Governor's
Full Press Conference at Lonza Biologics in Hopkinton
On Tuesday, Andrew did a report on Hopkinton's good
fortune in securing a $2.5 million grant from the state, and interviewed
the Governor, as well as town officials, about the impact.
Below is the entire press conference from
yesterday in Hi-def:
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REMINDER
Police vs. Special Olympics
Annual
Hopkinton Police Dept. and Hopkinton Special Olympics basketball game
will be held on March 20th at the HopkintonMiddle School, Starting
at 12 noon. Come out and cheer them on.
It is always a great time!
Girl Scouts
Sell over 125 Boxes
What a beautiful day it was Saturday, March 6th at
Colella's.
Troop 72975 was found outside Colella's selling
Girl Scout Cookies.
This picture is of first grade Troop 72975 as they managed their booth
sale.
We were able to sell over 125 boxes.
~
Lee A. Burns, Leader of GS Troop 72975
“The Princess Bride,” on Friday, March 12 at
7pm in the Keefe Tech School Auditorium.
The Keefe Tech Drama
Club, pictured above, is presenting a one night only showing of
“The Princess Bride,” on Friday, March 12 at 7pm in the Keefe Tech
School Auditorium. Back row: Kurt Stillwell,
Gustavo Sliva, Karina Hurtado, Mike Gallagher, Briana Jackson, Jonathan
Montanez, Matt McDermmott, and Jeremy Swartz. Front row: Paul Kelley
(advisor), Marie Regonini (advisor), Mike Merola, Theresa Stanton,
Bridget Belcher, Maxime Gelfond, Molly Dee, Sarah Lundberg, Stephanie
Hodgeson, Brad Naugler, Erin Bengiovanni (advisor).
KEEFE TECH WINS BIG AS HOST OF DISTRICT SKILLSUSA CONFERENCE
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Keefe Technical
School proudly hosted the District III SkillsUSA Conference on Tuesday,
February 23, during which competing Keefe Tech students won a total of
19 medals.
Over 500 students representing Keefe Tech,
Assabet Valley RVTHS, Blue Hills RVTHS, Lynn VTHS, Madison Park
Vocational HS, Minuteman RHS, Rindge School of Technical Arts, and
Weymouth VHS competed in written career technical knowledge and
employment skills tests during Tuesday’s district level competition.
Keefe Tech students took home medals in categories including health care
and nursing, carpentry, cosmetology, computer applications,
Internetworking, plumbing, and team work.
Keefe Tech’s District SkillsUSA Gold
Medalists are Juliana DeLiberais, Lily Franco, Melaine Josselyn, Sandra
Mendez (Post Grad), Brian Snyder, Gladys Urzua, and Kim Waldron. Silver
Medalists are Andressa Fernandes, Matthew Ford, Nicholas Ford, Joe
Forde, Alexandra Gomes, Trevor Keefe, Francisco Oliveira, Julie Parades,
Tara Peck, and Franklin Serrano. Bronze Medalists are Raphaela Souza and
Stephen Warren.
SkillsUSA provides quality education
experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and
character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work
attitudes and communications skills, emphasizing total quality at work,
high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education and
pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA also promotes understanding of
the free enterprise system and involvement in community service
activities.
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Attention Parents of HHS Seniors
Please send in
pictures of your child for the Senior Slideshow. We are looking for
3 pictures of your child - a baby picture, a Middle School picture,
and a high school picture as well as 5 group pictures. You can scan
the pictures in and email them to
hhsseniors2010@comcast.net or you can bring the pictures into
school in an envelope (marked with the student's name) and there is
a box in the main office. We need to collect pictures by Wednesday,
March 31st. The slideshow will be shown at the parent/senior
banquet on Thursday, May 27th. Each parent will get a copy. Send
those pictures in! ~ Jen Fairbanks
Spring
is on the Way With Weston Nurseries’ Early Spring Bulb Gardens
Hopkinton, MA March 10, 2010 – Spring is on the way! Weston
Nurseries welcomes spring with their signature spring bulb plantings.
