BOSTON
– Last night, State Representative Carolyn Dykema joined her colleagues
in the House of Representatives in passing legislation to prohibit
bullying and cyber-bullying. The bill requires school staff to report
bullying, while also requiring schools to develop a bullying prevention
plan and integrate bullying prevention instruction into their
curriculum.
“The outpouring of
support for this bill has been tremendous,” said Rep. Dykema. “It was
very meaningful to vote for a bill that will help put a stop to
bullying, an issue that clearly touches so many lives.”
The bill prohibits
bullying at school, including at school-sponsored events, on school
busses and at school bus stops, as well as the use of electronic devices
to carry out cyber-bullying. The bill also bans bullying or
cyber-bullying that takes place outside of school if the bullying
affects the school environment.
In an effort to protect
against incidents of bullying across the Commonwealth, the bill requires
schools to add bullying prevention instruction to their curriculum and
offer information about bullying prevention to parents. It also provides
for the training of teachers and staff in the identification,
prevention, and response to bullying among students.
Leprechaun Sighting?
March 19, 2010 —
Nancy Drawe sends in this photo from the Senior Center, where she
believes she caught a glimpse of a leprechaun, above.
Best Buddies Massachusetts Friendship Relay
Saturday, March 20th 2010 – 2-5pm
HopkintonHigh School
Field House
90
Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA01748
Nearly 1,000 walkers, friends, families, students and buddies will
join Honorary Chairman,
Pierre Woods
of the New England Patriots, as we come together for our
Second Annual Friendship Relay
benefiting Best Buddies Massachusetts. The Friendship Relay will
highlight Best Buddies program participants for their commitment to
providing opportunities for friendships, jobs and leadership
development for people with intellectual and developmental
disabilities. The Friendship Relay will also help us to unite to
Spread the Word to End the Word
and raise the consciousness of society about the dehumanizing and
hurtful effects of the word “retard(ed).”
The
super hero themed event will include a relay walk, sporting events,
Zumba, dancing, music, food and more! The Friendship Relay
registration fee is $10 and the event is open to the public. We are
challenging people to raise $50 and the first 100 people to do so
will receive a “Be a Superhero
Ditch the R-Word” event t-shirt. Everyone is also
encouraged to come dressed as their favorite superhero. People may
register online at
www.bestbuddiesma.org/fr and all money raised will support Best
Buddies Massachusetts programs statewide.
Friendship Relay
Friendship Relay is a part of an on-going global awareness campaign
to Spread the Word to End the
Word. March 20, 2010will
be a Day of Awareness to raise the consciousness of society about
the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word “retard(ed).”
The
day will be devoted to providing healthy recreation opportunities
for our participants while educating the community about the many
positive contributions people with intellectual and developmental
disabilities are making every day.
Throughout the month of March, young people across the country have
been rallying their schools and communities to pledge their support
and stop the offensive use of the “R-word” in casual conversation at
www.r-word.org <http://www.r-word.org/>.
The Friendship Relay is a fun-filled day that will celebrate their
commitment to Best Buddies and our mission of social inclusion!
Gregory Martineau New Hopkins Principal
Elmwood site ruled out for new school - Center
School still under consideration -
Fruit street site is the focus
by Heather Kelley
March 19, 2010 — At last night’s School
Committee meeting, Rebecca Robak, Vice Chair of the Committee, presented
an update on the Center School Building Project. The project’s Building
Committee has eliminated Elmwood as a site of renovation or new
construction from the list of possibilities for the project. Among the
reasons given for the decision were not wishing to add to already heavy
traffic at and near the site, the lack of room for future expansion
needs at the site, and not wanting too many students at one campus.
Furthermore, the Building Committee is
viewing Center School, which is technically still in the running, with
skepticism as a site that would work for the project. It is still
included in order to make the study comprehensive. The Fruit Street
property is the current focus of the Building Committee’s attention. The
main proposal under consideration is to build a new K-5 school there,
and to have Elmwood and Hopkins serve as the other two K-5 schools in
town.
In other business, Superintendent John Phelan announced that Gregory
Martineau will be the new Principal of Hopkins School. Currently the
Principal at Leicester Memorial Elementary School, Martineau previously
served as the Director of Technology for the Hopkinton Public Schools
from 2005-2007. He holds a Master’s of Educational Technology from
Lesley University. “We’re all very, very confident that he’s going to do
a fine job,” said Phelan.
