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Ali Balster & Mara Power raising funds for of Friends of Hopkinton SPEAC

What makes these women special?  Well, for starters, they’re both Moms and they are raising money for special education.  The two have been training and fundraising for the past several months.  Not an easy task considering the harsh winter and taking care of their (combined) five young children (ages 2 – 8).

 It’s wonderful to see these women working together as a team.

The money they raise will go towards special education programs, as well as providing scholarships to graduating Hopkinton High School seniors that have received special education services during their school years.

Please join SPEAC in wishing our runners good luck on Marathon Monday and consider helping Ali and Mara meet their fundraising goal by visiting their website:    https://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/running-the-boston-marathon-for-special-education/136599 

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Sue Lallier

Treasurer, Friends of Hopkinton SPEAC

Statement from Third Candidate for One of Two School Committee Seats

My name is Lori Nickerson, and I am running for School Committee.  My husband, Rob, and I moved to Hopkinton in June of 2012 with the desire for a tight knit community with excellent schools.  As parents of three young children (ages 6, 3.5 and 11 months), we could not be happier with our decision and are deeply invested in both the community and the continued success of the school system. I am positive my fresh perspective, analytical and problem solving skills, as well as my goal of fostering continued success at all levels of the school system will make me an excellent addition to the School Committee.

I have over 12 years of legal and business experience working as a Senior Corporate Counsel for multiple public companies.  As a legal advisor and business partner to my clients, I work within tight budgetary and legal constraints to achieve successful outcomes for my company’s stockholders.  Similarly, the School Committee must act on behalf of all Hopkinton citizens to evaluate the schools’ administrators, provide sound financial planning, process improvement and innovation. My experience, coupled with my passion to keep Hopkinton’s schools strong, will help me bring new ideas and solutions to the School Committee in order to achieve their goal of finalizing a sound Strategic Plan.

Over the past two years I immersed myself in the community by volunteering for the HPTA and being an active member of the Hopkinton Moms Group.  In addition, my family and I participate in many town activities, such as the Hopkinton Women’s Softball league, youth soccer, youth softball and the Girl Scouts.  My passion for volunteerism is not limited to Hopkinton as I also work with organizations such as the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center.

As a member of the School Committee, my primary goals will be: 1) to finalize the Strategic Plan; 2) improve upon and align the budget process with the Strategic Plan; and 3) foster an environment of innovative problem-solving in order to ensure fiscal management and delivery of the best educational programs for all grade levels.

The citizens of Hopkinton have a passion for the schools as well as for the town overall.  I share that passion and I would consider it a privilege to serve on the School Committee to help ensure that each and every child continues to receive the type of education that makes our schools a model for other towns.  I respectfully ask for your vote on May 19th.

Lori Nickerson

30 Glen Road

Milford Regional Building Project Affects Back Entrance

Due to preparations for the initial phase of Milford Regional Medical Center’s new 78,000 square foot building project, the Route 16 back entrance to the hospital will be restricted to construction vehicles temporarily. However, patients can continue to access all other entrances as usual. Everyone is encouraged to use Milford Regional’s free valet parking service located in the rear of the hospital by the Hill Health Center entrance.

Milford Regional’s new $54 million building project will include an expanded emergency department and intensive care unit as well as a full floor of private patient rooms. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Friday, March 28, with completion of the new building in 2015.

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Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Warns of IRS Telephone Scam Caller fraudulently claiming to be Middlesex Deputy Sheriff

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a telephone scam involving an individual – or individuals – fraudulently claiming to be a Middlesex Deputy Sheriff collecting money owed to the Internal Revenue Service.

“We want citizens to be aware of this scam so they can properly protect themselves,” said Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian. “The public should be assured these calls are not legitimate.”

The Office has been notified of three incidents in the last week in which a caller has fraudulently claimed to be a Deputy with the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office. In two of the incidents, the caller claimed to be collecting money owed to the IRS and threatened arrest if the money was not paid immediately by credit card.