Our forced bulb collections will provide you with both color and
fragrance, all before spring arrives. A cluster of moss anchors a
gathering of daffodils, muscari, and hyacinth, artfully arranged and
placed in a green fiberglass cube. Place anywhere you need a reminder
that spring is, in fact, on its way!
Hopkinton
Police Patrolman Aaron O’Neil, Detective Scott Van Raalten, and
Hopkinton resident and Sherborn Patrolman Luke Tedstone, will be
participating in the Police Unity Tour this year and will be bicycling
from NJ to WashingtonDC to raise money for the National Police
Memorial and Museum. Attached is a document that explains the tour and
how to donate. No donation is too small and your donation will go
straight to the National Memorial supporting all those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice.
The mission of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is to
generate increased public support for the law enforcement profession by
permanently recording and appropriately commemorating the service and
sacrifice of law enforcement officers; and to provide information that
will help promote law enforcement safety. National Police Week is a
collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring the
service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement community.
This year two members of the Hopkinton Police Department will be
participating in the Police Unity Tour (www.policeunitytour.com).
The primary purpose of this four day, three-hundred and twenty mile
bicycle ride is to raise awareness of Police Officers who have died in
the line of duty. The secondary purpose is to raise funds for the
National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial and Museum. During our time
in Washington D.C., we will be visiting and paying our respects to our
fallen brother officers.
Each participant riding in the Police Unity Tour event which begins and
New Jersey and ends in Washington D.C. is responsible for raising
approximately $2,000.00. We are asking for your support in helping to
defray some of the costs each rider is responsible for raising. Any
charitable denomination that you or your company can offer will help
bring us one step further to representing the Town of Hopkinton and our
police department at the Law Enforcement Candlelight Vigil during
National Police Week 2010.
We
ask that you please send any donation directly to the Hopkinton Police
Department c/o Police Unity Tour no later than April 30, 2010. This will
allow us to appropriately forward our charitable donation to the Police
Unity Tour Board of Directors. Or you may go online to;
www.firstgiving.com/hopkintonpd
If
you have any questions or would like additional information, please feel
free to contact one of us at the Hopkinton Police Department,
508-497-3401. Any additional questions can be emailed to
svanraalten@hopkintonpd.org
or
aoneil@hopkintonpd.org.
Selectmen
Send Invitation to Marathon's Sister City, Xiamen, China
Click on tear-sheet to
see entire letter
Spurred by the
efforts of Hopkinton Athletic Association founder, Timothy Kilduff,
Selectmen have invited a delegation from China to Hopkinton for a meet
and greet during the Boston Marathon festivities. Below, left, Mayor
Spyros Zagaris of Marathon Greece, a Chinese official, Mr. Ching-kuo Wu,
member, International Olympic Committee and founder of the Xiamen
Olympic MuseumTimothy Kilduff
in China last year.
Don't be Afraid of the Envelopes
by Claudia Vanderpool
My
heart literally aches this time of year.
A
stranger will sit behind a desk at a college, near and far away.
In his
hands, will be a box that my son has put together. Inside:
He will
read an essay that was written from my son’s heart.
He will
watch a 2 min short film that my son wrote and edited using his
creativity.
He will
scan over academic records from a school system my son has grown up in.
He will
count the alms my son has given to the community.
This
stranger will then walk over to a cabinet, and retrieve an envelope.
A big envelope will say, “I like your box. You can come to
my college.”
A small envelope will say, “No thank you.”
Dear
HHS seniors,
I hope
you remember that your life cannot be contained in a box.
Hemingway, Thoreau, Hawthorne… could not possibly pen your beautiful
life in a single essay.
Frank
Capra, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese… could not portray the essence of
you in a 2 min short film.
Will
this stranger walk the hallways of Hopkinton High School, and interview
your friends?
Will he
call your family and ask a collection of precious memories?
Does he
know the storms you’ve traveled in and how strong you stand today?
Does he
know how much joy you give by simply being yourself?
This
stranger sends envelopes in the mail; envelopes that can be burned and
discarded.
This stranger is not the voice of your future.
This
stranger is not speaking on behalf of your desired career
This
stranger is not the authority on creativity and all that’s beautiful
This
stranger rummages through "boxes" and sends envelopes.