Looking ahead to Town Meeting, Nancy
Burdick, Chair of the School Committee, announced that the Board of
Selectmen have forwarded to the Appropriations Committee a budget for
the town that includes a 0% increase in the school budget, and not the
0.5% increase that had been recommended by the School Committee. “Which
version of the School Committee budget will they be considering, the one
that the School Committee voted or the one that the Board of Selectmen
voted?” queried Jean Bertschmann.
Phelan noted that figures, such as those for
State Aid that the town will receive, and health care costs that the
town will outlay, are still in flux. “All of that data, I think, would
be helpful to give us a better sense of what the financial picture is of
the town,” said Phelan.
As a new benefit, at no additional cost, the
District’s current food service provider, Aramark, will make available
via the District’s website a nutrition calculator for the lunches served
in the school cafeterias. According to Assistant Superintendent Mary
Colombo, the online calculator will be available soon, and will provide
calorie and fat content of foods, as well as information on possible
food allergens. The Natick public school system currently has such a
calculator on their website, and Hopkinton’s will be similar. To view
Natick’s,
click here.
Phil Totino, a former member of the School
Committee who served for 12 years, appeared before the Committee to
receive the Community Leader for Public Education award from the
Massachusetts Association of School Committees.
The School Committee has begun the review of
a policy for services to pregnant students. Colombo said that the
District has been following the outlined procedures, but the Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education has requested the District to have
an official written policy. While still under review, the policy as
currently written provides for pregnant students to participate in all
programs and activities, as allowed by their doctors. Following
delivery, the students are encouraged to return to school to finish
their education.
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Swallows to Capistrano...
March 18, 2010 —
The swallows return to the mission at Capistrano tomorrow, March 19, but
this mallard couple got the jump on them, and has returned to Pratt Pond
on Fruit Street the day before, looking a bit like photo cut-outs pasted
onto a Claude Monet painting.
The Rock
March 18, 2010 —
Sebastian Losada, 5 1/2, and Harry Herrera, 6, listen to their
parents telling them to get off of the rock on Hopkinton Common. On the
rock, which is a kid magnet, is a memorial plaque to Dr. Joseph
Annunziata.
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Tree of Life
March 18, 2010 —
The bold statement made by these golden arborvitae is a brilliant
distraction in an otherwise dreary landscape, as most blooms are
still at rest. This entire row on Wilson Street is in focus (Deep
depth-of-field) due to the use of a small lens aperture. Mouse-over the
image to see a shallow depth-of-field, shot with a wide open lens. In
the mouse-over, the eye is inclined to move back to the shrubs that are
in focus.
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Hopkinton Part of Commonwealth's First
Utility Company Smart Grid Program
Required by the Green
Communities Act, NSTAR pilot will enable 2,800 customers
in Newton, Hopkinton, and Jamaica Plain to monitor and
reduce energy use and costs through smart grid
technology
BOSTON
— March 18, 2010 - The Department of Public
Utilities (DPU) today announced it has approved the
first of four smart grid pilot projects submitted
for its review last year under the Green Communities
Act. This approval gives the green light to NSTAR's
proposal to deploy in-home smart grid technologies
to approximately 2,800 residential customers in
Newton, Hopkinton and Jamaica Plain.
"By allowing consumers
to manage their energy use, smart grid technologies
allow consumers to save money while reducing the
environmental impact of our energy system," DPU
Chairman Paul Hibbard said. "I look forward to
seeing the results of NSTAR's pilot project as it is
rolled out in Newton, Hopkinton, and Jamaica Plain
in the weeks ahead."
A smart grid electricity
network uses two-way communications, in-home
technologies, advanced sensors and other IT
technologies to protect the environment by reducing
energy use during peak hours - a time when the
highest cost, and some of the most polluting, power
plants fire up to meet demand - and by facilitating
the connection of renewable power sources such as
wind and solar to the electric grid.
Hopkinton Destination Imagination
On Saturday, March
13th, 60 students from Hopkinton, Grades 3 through High School,
participated in the Region 7 Destination Imagination tournament in
Douglas. The kids have been working hard since October to present
creative solutions to their challenges. All of the team's solutions were
fantastic, with the following teams placing. All first place teams will
be representing Hopkinton at the State Tournament at WPI on Saturday
April 3rd. (of the 11 teams, 7 placed, with 3 representing Hopkinton at
States).
