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January 14, 15, and 16
HOPKINTON, MA (January 3, 2011) – Enter Stage Left Theater will be presenting The Wizard of Oz on January 14 at 7:00 p.m.; January 15 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.; and on January 16 at 2:00 p.m. All performances will be at the Hopkinton Middle School. This family classic will be performed by a cast ranging in age from 4th to 8th grade. Tickets are $12 and will be available at the door or at www.enterstagelefttheater.org. |
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The Winners:
January 3, 2011 — Congratulations to the Hopkinton Girls 7th grade "A" Travel Basketball team for winning the Fundamental Holiday Basketball Tournament this past week in Lowell, Mass. The girls defeated Peabody, Acton/Boxboro, Westford and Salem, NH to win the championship. Pictured in front row (left to right): Elise Carlson, Alli McNulty, Allie Rodman, Kate Welzel. Back row: Nicole Thomas, Gabby Lockett, Julia Thissell, Emma Lukas, Michelle Doucette. Not pictured: Sarah Bertschmann and Jen Manning. The team is coached by George Thissell, Janet Carlson and Chris Bertschmann. Congratulations girls! |
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Passenger Removed from Logan Plane Following Alleged Disturbance
State troopers removed MILATOVIC from the plane. A State Police K9 checked both the plastic bag he had put into the overhead bin and his checked luggage, which had been removed from the plane. The dog’s inspection had negative results. Following interviews with the pilot, flight attendant and passengers, State Police placed MILATOVIC under arrest.
The flight was delayed for more than hour during the investigation. MILATOVIC was booked at the State Police Logan barracks and is expected to be arraigned at the East Boston District Court. |
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Tap Water vs. Bottled Water And the winner is... by Elizabeth Eidlitz
The reality, however, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world, is that tap water is actually held to more stringent quality standards than bottled water, and that some brands of bottled water are just tap water in disguise.
Dasani, bottled in Tualitin, Oregon, is Willamette River water, which goes through the water treatment plant there and is sent to the Coca-Cola plant. “I believe they use the Reverse Osmosis Process to take out any color or smell,” says Donna Russell, a retired Intel engineer and local water advocate. Similarly, Pepsi’s Aquafina is nothing more than tap water further purified, and two gallons of water are wasted in the purification process for every bottled gallon.
The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act empowers the environmental protection agency (EPA) to require water testing by certified laboratories and to report violations. Public water systems must also provide reports to customers about the source of their water, evidence of contaminants and compliance with regulations.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on the other hand, regulates bottled water as a food and cannot require certified lab testing or violation reporting. Furthermore, FDA doesn’t require bottled water companies to disclose where the water came from, how it was treated or what contaminants it contains. When The Natural Resources Defense Council tested more than 1,000 bottles of 103 brands of bottled waters, it found that a third of them contained contaminants such as arsenic and carcinogens. Drinking distilled, reverse osmosis or purified water on a regular basis, is potentially more dangerous than drinking tap water because the bottled waters are referred to as “dead water,” says David Tippie, President Nature-O-Path, Anti-Aging Clinic Assoc. Inc. “They not only have no chemicals in them, they have no minerals either, thus this type of water attracts your body’s minerals and removes them through your waste systems. The most toxic commercial beverages that people consume (i.e. sodas and other manmade drinks) are made from purified water.”
Tippie urges us to examine the bottom of a plastic bottle for a small triangle in which there is a number. The numbering system normally is from 1 to 7. Although Zero is the worst, One is not far above the worst grade of plastic that leeches out Organochlorines into the contained water. In fact, even the very best plastic, the number 7, is polycarbonate and is only good for about 14 days worth of storage, not in direct sunlight.
Why pay for bottled water costing 240 to 10,000 times more per gallon than tap water ($0.002 per gallon), when tap water is as good, or better, and far more monitored?
Additionally, enough oil and energy to fuel a million cars a year are used to make U.S. plastic water bottles, 80% of which get thrown away rather than recycled, thus creating a plastic bottle problem the size of Texas underneath our ocean, according to Jonatha King, a Glacier Water Company representative.
As a better alternative to plastic, glass or aluminum bottles, Karen Vieira, owner of the Med Writers Company, recommends filling stainless steel water bottles -- 100% recyclable, durable, almost as lightweight as plastic and free from chemicals like BPA --with tap water. Don’t like its taste? Unsure of its quality? Buy a filter pitcher or install an inexpensive faucet filter to remove trace chemicals and bacteria.
