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Friends of the Hopkinton Senior Citizens
Silent Auction Saturday, Oct. 15 2 – 5 p.m. Hopkinton Senior Center Gift certificates for gas, groceries, golf, services; signed Dunlay print; antiques; seasonal decor; silver & gold jewelry; quilt; crystal; fresh flower arrangements & much more; Children’s Table with toys for the kids to bid on. Fun for the entire family! $5; $10 family includes hors d’oeurves |
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In Celebration of Adeline Stevens
October 10, 2011 — Family and friends of Adeline Stevens, who passed away in New York last week at age 49, leaving three sons in their twenties, gathered to celebrate her life at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, also known as the Cultural Arts Alliance, where Mrs. Stevens was a founding visionary. Her formal services were held in New York last week, and this was a way to include local friends and family who could not travel to New York. She was remembered by her sons and others who spoke of her life as a poet and a positive role model, who encouraged people to do their best and to never stop dreaming. Some CAA members said after the ceremony that they would like to find a spot at the center to dedicate to Adeline Stevens. |
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October 10, 2011 — Colella's now sports an expanded meat display, and along with it a wider variety of choices, such as unflavored pork tenderloin, ready for spicing up, and several prepared foods, like stuffed mushrooms that feed more than one, and roasts ready for the oven. |
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Hopkinton- Frederick John Rousseau
of Hopkinton, 86, beloved husband and father passed away peacefully
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October 9, 2011 — According to Dr. Bruce Karlin, this hive came down with the arrival of the remnants of hurricane Irene, and was promptly rebuilt by its inhabitants. Above, some guard hornets came out to assess the threat after hearing human voices. |
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Tending to the Hay
October 9, 2011 — The Casella boys, framed by this catalpa tree on Pond Street, spent time today harvesting hay on the properties of neighbors. The hay will be used to feed the sheep, and if he isn't too fussy, the alpaca that Christopher takes care of. |
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October 9, 2011 — Pam and John Larter pick out some fresh produce at Pratt's Farm Stand this afternoon. |
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October 9, 2011 — These cultivated wildflowers enjoy an afternoon glow at the bottom of School Street every day. |
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A Celebration of the Life of Adeline Stevens Cultural Arts Alliance • 98 Hayden Rowe Street Monday, October 10, 2011 • 11:00 am • Reception @ noon - 2:00 pm Light refreshments All are welcome |
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Tasty Treat
October 8, 2011 — This squirrel, comfortable in its surroundings, enjoys an afternoon snack. Does it have an opposable thumb, or just another finger? Google it! |
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Trails Club Offers Hike
"The Town Forest was established in 1923. It is a 84 acre parcel of land located on both sides of Pond Street, between Winter Street and Elm Street. In 1928, 10,000 small white pine trees were planted in the area and no care was provided for them to grow; few still remain there. The forest has very large outcrops of ledge, which some say they can see imprints of dinosaur tracks. About 1965, the old cart road through the forest was opened up by the Hopkinton Boy Scout Troops and the Hopkinton Key Club. Some use the cart road for horse back riding, hiking or by snowmobiles." [from the Hopkinton town website]. |
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The Hopkinton Moms Group presents Choosing a Preschool for Your Child Thursday, October 13th 7PM-9:15PM Vineyard Church, 84 South Street, Hopkinton $10 per person to be collected at door. Checks should be made payable to Hopkinton Mom's Group
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CHANNEL 5 NEWSWOMEN HOST “CIRCLE OF FIVE” IN FRAMINGHAM ON OCT. 26, 6:30 P.M. TO HELP THE ELLIE FUND SUPPORT LOCAL FAMILIES FIGHTING BREAST CANCER
BOSTON (October 8, 2011) – Circle Furniture in Framingham is celebrating National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with “Circle of Five” - their fifth annual event to benefit the Needham-based Ellie Fund. In honor of the event’s fifth anniversary, and the fifth anniversary of Channel 5 Reporter Kelley Tuthill’s breast cancer diagnosis, five newswomen from WCVB-TV5 are starring in this year’s exclusive event on October 26 at Circle Furniture on Route 9 in Framingham.
