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by Muriel Kramer
August 17, 2011 — The Board of Selectmen
voted to support a request to fund new staging as requested by Enter
Stage Left (ESL), a local community theater group, through
The Marathon Fund Committee had recommended approving the grant to ESL directly; they had written into their approval that the resource would be owned and maintained by ESL including a provision that the staging then be turned over to the town should ESL disband or leave. Historically the Marathon Fund Committee is charged with disbursing funds remaining from the Boston Athletic Association’s (BAA) gift to the town after marathon expenses are addressed. Each year the BAA gives Hopkinton a sum of money to cover expenses associated with the race. The Marathon Fund Committee is then charged with disbursing the extra money traditionally funding scholarships to high achieving student athletes graduating that year as well as to organizations that intend the money to benefit Hopkinton and/or Hopkinton residents under the broad umbrella of contributing to the health and wellness of Hopkinton residents.
In the past grant monies have been used for scholarships, band jackets, team uniforms, sports equipment, batting cages and materials for the skateboard park as examples; requests are considered on a first come first served basis, require three independent bids and are typically granted for non-recurring expenses.
Selectman Ben Palleiko offered, “I am happy to support this, but it has to be owned by the town.”
Selectman Michelle Gates spoke to granting the request as voted by the Marathon Fund Committee. “The Marathon Fund Committee has made a decision based on past practices, and I think we should support their decision.” Making the point that the Selectmen have discussed addressing modifications to the role or guidelines for the MFC, but have not accomplished that yet she asserted, “I think we should support the Marathon Fund Committee.”
In the draft of the new document addressing the charge of the MFC going forward scholarships to graduating seniors appear last on the list of priorities; ahead of those in order of recommended priority are town expenses associated with the Marathon, acquisition of town assets or renovation of Town assets, operational costs of athletic or recreational activities, and then grants to community programs that provide clear and direct benefit to the Town’s objectives.
The Selectmen hosted an “All-hands” meeting with attendees from town departments as well as boards and committees to brainstorm solutions and target goals in five major subject areas—preserve fiscal health, resolve Center School needs, develop an asset management plan, strengthen civic engagement/enhance communication, and develop a plan for employee training, wellness and professional development. The attendees were divided into several groups, who shared their opinions with the larger group at the end of the collaborative.
Kicking off the session, Chairman Todd Cestari, opened with, “We are all here because we care about the town of Hopkinton and we want to advance it, make it better than it is today.”
Marc Wey, a professional facilitator, helped the groups summarize the priority goals for each subject area at the end of the discussions. Fiscal Health of the Town: develop a long range plan and broaden the business tax base; Center School: prioritize getting the facts out and feedback in as well as conduct a needs assessment that addresses the building and the educational needs of the students; Asset Management: long range planning and maintenance management to preserve assets; Civic Engagement: utilize technology, increase involvement for Town Meetings and identify the key issues for residents; Employee Training: training for volunteers on boards and committees as well as professional development. Wrapping up the session, Wey emphasized that the biggest challenge was to maintain the energy level in addressing these key issues, and pointed out that as always the biggest obstacle will be the resistance to change.
Addressing Center School, many groups acknowledged the complexity of the problem. One table offered that a clear explanation was needed, another table jumped in with specifics to address immediately the known HVAC, electrical and plumbing concerns, and one group asserted the need to utilize available SBA money to renovate the building perhaps eliminating 2 vacation weeks during the year to allow for more time in the summer to do the work. Group 4 suggested investigating options and gaining consensus with residents before moving forward, the next group wanted to insure all the facts were on the table, that a needs assessment was conducted and a detailed cost benefit analysis accomplished; the last group wanted more accurate and comprehensive information and had questions about the status of the State grant.
While summarizing the priority goals for Center School, Wey asked the audience to estimate how many out of every ten residents fully understood the facts regarding the Center School project; the group offered the opinion that 1 to maybe 3 of every 10 residents fully understood the issue. One attendee, Dorothy Maruska, offered “Everybody thought they understood the facts; people just knew different facts.”