For a well-documented examination of this important environmental and health issue see http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/
Elizabeth Eidlitz, a former longtime Hopkinton resident is a frequently published writer, columnist, and teacher of writing as well as a custom potter whose work is highly regarded. |
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A New Year's Eve to Remember - 2006
Doug plays various guitars as well as sings lead and backup, and for a real treat, he plays bass on pedals with his feet. inky is the lead and backup vocalist and the group's percussionist. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts when these two sing together with rich harmonies and 35 years of experience performing together. Although HopNews had taped, processed and uploaded video nearly since it inception in 2003, the video above was the first uploaded to HopNews' YouTube account. It has been viewed over 1,700 times. NYE 2010: Live from HopNews! On this New Year's Eve, 2010, HopNews successfully webcast live from Cornell's. There were around 65 people logged on at Midnight, but the camera server, unbeknownst to us going into it, only allows 30 users at a time. Lisa gave us a great interview and we gave away a $25 gift certificate from Cornell's to a caller who replied to our webcast. Sure, there was a spoiler whose language got him a lifetime ban, but the experience on the whole was the premier of more to come, Live from HopNews! |
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Hockey Veterans
January 2, 2011 — The Hiller Hockey Alumni game took place on New Year's Day on schedule with attendees, players and coaches starting the New Year right at Navin Arena in Marlborough. Contributed content. |
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Limited Visibility
January 2, 2011 — The rock on Lake Maspenock, often referred to on these pages as Elephant Rock, provides a clear foreground for a lake shrouded in fog this afternoon as the temperature climbed toward 50° F. |
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Did Someone Resolve to Quit Smoking as a New Year's Resolution? If so, how have the past 2 days been?
by Robert Falcione January 2, 2011 — For those who have tried to quit smoking, either at the stroke of midnight this year or at another time, and have failed, please consider giving Yefim Shubentsov a try. Even if you have not made an attempt to quit, make a note of this number for when you do. HopNews has promoted his work for several years at no charge because of his successful method and the urgent need of many people to quit for medical reasons. |
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A. Yeah, Two Bucks
Q. Did the deer have any doe? January 1, 2011 — This hunter and a companion bagged two bucks between them, one a seven-point, one an eight point, with muzzle loaders yesterday on the last day of the season for hunting with that weapon. |
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Will it Float?
January 1, 2011 — American Hydroponics has apparently removed two greenhouses as part of their plan to open a farm stand at their Hayden Rowe Street location. Their product has been tomatoes grown while floating in water and being fed a nutritional solution. |
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Annual New Year's Eve Run
January 1, 2011 — The Hopkinton Running Club held their annual run, beginning and ending at Cornell's after a 5k run around the neighborhood. They may have seen the poster parody of the Marathon Start on the wall of Cornell's, below. |
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It All Starts Where?
January 1, 2011 — Rob Cornell poses, albeit digitally imposed, as the director of the start of the Boston Marathon in 1996. The poster hangs near the rear door inside Cornell's Pub. |
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Three's Company Mouse-over image to see exterior vieM
December 30, 2010 — From left, friends Kenny Payson, Evan Katz and Sean Donahue pose in their soon to be finished creation, which many other friends also helped build. Although it is large enough for the young men to stand up in, the wide angle nature of the lens makes the interior of the igloo look cavernous. Mouse-over image to see exterior view. |
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OPEN BURNING RULES & REGULATIONSFOR PERIOD JANUARY 15, 2011 TO MAY 1, 2011
The following rules and regulations will apply for the 2011 Open Burning
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Hopkinton Public Schools Kindergarten Registration for the 2011-2012 School Year If your child is eligible to attend kindergarten in September, 2011, you must register your child for school. First Grade Registration for the 2011-2012 School Year For new first grade students who will be attending First Grade in September, 2011, you must register your child for school.