1st Place: Elementary
Level DI-Bot:
Managers: Maureen Belger / Aman Arora (4th
Grade) -
Josh Bernardo, Ryan Dunn, John Howard, Avi Arora, Kate Huebner, Kaila
Goldstein, Brigid Belger
1st Place:
Elementary Level DO or DI: Managers: Kathleen Karpe / Ellen Mace (5th
Grade) – Andrew Mace, Nicholas Mirabile, Nicholas Temple, Mitch Karpe,
Brian Giusti
3rd Place: Middle
School: Breaking DI-News: Manager Brenda Mirabile (6th Grade) – Brianna
Mirabile, Christine Leonard, Jennifer DePatie, Anne Dumas, Clair
Levenson
3rd Place: Middle
School: You're Gonna Flip: Managers: Pierr Johnson / Betsy Patapoutian
(7th and 9th Grade) – Sophie Johnson, Tessa Patapoutian, Kate Blake,
Saranga Arora, Talia Patapoutian
The teams competing in the DI-Bot Challenge, had to build a robot and
present a skit about how the robot changed someone's life. Teams
competing in DO or DI were given 10 minutes to present a Improv skit.
Those teams competing in Direct Diposit had to construct device to
"fling" objects over a 6 foot wall, scoring points for where the object
fell. The Middle School team that competed in Breaking DINews had to
create a structure out of newspaper and glue, that would hold weight.
Finally, teams competing in the You're Gonna Flip Challenge, had to
present a skit, complete with "home-made" puppet and live visual art.
Troop 4
First
Annual
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
On
April 17, 2010, Troop 4 is hosting its first annual
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Event, at St. John's Parish
Center, from 7:30 am to 12 noon. The proceeds will benefit our boy
scouts directly. The cost is $5.00 per person, $3.00 for seniors,
and all veterans eat free! Our call-in line is active, at:
508-293-6396, for people to call and get information, and
to reserve tickets by leaving a name, phone number, etc. A scout
will be calling them back.
Asst. Scout
Master Peter Lahaie is in charge of the event, and has done the work
setting it up. It's scouters (adult scout leaders) like him that
make our troop so fantastic!
Special
Olympics Competes in Worcester
March 18, 2010 —
The Hopkinton Special Olympics program fielded four teams at the Special
Olympics Massachusetts State Games held in Worcester this past weekend.
The annual tournament featured teams from throughout the state competing
at different venues in the Worcester area. The Spirit and Force, coached
by Kelly Sanborn and Matt Younis, were crowd favorites at Auburn High
School. Tim Dlugolecki's team, the Pride, featured above, impressed at
Clark University and the Angels, our adult team, coached by Anne Marcy
and Oliver Clough, were undefeated in five games, winning the gold
medal.
This tournament serves as a tune-up to the highly anticipated game
against the Hopkinton Police. The annual game is scheduled for this
Saturday at 12:00 at the Hopkinton Middle School.
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March 17, 2010 —
This isn't your grandfather's high school paper. Heck, it isn't even
your father's news. Hopkinton High School has its own news, but without
the worry of deadlines, ink, and newsprint. It is only online, part of a
sea change in the way news is being delivered, not only in the world of
commerce, but also in the world of
education.
HHSPress.org has tons of features and news, as well as comment capability
and a staff of nearly 20 students. To reach it from HopNews.com, just
choose the green HHSPress button next to the schools button, above.
Hear the students describe to Austin what they do, and why they feel it
is important to connect to the community in the YouTube/HopNews video
below: (If the video doesn't load quickly enough for your speed,
change the resolution after hitting the play button.). 1:00 am - YouTube
still processing video - quality will improve.
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Projects Pay Off at Elmwood
Question:
"How many grade 2 students can display their work
in one room?"
Photo by Andrew Sweeney.
March 17, 2010 — The answer is, "Only about a third each day." It is
taking three days for all 254 Elmwood School Grade 2 students to show
off the work that took 3-4 weeks to complete.
Two of the most popular challenges
are, "How much salt does it take to make an egg float?" and "What is the
best juice to clean a penny?" Above, parents inspect the work of
all of the students.
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Zoning Advisory
Committee Votes to Recommend Changes
Above, artist's rendering of new building.