In ending the meeting last night, the Selectmen discussed the Town Manager’s goals for the upcoming year agreeing to prioritize civic engagement, strengthening the management/leadership team and creating a comprehensive financial policy document. |
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The Still Water
August 16, 2011 — The view from Cedar Street after the sun went past the horizon was remarkable today; and the water was still enough to flip the image upside-down. Photo taken with a Motorola Droid from Advantage Wireless, as was the one below. |
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August 16, 2011 — The driver of the borrowed van thanked the photographer for letting him know that the yellow hash marks designate the area for disembarking of passengers from handicap vans and other vehicles. Even people with handicap privileges are not supposed to park there. |
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Awkward in Flight
August 14, 2011 — This cormorant, a diving bird photographed today on Hopkinton Reservoir, struggles to get his water-logged body and wings above the water's surface to begin his "walk-on-water" that he needs to do to gain momentum for flight. Below, five frames later, the bird is aloft, leaving behind his fading trademark footprints on top of the surface of the water. Although the Main (lower) Beach at Hopkinton State Park is closed due to a high bacteria count, the upper beach is guarded and swimmable, and the park is full of watchable wildlife, like this bird photographed today and the deer photographed yesterday. NEW! To see the very last step before flight, mouse-over the image.
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Selectmen to Hold Charrette at Senior Center This Evening Police Officer Resigns - Cites Benefit Lost in Contract Hired by Town of Maynard Police Department
August 16,
2011 — Selectmen will decide this evening whether or not to grant a
requested leave of absence to former police officer Peter Booth. Officer
Booth resigned effective August 7, 2011 to begin employment with the
Town of Maynard, where he resides, the
Officer Booth cites monetary reasons for his move — as well as more educational opportunity, specifically the Quinn Bill — that he believes is available in Maynard. The Quinn Bill is an incentive for police officers to achieve educational degrees in criminal justice, and as a result, earn a greater pay rate. In negotiations with the town, the Quinn Bill was apparently on the table, but was reinstated for police employees who were eligible before a certain date, but not for new hires after a certain date. Click on the thumbnail on the left to read Mr. Booth's letter. Town Manager Norman Khumalo stated, in answer to a question about the Quinn Bill in general, that it was repealed. Tonight, the Selectmen have planned an "All Hands" meeting, inviting all department heads and committee chairs to attend. They plan a brain-storming session, breaking the gathering into groups of five or so members, and holding a charrette (double-click any word on Page One for its instant definition), where each group brainstorms and writes their solutions down to share with the larger group at the conclusion. The School Committee, which likes to do things as a group, has scheduled a public meeting also, as has the Appointing (appropriations) Committee. Selectman Chair Todd Cestari has presented a framework to follow for the meeting that begins at 7:00 pm at the Senior Center:
We have identified the following five broad goalsfor FY ’12: o Preserve fiscal healtho Resolve Center School needso Develop asset management plano Strengthen civic engagement/enhance communication with the communityo Develop a plan for employee training, wellness and professional development |
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10:01 pm A caller reported a possible underage drinking party on Jamie Lane...
6:19 pm A caller reported her husband is in a struggle with their suicidal daughter who has a knife...
6:40 pm Motorcycles reportedly racing on Winter Street were...
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Paint by Numbers
August 15, 2011 — Above, this grab-shot from an HD video of the scene looks much like a painting, as the lens focused more on some foreground elements than the subject matter, throwing the yearling into "soft" focus, with the pouring rain adding to the surrealism of the scene. It's mother's tail can be seen on the right in this photo taken this morning. |
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LOST PET 7 1/2 years old is STILL Missing PLEASE CALL if found (508) 769-9264 He might come if you say “Wanta go see Grandpa” Or if you say… “Little Guy, want some yummies” (cracker or whatever). If you’re able to get him onto your finger or a stick, Go into a car/or indoors & call us (508) 769-9264 |
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Sunday Concert Cancelled
Today's (August 14, 2011) Concert on the Common has just been cancelled (3:35 pm) by the band due to wet and dreary weather and the likelihood of rain. See you next week!
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Joyce D. Hunt, 85 Joyce D. Hunt, formerly of Hopkinton and FL. passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Beloved wife of 65 years to John Hunt, Joyce was 85 years of age.
She was born and raised in Hopkinton and was the daughter of the late Dora and Cornelius Mieras. A graduate of Hopkinton High School and then Kathryn Gibbs in Boston, Joyce worked as a secretary at Perini Corporation in Framingham. She left her job to raise a family and later worked as a waitress at Carbone's Restaurant in Hopkinton. Joyce retired to Florida with her husband John where they lived for 25 years before returning to this area to live with their daughter, Cheryl in Ashland.