Starting at 6:30 p.m., Circle Furniture’s intimate store offers guests an exclusive opportunity to mix and mingle with their favorite Channel 5 newswomen: Susan Wornick, Bianca de la Garza, Kelley Tuthill, JC Monahan and Rhondella Richardson, while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and desserts catered by Simply Dahlicious of Hopkinton, wines by 90+ Cellarsof Boston, and an extensive raffle featuring donations from The Charles Hotel, Keurig, Hannaford Supermarkets, Ardan Med Spa + Salon, Plum District, Magic Beans, La Perla, 90+ Cellars, Stella & Dot, Bloomingdale's, Circle Furniture and more.
Susan Wornick will host a lively program featuring fun insights and commentary by her WCVB-TV5 colleagues and special guest Dr. Elsie Levin of Boston Breast Diagnostic Center, a live auction of the Newswomen’s outfits and jewelry donated by DRE Designs, Bloomingdale’s, Lyn Evans/Potpourri Designs, National Jean Company, Sara Campbell and Wendy Wheeler, and fabulous swag bags for all guests.
“The Ellie Fund makes it easier for people to balance the challenges of breast cancer treatment,” says Tuthill. “It’s the perfect fit for me and my colleagues who want to lend our support to the hundreds of women and families who rely on the Ellie Fund for their free help each year. Plus this is a great way to share a wonderful night out together.”
Event tickets are $50 before October 19 and $65 thereafter at www.elliefund.org/circle5 <http://www.elliefund.org/circle5> . The Ellie Fund will use all proceeds to provide transportation to medical appointments, childcare, housekeeping, and prepared/delivered meals free of charge to hundreds of breast cancer patients and family members across Massachusetts. To learn more, visit www.elliefund.org <http://www.elliefund.org/>
“With an estimated one in every seven women affected by breast cancer in her lifetime, the disease touches all of our lives. We are honored to partner with the women of Channel 5, Circle Furniture and all of our generous donors in a fun way that makes a significant difference in the lives of so many local families.” says Ellie Fund Executive Director Julie Nations, “Their kind generosity is greatly appreciated by all of us - this October and beyond.” |
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Santa, is that You?
October 8, 2011 — This one of a series of shots of this hawk on top of the chimney of Town Hall shows him peering into the flue, as if looking at a nest. Hawk's often steal the young or the eggs of other birds. Struggles between hawks and smaller, more nimble birds, occur frequently Downtown, and end with the hawk usually being pestered into leaving an immediate area by one or more of the smaller birds whose frantic attempts at protecting their young are impressive. |
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Upcoming Events for the
Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee
Please remember when accessing the Fire Station park behind the office building next door and enter the Fire Station through the rear entrance. The meetings will be upstairs. There is an elevator. For further information please contact Dick Duggan (dduggan47@gmail.com or 508-435-4007). We hope to see you at one (or more) of the above events. |
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October 7, 2011 — In a seldom seen task in these parts, the roving HopNews camera catches an Upton farmer using a tractor accessory to ted newly cut grass for drying. (Remember, double-clicking on a word on this page will give the readers a definition and pronunciation. |
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Decina & Dlugolecki Shine in Hiller’s 5th
Consecutive Season Victory
By: Lou Ottaviani
Hopkinton’s sloppy first half play saw them give up 4 penalties (for a total of 40 yards), and 3 turnovers (2 lost fumbles and an interception). Thankfully, the Raiders weren’t able to capitalize on these mistakes and the Hillers were able to regroup and get back on track by sticking to their game plan. Above, Jason Dlugolecki crosses the goal line. Photo is video grabshot. With just 13 seconds into the game, Hopkinton fumbled the ball on the opening kickoff giving Dover/Sherborn prime real estate at the Hiller 25 yard line. The Raiders came out passing on their very first play trying to catch Hopkinton off guard, but Dover/Sherborn quarterback Will Scathard’s pass was overthrown in the end zone. Hopkinton’s defense made back to back penalties (offside and a facemask) brought the ball to the Hopkinton 5. The Hiller defense settled down, giving the Raiders a shot at a field goal. However, the field goal attempt missed wide to the right and Hopkinton’s offense took the ball over at the Hiller 20-yard line. The Hillers first series started to show signs of brilliance with quarterback Mike Decina picking up 5 on the first down and then following up with a strike to senior Jason Dlugolecki who brought the ball down to the 25-yard line for a 47-yard completion. However, two plays later, Hopkinton’s luck failed them once again and the Hillers turned the ball over to the Raiders with their second fumble in just over 3 minutes of play. With the ball on the Hopkinton 34, the Raiders controlled possession for the next 6:22, driving the ball all the way to the Hiller 11-yard line. Once again, Hopkinton’s defense held tough and took over possession with 1:18 left in the first quarter. On the ensuing drive, Hopkinton drove the ball 89-yards behind the legs and arm of