March 17, 2010 —
Last year, the Golden Pond Resident Care Corp received zoning relief it
had requested from the Board of Appeals to expand to expand the size of
their facility. Arguments against the expansion were that the facility
could only expand 25% by law; but Attorney Wayne Davies countered, in a
precedent-setting argument, that the entire 10 acres of the facility,
and not only the floor space, had to be taken into account in any
calculation.
Now, three citizens' petitions, Articles for Town Meeting, to
memorialize zoning changes, were approved on Monday by ZAC (Zoning
Advisor Committee) for recommendation for passing to the Planning Board,
which will hold a Public hearing on the matter in April. Public Hearings
give proponents of an issue a chance to present their perspective, and
gives abutters a chance to weigh in.
ZAC has previously approved some of these concerns for consideration by
the Planning Board, which voted not to recommend putting the changes on
the Town Warrant.
Although all citizens' petitions must be put on the Warrant, relevant
town boards and committees weigh in on Articles as they come up on the
Town Meeting floor and give a thumbs up or thumbs down on each. This
gives the Planning Board another "bite at the apple" before Town
Meeting.
Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Route 93 in Wilmington - Possible Suicide
March
17, 2010 — Today at approximately 2:38 a.m., troopers assigned to the
State Police Barracks in Andover responded to numerous calls for a
pedestrian struck by a commercial vehicle on Route 93 southbound at
Woburn St. in Wilmington.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper James Foley indicates that a male
victim may have jumped from an overpass and was subsequently struck by a
commercial vehicle being operated by Brian Levins, 19, of Cambridge.
The male victim was pronounced deceased at the scene by responding
EMS personnel.
State Police Recover, Identify Body in GranvilleStateForest
On
Tuesday March 16, 2010 at approximately 2:40 p.m., troopers assigned to
the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Russell responded to a report
of a body at Hubbard Brook in GranvilleStateForest.
Forty-seven year-old James P. O’Brien
of Westfield was located on the shore in a remote
area of the forest. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Gary Fitzgerald
suggests that O’Brien drowned after a kayaking accident.
Troopers and
EMS personnel had to cross approximately 1½
miles of rough terrain to reach O’Brien, who was deceased when pulled
onto the shore.
The facts and circumstances of the death
remain under investigation by troopers assigned to the Hampden County
District Attorney’s Office.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by the
State Police Crime Scene Services Section, the State Police Air Wing,
the Granville Fire Department and the Tolland Fire Department.
Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Route
95 South in Newbury
On
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at approximately 7:30 p.m., troopers assigned to
the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Newbury responded to a report
of a pedestrian being struck on Route 95 South in Newbury at Exit 56.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Patrick Ahl indicates that
58-year-old William Trafidlo of Hampton, N.H. was operating a 2004
Jaguar in the right lane when 46-year-old Bruce Flaherty of
Salisbury, stepped into the lane and was struck. Flaherty was
transported to Anna Jacques hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The facts and circumstances of this crash remain under investigation by
Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police with the assistance of the
State Police Crime Scene Services Section and the State Police Collision
Analysis Reconstruction Section. The investigation is looking into the
possibility that Flaherty walked away from a disabled motor vehicle.
Beside the
Still Waters
(Mouse-over
image)
March 16, 2010 — A
photograph doesn't have to be remarkable to be interesting. Above, the
stillness of Hopkinton Reservoir adjacent to Cedar Street today is
emphasized by its having been rotated 180 degrees. The sky above is
actually the reflection flipped around. To see the scene the way the eye
sees it, mouse over the image, and then, Cedar Street side will be on
the right.
Two Out of
Five Ain't Bad
See the full Hot Acoustics band April 10, 2010 at the
Hopkinton Police Association Dinner/Dance
7:30 pm -
12:30 am at the Portuguese Club in Milford
For tickets, call 508-497-3401 • Blocks of 10= $350
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playing an excerpt from "Mrs. Robinson"
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Power to the
People
March
16, 2010 — Since yesterday's theme seemed to be water I thought readers
might like some pictures of the our mill pond dam and spillway. The
turbine is spilling water out the overflow vents and back to the river
to keep the generator dry. The river is really ripping today - enough
water to power about 75 houses.
~ Andy Boyce
qAnother Team to
the States
March 16, 2010 —
This is one of Hopkinton's 4th grade DI teams who is also going to the
State Tournament at WPI on Sat, April 3. The team includes Avi Arora,
Bridget Belger, Joshua Bernardo, Ryan Dunn, Jack Howard, Kate Huebner,
Kayla Goldstein. Team Managers are Maureen Belger and Raman Arora.