Joyce was first, a loving wife and mother. She was extremely talented at sewing, knitting, cross stitch, painting and crafts. Joyce was an avid bridge player who never said 'no' to a game of cards of any kind. Besides her husband, John, Joyce will be dearly missed by her four children, Cheryl Hunt, Stephen Hunt, Karen McCaw, and Ellen Hunt; two sons-in-law, Steven McCaw and Jack Fitzgerald; one daughter-in-law, Maria Farese, 6 grand children, Nicole Stewart, Adam Hunt, Jamie Laperle, Justin Hunt, Maia Laperle, and Kate McCaw; 4 great grand children, Boden, Aidan, Keenan, and Grayson; as well as many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service is planned at the First Congregational Church, 146 East Main Street, Hopkinton on Wednesday at 11:00. Anyone wishing to do so may make a donation in Joyce's name to Metrowest Home Care and Hospice, 85 Lincoln St., Framingham, MA |
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August 14, 2011 — From tying for the lead Friday, to dropping down to a close third yesterday, HHS alumni Keegan Bradley is still in top form in the current PGA Tour Golf Championship. Ron Borges wrote an excellent feature on Bradley in yesterday's Boston Herald. |
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Positively Hopkinton Taps Vigil at Wilson Street Cemetery "And Now to Recognize our Bugle Boy, Who Obviously Has Become a Man." Mike Whalen, AL Post 202
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Gerard J. Cotter, 76 Gerard J. Cotter, 76, of Hopkinton, passed away Friday, August 12, 2011 at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton. www.ChesmoreFuneralHome.com |
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Fast Work by Police Result in the Arrest of Three People in Ashland
Above, Hopkinton Detective Timothy Brennan in the South Street, Ashland area where a house break occurred this afternoon, carrying a Bushmaster M-4 Semiautomatic weapon working with the canine detail that picked up another scent after the arrest of three individuals.
August 8, 2011 — At 1:31 pm this afternoon, Ashland Police received notification of a burglar alarm activation at a residence on South Street in that town, and upon arriving, found an open door and broken glass. Holliston and Hopkinton Police responded to assist, because the area is near where the three towns meet. A Hopkinton Officer led Ashland Officer Allena Downey to the location of a suspicious Nissan with two males and a female. Officer Downey initiated a motor vehicle stop of the vehicle and the three occupants were subsequently arrested. According to one source, there was nothing taken in this break, but property recently stolen from Medway was in the vehicle, which was also allegedly stolen.
Twenty-seven year-old Carolina Barrios, Prospect Heights, Milford was charged with B&E of a Building in the Daytime for Felony Three counts of Receiving Stolen Property over $250 Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle Use of a Motor Vehicle in a Felony/Larceny Larceny of a Motor Vehicle Nineteen year-old Kelvin Huertas, Freeland Street, Worcester was charged with: B&E of a Building in the Daytime for Felony Three counts of Receiving Stolen property Over $250 Seventeen Year-old Eric Rivera Bethany Road, Framingham was charged with: Burglary/Breaking Entering Three counts of Receiving Stolen Property Malicious Destruction of Property over $250.
Below, a Middlesex Sherriff deputy works with his canine to track suspects in the incident above.
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August 12, 2011 — Jennifer Graham, a HopNews reader from Frankland Road who is a neighbor of the turkey referenced above, cautions that a turkey with two little ones has gone blind over the last few weeks from an apparent disease, and has been "adopted" by another turkey with good sight. Please go slowly, the reader begs. |
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August 12, 2011 — This squirrel at the YMCA on East Street scurried up the nearest tree upon seeing the photographer and assuming that he, like the squirrel, has a penchant for the sweet and tender meat of the ripened pig nut. |
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Fatal Crash on Route 495 in Southborough Backhoe falls off trailer
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Xjaoyun Jiang, of Westford, who was a
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 STATEWIDE EVENT PLANNED TO COMMEMORATE 9/11 TENTH ANNIVERSARY Mass Remembers—Voices of Hope Brings Choruses from across the Commonwealth to Join in Song to Mark the Solemn Occasion Worcester, Massachusetts August 12, 2011 — Professional, community and children’s choruses from across the Commonwealth will gather together with members offire, police, military, and members of the community to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and to pay tribute to the thousands of men and women who continue to serve our country overseas. The tenth anniversary commemoration will take place on Sunday, September11 at 2 P.M. at Institute Park, off Salisbury Street, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The goal is to raise 1,000 voices in song for the tribute and memorial. Participating choruses include the Assabet Valley Master Singers, Blackstone Valley Community Chorus, Master Singers of Worcester, Nashoba Valley Chorale, Salisbury Singers, Sounds of Stow, Worcester Chorus in addition to choral students from Clark University, College of the Holy Cross,Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and the Worcester Public Schools. Participating church choirs include All Saints Church, Worcester; Epworth Methodist Church, Worcester; Wesley Methodist Church, Worcester; Shrewsbury Congregational Church; First Unitarian Church, Worcester; Unitarian Church, Framingham; and Unitarian Church, Concord.