Registration will be held at Thursday, December 30 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5 1:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Children do not need to be present during registration. All documents should be filled out prior to registration time. Please check our website for details:
http://www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/center. Click on 2011-2012 Registration Information to access the required documents. You must bring in a copy of your child’s birth certificate and a copy of an up-to-date physical which shows immunizations. |
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Friday, December 31st Sparkling Wine Tasting
This week we will sample a range of sparkling wines for your New Year's Eve celebrations. These wines represent the best values in different categories and they're great tasting and highly-rated, too. |
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Design Review Board Sees Plan for New Hillers Cleaners
by Robert Falcione* December 29, 2010 — The Design Review Board saw for the first time Tuesday evening preliminary drawings for the proposed new Hiller's Cleaners that will be built following the demolition of Hitchings Hardware at 63 Main Street, if all goes as planned. Hillers owner George Vrahliotis, who has a purchase and sale agreement for the property with the current owner, would like to break ground early in 2011. The agreement is contingent on all necessary permits being granted. Mr. Vrahliotis said he would like to keep the "Hiller look and feel." The board gave kudos to Mr. Vrahliotis for doing so well on hi first "go-around," but said they would like more specifics at the next meeting; elevations and views from all sides. Mr. Vrahliotis said it would be the best looking building in town. "Hey, hey," objected Steven Zieff lightheartedly, and to laughter in the room. Mr. Zieff is the project manager for the Legacy Farms Project and was on hand for a submission of his own. Hillers Cleaners is currently located west of the proposed location, in a space that is leased from the former owner of that business. The new site where Hitchings Hardware has been for decades will need a demolition of the current building, a process that requires a demolition permit. The Town of Hopkinton has a bylaw that allows the Historical Commission to institute a six month demolition delay on structures 75 years-old or older that have significant architectural features and are structurally sound. If the Historical Commission determines the structure should not be demolished, they would invite the builder in to discuss alternatives. If the builder can hold out for the six months, the delay expires and he may demolish if all other requirements are met regardless. Although the hardware building houses the business as well as residences, it is not built to today's standards and suffered damage when the building next door exploded several years ago. It is unlikely that the town would impose a demolition delay on such a building. * Design Review asked that image above be changed to the current one. |
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HPTA leadership Forms Separate Political Committee "To persuade Hopkinton voters to fund the construction of a new elementary school at Fruit Street."*
In order to collect funds or in kind donations, the group had to form the Committee and file with the Town Clerk, which they did on December 23, 2010, and announced yesterday in a press release, which stated in part:
According to Cindy Bernardo, Chairman of The Ballot Question Committee for Hopkinton’s New Elementary School, the Committee will organize informational neighborhood coffees and events, and promote the School Committee’s Informational Forums so that the community has an opportunity to learn: why this building project is important, why moving to neighborhood schools can provide a beneficial learning environment for our children, and why it is financially advantageous to build a new school now.
The group has planned events to coincide with the School Committee's promotional drive that will begin in January. Anyone wishing to help may contact the main coordinator, Cindy Bernardo: 508-497-9458 or cindybernardo@hotmail.com *Reason given on the Statement of Organization filed with the Town Clerk, |
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Thirty-Year Anniversary for Golden Spoon • Ownership passing hands • New Year's Eve Feast - To Go Only! Lobster, baked stuffed or boiled, hot or to heat and serve clam chowder, butternut squash, twice-baked potatoes, scallops, shrimp, haddock, and more...
December 28,
2010 — "We've been leasing for the past ten years," says owner Bill
Morgan, who, with the help of his partner and wife,
"Everything will stay the same. We'll just own the building and property now, as well as the business. We've always wanted to, but a bid from an interested party moved us to exercise our right of first refusal. We will continue to operate as the Golden Spoon," he said during a short interview yesterday Golden Spoon is known for its very busy breakfast and lunch, seasonal take out and ice cream window, as well as a Friday night feast that will... Oh, let Austin talk about it in the video to the left. |
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How To HopNews
December 27,
2010 — Above is the first in a series of "How To HopNews," to introduce
readers to features and resources they may not have thought of using.
Above, Austin and Robert play Hangman, which is helpful in learning
words as well as the frequency of letters occurring in common words. It
was put together a few days ago, as readers can tell by the front page,
but was just uploaded this evening. It is reached from the
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Up and Away!
December 27, 2010 — Anthony DiMare catches a flight off of a jump at the Hopkinton Reservoir Dam this afternoon, while wind-driven snow and strong gusts whipped across the youngsters gathered at the top and near white-out conditions occurred at several times during the day, as in the photo below.
Short Sledding Video:
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Calm Before the Sledding
December 27, 2010 — These three friends parked on Howe Street and made their way up the hill to take part in the best sledding in the area. |
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Aftermath
December 27, 2010 — This old tree is likely a victim of the storm that tore through the area yesterday. |
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"Near Blizzard"
December 27, 2010 — Lake Maspenock was still a wind tunnel today as the stormy winds refused to end on schedule. |
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November December 27, 2010 Click above for full report
8:22 pm Sergeant Scott vanRaalten investigated a broken gate on town property on Fruit Street...
11:10 pm A Doyle Lane resident reported that the person who found her daughter’s wallet was bringing it to her home. The person declined to bring it to the police station, and sounded weird to the resident...
1:16 am Based on reports of a vehicle driving over lawns on Roosevelt Road,..
1:31 pm Officer John Moran issued a citation to a tractor trailer driver who had been obstructing the roadway... |
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Woburn Police Officer And Suspect Fatally Shot After Robbery Attempt UPDATE: Two Charged In Connection With Fatal Woburn Robbery Attempt
WOBURN - December 27, 2010 — Two men have been charged in connection with a fatal robbery attempt that killed a Woburn Police Officer, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and Woburn Police Chief Philip Mahoney informed the public today.
Scott Hanwright, 19, of
A third suspect, who has not yet been positively identified, was fatally shot after he fatally shot one of the responding officers, Woburn Police Officer John “Jack” Maguire.
They will be arraigned today in Woburn District Court.