The
world needs your eyes, your heart, your creativity, your voice.
Don't
be afraid of the envelopes. You will find your way. The path will open
up in front of you.
(Dedicated to all HS seniors)
Hopkinton Community Register & Telephone
Directory Photo Contest
The
Hopkinton Women’s Club is sponsoring a photography contest for the 2011
Community Register & Telephone Directory cover. Submissions will only
be accepted from Hopkinton, MA residents. The winner of the contest
will receive $ 50.
Submissions must meet the following criteria:
1) Color photograph, size 5.5” X 8.5” with vertical
orientation (may be larger with same proportions)
2) Traditional or digital photograph, and realistic or artfully
enhanced. Photographs are acceptable.
3) Photo must be a picture of anywhere in Hopkinton with the
theme “Our Town”
4) If your photo is not chosen for the telephone directory there
is a possibility it will be chosen for a note card. $ 50 will be
awarded to you if it is.
If you are submitting a computer created photograph, you
will need
to submit a print for judging
purposes.
Entry
deadline is Thursday, April 15th, 2010. If you are interested in
entering the contest, print the entry form below and mail the photo and
form to HWC, PO Box 363, Hopkinton MA 01740 or contact Jane Anderson at
508-544-8246 or
JaneMema@verizon.net for an entry form. Forms are also available at
the Library, Women’s Club web site, and High School Art Department.
If you are submitting a computer created photograph, you will need to
submit a print for judging purposes.
ENTRY FIORM: Hopkinton Community Register & Telephone Directory Photo
Contest ENTRY FORM
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2nd Annual
Spaghetti Dinner & Raffle
Hosted by the Hopkinton Cheerleaders
Wednesday, March 10th
Woodville Rod & Gun Club
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
$7.00
Come for some great food, great
entertainment and GREAT RAFFLES
Raffles include collectors Boston Sports
Memorabilia &
a
WEEKEND GETAWAY!!
Two
Injured in 495 Rollover
March 10, 2010 —
The occupants of this pickup truck, which ended up facing north in the
southbound median last night shortly before 11:00 pm, were the walking
wounded when emergency personnel arrived. Each was taken to Milford
Hospital in a separate ambulance after being examined on the scene and
complaining of injuries.
Witnesses on the scene said it was a one-vehicle collision, which was
reported to Hopkinton Police by State Police as a rollover. Headphones
are central in the photo, and what appeared to be more than 100 CDs were
strewn across the highway for several hundred feet, as was a large bass
speaker box and several audio devices. Above, the second occupant is
loaded into the Hopkinton ambulance.
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Multi-year Project Earns Eagle Rank
by Andrew
Sweeney
March 9, 2010
- On Tuesday the Board of Selectmen recognized Eagle Scout Anthony
James DiMare of Troop 1. DiMare was accompanied by his parents and
his scout leader. The board praised DiMare for is hard work and his
construction of a 12 by 16 foot pavilion.
Police Chief
Rick Flannery requested that two retired police officers be
appointed as Special Police Officers for the purpose of working
details. One of the Police Officers is former Chief Thomas Irvin.
Selectman Todd Cestari asked Chief Flannery whether or not the
candidates would be given a physical exam, and the Chief answered in
the negative. Citing concerns with insurance issues, the Board of
Selectman tabled the request pending further study.
Police Chief
Flannery also submitted a request to promote Sergeant Charles
Wallace of the Hopkinton Police Department to the rank of
Lieutenant. Flannery said that Sergeant Wallace “Exhibits
leadership on a daily basis.” The Board of Selectman unanimously
approved the request and thanked Sergeant Wallace for his work.
The Board also
discussed the Annual Town Meeting Articles. A draft with just over
50 articles was discussed along with the sponsor of each article.
The board scheduled a meeting for Monday, March 15 for further
discussion on the budget and appropriations.
Legacy Farms
requested that the work performed at the Main Street/Cedar/Grove
intersection for the benefit of the town be tax exempt. The board
approved this requested. The point was made that if the town were
performing the work then the town would not tax itself. The board
saw no reason to tax Legacy Farms for the work.