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Best Large Delegation
March 16, 2010 — This
past weekend fifteen members of the Hopkinton High School Model United
Nations Club attended the annual 3 day Model United Nations conference
at the University
of Massachusetts.
The club was up against twenty other highly competitive public and
private high schools, and for the third year in a row the club came home
with a prestigious award. This year the club won Best Large Delegation,
whereas for the last two years the club won Best Small Delegation. In
addition, 6 of the club members won individual awards: Molly Karg and
Becca Govoni won Best Delegate, Elise LeCrone won Outstanding Delegate,
Caroline Olney won Honorable Mention, Alyssa Carter and Dan Quiqley were
both verbally recognized.
Pictured are the members of the club Top Row: Mike Wilander (Advisor),
Brittany O’Loughlin, Allison Toth, Caroline Olney, Max Vumbaca, Jake
Mokler, Dan Genkin
Middle Row: Dan Liberta, Dan Quigley, Alyssa Carter, Becca Govoni, Karen
Podorefsky
Front Row: Catie
Maruska, Molly Karg, Elise LeCrone, Meghan Smart
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Park and Recreation's Annual Easter Egg
Hunt
Town Common
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The Easter Bunny makes his annual visit to Hopkinton on Saturday, April
3, 2010 for the Park and Recreation's Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event,
which is sponsored by Hopkinton Drug Store, will be held at 11:00 AM on
the Town Common. The Easter Egg Hunt is for Hopkinton pre-school to 2nd
grade children.
Please bring your
own basket or bag to collect the candy and "Special Prize Eggs". We ask parents not to pick up eggs prior
to the start of the event.
There is no
registration or fee for this event and we will try to give candy to all
children that attend.
Please note that
the Easter Bunny will appear on the common, weather permitting, and that
parents are welcome to take pictures with the bunny.
For more
information please call Parks and Recreation at 497-9750 between 10 AM
and 1 PM on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
If there is inclement weather, children can greet the Bunny and receive
a treat at Hopkinton Drug Store.
5th Grade Team Achieves First
This 5-th grade DI team from HopkinsSchool achieved first place in their
“challenge” this past Saturday, 3/13 at the DI Regional
Tournament in Douglas. Their challenge, called “Do or DI” involved
teamwork, thinking on their feet, and improvisation. They will
go on to the State Competition at WPI on April 3rd.
This is the third year these boys have participated as a DI team
together, and the second time they came in first! Please wish
them luck at States!! ~ A Mom
Traffic Advisory -
Route 9 shut Down in Natick (7:31 p.m.)
March 15, 2010 — The Natick Police Department would
like to advise that Route 9, both eastbound and westbound thru
their City, is to be shut-down for an indeterminate amount of time.
Commuters can expect significant delays
and are advised to seek alternative routes of travel.
In particular, the Natick Police Department advises that Commercial
Vehicles should specifically use Speen Street for
North/South travel as alternative routes, such as Oak Street and Route
27, will present complicated
maneuvering for larger vehicles
attempting to return to traveling in an East/West direction.
No further information is available at this time.
GIRLS TRACK 4 BY MILE RELAY TEAM 4TH
AT NATIONALS
L to R Kellie Lodge, Kim Bolick, Haley Anderson and Tamara Mills
This past
Saturday, two Hopkinton relay teams ran at The National Scholastic
Indoor Championships held at the Armory Track and Field Center in New
York City. Both the boys and girls relay teams ran the 4 by mile relay.
The boy’s team of Dan Carrai, Cam Fairbanks, Brendan Driscoll and Tim
Bolick finished in 26th place with a time of 19.21.92. Their
performance set a school and TVL record.
The girl’s team of
Tamara Mills, Kellie Lodge, Haley Anderson and Kim Bolick captured
fourth place with a time of 21.51.79. They beat the previous Hopkinton
High School record by over a minute. They also set a new TVL record. By
finishing in the top six of the championship event, the girls earned
Track and Field All American honors. The girls are the first ever
distance runner All Americans from Hopkinton. Congratulations to both
the boys and the girls for their wonderful achievements and for
representing Hopkinton at the national level.
