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The Girl Scouts Patch Starts Here
Yesterday's 2011 Hopkinton Girl Scout Marathon Tea provided the opportunity to capture this scrapbook moment. Pictured above is Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Associate Program Director, Joan Reilly, and the first 19 scouts in the world to achieve the "Go The Distance" earned Girl Scout patch. The patch achievers include: Junior Girl Scouts from Troop #72233: Helen Aghababian, Emma Bograd, Grace Darkow, Amelia Hagberg, Melissa Hayes, Sophia Malik, Bella Melito, Mallory Peishoff. Cadette Girl Scouts from Troop #73789: Kendall Burdick, Paige Lesslauer, Alison Walsh. Cadette Girl Scouts from Troop #73791: Hanna Engstrom, Emma Galeucia, Mary Marquedant, Avery McKenna, Michaela Mikulis, Amanda Rogers, Chloe Smith, Sara Freedman. |
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Fatal Crash in
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Kenneth
Proulx (pronounced Prew) indicates that Donald B. SCHWENDENMAN, 70, of
The truck went down an embankment and rolled over, coming to rest on its tires. The operator was pronounced deceased at the scene. |
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Learn about the 2011 Runners Festival at Hopkinton Drug, below in HD:
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Whitinsville Christian 4, Hopkinton 1
April 14, 2011 — Above, Senior Andy Miller, shoes great form in a match against Whitinsville Christian today. |
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New England Cable News Covers Kenyan 2011 Visit
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Hopkinton, Westborough, Uxbridge and 67 Massachusetts Municipalities Are Now BioReady™
April 5, 2011 (
The MassBio BioReady™
Community Campaign was founded by MassBio, in partnership with MassEcon,
in early 2008. The aim of the BioReady™ Campaign is to grow the
long-term competitiveness of
In order to be
considered a BioReady™ Community, a municipality must fill out a
survey detailing their zoning practices and infrastructure capacity. The
municipality is then given a rating based on their accessibility to
biotechnology companies, including whether they offer options such as
expedited permitting policies, by-right zoning, pre-permitted
biotechnology sites, public infrastructure projects, and planned area
developments. MassBio and MassEcon will be marketing BioReadyTM
Communities at the next BIO International Convention, occurring in
The ratings focus on
aiding biotechnology companies in their search for the most welcoming
destinations in
“We are pleased to
welcome Hopkinton, Westborough, Uxbridge and
To see the comprehensive ratings criteria and a list of all BioReadyTM communities, go to the MassBio BioReady™ Communities webpage at http://www.massbio.org/economic_development/bioready_communities. |
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGuire of Hopkinton, MA, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Heather Lyn McGuire, to Toby Alan Bourke, son of the
late Viola Bayrouty and Richard and Shirley Bourke of Worcester, MA.
Heather is a graduate of Marian High School and Boston University. She
currently works as Senior Sales Consultant for Sundance/Newbridge
Publishing. Toby is a graduate of North High School and Johnson & Wales
Culinary Institute. He was active duty US Navy from 1990-1999, returned
from Iraq in 2009, and is now part of the US Navy Reserves (NMCB 27)
based in Quincy, MA. He is Director of Food Services at Brandon
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Town Abuzz with Marathon Activity
April 14, 2011 — Kenyan Elite runners visited the Elmwood School today for the annual Adopt-a-Marathoner program, a cultural exchange sponsored by John Hancock, sponsor of the BAA Boston Marathon. The student body assembled in the gymnasium prior to the entrance of the guests from Kenya. When the guests were introduced, the student body shouted "jambo" in unison, which is a welcoming phrase in Swahili. Included in the group of 17 runners were Boston Marathon men’s champion Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, and four-time women’s winner Catherine Ndereba. Below, left and middle thumbnails are inside Elmwood School this morning during the 19th year of this celebration. Right thumbnail is Jacques LeDuc, who has painted the Start line of the Boston Marathon for 29 years. But this year, conspicuously absent are his mother, Marie Simonne LeDuc, who always visited during his work, and helpers "Doc" Bobeck and "Buzzy" Buswell. All three have died since the last Boston Marathon.
Below, Chief Dispatcher for Hopkinton Police, Meaghan DeRaad and Officer John Moran near the Start line today.
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Decoy
April 13, 2011 — This chipmunk chirped at the photographer to draw his attention so he could run down his decoy hole and trick him into thinking it was his real hole, today at the Golden Pond Assisted Living Facility on West Main Street. |
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Reverse Fishing
April 13, 2011 — The Woodville Rod and Gun Club stocked Lake Whitehall today with 300 legal-sized rainbow trout in preparation for their fishing derby this Saturday, April 16, 2011 between 6:00 am - 1:00 pm. The group placed three golden trout in the lake which will pay $50 each to the lucky fishermen who catch them, and who are enrolled in the derby. Above, Carl Dakai hands a net full of fish to Robin Harwood, who will, as will several other boaters, disperse the $3,000 worth of fish to various parts of the lake so they are not concentrated in one area. Club members and others look on. |
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Attention family members of aging parents:
Tuesday, April 19 8:00 – 9:00 am Learn the difference between Medicare, Medicaid and long-term care insurance; find out about in-home nursing assessments; create a “File of Life”; learn about crisis intervention, case management, respite care and more. RSVP the Senior Center at (508)497-9730 |
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School Department Urges Prompt Bus Payments
Dear
Parents/Guardians:
A number of important procedural changes
have been made, so please read the bus fee letter carefully.