The board also
discussed the creation of a part-time position on the Youth
Commission but no action was taken. The board seemed to agree that
the position was needed but funding for the position was still in
question.
The need for
IT infrastructure upgrades were also discussed at length. No action
was taken on whether just over $100,000 was an acceptable amount to
spend on IT. Part of that money would go to a salary and part to
the infrastructure upgrades.
The Board of
Selectman also decided to send a letter to the state government
leadership requesting that they do not cut funding to the town of
Hopkinton. The town has budgeted a 10 percent cut in money from the
state. The state still needs to approve its budget.
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1200 Crosses
March 10, 2010 —
Just this past weekend, our High School Youth Group finished a 30-Hour
Famine (An opportunity organized worldwide by World Vision) to gain
awareness of world health issues. Saturday night they erected their wall
of crosses which is still on display; 1,200 crosses to remind us that
1,200 children die every hour from starvation and preventable illnesses.
Other signs on our property help to share this message. ~ pastor
Bruce Johnson
SENIOR MOMENTS
Who Is Wearing the
Suspenders?
by Nancy L. Drawe
(Punky)
March 10, 2010 — Ready for a
party? Now that Valentine’s Day is over and everyone had fun at the
party held at the Sr. Center that day, a perfect occasion for more good
times is coming up! Since next Wednesday is the day of the green, St.
Patrick’s Day, the senior center will be hosting a meal fit for the
leprechauns (and non-leprechauns, of course)! On Wednesday, March 17 at
11:30, you can feast upon a corned beef and cabbage dinner catered by
TJ’s, and after you eat, stay and enjoy an afternoon of music and
dancing. John Guido, who has been the entertainment at the center many
times, is returning once again to serenade you with his toe tapping
Irish tunes! The cost for the afternoon is only $7.00. Since this is
such a popular event, make sure you sign up to reserve a seat. If you
really want to have lunch with your friends, but corned beef isn’t your
favorite, ham will also be served. Remember, everyone is Irish on this
day!
Recently I wrote about how one
of the cooks at the center, Zahra Ali, entered her chili in the
Woodville Rod and Gun Club and Grace United Methodist Churches chili
cook-off’s and won at both places. Today at the center, Zahra made her
award winning chili and served it for lunch. Everyone LOVED it! The best
part is that it’s mild with just a little kick to it. That’s perfect
since a lot of people can’t eat spicy foods. One man told me that he had
never had chili before today. I said, “NEVER? Not in your whole life?”
He said that he couldn’t believe what he missed out on because it was
delicious! Check the monthly menus in the Hilltopper and make sure you
come for lunch the next time Zahra makes her famous chili!
Here’s a few dates to mark on
your calendar: The Health Fair is coming up. I’ll be writing more about
that in the next couple of weeks. Also, the Hopkinton High School
National Honor Society students will be hosting their annual Senior
Citizen Tea at the school on Tuesday, April 6 from 2:30-4:30. More on
that later, too! Doreen Garner’s dog training classes will be starting
on Tuesday, March 30 at 2 pm. This is a four week class, so if you’re
interested, call the senior center to register.
Don’t forget to set your clocks
AHEAD this weekend!
That’s it for now, so if you
have any comments or suggestions, you can email me:
Punkala@aol.com.
Until next time, have a great week!
Hopkinton Company Leads Storage Software
Market
for 8th Consecutive Year
HOPKINTON, Mass., March 9
/PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE:
EMC),
the world leader in information infrastructure
solutions, led the worldwide storage software market in
total revenue for the eighth consecutive year in 2009,
according to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Storage
Software Tracker, March 2010.
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In addition to leading the
overall storage software market for the full year of
2009, EMC also led in three storage software
categories – storage replication, storage device
management and storage management. EMC's leadership
position in storage software played an important role in
supporting the company's $12
billion information infrastructure business in
2009.