"This is a horribly tragic and troubling incident in which a veteran officer was fatally shot in the line of duty," District Attorney Leone said. "We continue to investigate the circumstances of the shooting and will update the public with information as it is developed. Our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Maguire’s family and his colleagues on the Woburn Police force at this time."
According to authorites, at 8:42pm last
night, Woburn PD responded to 911 calls of an armed robbery at Kohl’s
Department Store on
At that time, it is alleged that Cinelli and Officer Maguire exchanged gun fire and both were fatally wounded. The officer was transported to the Lahey Clinic, where he later died.
Cinelli was pronounced at the scene.
Hanwright is alleged to have fled down
The police-involved shooting and resulting deaths will be investigated by the DA's office.
The investigation into the incident remains active and ongoing. The investigation is being conducted by Woburn Police and State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.
Yesterday:
One suspect, who has not yet been identified, was fatally shot by responding officers after he allegedly attempted to rob the store along with two other suspects, whose identifications have also not yet been determined.
"This is a horribly tragic incident in which an officer was fatally shot in the line of duty," District Attorney Leone said. "We continue to investigate the circumstances of the shooting and will update the public with information as it is developed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Officer's family at this time."
The officer, who is not being identified
pending notification of next of kin, was shot as he responded to a
robbery in progress at Kohl's Department Store in
The police-involved shooting and resulting deaths will be investigated by the DA's office.
The investigation into the incident remains active and ongoing. The investigation is being conducted by Woburn Police and State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office. |
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ESSENTIAL HOPKINTON TOWN HALL PERSONNEL ONLY REPORT FOR WORK AT USUAL TIME MONDAY MORNING. EVERYONE ELSE SHOW UP AT NOON WHEN TOWN HALL WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED. ~Maryrose DeGroot, Director of Human Resources
There will be
NO trash pickup on Monday December 27th due to the severe snow
storm. Harvey’s will be doing “double duty” on Tuesday, meaning
people who normally have trash pickup on Monday will have their trash
picked up on Tuesday as well as picking up the normal Tuesday route. The
rest of the week will remain the same.
~ Brendan O’Regan, DPW Director
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Only Essential Services on the Roadways
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Governor Deval Patrick has declared a State of Emergency, asking that only essential services be on the roads during the blizzard and the cleaup.
Strong Winds • Whiteout Conditions • Heavy Snow ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... URGENT - WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 456 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY... ~ REPRINTED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Unfortunately, whiteout conditions are not photographable, as the very definition means that everything is white and there is no visibility. But if a reader has a photo to share taken from the shelter of their home as the storm progresses, please send it along. Those born before 1978 would be wise to heed the warnings and stay indoors. In 1978 the governor of Massachusetts declared an emergency and ONLY essential services were allowed on the roadways. The Blizzard of 1978 halted commerce for days, clogs roadways and stranded motorists on road across Massachusetts. Although the forecast is for around 27" average snowfall, the driving winds can cause snow drifts several feet high against buildings, stranded vehicles and roadsides. |
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2010 Year in Pictures HopNews Part I
This version, uploaded after midnight Dec 26, 2010, has more photos than the previous version. There are photos by HopNews photographers, and a few submittals. Thanks to everyone for the support. |
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Thirds
December 25, 2010 — These mallards are the only thing in focus in the image, because the camera was panned with their motion in the low light after the sun had disappeared beyond the horizon. |
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December 25, 2010 — Officer John Moran wrote a citation to the operator of this trailer truck after having him drive out of the intersection at Main and Wood and into the IceHouse Pond area. |
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"The News Starts Here!"
January
3, 2011 — Massachusetts State Police have arrested US Air passenger OGNJEN MILATOVIC, 37, of 
January 3,
2011 — “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water,”
wrote poet W.H. Auden. Because experts have recommended that we
drink at least 6-8 glasses of water each day, plastic water bottles,
often labeled with exotic names and mountain stream scenes, have
become daily traveling companions for many who believe that the
contents are purer and safer than tap water.
January 2,
2011 — Inky Fair and Doug Betschart performed as their acoustic version
of Back Pages, a two-man band that also performs with drums and full
electric, in the video above, taped on December 31, 2006 at Catch 22 in
Ashland. The two musicians are well known for performing in a trio
called Fair, Yates and Betschart with Tom Yates for about five years as
the house band at Timothy Spirits in Framingham into the 80's.
December
28, 2010 — HPTA President Cindy Bernardo (File photo, right),
Vice-President Esther Driscoll, Communications Chair Amy Ritterbush
(File photo, left) and newcomer to this process Tara Sanda, have formed a
Ballot Question Committee, which is much like a Political Action
Committee, but only for ballot questions. The official name is "The
Ballot Question Committee for Hopkinton's New Elementary School."
According to
WOBURN
Monday
Trash Pickup rescheduled to Tuesday