If payments are received (or postmarked) by Friday, June 17, 2011, the
cost for a bus pass for the 2011-2012 school-year is $210 per student
with a family cap of $420.
Bus routes & stops
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HOPKINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL TAKE-BACK DAY II ON APRIL 30, 2011
Hopkinton, MA – On Saturday April 30, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hopkinton Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to Hopkinton
Police Headquarters at 74 Main Street Hopkinton, MA. The service is free
and anonymous, no questions asked.
Last September, Americans turned in 242,000 pounds—121 tons—of prescription drugs at nearly 4,100 sites operated by the DEA and more than 3,000 state and local law enforcement partners. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards. Four days after last fall’s event, Congress passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities authorized by the Attorney General to accept them. The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long term care facilities to dispose of their residents’ controlled substances in certain instances. DEA has begun drafting regulations to implement the Act, a process that can take as long as 24 months. Until new regulations are in place, local law enforcement agencies like the Hopkinton Police Department and the DEA will continue to hold prescription drug take-back events every few months. |
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Attention family members of aging parents:
The Senior Center and PNPS Home Care will present a panel of professionals to help you and your loved one prepare for a medical emergency on Tuesday, April 19 8:00 – 9:00 am.
Learn the difference between Medicare, Medicaid and long-term care insurance; find out about in-home nursing assessments; create a “File of Life”; learn about crisis intervention, case management, respite care and more. RSVP the Senior Center at (508)497-9730 |
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Annual Meet the Candidates Night
 Meet the Candidates Night, sponsored by the Hopkinton Women’s Club, will be held on Wednesday, April 27th at 7 PM at the HCAM studio, 77 Main Street. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of all the candidates running for office in the upcoming town election. |
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Selectmen Meeting Abutters of Library Project Never Notified ...scale of project inappropriate for the site... — Abutters
by Muriel Kramer
April 13, 2011 — The Hopkinton Board of
Selectmen congratulated two new Eagle Scouts from Troop 1; Eric
Beauregard and Erik Pohl were on hand with
Police Chief Rick Flannery spoke to remind residents that on Marathon Monday April 17th , Hopkinton will welcome about 30,000 runners plus visitors; the roads close Monday at 7:30 AM and will re-open by 1:00 PM. The Hopkinton Police Department will also participate in Take Back Day on Saturday April 30th from 10 AM to 2 PM. On that Saturday, residents are urged to bring any old or unwanted prescription and over the counter (OTC) medications to the Police Station for safe disposal. Old and unused medications are a common source for misuse and abuse especially by young people, and residents are encouraged to take this opportunity to clean out their medicine closets and dispose of unneeded or expired medications safely.
Resident Sue Hadley also spoke up, having concerns she, her husband and other neighbors have with the library project as proposed. According to Hadley, the abutters to the project have never been contacted and they share many concerns about the scope of the expansion, parking and the impact on their historic neighborhood. In a letter from Sue & Jeff Hadley, Mike & Katie Roughan, Jim & Gayle Walker, Jeri & Jonas Berlin and Cori & Scott Brown dated Aril 11, 2011, the writers state, “The consensus is that the scale of this project is inappropriate for the site, too expensive, and not necessary given the other options for meeting space in town. The library’s own study indicated the existing site cannot support the programs and parking. A grant deadline isn’t a good reason to rush forward on a project with long term budget implications such as this. We need to take a step back and determine what makes the most sense for Hopkinton.” |
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"Bows and Flows of Angel Hair..."
April 13, 2011 — These clouds over Hopkinton Reservoir yesterday are reminiscent of a song called "Clouds" by songwriter/performer Joni Mitchell. |
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Fire in the Sky
April 13, 2011 — A tower used to burn impurities at the gas plant on Wilson Street is very visible, and is a cause for curiosity, but not concern for first time viewers. However, its smaller cousin, barely visible at the tree line in the right of the photo, can generate phone calls of concern to the police when the flame is a little taller, because its structure cannot be seen. This view is from the boat docking area of Hopkinton State Park. |
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Windows Up
April 13, 2011 — Travelers on Fruit Street might mistake Hopkinton for Los Angeles or Beijing as the road has been stripped to its gravel base in preparation for new asphalt. |
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Hopkinton
Students Among 100 Race Spotters
April 12, 2011 — This year, over 100 spotters will take their race day positions along the course that stretches from Hopkinton to Boston, including, above with WBZ-TV personalities Steve Burton and Lisa Hughes, Mackenzie Britt, Keaton Britt, Kevin Windheuser, (Not Pictured: Marquis Lockett, Brett Roskey), all representing Hopkinton High School. The remaining spotters represent over 20 high schools and colleges from 29 different towns and 6 counties. |
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"The News Starts Here!"
April
15, 2911 — Yesterday at 7:47 p.m., Troopers assigned to the State Police
Barracks in Millbury responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 495
northbound, north of Exit 23C (Simarano Drive) in Marlborough. The crash
resulted in a fatality. 
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The
Senior Center and PNPS Home Care will present a panel of professionals
to help you and your loved one prepare for a medical emergency on
their parents, families and
Scout leaders to speak to their achievements and receive proclamations
from the Selectmen. Eric Beauregard installed a new fire pit and some
benches at Serenity House for the residents there to use and enjoy,
while Eric Pohl cleared trails, installed markers and directional signs
as well as put in 200 feet of fence on the Lake Whitehall conservation
property. Once again local businesses McIntyre Loam and Garner Brothers
Saw Mill were noted for their generous contributions to betterment
projects in town; both companies made donations of materials to support
the projects.
