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Sepia or Not!
December 6, 2009 — The dull browns of the rocks, the water and the deciduous trees give this untouched photo taken today the look of an old sepia-toned print. Note: Remember, double-clicking on any word on this page opens up the dictionary, which automatically provides the meaning and the pronunciation of the word. |
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Dark Side of the Earth
December 6, 2009 — Only as the sun reached its westernmost position did any rays even reach these north-facing snow-covered branches at the Hopkinton State Park Headquarters late this afternoon. no melting going on here. |
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Hopkinton Holiday Stroll 2009
December 5, 2009 — Enjoy a few minutes of the Holiday stroll, music, ESL Christmas carolers, tree lighting, Santa, a bear (Was he the one on Lumber Street?), horses and carriage, Tone Deft, Dawson, Hopkinton Drug, Rene Marino, Mary Cornell, more, as well as related events from Saturday. (On second thought, perhaps the "bear" is a chipmunk). FYI, Jingle Bells that is playing while the horse and carriage is on Main Street is overlaid from the sound of carolers on the gazebo later. |
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Odin is Still Missing
Odin is still missing. Last seen October 8th on Wood Street near Lake Whitehall, he is a neutered male, very affectionate, and missed terribly. He weighs around 12 pounds, has a distinctive quack-like meow, and is an inveterate hunter. If you see him, please call Anne at 508-435-6340 or 781-956-2957. |
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Holiday Stroll Capped by Tree Lighting
December 5, 2009 — Hundreds of families joined each other at the Hopkinton Common this early evening during falling snow to await the arrival of Santa Claus by horse and buggy, do some caroling, and watch as the Christmas Tree was lit. HopNews hopes to have a movie of some of the Downtown Stroll later today. |
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Live Nativity Re-scheduled
The Live Nativity scheduled for Saturday,
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ENTER STAGE LEFT THEATER ANNOUNCES
ESL is sponsoring a
contest in anticipation of their upcoming production of 101 Dalmatians! “How much is that Doggie in the Window” CONTEST! Saturday December 5th through Saturday December 12th
Come to the Holiday Stroll, visit local merchants and you could win a prize!! Instructions are as follows: • Travel to shop windows listed below (All Downtown Hopkinton) • Find poster in the window and follow instructions on the poster • After tallying each individual poster add all 5 together for GRAND TOTAL • Submit total to Enter Stage Left Theater Winners receive two free backstage passes to any matinee of 101 Dalmatians
PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS: Country Plus, HopNews.com (24 Main St.), Ciao Time, Enter Stage Left Theater, and Action Copy Plus Visit www.enterstagelefttheater.com to download your tally sheet! |
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TREASURER CAHILL KICKS OFF THE 5TH EBAY AUCTION
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Noon
BOSTON, December 4, 2009 - Let the Treasury’s Abandoned Property
Division help you do your holiday shopping this year.
State Treasurer Tim Cahill today hosted a preview of the Treasury’s
fifth Abandoned Property auction with the online auction site eBay. The
auction will go “live” on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 12:00 noon, and
will continue through December 20, 2009, featuring as many as 500 lots
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State Police VFAS Team Hunts Fugitive
December 4,
2009 — Troopers assigned to the State Police Violent Fugitive
Apprehension Section (VFAS) and officers from the Department of
Corrections apprehension unit today continue to
search for fugitive convict MANSON BROWN, 51, who escaped from the
We have developed new information about BROWN’s description and habits. We previously released that he is African-American, 5’8” tall and weighing approximately 145 pounds. We have now learned that BROWN often wears eyeglasses (even though the recent photos of him do not show him in glasses) and plays chess. He also works out frequently and is described as being extremely physically fit.
Information
about BROWN was posted on the
Anyone who sees BROWN should not approach him, but rather, should contact 911 immediately. Anyone with information about BROWN’s whereabouts is urged to call State Police at (508) 820-2121. |
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State Police Air Wing
Finds Missing Hunter in
December
4, 2009 — The Massachusetts State Police Air Wing last night located a
hunter who had gone missing in a forest in the northwestern
A
State Police helicopter crew (file photo) found the hunter, a
62-year-old
The State Police helicopter crew directed State Police ground units to the hunter’s location. Troopers on the ground and local firefighters determined that the hunter had suffered potentially serious injuries but was conscious and appeared to be in stable condition. The helicopter crew illuminated the scene using a high-powered searchlight mounted under the nose of the aircraft while rescue personnel removed the hunter to an ambulance for transport to an area hospital.