Decina, who ran for 15-yards on 4 carries and passed for 74-yards, completing 5 of his 8 passes. His last pass was an 18-yard strike to junior wide receiver Shaun Palmer which gave the Hillers their first score of the game, with 7:06 left to the half. Kicker, Barrett Hanlon split the uprights for the PAT to give Hopkinton a 7-0 lead. Hopkinton defensive back Jack Ryan, intercepted Dover/Sherborn quarterback Will Scatchard, giving the Hillers good field position at the Raider 43-yard line with 6:08 left to the half. This pick was crucial in setting Hopkinton up for their next score. With the ball 43-yards away from the end zone, the Hillers didn’t help themselves much, as two more costly penalties (a holding and a block in the back) brought Hopkinton back into Raider territory. Decina quickly regrouped and connected three big passes for 17 (to Hanlon), 9 (to Alex Hulme) and the final completion of 35-yards to Dlugolecki with 4:16 to the half. Hanlon made the PAT kick to give Hopkinton a 14-0 lead. With Dover/Sherborn’s last drive of the half, Hanlon intercepted a Scatchard pass with 24 seconds to the half to prevent a possible Raider score. READ FULL STORY AND STATS |
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Committee Discusses Tweaking Fruit Street Plan, Center School Project
"We might get the grant but not the vote."
Selectman John Mosher
by Muriel Kramer October 7, 2011 — The School Committee and the Board of Selectmen met last night in a joint session to discuss next steps concerning the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) grant of $14 million that was meant to support building a new PK-5 school at the Fruit Street property, that plan included districting grades K-5; the project failed to get necessary voter support at a Special Town Meeting and Special Town Election last March. The two boards are still working to develop the next steps for the project to improve, renovate and/or replace Center School. In a letter to the MSBA dated March 31, 2011, the School Department and Board of Selectmen wrote, “We intend to capitalize on the Community’s interest in facility improvements by conducting public forums, surveys, and listening sessions to better understand the community’s priorities specific to a project addressing the needs at Center School. From the information collected, we will develop a more detailed timeline and process for building consensus during the next six months.” Since that time the School Department also sent a letter dated August 16, 2011 to the MSBA inquiring as to whether the grant monies could potentially be used to support a re-purposed plan for a school at Fruit Street intended for PK-3. In part the MSBA responded on September 16th that “The District’s proposed changes are now contrary to those decisions previously approved by the School Committee, and the MSBA believes that the District must start with a review and definition of its educational objectives…Before the MSBA can provide further review, the District must present an updated and approved educational plan, one that has been the subject of community outreach and dialogue.” While members of the School Committee are actively working on a community outreach plan that includes public forums and regularly scheduled office hours, the combined groups discussed and decided to concurrently pursue options for capitalizing on the original grant. Both Senator Karen Spilka and Representative Carolyn Dykema independently had contacted the MSBA on Hopkinton’s behalf and helped set the stage for continued efforts to collaborate with the MSBA to capitalize on the grant opportunity received last February. The discussion to move forward in talks with the MSBA was complicated by the reality that the funding process is open now for new projects; Hopkinton may want to get a new project into that pipeline and no one seems sure that the MSBA process allows for more than one project at a time. Selectman John Mosher said, “We should start our community outreach sooner rather than later.” He asserted that we need detailed feedback and talking points to bring to the discussions with the MSBA. “I am looking at it from a community standpoint. People are asking.” The MSBA has expressed a willingness to continue talks, and the boards wrestled with the options—meet with the MSBA before a detailed plan is in place or develop the plan with community input and then meet with the MSBA. Selectman Brian Herr argued that it might be best to meet with the MSBA soon or even immediately then “use that feedback to chart a course.” Commenting that there “are deep wounds in the community,” he sees this as an opportunity “to set this thing straight” and begin healing those wounds. School Committee member Scott Aghababian shared his thoughts. “One of my concerns is that we’re moving conceptually down the path toward a hybrid building the town has already overwhelmingly rejected. My concern is we will lose the community.” |
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October 7, 2011 — This beaver dam at North Mill Pond has apparently been breached, with no beaver in sight to repair it. Beavers, as smart as they are, do not do well against human predators. |
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The Red Carpet EventYou're cordially invited to join the Hopkinton Community Endowment and its partners for an evening of delicious food, music, dancing with Hot Acoustics and a silent auction to benefit the new Hopkinton Center for the Arts.
