The Hopkinton Police were involved in the
following incidents, which are not included
in the detail report below.
2 Times the Police assisted the Fire
Department, another department, town, or
outside Police agency.
8 Motor Vehicle/Person/Home Checks.
2 Motor Vehicle Accidents without personal
injury.
1 Disabled Motor Vehicle.
2 Times the Police assisted with an Animal
Call.
1 Time the Police participated in Community
Relations or passenger safety.
Incident Log
Thursday, January 8, 2015
10:29 pmOfficer
John Corridan spoke with an erratic operator
on Grove Street.
3:08 pmA
walk-in spoke with Officer John Moran
regarding possible email scams.
12:19 pmA
resident reported that a cow was running
loose on Pond Street. Officer Aaron O'Neil
responded and assisted a neighbor with
getting the cow back in its pen.
11:49 amThe
Fire Department advised that they received a
report of an unattended bag under a bridge
on Wood Street. Officer Aaron O'Neil
responded to check the area.
5:34 amOfficer
Jacob Campbell assisted the Fire Department
with a smoke/fire alarm activation on
Sanctuary Lane.
1:35 amOfficer
Peter Booth advised that a gate on Lumber
Street was open with the chain off.
12:48 amAn
Autumn Ridge resident reported that their
smoke/fire alarm was sounding. Officer Jacob
Campbell responded to assist the Fire
Department.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
9:04 pmA
caller reported seeing someone in his house
on some video cameras he has set up. Two
officers responded to his residence on Glen
Road and checked the area but did not find
anyone or anything suspicious.
8:55 pmTwo
officers and an ambulance responded to a
motor vehicle accident with personal injury
on West Main Street.
6:20 pmA
detail officer on South Street reported that
he was nearly struck by a vehicle. Officer
Arthur Schofield responded and obtained the
vehicle's license plate number.
3:11 pmA
walk-in from Overlook Road had a speeding
vehicle complaint. Officer John Moran
obtained the license plate number and
advised the owner of the complaint.
Photo: Two-car motor vehicle
accident, main and Grove this
afternoon.
Health and Fitness
Golden Pond Expands Memory
Care Director of
Community Relations Jennifer Belesi can squeeze
a lot of information into a mere 37 seconds
Personal Services
Grand Opening
January 8, 2015 —
Chairman of the Parks and Recreation
Commission Robert Dobinski, left, gets in
the first ceremonial cut in the ribbon as
Claire Wright, School Superintendent Dr.
Cathy MacLeod, and Board of Selectmen Chair
Todd Cestari follow; flanked by Parks and
recreation Coordinators Colleen Allen and
Kevin Nathan this afternoon, officially
opening the newly installed skating
rink on the basketball courts in front of
the Middle School.
"Claire came up with the idea," said Mr.
Dobinski, "but we couldn't implement it the
first year."
"Dr. MacLeod and the school wellness team
really moved it along," he said.
Mr. Dobinski said that the court is
protected by a membrane that keeps water
from seeping into the surface of the court
and causing freeze damage.
The rink is open all day until 10:00 pm each
evening and will be lit for nighttime
skating.
Family Stuff
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The calls have started for frozen water
pipes. Please make sure to check your basement
to ensure that all windows, doors and any cracks
or spaces open to the outside are sealed to
prevent the cold air from freezing your pipes.
Eric Carty, Water/Sewer
Manager. Please learn from these
tips:
Winter
Water Tips
The
Water Department
responds to numerous
frozen water pipe calls
each winter with the
majority of them located
inside the home. There
are several measures
that homeowners can take
to prevent their water
pipes from freezing. The
water department would
like to offer the
following tips.
First locate your main
water shut off valve and
meter. You need to check
your valve and make sure
it works in case of an
emergency. It is usually
located in your basement
on the side facing the
street. Insure that the
area immediately
surrounding the valve
and meter is warm enough
to prevent freezing. In
older homes with
fieldstone and rock
foundations make sure
there are no direct
drafts from the holes in
the walls or gaps in the
windows and doors. If
these areas remain cold
constantly you should
insulate your pipes or
wrap them in heating
tape. Both of these
items can be found in
any home improvement
store. Remember, even if
the room temperature is
warm, a direct cold
draft on your water
pipes, can cause them to
freeze!
In
the event that your
pipes do become frozen,
locate the faucet
closest to your main
valve and meter. Usually
there is one just after
the meter. Turn it on to
determine if the pipes
are frozen in your home
or if they are frozen on
the street side of the
meter. If you have water
flow at the point, then
the problem is further
along the pipe in your
home. Try to locate the
frozen area by checking
subsequent faucets along
the way. If there are
none, then feel your way
across the pipe to find
the coldest spot. Once
you find the area
inspect the pipe to make
sure it is not split.
Locate the nearest shut
off in case you need it.
Open the nearest faucet
and try thawing the pipe
with a hair dryer making
sure you slide it from
side to side and do not
leave it concentrated on
one spot. This could
cause the pipe to burst.