Additional space is available for interested singers. Singers can e-mail massremembers@googlegroups.com for more information.
“Through the solace and transformation of music sung collectively, we will demonstrate the power of community and renew our dedication to a nation that is committed to freedom and justice for all,” said Erin Williams, Executive Director, Worcester Cultural Coalition, and one of the lead organizers for the event.
Other participants include: the Massachusetts State Police, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of Veterans’ Services, Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, National Guard, Worcester Fire Department, Worcester Police Department, Town of Holden Police Department, Massachusetts Veterans Inc., Worcester Interfaith Alliance, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester Cultural Coalition, and Friends of Institute Park.
Several local officials are also expected to be on hand including Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray, U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Marian McGovern, State Representative James O’Day, State Representative Kimberly Ferguson, Worcester City Manager Michael O’Brien, Worcester Mayor Joseph C. O’Brien, Holden Town Manager Nancy Galkowski, and Auburn Town Manager Julie Jacobson, as well as elected officials from the Towns of Hopkinton (Selectmen Michelle Gates and Brian Herr), Randolph and Easthampton. No official speaking program is planned; however, all 221 names of the victims from Massachusetts will be read as part of the ceremony.
The choral program will begin with “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place” from Brahms’ “German Requiem,” “In Remembrance” from Eleanor Daley’s “Requiem,” and “Alleluia” by Randall Thompson. Michelle Graveline, music director of the Salisbury Singers, and Malcolm Halliday, artistic director of the Master Singers of Worcester, will conduct.
Then, John Delorey, director of choral music at WPI, will conduct singers in a rendition of “Ubi caritas” by Paul Halley. Students from the Worcester Public Schools will perform “American Tears” by Teresa Jennings, and the event will conclude with all singers and the audience being invited to sing “America the Beautiful.”
Area sanctuaries will be open to the public for reflection following the event: Epworth United Methodist Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, and First Baptist Church. More information can be found at http://www.massremembers.com/ , including directions to Institute Park and parking information. |
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Moon Over Hopkinton
August 11, 2011 — The sun at just the right angle of reflectance accentuates the craters of this full Moon, casting shadows over the edges, and lighting what appears to be a large strike near the bottom of the image. Photo was taken with a Canon 20D APS-chip digital body and 30 year-old Canon 100-300L lens. And necessary sharpening in Adobe Photoshop. |
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Hello From Across the Pond
August 11, 2011 — These Drama Club members are giving a smile to HopNews readers from the Fringe Festival in Scotland, especially in answer to a spoilsport on Town Talk. They are reading HopNews, so say hello if you like on our discussion page. |
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HELP WANTED: School Committee reporter; journalism background preferred. Person needed to take over the role of presenting in an orderly fashion a condensed written version of what goes on at School Committee meetings. Readers do not want to sit through, live or televised, three hours of discussion in order to know what goes on; and for years they have relied upon HopNews for factual and informative reports. To help continue the tradition of honest and factual reporting, please email your resume to Robert: Editor@HopNews.com |
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the use of monies from the Marathon Fund. The Marathon Fund Committee (MFC)
had voted long ago to fund the requested staging for ESL, but the Board
of Selectmen has been reluctant to finalize action on the request unless
the resource is directly owned by the Town. The Board voted to approve
the request with Parks and Recreation owning the staging, but ESL
storing and controlling it.
Gerard
J. Cotter, 76, of Hopkinton, passed away Friday, August 12,
2011 at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Boston, he
was the son of the late Edward and Mary (Sheehan) Cotter.
For
those who feel cheated again by the weather and really miss the usual
Sunday performance on the Common, please enjoy a reprise of a 2010
performance by that enigmatic Hopkinton performer, Clayton Willoughby,
who invited HopNews into his 1950's room for some special songs. So, to
enjoy one of them, pop a couple of pieces of Chicklet gum into your
mouth, crack open a glass bottle of Coca Cola, and press play.
August
14, 2011 — Last Sunday, a "Taps Vigil" was held at Wilson Street
Cemetery officiated by American Legion Post 202 Commander Michael
Whalen. In addition to the usual noting of events, and especially of a
military nature falling on that day in history, Mr. Whalen gave kudos
and awards to longtime bugler, Michael McCann, who is going away to
study at McGill University and will be unavailable to participate in
this monthly event or at military funerals.
August
12, 2011 — At 1:15 p.m. today, Troopers assigned to the Massachusetts
State Police Barracks in Millbury responded to a crash on Route 495
southbound, south of Simarano Drive (Exit 23C), in Southborough, that
resulted in one fatality and serious injuries to three people.