Pat
Gelsinger, President and Chief Operating Officer,
EMC Information Infrastructure Products said, "There are
tremendous opportunities for customers to better manage
and protect the growing sea of information as they
transition their data centers from four walls to a
hybrid model that leverages virtualization and automated
policies across geographically dispersed locations. The
tenants of automated data movement across tiered storage
coupled with the best-of-breed data deduplication and
discovery technologies are the keys to helping customers
achieve success. With the advancements and additions we
made to our storage software portfolio in 2009, EMC has
never been in a better position to ride this next big
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Hopkinton
Selectmen Accept New Police Lieutenant Recommendation
March 9, 2010 —
Not even a week into his new position with the Hopkinton Police
Department, Police Chief Rick Flannery (Center) recommended his longtime
colleague, Sgt. Charles Wallace, to fill his former position as the
Department's sole Lieutenant. Chief Flannery said there were four
candidate's who were all well qualified, but chose Sgt. Wallace in the
end. The other three candidates, while never officially named but
well-known to the community, were Sgt. Joseph Bennett, Sgt. John Porter
and Detective Timothy Brennan.
Andrew Sweeney's full report on the Selectmen's meeting will follow
later tonight.
Governor Patrick
Visits Lonza Biologics
Announces
$2.5 million MORE Grant
Above, Governor Deval Patrick listens to
Lonza President Mike Cicio as State Senator Karen Spilka looks on.
March 9, 2010 —
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick visited Lonza Biologics, Inc. at 99
South Street in Hopkinton today to officially announce the awarding of a
MORE (Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion ) grant to
Hopkinton to benefit the sewer infrastructure in the town. The money
allows the connecting of existing sewer lines on South Street to
Milford, a gap that has resulted in an impasse over technical issues for
about a decade. Recently, the State granted a permit for Hopkinton's
request for an inter-basin transfer of waste-water from Hopkinton, which
is in the SuAsCo basin to Milford, which is in the Charles River Basin.
The limit was
Lonza received a TIF (Tax Increment Financing) at Town Meeting in 2008
to encourage it to expand in Hopkinton, but the new Waste Water
Treatment Facility at Fruit Street would not help at all.
According to a letter to the EOEA (Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs) from Town Counsel, Ray Miyares in 2009, the
increase in the need of Lonza to discharge an additional 75,000 gpd of
wastewater was not factored into the
capacity of the Fruit Street plant.
So, the inference is that even if Fruit Street were to begin pumping,
Lonza could not be part of it — and therefore, the need to reactivate
the Milford initiative.
Today's announcement is a double-header for Hopkinton, because the water
and forced main pipes for the Fruit Street plant will be laid beginning
on Monday.
To see the HopNews report
by Andrew Sweeney, choose the player below.
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He's My Brother...
March 9, 2010 — From left, Fr. Benedict, Br.
Pio and Br. Lanerd Walk down Hayden Rowe Street today on their way, via
a stop-ver in Milford, to Warwick, RI, where they will take part in
services of Lent.
Governor Patrick Tours Lonza, Announces $2.5 Million Grant
March 9, 2010 —
Governor Deval Patrick toured Lonza Biologics today, and stood with town
and legislative officials for a press conference. He spoke with HopNews
afterward; the video will follow.
Health and Fitness Fair
Hopkinton High School
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Saturday March 13, 2010
Sponsored by Hopkinton Public Schools Wellness Department
Children’s activities and games! • Health/ Fitness Information •
Cholesterol/Blood Pressure checks
Protecting your skin from sun
damage • Nutrition • Relaxation
and much, much more!!
There’s something for everyone!
Music! Prizes!
"Hidden Treasures" in the Downtown
March
9, 2010 — There are "hidden treasures" in Downtown Hopkinton, businesses
that build their client base one customer at a time without the benefit
if a storefront directly on Main Street. Who are some of them? Check out
Andrew Sweeney's piece above. NOTE: After choosing the play
button, choose the resolution that will keep up with your download
speed.
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State Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Route 495 in Wareham
March
8, 2010 — Tonight at approximately 8:10 p.m., troopers from the
Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Bourne responded to reports of a
one-car crash on Route 495 southbound just north of Route 195 (Exit 1)
in Wareham.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Mark
Cohen indicates that a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
operated by 57-year-old
Penelope H. Dickens of Oak Bluffs was traveling south on
Route 495 when it veered to the right and exited the roadway into the
woods. The Jeep then caught on fire.