Making these calls even more believable for those on the receiving end, the scammer allegedly provided two call back telephone numbers to the intended victims, including the legitimate numbers to the administrative office of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (781-960-2800) and the IRS telephone assistance line (1-800-829-1040).

Similar scams are occurring all over the country and all too often, victims lose hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of dollars. Fortunately, none of the three people who reported the scam calls to the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office provided the callers with any credit card or bank information and none lost any money.

“No one should ever be scammed out of their hard-earned money,” said Sheriff Koutoujian. “Middlesex Sheriff’s Deputies will never demand money over the phone and will never threaten arrest in such a manner.”

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office is advising anyone who receives similar calls that they should not give any personal information to the caller and should immediately report the call to their local police department. We also ask that you contact the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Investigation Unit at 978-932-3220 and file an online complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

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HHSPRESS EARNS HONORABLE MENTION FOR EXCELLENCE

Article by Casey Rector
HHSPress entered Suffolk University’s 44th Annual Greater Boston High School Newspaper Competition, held March 6, 2014. HHS Press, conjoined by both class and club contributors at HHS, won an Honorable Mention for Excellence in Online Journalism.

As this is the first student journalism competition www.hhspress.org has entered, the news of the award came as a happy surprise to the staff.

HHS teacher Fred Haas, who co-teaches journalism with Sterling Worrell, stated, “HHS students continue to show exceptional growth, producing work of recognized merit. In fact, we even have student work occasionally picked up and republished by local media outlets, like HopNews, Hopkinton Patch, and Metrowest Daily News.”

HHSPress was compared to over 40 student newspapers from high schools in the greater Boston area. The award won was judged on the written content. All other awards competed for in the competition were based on writing, with the exception of an award for general excellence, which was won by Newton South High’s Lion’s Roar online student newspaper.

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Juliana Tordella To Run 2014 Boston Marathon for Hopkinton Education Foundation

My name is Juliana Tordella, and I will be running my first Boston Marathon this coming April for the Hopkinton Education Foundation. Growing up in Hopkinton, Marathon Monday was always one of the most exciting days of the year, with downtown Hopkinton so full of energy and pride. When I graduated Hopkinton High School in 2012, I could never have imagined I would be training for the same marathon just shy of two years later.

Currently, I am a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I am studying Chemistry and Spanish in the honors program. I hope to one day go to medical school and use my Spanish fluency to practice medicine in a Spanish-speaking country. At UMASS, I am a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honors Society and have received honors including the CRC Freshman Chemistry Award, which is awarded to the top four General Chemistry students. I have also made the Dean’s list during each of my three semesters. In addition to my classes, I am an Undergraduate Research Assistant in a lab that focuses on organic synthesis of nanoparticles as well as functionalized ligands. These nanoparticles have varied applications including optics, electronics, biomedical, and sensory/diagnostic purposes. Outside of my studies, I enjoy running, hiking, and biking, as well as my summer job as a waitress at Stone’s Public House in Ashland.

Coming to the University of Massachusetts from such a tight-knit community as Hopkinton was a huge transition for me. In that transition, I found peace in going for long runs to explore the beautiful trails in Amherst and the surrounding area. I really developed a love for running, but still never imagined I was capable of running a marathon. After the tragedy at the Boston Marathon last April, however, I became determined to train and run the marathon as a way to show support for the spirit of strength and pride that the Boston Marathon imparted on me throughout my childhood.

I want to run for the Hopkinton Education Foundation because Hopkinton schools truly shaped me in my pursuit of excellence in academics as well as my personal drive to explore my interests. Much of the funds and resources that allowed for the high degree of education I received in Hopkinton came from the Hopkinton Education Foundation. I am so honored for the opportunity to fundraise for the Hopkinton Education Foundation as well as to represent both Hopkinton and Boston in the 118th Boston Marathon. I would appreciate your support in helping me to reach my fundraising goal of $4,000 dollars.