State Police had begun searching for the hunter at 5:50 p.m., when his
wife called the State Police barracks in
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LASSIE STILL MISSING
LASSIE is a 9 yr old, calico, shorthair, manx (tail-less) who went missing from 196 Ash St in Hopkinton Wednesday evening, 21 October. She runs like a rabbit and her body is low to the ground. She was last seen 5pm (22 Nov) at 173 Ash ST. Please look in your garages, sheds, barns, or under tarps, steps or decks and if you see her, see which way she goes from your yard. Do not chase her to catch her. Put down food for her and back away. Please post this on your fridge. Contact me any time. Janice at 508-733-6303 or if no immediate answer, call Jim 508-733-6353 |
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Designer of High School Makes Short List for Elementary School Design
by Heather Kelley
December 4, 2009 — Aramark, the food service
provider for Hopkinton’s school cafeterias, last night submitted to the
School Committee a request to increase school lunch prices by
twenty-five cents beginning in the fall of 2010. Ron Laverdiere, the
Food Service Director for Hopkinton, and Beth Emery, Aramark’s regional
manager for
Committee member Rebecca Robak expressed displeasure at the proposed hike, especially as it comes in the first year after Aramark won the bid for Hopkinton’s food service. Robak noted that at the time, the decision was very close, and that Aramark won because of their lower price. Member Troy Mick asked if a lower price increase could be entertained; Emery replied that one increase every four years, which has been the norm for Hopkinton, is better tolerated by parents than smaller increases every two years. Chair Nancy Burdick suggested other ways of making up the shortfall, such as offering fewer choices each day. Emery warned that reducing choices often results in fewer students purchasing lunches; currently, approximately 70% of students purchase something for lunch. The School Committee plans to discuss the requested price increase at a later meeting, as part of a larger discussion of budgets.
Superintendent John Phelan presented an update on the Strategic Plan for the school district. Notable progress includes the full-day Kindergarten pilot slated for the fall of 2010; high school students taking on-line courses; a tutoring center for English Language Arts and math at the High School; energy savings to be realized through the completed solar project; and a joint bid for student transportation together with nine other school districts that should produce cost savings. Phelan noted that the recent trend has been for only one transportation company to enter a bid for any one town’s bussing needs; competition has effectively ended. Creating a high-cost opportunity by combining several towns’ needs should generate more interest in bidding, he said.
Phelan also pointed out that many items in the strategic plan, even relatively low-cost ones, will not be implemented on schedule due to budget constraints. Rebecca Robak suggested making clear that the budget was the reason for the deviation from the plan, and that it was not a problem with the plan itself. “This is a plan that the whole town had input into,” added Jean Bertschmann. “It belongs in the level services budget.”
Design Partnership of Cambridge, the firm that designed the High School, has made the short list of companies to be the designer for the proposed elementary school building, said Rebecca Robak, Committee liaison to the Elementary School Building Committee. The final selection of a designer will be made on December 15, with the year-long feasibility study including conceptual drawings and cost estimates commencing in January or February of 2010. Construction could begin only after a Town Meeting vote of approval in May 2011.
SPEAC, Hopkinton’s Special Education Advisory Council, had a walk-through of the schools in early fall to determine areas to be improved. While minor issues have been resolved, liaison Richard de Mont shared the wish list that emerged, including more space for programs and services, more after-school and summer programming, and a van for transportation to after-school activities. “SPEAC raises a lot of money, and contributes a lot of money,” said de Mont, and indicated that fundraising is already underway to help pay for needed improvements.
Troy Mick countered, “I heard a lot of asks, needs, requests. But I didn’t hear a lot of suggestions to reduce … it’s how, unfortunately, we have to think about the entire school system.” Phelan noted that the special education system was re-engineered two years ago, and that Hopkinton has made strides to keep special education students in-district, saying that it was “better for kids, and more cost-effective.” de Mont reminded the Committee that special education can be remedial in nature, noting that a little help early on can fix small problems instead of letting them grow into bigger and more expensive problems.