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Ann-Michele's
Cut-a-Thon
Sunday, March 21,
2010
1 Claflin Common
9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Ann-Michele' Uptown
Hair Design is doing a Cut-A-Thon this Sunday the 21st to
support Ann-Michele's Boston Marathon fundraising. She is running for
the Hopkinton Athletic Association this year.
Jenna, Valerie and
Ann-Michele will be doing $15 haircuts and Kim will be doing $10
mini-manicures. !00% of the money will go to the H.A.A.
On the Road
Again
March 15, 2010 —
The pond on North Mill Street flowed over the road this afternoon, as it
often does during heavy or persistent rain events.
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Least it Isn't... IT IS!
March 15, 2010 —
"At least it isn't snow," is a convenient aphorism to assuage people who
otherwise would feel a bit depressed over three days of rain without a
glimpse of the sun. For a time today, as shown in this shallow
depth-of-field photo on Main Street, the rain that had a silver lining
turned to snow, which melted away immediately.
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Hopkinton Curbside Collection Overflow
Bag Program
Start Date
Moved to April 1, 2010
On
January 12, 2010, the Board of Selectmen voted to reduce the number of
trash barrels the Town’s curbside collection contractor (E.L. Harvey)
can pick up per week per household, from a maximum of four (4) 39–gallon
barrels to two (2) 39–gallon barrels. Pursuant to the board’s vote,
households who wish to put out more than two (2) barrels of trash can
purchase Overflow Bags. These overflow bags are 33-gallons and each
household is allowed a maximum allowable weight of 50 pounds per bag.
Overflow
bags will be available starting Thursday March 11th at the
following locations:
Colella’s Supermarket 61 Main Street
and
Hopkinton Lumber Co. 118 Main Street
The cost of the
bags is $1.25 each and they are sold in packages of five (5) for $6.25.
Sales tax does not apply.
The program will
take effect April 1st with a grace period of one (1) month
for households to transition into the program. Enforcement will begin
May 3, 2010.
J.T. Gaucher,
P.E., Director, Department of Public Works
March 15, 2010
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10:44 pm
The
State Police called in a domestic incident on East Main Street.
All units responded...
10:18 pm
An anonymous caller on Fruit Street reported an
underage drinking party...
12:12 pm
A caller on Clinton Street reported a young boy
wearing camo and appeared to be carrying a
rifle...
8:55 pm
Officer William Burchard was out on Main
Street with a male party, the male was possibly drunk...
Real Estate
Transactions for Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Paul Koobatian, Nicole Koobatian
& Nicole Meregian
Last Week
9 Leman Ln.
David Goolgasian
$200,000
Mar 3,2010
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.
2 Nancy Ln.
Donald J. Gallagher & Nancy L F Gallagher
$503,000
Mar 2,2010
Steven J. Sohn & Carol D. Sohn
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Scouts Fete
Seniors
March 14, 2010 —
Boy Scouts, from left, Maxwell Barnes, 10 and Dan Bradbury, 10, listen
to senior citizen, Vish Gosk, as they wait on tables at Brampton Circle
senior housing on Sunday.
The Scouts not only purchased, prepared and served dinner, but performed
skits and sang afterward. The eight boys from Den 7 of Pack 26, earned
not only a
family badge for their culinary crafts, but a showmanship badge for
their performances.
Boiling Point
March 14, 2010 —
The Sudbury River was in a violent and dangerous rage this afternoon, as
it churned past the keystone arch bridge on Cordaville Road on
its way, eventually, to carry the rain water from the storm to the
ocean.
Low Water
March 14, 2010 —
These gulls, seasonal visitors to the hippo-shaped rock, stand above the
high water mark on North Pond (Lake Maspenock) today. Despite the recent
unrelenting rainfall, the seasonally low height of Maspenock's water has
left plenty of room to fill.
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Source Water
March 14, 2010 —
This brook behind the homes on Elm Street comes from rain water that
empties into Ice House Pond and the surrounding aquifer. Then it flows
to Cedar Street and joins the other sources for Hopkinton Reservoir,
where about 500,000 gpd are used for Hopkinton's drinking water. On this
day, however, it is all excess that will join the Sudbury and end up in
the Atlantic, after refreshing watersheds along the way.
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High Winds
March 14, 2010 —
High Winds accompanying the rain storm today knocked down limbs all over
town today, including this one on School Street. Officer Robert Bartlett
stood by until help arrived to remove the tree that was hanging on
wires, pulling them down.