In most cases this
should solve the
problem. If you are
unable to thaw the pipe,
you should then contact
a plumber. If the
problem is on the street
side of your meter, you
should then contact the
Water department.
If
your water has frozen in
the past and the problem
has not been corrected,
you should hire a water
department licensed
contractor to replace
and lower your pipe.
Also, do not forget to
turn off and drain the
supply to your outside
faucets and sprinklers.
If left on they will
freeze and burst.
To
help conserve water
during the winter,
insulate your hot water
pipes. This will help to
retain the heat and
prevent you from having
to run the water in
order to get it hot.
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Mrs. Mildred
C. (Adams) Kessler, 87
Mildred
“Mims” (Adams) Kessler, passed
away Friday morning,
January 2, at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis,
Massachusetts, from coronary problems. A
resident of Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, she was
the beloved wife of Ret. Lt. Col. (USAF) John
Kessler, Jr., who died in July of 1991.
Mims was born and
raised in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the daughter
of Edgar and Sarah Adams. She graduated
from Hopkinton High School in 1945 and then went
on to graduate from Katharine Gibbs College in
Boston, Massachusetts. After college she
worked in the Meteorology Department at MIT,
where she met her husband John.
As the wife of an Air
Force officer, Mims had the opportunity to live
in many parts of the country and the world.
Her travels allowed her to enjoy Guam, Holland,
France, and to experience other parts of Europe.
She later returned to Hopkinton and then enjoyed
retirement for fifteen years in Cape Coral and
Lake Suzy, Florida. There she obtained her real
estate license, but still made plenty of time to
enjoy the beach, boating and fishing with her
husband and many friends. In 1990 she
returned to Cape Cod to be closer to her family.
Mims was a skilled
seamstress and an avid Red Sox fan. She
loved dancing and big bands, and maintained a
sense of adventure throughout her later years,
even trying white water rafting at the age of
70. She had a sharp mind and unique sense
of humor, which continued into her final days.
Mims leaves behind a
daughter, Sandra Pope and husband, John, of
Dennis, MA, and a son, John Kessler and wife,
Susan, of Windham, NH. Mims was
predeceased by her only sibling, Russell Adams,
of Hopkinton, MA. She had a special place
in her heart for her grandchildren, Amy
Hennessey, of Avon, CO, Jill DePamphilis, and
husband, Brian, of Waltham, MA, Greg Kessler and
wife, Susan, of Silver Spring, MD, and her
great-grandchild, Lillian Kessler. Mims
also leaves behind two nephews, Carl Adams and
wife, Maura, of Hopkinton, MA, and Roger Adams
and wife, Sue, of Sutton, MA, as well as a
sister-in-law, Christine Adams, of Aiea,HI.
She will also be missed by her surviving cousins
Charles Carlstrom of Dennis, MA, Ruth Kantzer of
Wrentham, MA, Miriam Eames of Walpole, MA, and
Sara Deeb and husband, Carl, of Fort Washington,
MD.
In lieu of flowers, it
is requested that donations be made in memory of
Mims Kessler to the Yarmouth Fire Fighters
Relief Association, 96 Old Main St., South
Yarmouth, MA 02664.
Friends and relatives
will be cordially welcomed to a gathering to
celebrate Mims’s life at the Meeting House,
King’s Way Community at 1 PM on Sunday, January
11, located at 68 Kings Circuit, Yarmouthport,
MA.
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YOUR HOME
SERVICE
GUIDE
Man Revived by CPR at Worcester District Court
This
morning at approximately 9:00 a.m., Sergeant
Michael Sonia, Director of Defensive Tactics,
Health and Fitness at the State Police Academy,
arrived at Worcester District Court for a
scheduled court appearance. As Sergeant Sonia
entered the courthouse, he noticed several court
staff members rendering medical assistance to an
elderly man on the floor. While court staff were
tending to him, the man stopped breathing.
Sergeant Sonia and Associate Court Officer
Kimberly Fluerant both checked the man for a
pulse and could not locate one.
Court Officer Fluerant began chest compressions
on the man. Sergeant Sonia and Court Officer
Joseph Cappabianca applied an “Automated
External Defibrillator” or AED to the man. After
one shock was delivered, chest compressions
resumed. Within one minute after being shocked
with the AED, the 70-year-old Fitchburg man was
revived and having conversation with his
rescuers.
The Massachusetts State Police would like to
take this opportunity to encourage
all people to learn CPR and the use of an
Automatic Defibrillator. HANDS ONLY CPR is a
skill that can be learned in a short period of
time. Someone’s life may depend on it.
Health and Fitness
Police
Arrest/Incident Log Updated January 7, 2015
The Hopkinton Police were involved in the
following incidents, which are not included
in the detail report below.
4 Times the Police assisted the Fire
Department, another department, town, or
outside Police agency.
3 Motor Vehicle/Person/Home Checks.
1 Motor Vehicle Accident without personal
injury.
2 Times the Police assisted with an Animal
Call.