The adult female operator was pronounced
deceased at the scene and her identity is being withheld pending next of
kin notification.
Positively
Hopkinton
Valpey Fisher Corporation
Announces the
Creation of the Microwave
Products Group
HOPKINTON, Mass., Mar
08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Valpey Fisher
Corporation
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, a leader
in low noise timing solutions, announces the
creation of its Microwaves Products Group. The group
will focus on the design, manufacture and marketing
of high performance RF/Microwave components and
integrated modules for a broad range of end markets,
including Microwave Point to Point, Wireless
Infrastructure and Military communications.
"The creation of the
Microwave Products Group will enable us to better
service our existing customers with an increased
product offering and allow us to expand into new
market applications", said Michael Ferrantino Jr.,
President and Chief Executive Officer. "I am very
excited about the seasoned team we have put in
place. They bring more than 65 years of Design,
Manufacturing and Marketing expertise to Valpey
Fisher", added Ferrantino.
For over 75 years,
Valpey Fisher has cultivated longstanding and
trusting relationships with a diverse customer base
ranging from the world's major OEMs to small and
emerging businesses by providing innovative high
performance frequency control solutions. The
addition of the Microwave Products Group will
further enhance the ability to address more content
and provide our customers with a much broader
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Hopkinton Girl Scout troop #2255 Donates Cookies
Pictured with the troops
(left to right): Kate Bransfield, Corey Gaston, Sarah Greizer, Emily
Shea, Jacqueline Disch, Madeline Lipkin, Hannah Green, co-leaders
Elaine Shea and Mary Bransfield.
On Saturday, March 6th,
Hopkinton Girl Scout troop #2255 went to Hanscom Air Force Base to
donate cookies for the troops overseas. Over 2,0000 girl scouts from
eastern Massachusetts attended the “Cookies for a Cause” event. In
total, there were 800 boxes of cookies donated by Hopkinton girl scouts
and 30,000 boxes were collected overall. Troop #2255 performed the Flag
Ceremony which was a special honor.
Hopkinton to Receive $2.5M MORE Grant for
Sewer Expansion
Governor Patrick to visit Lonza Tuesday Morning
March
8, 2010 — Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) announced today that the
Patrick Administration will award the town of Hopkinton with a $2.5
million Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion (MORE) grant
to facilitate
the connection of Hopkinton's South Street sewer to a existing
sewage-treatment facility in Milford. Increased sewer capacity will
enable businesses located in the South Street and Elmwood Park
industrial areas, including global biotech giant Lonza, to expand and
add jobs.
"This is a terrific example of the state and town working together to
find the funding for a worthwhile project, without which we may very
well lose companies and jobs in MetroWest and Massachusetts," stated
Senator Spilka, the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic
Development and Emerging Technologies. "I fought hard for this project,
knowing that this is the type of targeted investment the Commonwealth
should be making right now. I applaud the town for their persistence in
seeing this project to fruition. The expanded capacity for job
retention, growth and expansion will help further solidify the region's
economic base."
"The MORE grant funding will provide much needed sewer infrastructure
and capacity on South Street for the long-term benefit of the town's
valued businesses and, indirectly, residences that will be served by the
Fruit Street Waste Water
Facility,"
stated Norman Khumalo, Hopkinton's Town Manager. "This state funding
will allow for the realization of an idea whose time has come. The
enhanced sewer capacity will be critical for the expansion of the town's
commercial base and job creation. This project will not have come about
without the strong, effective and responsive partnership between the
town, Senator Spilka, Representative Dykema, Secretary Bialecki, the
Governor's office, private businesses, as well as the continued
cooperation from the town of Milford."
"The MORE Grant for Hopkinton is an excellent example of the public
sector working in unison with the private sector to increase economic
activity and jobs in the Commonwealth," stated Brian Herr, Chair of the
Hopkinton Board of Selectmen. "We look forward to Lonza's expansion in
town and will certainly assist other businesses hoping to invest in the
region." Contributed content. HopNews file photos.
March 8, 2010
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above for full report
11:03 pm
A
caller on Holt Street reported they heard glass
breaking...
4:03 pm
A
caller reported ATVs on Fruit Street property...