Eric Karjel, Athletic Director at the High School, presented an update on the fall athletic season. Over 600 students participated in fall athletic offerings at the Middle and High Schools. Numerous teams won awards and divisional championships, but John Phelan was most impressed by the sportsmanship of Hopkinton’s teams. While at the Westwood football game, Phelan relayed, that town’s Athletic Director sought him out “to say that ‘the one school that we can always count on being not only good athletes but being just tremendous sports, is Hopkinton.’”
Finally, the Committee heard second readings of policies that are being amended. The proposed changes to the Wellness Policy were vetted with teachers, who did not want their control over access to recess taken completely away. Instead of banning the revocation of recess for disciplinary reasons, or for using the time to make up work, in deference to the teachers’ requests the Committee is now considering wording that would merely limit the withholding of recess for these reasons. |
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Jewelry Sale
December 3, 2009 — Senior center volunteer Phyllis Proia looks over some of the jewelry in the center's Thrift Store. The store has seasonal as well as non-seasonal ceramics, knickknacks, clothing, jewelry and more. |
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Cementing a Relationship
December 3, 2009 — Stone masons from New View, at their second day on the job in front of the Fire Station, near completion of stone buttresses in front of the Fire Department, that will flank a new sign, the third project undertaken and paid for entirely by Tom McIntyre, who is a thirty-year call Firefighter, according to Fire Chief Ken Clark. Mr. McIntyre also contributed the restored bells at both the Woodville Fire Station and the Firefighters Memorial on Mayhew Street. Chief Clark said he is considering an unveiling ceremony of the new sign. |
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Holiday Tree Ready for Saturday Lighting
December 3, 2009 — Hopkinton Troop 1 Scouts, from Left, Brian Halbert, Luke Bartlett and Nick Bograd pause for a pose as they set up the holiday tree on the Hopkinton Common. Troop 1 donated the tree for this year's festivities. |
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Reminder A Christmas Carol: Friday, Dec. 4th and Saturday, Dec. 5th at 7:00pm at the Hopkinton Middle School Auditorium
Hopkinton Middle School Drama Dept. presents, A Christmas Carol: Friday, Dec. 4th and Saturday, Dec. 5th at 7:00pm at the Hopkinton Middle School auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students/senior citizens. Receive a $2 discount per ticket with each donation of a new, unwrapped child/teen toy or book for Project Just Because. Donations must be made at the time of ticket purchase. Photo by Bill Horsman. |
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State Police Car Stop in Randolph Leads to Drug Trafficking Arrest
December
3, 2009 — Massachusetts State Police charged a
At
8:40 p.m. on December 2, Trooper Ronald Solimini observed a 1998 Audi A6
traveling on Route 24 North in
As
the trooper approached the vehicle he observed the passenger,
23-year-old JERRELL SMITH, making numerous movements in the vehicle.
Trooper Solimini had the passenger step from the vehicle. He then
attempted to pat frisk SMITH. During the frisk, SMITH tried to spin
away, but was unsuccessful. The trooper then found, tucked in the
suspect’s waistband, approximately 65 grams of cocaine and 31.5 grams of
crack cocaine. In
SMITH was arrested and bail was set at $50,000. He was held at the State
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Hopkinton Iguanas Win Tournament
The Hopkinton Iguanas 8-and-under boys soccer team captured the championship at the Forekicks Thanksgiving Tournament in Norfolk on November 27.
The Iguanas went 1-1 in round-robin play and then won the championship with an exciting 1-0 victory over Mansfield in the final. Calvin Tourangeau scored the title-winning goal off an assist from Robby Bernardin, Tommy Ambrosone was the defensive standout, and goaltender Jason Hicks was stellar in recording the shutout.
Members of the team included (from left): Robby Bernardin, Connor O'Donnell, Tommy Ambrosone, Tommy Bernardin, Ned Dean, Ellis Spar (kneeling), Max LaCascia, Jack Houser, Calvin Tourangeau, Jason Hicks and Liam Ford. Not pictured: Sam Tourangeau. Contributed content. |
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