Health
and Wellness
March 14, 2010 —
Austin interviews a few exhibitors at the health and Wellness Fair 2010.
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Dr.
Seuss BD
March 14, 2010 — Center
School's recent first grade Seussapalooza, in honor of the birthday of
Dr. Suess, was a very popular event. Pictured above in a photo
contributed by Maria Gross are Hayes Pearson-Woodruff and Sam
Tourangeau.
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REMINDER
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
Members of the Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Fire Department put
Clarity Defog It anti-fog towelettes to the test in recent rescue
training sessions and certified that "the product performed great,”
according to the department’s Francis Clark.
Valley View, Ohio (Vocus/PRWEB
) March 13, 2010 -- Members of the Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Fire
Department put
Clarity Defog It anti-fog towelettes to the test in recent
rescue training sessions and certified that "the product performed
great,” according to the department’s Francis Clark.
Clarity Defog It anti-fog towelettes and Clarity Defog It
anti-fog liquid, made by Nanofilm, have a formula used by the
military around the world to prevent fogged eyewear in
vision-critical situations. Just one application can help keep
optics fog-free up to all day. Clarity Defog It anti-fog is safe and
effective on safety glasses, safety goggles, faceshields and
eyeglasses, even high-tech anti-reflective and super-hydrophobic
lenses.
Firefighter Clark described the Clarity Defog It anti-fog
performance for the
Hopkinton Fire Department this way. "We had tech rescue training
today for structural collapse. We had it inside a building that had
previously had a fire in it. Lots of soot and dust and the safety
glasses fogged up easily in the cold weather. I had a few of the
members apply the Clarity Defog and It [which kept the lenses clear
for the remainder of the morning. The guys seem to like the easy
approach to it. We were cutting above our heads with the saws, in
the dust, so good visibility was a must. The product performed
great.”
Senator Karen
Spilka Announces March 18 Hopkinton, Ashland and
Framingham Office Hours
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Hopkinton Town Hall
10:30 a.m -11:30 a.m
18 Main Street, Room 216, Hopkinton
Join Senator
Spilka and Puja Mehta, Senator Spilka's District and Constituent
Services Director, for coffee and conversation. They will update
constituents on the latest news and events, and answer any questions
constituents may have.
Any resident unable to attend should feel free to contact the Senator's
State House office at (617) 722-1640 at any time, or go to
www.karenspilka.com to sign up for email updates.
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Teetering
March 12, 2010 —
The Hopkinton Fire Department responded to the report of a car
"teetering" on a retention wall this afternoon at Cumberland Farms on
West Main Street, and propped the vehicle up with jacks. To see from the
other angle, mouse-over the image.
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Proposals for
Downtown Unveiled
March 12, 2010 — A
representative from Weston and Sampson, as well as students from the
Conway School of Landscape Design, brought their proposals to groups of
Hopkinton people in government and business in presentations at the Fire
Station meeting room last night, and listened to feedback from them.
The proposals for reworking downtown traffic patterns to create a safer
environment were commissioned by the Parks and Recreation Commission and
some Downtown business owners. The students, who are also studying other
aspects of the Downtown, such as municipal parking, flooding, social
spaces and business growth, are expected to present a final plan
to the Downtown Revitalization Committee in late March.
The Committee's goal is to first get approval for a comprehensive study
of the Downtown through Town Meeting, and at a future date, seek funding
through grants for the proposed work. In addition to the work proposed
by the groups last night, most proponents of Downtown revitalization
have always had the burying of utilities as a priority.
High School Students Only
(No parents)
Over 200 students have
signed up to compete in the beFREE! Handball Tournament on Saturday
night from 7:00-10:00. If you're a high school student and you're not
competing, then come to cheer on your friends. Admissions for
spectators is free (high school students only, no parents!).
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Suspicious
March 12, 2010 —
Detective Scott Van Raalten questions a passenger as Patrolman John
Moran inspects a vehicle that was occupied by two teens who pulled into a
parking lot downtown last night after the business was closed. The
driver is off-camera, as is Sgt. Michael Sutton.
SENIOR CENTER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
March Senior News now up line
We
are looking to start up our Wii exercise program again. This exercise
program has been a huge success at many other Senior Centers. We need an
instructor for 1 hour a week to instruct and promote this program. The
time frame that this program can be done is flexible. Most of our
successful programs work best between 9am and 1am Monday through Friday.
