unveiling.
Some if the luminaries
attending will be MA State Senator Karen Spilka, MA State
Representative Carolyn Dykema, Brian Herr-Chair of the Board of
Selectmen, High School Environmental Club Representative, Brendan Neagle-COO
of Borrego Solar.
*A
community discount program for home owners in Hopkinton looking to go
solar will also be announced.
The School Committee
is sponsoring this event to highlight the efforts of a community that
has come together to reduce Hopkinton’s carbon emissions, while saving
on utility bills, educating students, and setting an example for other
towns and municipalities to follow. File photo of panels being lowered
last summer.
Hopkinton
residents wishing to vote at the Dec. 8, 2009Special State
Primary must register by Nov. 18, 2009.
Town Clerk –
Office Hours are Mon., Wed., Thurs., Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Tues. 8:00 A.M. to
7:00 P.M. - Nov. 18 Office Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Please contact the
Town Clerk for Absentee Ballots.
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Found Cat
Found young black cat
walking slowly across Rt 85 by the reservoir. We pulled over and he/she
came right up to us.
Is it yours? If not,
we will be looking for a home for him/her, as we cannot keep it. Call
435-8776.
Group Tops
$6,250 Goal in One Hour
Downtown property owners
pitch in for study
October 27,
2009 — Attorney Tom Nealon, left, a member of the Downtown Revitalization
Committee, as well as a Downtown property owner, made a pitch this
evening at a presentation by members of the Committee and the Hopkinton
Chamber of Commerce, of which he is also a member. The Committee needs
$6,250 to purchase the services of the Conway School of Landscape Design
for a master plan of the Downtown, Mr. Nealon said. The school is made
up of many students who are on their second careers, he added.
"If there's anything you can do, it is greatly appreciated," he said,
alluding to monetary donations.
The study, which would encompass the area between 1 Ash Street and West
Main Street, would cover issues such as crosswalks and traffic, and
likely issues that have been brought by people for years, such as
burying the utilities and redoing the sidewalks, curbs and roads. The
actual work, depending upon who spoke this evening, would cost from $3
million to $6 million.
Mr. Nealon said that the master plan is the first step toward
approaching a future Town Meeting with a presentation and a request for
funding. The Parks and Recreation Department had already promised
$3,000, a donation that Chairman Ken Driscoll said was because the
Hopkinton Common, which is under its jurisdiction, is the centerpiece of
the town.
When it came time to pony up, former Selectman and Planning Board member
Joe Strazzulla, who is also a property owner on Main Street, offered
$1,000 toward the goal; $500 for each of the businesses, he said.
Selectman and businessman RJ Dourney offered $500 if someone would match
it, which President of Colella's, Dale Danahy, did immediately.
Additional business owners made up the difference, and more, empowering
the Commission to hire the school, which will begin in work in January,
2010, with a completion of March, 2010.
"The
News Starts Here!"
School
and Middle School, as well as the Fire and Police Stations.
STATE
SENATOR KAREN SPILKA'S 2009 SENIOR HEALTH and WELLNESS FAIR will be
held on November 21 from 9:00-1:30 at the Callahan Senior Center 535
Union Avenue in Framingham. 
Presented
by the CAA
Lost
BOSTON, MA - October 28, 2009 - Stryker Biotech, LLC, a corporation
based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and its former president, Mark Philip
of Lexington, Massachusetts, and its current sales managers, William
Heppner of Illinios, David Ard of California, and Jeff Whitaker of North
Carolina, were charged today in federal court with participating in a
fraudulent marketing scheme of medical devices used during invasive
spinal and long bone surgeries. Stryker Biotech and Mark Philip were
also charged with making false statements to the United States Food and
Drug Administration (“FDA”).
HOPKINTON,
MA (October 28, 2009) Songwriter-performer Andrew Greene will be the
featured act at ESL’s Open Mic Night on Saturday, November 7 with host
Barbara Kessler. Greene has a southern, swampy blues feel to his guitar
playing, which he combines with powerful lyrics delivered in a soulful
voice.