7:30
am
The manager of a business on West Main Street
reported a break-in to the their trailer two
days ago...
3:29
pm
The Westborough Police Department requested that
Hopkinton be on the lookout for a maroon sedan
operated by a white male in his 50s with dark
rimmed glasses. The operator asked a 14
year-old male on Spring Road in Westborough if
he could help him look for his pet bird...
Real Estate
Transactions for Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Ahmed Mirajuddin TR
Peppercorn Village Realty Trust
7 Nazneen Cir.
Edgardo T. Pagan & Lisa M. Pagan
$186,900
Feb 25,2010
Ahmed Mirajuddin TR
Peppercorn Village Realty Trust
14 Main St.
Baypath Plaza LLC
$107,500
Feb 24,2010
Christos Z. Siarkos & Maria Siarkos
Malden Man Arrested For Death
Of Infant Son
MALDEN–
March 8, 2010 — A Malden man was arrested last night
in connection with the death of his
infant son, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the
public today.
Geoffrey Wilson, 31, was arrested last night and
charged with murder in connection with the
death of his infant son, Nathan Wilson, 6 months.
Wilson
will be arraigned today at
2pm in Malden District Court.
According
to authorities, preliminary reports indicate the infant suffered
non-accidental injuries and trauma. The
cause and manner of death are under investigation by the Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner. The investigation
into the circumstances of the death are
under investigation.
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Cornerstone
Academy raises $1,290 for the American Red Cross Haiti relief effort, through its "Change for
Haiti" program
Northborough,
MA., March 2010: During 2 weeks
in February, the children who attend
CornerstoneAcademy in Northborough showed the true spirit of
giving by emptying their piggy banks to collect money for the American
Red Cross
Haiti relief effort. While small on
size (only 49 students, grades PK-6, attend Cornerstone), the children
at Cornerstone showed that they are big on heart � many doing extra
chores at home in order to contribute as much money as they could to
this program.
Karen
McQuade, Cornerstone's director, though not surprised by the children's
dedication to this project, was completely amazed by the outcome.
" I am so
proud of our students. Social responsibility is a big part of what
Cornerstone is about, but this went beyond even my expectations for what
could be accomplished by such a small group. It just goes to show you
all that can be done when each individual does his or her part."
The American Red Cross recognized
Cornerstone's efforts by saying, "We are deeply grateful for
(Cornerstone's) generosity and support of our efforts. (Their) gift
?enables us to provide vital services to the communities we serve."
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Hopkinton
Police Patrolman Aaron O’Neil, Detective Scott Van Raalten, and
Hopkinton resident and Sherborn Patrolman Luke Tedstone, will be
participating in the Police Unity Tour this year and will be bicycling
from NJ to 
The
Hopkinton Women’s Club is sponsoring a photography contest for the 2011
Community Register & Telephone Directory cover. Submissions will only
be accepted from Hopkinton, MA residents. The winner of the contest
will receive $ 50.
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capacity of the Fruit Street plant.
So, the inference is that even if Fruit Street were to begin pumping,
Lonza could not be part of it — and therefore, the need to reactivate
the Milford initiative.
March
8, 2010 — Tonight at approximately 8:10 p.m., troopers from the
Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Bourne responded to reports of a
one-car crash on Route 495 southbound just north of Route 195 (Exit 1)
in 
March
8, 2010 — Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) announced today that the
Patrick Administration will award the town of Hopkinton with a $2.5
million Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion (MORE) grant
to facilitate
the connection of Hopkinton's South Street sewer to a existing
sewage-treatment facility in Milford. Increased sewer capacity will
enable businesses located in the South Street and Elmwood Park
industrial areas, including global biotech giant Lonza, to expand and
add jobs.
Facility,"
stated Norman Khumalo, Hopkinton's Town Manager. "This state funding
will allow for the realization of an idea whose time has come. The
enhanced sewer capacity will be critical for the expansion of the town's
commercial base and job creation. This project will not have come about
without the strong, effective and responsive partnership between the
town, Senator Spilka, Representative Dykema, Secretary Bialecki, the
Governor's office, private businesses, as well as the continued
cooperation from the town of Milford."
MALDEN