If interest in taking on this program please contact Sally at the Senior
Center.
OTHER VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Dining room servers:
3 hour shift for lunches served Mon-Fri
Kitchen Staff:
Assistant to the chef for preparation of
the daily lunches
Hilltopper monthly mailing:
To be on call when the Hilltopper is
delivered to the Center. Time of
month for delivery varies.
Other:
Come to the Senior Center to fi ll out an
application to see what other volunteer opportunities we have
March 13
at Ciao Time Catering
Main St., Hopkinton
Doors open at 7:00 for performer sign-ups,
Show begins at 7:30 p.m.
$5 to perform or to just enjoy the show See
Ciao Time's Appetizer Menu here
Downtown Design Alternatives
On
Thursday, March 11 at 7 P.M. at the Fire Station Meeting Room,
the students from the Conway School of Landscape Design will present
preliminary schematic plan alternatives for the downtown, followed by
time for questions and feedback. The Conway School of Landscape Design
is working with the Downtown Revitalization Committee to develop a
master plan for downtown Hopkinton.
The
plan alternatives address six different areas of potential improvement
for downtown Hopkinton: aesthetics, economics, pedestrian and vehicular
movement, infrastructure, social spaces, and sustainability. The
preliminary plan alternatives explore various possibilities for traffic
calming, improving visibility and safety of pedestrian street crossings,
enhancing downtown walkability, improving parking, beautifying the
downtown and unifying downtown character, growing the local and downtown
economy, increasing the quality and number of public and private social
spaces, mitigating flooding, and advancing ecological sustainability.
In the weeks
following the meeting, the students will use the feedback from the
presentation to refine the preliminary schematic plan alternatives into
a final plan and report that the town will receive at the end of March.
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Seasons
Changing
Austin talks about the season changing, what people
MUST do on Sunday — and a 300 lb goldfish!
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BOSTON
– Last night, State Representative Carolyn Dykema joined her colleagues
in the House of Representatives in passing legislation to prohibit
bullying and cyber-bullying. The bill requires school staff to report
bullying, while also requiring schools to develop a bullying prevention
plan and integrate bullying prevention instruction into their
curriculum. 
BOSTON
— March 18, 2010 - The Department of Public
Utilities (DPU) today announced it has approved the
first of four smart grid pilot projects submitted
for its review last year under the Green Communities
Act. This approval gives the green light to NSTAR's
proposal to deploy in-home smart grid technologies
to approximately 2,800 residential customers in
Newton, Hopkinton and Jamaica Plain. 
On
April 17, 2010, Troop 4 is hosting its first annual
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Event, at St. John's Parish
Center, from 7:30 am to 12 noon. The proceeds will benefit our boy
scouts directly. The cost is $5.00 per person, $3.00 for seniors,
and all veterans eat free! Our call-in line is active, at:
508-293-6396, for people to call and get information, and
to reserve tickets by leaving a name, phone number, etc. A scout
will be calling them back.
education.
March
17, 2010 — Today at approximately 2:38 a.m., troopers assigned to the
State Police Barracks in 
On
Tuesday March 16, 2010 at approximately 2:40 p.m., troopers assigned to
the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Russell responded to a report
of a body at Hubbard Brook in 
The Easter Bunny makes his annual visit to Hopkinton on Saturday, April
3, 2010 for the Park and Recreation's Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event,
which is sponsored by Hopkinton Drug Store, will be held at 11:00 AM on
the Town Common. The Easter Egg Hunt is for Hopkinton pre-school to 2nd
grade children.
On
January 12, 2010, the Board of Selectmen voted to reduce the number of
trash barrels the Town’s curbside collection contractor (E.L. Harvey)
can pick up per week per household, from a maximum of four (4) 39–gallon
barrels to two (2) 39–gallon barrels. Pursuant to the board’s vote,
households who wish to put out more than two (2) barrels of trash can
purchase Overflow Bags. These overflow bags are 33-gallons and each
household is allowed a maximum allowable weight of 50 pounds per bag.
Open
Mic Night
On
Thursday, March 11 at 7 P.M. at the Fire Station Meeting Room,
the students from the Conway School of Landscape Design will present
preliminary schematic plan alternatives for the downtown, followed by
time for questions and feedback. The Conway School of Landscape Design
is working with the Downtown Revitalization Committee to develop a
master plan for downtown Hopkinton.