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beFREE Fall Jam
The beFREE Project and the Laborer's Training
Center are co-sponsoring an alternative social event for
High School
To chaperone please
contact Michelle Carbonneau at
scarbohop@aol.com. To donate items, please contact Linda Connelly at birdsilove@mac.com.
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Perspectives on Wealth Understanding and Managing Financial Risk Part 2
Modern Portfolio Theory - It’s very important to first mention that I utilize the principals of the “Modern Portfolio Theory”iii to develop diversified portfolios over a variety of asset classes.iv The gist of MPT is that the market is hard to beat and that the people who beat the market in the short term are those who may take above-average risk. It is also implied that these risk takers may take significant losses when markets turn down. Why do I take this approach? Because by participating in more than one investment, one can reap the benefits of diversification, which results in a reduction in “Unsystematic Risk”, a type of Market Risk discussed in Part 1. Also, by investing across a variety of asset classes, one will reduce “Systematic Risk”, another type of Market Risk previously discussed. However, the benefits of these risk reductions will hold only if the securities in the portfolio are not perfectly correlated. In other words, they do not move in unison together. Consider a portfolio that holds two securities: one that pays off when it rains and another that pays off when it doesn’t rain. A portfolio that contains both assets will always pay off, regardless of whether it rains or shines. Adding one asset to another can reduce the overall risk of an all-weather portfolio. That is the underpinning basis of the Modern Portfolio Theory that I utilize.
What Investments are in the Current Models? –
I periodically review and update my models as market conditions change
and develop. Right now, my investment models contain the following
traditional asset classes to varying degrees with a current emphasis on
the following: Cash & Bonds – Because of current concerns regarding Interest Rate Risk, my current models primarily include short term investment grade and floating rate US bonds. US Treasury Notes and long-term bonds are not preferred. Foreign source bonds also hedge against Currency Risk concerns. Cash positions hedge against Market Risk volatility. |
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Adeline Claire Stevens, 49
STATEN ISLAND, NY
- Adeline Claire Stevens, 49, passed away peacefully on
Monday, October 3, 2011. She is survived by her three sons Rob,
Gabe, and Alex Stevens, and a large and loving family in New York
and Massachusetts. She was the former wife of 19 years of Robert L.
Stevens, who preceded her in death in 2005. An avid writer of poetry, Adeline was a published writer in different periodicals, and had an Unconditional Love of The Arts, Radio, Literature, Community and Family. Adeline was born in Brooklyn, New York. Grew up in Staten Island, NY and moved to Hopkinton, MA when she was 19 years old. She had moved back to New York in 2008 and had lived in Great Hills, Staten Island, New York. New York Calling hours will be 5-9 pm at Scalia Funeral Home, 28 Eltingville, Staten Island, and the funeral held at 11:00 am at Holy Child Church. 4747 Amboy Road, Staten Island. The Stevens sons and local family will celebrate a service in Hopkinton on Monday, October 10, 2011. The time and location is TBA - File photo. |
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loving
wife of 55 years, Jean Anzivino. He is survived by his daughter Michelle
and husband Thomas Fillingim, his daughter Denise and husband William
Stickney, and three grandchildren Christopher, Emily and Jonathan. He is
also survived by his sisters, Phyllis Chenard, Edna and Bill Carr,
Pauline and Bill La Force, Therese Crowley, Kathryn and Harold Svendsen,
and Jeanne Taylor. Aside from his immediate family he also leaves many
loving nieces, nephews, and friends.
Hopkinton- Robert A. Slaman,
75, of Hopkinton, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011. Born
in Wellesley, he was the son of the late Thomas and Winifred (Whetton)
Slaman. He was married to Carole A. (Dowd) Slaman of Hopkinton for 49
years.
Room at Tatnuck Booksellers, 18 Lyman Sreet in Westborough. US
Senate candidate Alan Khazei, co-founder of City Year and Be the
Change Inc.will be there to meet with voters.
October
7, 2011 — Despite Hopkinton’s
October 27,
2011 — Jason Dlugolecki brings it home in the third quarter, adding
another six points to the home team's score, making it a three-TD
advantage. Check back later for another great football story by
Lou Ottaviani.
Students featuring musical performances by HHS Students
