FRIENDS OF THE HOPKINTON SENIORS

Needs volunteers

To help collect bottles and cans

At the Recycling Center

You would be working with another volunteer

From 9-3 on one Saturday a month.

Proceeds support the Transportation and Nutrition

Programs for our senior citizens.

If you can help, Please call the Senior Center

(508) 497-9730

And leave a message for Jack Palitsch

Milford Regional Receives High Ranking Again For Safety by Consumer Reports

August 8, 2013 — Milford Regional Medical Center was ranked second out of 51 Massachusetts hospitals in a surgical safety rating issued recently by Consumer Reports. Last year, in the magazine’s first-ever rating of hospitals across the country, Consumer Reports ranked Milford Regional third statewide for patient safety. This year, the product and service review publication turned its safety focus on surgery.

The surgical safety ratings were based on analysis of Medicare claims data from 2009 through 2011 for patients undergoing 27 categories of common scheduled surgeries. Rankings were determined by rates of infections, readmissions, drug information provided to patients and adverse events. Out of 2,400 hospitals ranked nationwide, the highest score achieved was 74 out of a possible 100. Milford Regional scored 65 points.

“The high patient safety ranking Milford Regional received from Consumer Reports for the second consecutive year says everything about the extraordinary efforts taken by the team at Milford Regional to meet the highest standards of care in quality and safety,” says Edward J. Kelly, president of Milford Regional (Photo).

”I commend our physicians, employees and volunteers for their diligence in ensuring the health and well-being of our patients leading to this well-deserved recognition.”

MPAC Announces Auditions for Its Annual Halloween Production - Zombie Jamboree


The Milford Performing Arts Center announces auditions for its annual Halloween production, “Zombie Jamboree”, to be held the MPAC studio at 150 Main Street (MA Rte 16E) in Milford on Thursday, September 12, 2013, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.  Actors ages 8 to 22, please prepare a song, and you will be asked to read from the script.  Performances are October 25 - 27.   For additional information go to www.milfordpac.org, email milfordpac@comcast.net, or call 508 478 1684.

A dedicated team of volunteers are launching a new 65 mile cycling route for the CF Cycle for Life on Saturday, October 5th. The ride begins in Holliston at the Fatima Shrine and offers a 12/30 and 65 mile route. The serious 65 mile riders will travel through Hopkinton. Riders from Hopkinton and surrounding towns will be raising funds for cystic fibrosis.

Alice, a beautiful young girl from Hopkinton who turns 9 today, is an inspiration to her team “Scallywags.” She’s thrilled to have this exciting cycling event take place in her home town for the first time. Alice’s picture is attached.

Learn more about the CF Cycle for Life at http://mass-ri.cff.org/cycle. If you need more information please contact me. Next week, I’ll submit a press release with more event details and a Hopkinton event kick off.

Tickets for Architectural Walking Tours of Hopkinton Center to be held Aug. 17 & 18 will be available on Saturday, August 10 between 9 - 2 at the Friends of the 300th Anniversary bottle & can drive, Colella's parking lot. Drop off your bottles & buy a ticket! Price: $5.00 Tours are 11 am and 2pm and are sponsored by the Historic District Commission with all proceeds going to the 300th celebration. 

August 7, 2013 — Sealer of Weights and Measures, Lou Sakim, who doubles as Framingham's sealer, makes sure that the brand new pumps at Hopkinton Sunoco are as accurate as they can be. The station has also coordinated its Price Chopper rewards program with the new Sunoco blended gas pumps.

Main Street Water Work Detour to Begin Thursday

The Pleasant Street Detour will be in affect starting on this Thursday, August 8th. Eastbound traffic will be detoured down Pleasant Street. Westbound traffic will flow on Main Street. Detour signs will be posted so motorists are able to drive to the downtown businesses. All businesses are open during the detour.

The detour is necessary to complete the building water service transfers from 66 to 96 Main Street. These are the long side services which require crossing the Main St. roadway.

The duration of the detour will be approximately 7-business days from 7:30AM to 4:00 PM. Please seek alternate route. Thank you for cooperation.

August 5, 2013 — Craig Good, 29, of Ashland, has been arraigned in Framingham District Court on charges of aggravated rape and abuse of a child (2 counts) and receiving stolen property over $250. Framingham District Court Judge Robert Greco ordered the defendant held on $250,000 cash bail and revoked the defendant’s bail on a pending case for 60 days. If the defendant posts bail he is ordered to be on house arrest with GPS monitoring, to have no contact with and stay away from the victim, to have no unsupervised contact with children under the age of 16, and to not use the internet or devices capable of accessing the internet.

The defendant’s next court date in Framingham District Court is August 29 for a probable cause hearing.

“These are very disturbing allegations, where a sex offender gained access to a young girl on-line and then met up with her in person and began a sexual relationship,” District Attorney Ryan said. “Children can be especially vulnerable to manipulation by people they meet on-line and we are committed to thoroughly investigating and pursuing these troubling cases.”

According to authorities, they went to the home of the defendant on August 3 to serve a search warrant for a pending investigation. When they entered the residence they allegedly found the defendant with an unrelated minor child.

Through their investigation, authorities learned that the defendant allegedly met the minor on-line 2-3 weeks earlier and that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with her on at least 2 occasions.

The investigation remains ongoing. The case is being investigated by the Ashland Police Department and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Unit and the Department of Homeland Security.

Members of the public who may have information that could be helpful to the investigation can contact Lt. Briggs at the Ashland Police Department at #508-881-1212.
These charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Contribute content. Photo from Mass SORB

State Trooper Discovers Loaded Machine-Pistol During Routine Traffic Stop in Springfield

August 4, 2013 — Friday night at about 11:30 p.m. Trooper Matt Stone stopped a Chevy Malibu on Route 5 in West Springfield for a motor vehicle infraction. During the course of the stop, Trooper Stone located a loaded, fully-automatic, Tech-9, machine-pistol. The operator, JOSE ESPINOSA-DEJESUS, 26, of Holyoke was taken into custody with his four passengers; a 17 year-old juvenile from Holyoke, a 17 year-old from Philadelphia, WINSTON MEIJAS,19, of Philadelphia, Alexander Cirino,18, also of Philadelphia.

All five were transported to the State Police Barracks in Springfield and will be held for arraignment in Springfield District Court charged with possession of a machine gun, possession of ammunition without a FID Card, Possession of a large capacity firearm, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, unlawful possession of a large capacity firearm without a license and improper storage of a firearm. JOSE ESPINOSA-DEJESUS was also charged with marked lanes violation. Contributed content, photo by State Police.