NOTE: Please visit Juliana's page here.

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Outraged by Selectmen Hiring Chief Outside Department

I am outraged by the decision made by the Board of Selectmen to go outside the Town of Hopkinton for a new police chief. I wrote a letter of support for Interim Chief Wallace and sent it to all 5 Selectmen. In response, John Mosher came to see me the day before the Selectmen's vote to choose the chief to discuss it. He assured me he "would do what is best for Hopkinton".

 After some discussion about Woonsocket it became evident he was trying to justify his decision to hire Captain Lee. That only validated the rumors I heard several months ago that an out of town candidate would be hired. I think decisions were made long before the interviews started. All of our police chiefs have been officers who were promoted from the ranks of the department and have resided here in Hopkinton. In the past Hopkinton has had a high profile murder investigation that was successfully solved, countless house break-ins that were solved (including my own), and many other police matters. Our police department has one of the best reputations in the area. I hope the commitment of the chief residing in Hopkinton also continues. We should be proud of the involvement of our police department in the community, especially with our senior citizens and our youth. There is an officer in the schools who gets to know the students and builds relationships with them.

The police department watches out for our seniors as well. Hopkinton is one of the safest most desirable towns to move to in Massachusetts. Ask any realtor. What message are we sending our loyal police officers that work hard hoping to be promoted? Interim Chief Wallace has served this town for the past 28 years with integrity, intellect, respect, and loyalty without any public recognition for a job well done these last 9 months by the Board of Selectmen as interim chief. What a slap in the face to have the Board publicly propose a new position for Sgt. Bennett without offering it to his fellow officers as well. Is this legal? How does the police union feel about the offer? Shame on the Board of Selectman! This whole process has been a complete disappointment. My faith in our Board of Selectmen has been shaken.

Dale Danahy

East Main  Street

March 11, 2014 

Disappointed With Outside Hire of Police Chief

As a 26 year veteran of law enforcement and a 18 year resident of the Town of Hopkinton, I could not be more disappointed with the Board's choice for Police Chief. While I'm sure Capt. Lee is qualified for the position, I know Interim Chief Wallace and Sgt. Bennett are equally as qualified.

I have policed every corner of this state and count Hopkinton Police Dept. among the finest I have encountered in my career. The Department has operated flawlessly for the two plus decades I've been paying attention and going outside the Department for leadership may prove to be a mistake. We have to look no further than our neighbors in Ashland to realize hiring an outside Chief (Melnick) can throw a department into a complete state of dysfunction. When they tried to fix the situation, Chief
Roma took over an already unmanageable situation and exacerbated it. This always happens in small town politics.

Town managers and selectmen attempt to glean loyalty from the new chief, and as a result they inevitably and inexplicably act small. I hope the residents of Hopkinton are not haunted by this decision. In my humble opinion, the guys we got now are really, really good.

James Canty
Hopkinton, Ma

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Hopkinton Center for the Arts to Host Annual
Hopkinton High School Honors Art Show

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts is thrilled to once again host the Hopkinton High School Honors Art Show, which runs March 17 – April 9, 2014. The Honors Art Show features the high school’s advanced young artists, who have created work in various media.

The artists are Mackenzie Britt, Helen Gao, Erica Hudson, Lili Kinsella, Amanda Urlage, and Kaylyn Venuto. “We look forward to hosting the high school students each year,” says Kris Waldman, HCA Artistic Director. Waldman continues, “The level of skill and the work these students display is inspiring, and to show their work in the gallery is just one of the many ways we hope to continue fostering arts education throughout the community.”

The show begins March 17, but a public opening reception will take place on Thursday, March 20 from 6:30-8:30 pm. The students work is guided by Hopkinton High School faculty members, and this year’s show is being run by HHS teacher Kris Kellenberger. 

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