Incident Log
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
10:44 pmA
Hayden Rowe Street resident reported seeing
a suspicious motor vehicle park across the
street from him in a vacant lot. Two
officers responded and spoke with the
operator who stated that he was visiting a
friend.
8:20 pmOfficer
John Moran checked a motor vehicle on Wilson
Street and subsequently issued two
individuals citations for a town by-law
violation of being in possession of less
than an ounce of marijuana.
2:52 pmLieutenant
Charles Wallace investigated suspicious
activity on Front Street.
2:24 pmA
resident of Woodview Way conducted a three
way call through 911 stating that she
received a call from her own phone number
with a male party on the other line being
very vulgar and not hanging up. She also
stated that she could not disconnect the
line.
12:35 pmOfficer
Matthew McNeil advised that a truck took out
wires on Oakhurst Road. The electrical
company was notified and responded.
10:17 amA
detail officer reported a gas main break on
Ash Street/South Mill Street. Sgt. John
Porter responded to assist the Fire
Department and notified the gas company.
10:16 amA
Wood Street resident reported an outside
fire at a neighbor's house across the street
from them. The Fire Department was notified
and advised that they located the fire.
9:55 amA
911 caller from Hopkins Road reported
returning home to find her porch door
smashed in. Officer Matthew McNeil responded
to investigate and write a report.
9:09 amA
walk-in spoke with Sgt. John Porter
regarding an assault complaint.
Monday, January 5, 2015
8:11 pmA
walk-in requested to see a photo of a hit
and run that he was involved in back in
August. Officer Aaron O'Neil advised him
that either his lawyer or the court could
only requested the report.
6:43 pmA
motorist reported witnessing a hit and run
motor vehicle accident on Route 495 near
exit 21B. The State Police were notified.
6:27 pmA
resident of Frankland Road reported that the
operator of a suspicious motor vehicle
parked in front of her home and shut the
vehicles lights off. Officer Arthur
Schofield checked the area but was unable to
locate the vehicle.
5:07 pmA
walk-in advised that his missing wallet has
been located and there were no items missing
from it.
3:56 pmA
motorist reported a possible road
rage/erratic operator incident where the
driver of a vehicle was traveling at a high
rate of speed on Cedar Street and passed two
vehicles in a “no passing” zone. The
operator then slammed his brakes after
passing the second vehicle and then pulled
over with that vehicle. Officer John Moran
checked the area with a negative find.
Personal Services
Nicholas Paul
Rossini, 22
Nicholas
Paul Rossini, 22, of Holliston,
passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015. Born in
Framingham, he was the son of Kenneth Rossini of
Holliston and Jennifer Hurd Fiske of Georgia, as
well his step-father, Jonathan Fiske of
Hopkinton.
Nicholas was a 2010 graduate of Holliston High
School. He is survived by his siblings, Anthony
Rossini of Holliston, Collin Mayo Fiske and
Rylee Mayo Fiske both of Hopkinton and Jessica
Fiske of Georgia. He also leaves his paternal
grandmother, Barbara Rossini, his maternal
grandmother, Faith Williams and her husband Bob;
maternal grandfather, Peter Hurd and his
great-grandmother, Geraldine Lyden. He also
leaves behind many aunts, uncles, cousins and
his fiancee, Amanda Bruscini and their unborn
child.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 8th
from 4-7p.m. at the
Chesmore Funeral Home of Holliston, 854
Washington St. (Rt. 16). A funeral mass will
take place at 11:00a.m. at St. Mary's Church of
Holliston. Burial will be held with the family
at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to, Memorial Account for Nicholas
Rossini Funds for Baby Rossini and mailed to
Terrie Sommers, 10990 Bracebridge Rd.
Alpharetta, GA, 30022.
Family Stuff
Selectmen Authorize
Negotiations for Coolidge Property
"There is
an imbalance on that committee [CPC]" — Jeff
Doherty
by Robert Facione
January 7, 2015 — The 42 +/-
acre parcel at 203 Pond Street owned by John
Coolidge and Anne Richards, commonly known
as the Coolidge Property, took a step closer to
becoming a town-owned property last evening as
the Board of Selectmen, following a Public
hearing, voted to authorize Town Counsel Ray
Miyares and Town Manager Norman Khumalo to
negotiate the purchase of the property, which
includes a residence, outside of the 61A
process.
Chapter 61 A of Mass General Laws grants farmed
or forested land owners a lower tax rate, as a
way to help preserve those activities that once
comprised the lion's share of rural activity,
but have been lost to development and industry
over the last several decades.
The Coolidge property has taken advantage of
that statute, and has recently informed the town
of the receipt of an offer to purchase by a
developer for $2 million. In exchange for
the favored tax status, the seller of Chapter 61
land who informs the town of an offer, must give
the town the right of first refusal. The town
has 120 days to match the offer, which must be
qualified by Town Counsel as a bona fide offer.
Town meeting must approve of the land purchase
with a
2/3
vote. A vote at the ballot box would follow a
positive vote, with a simple majority vote
sealing the deal.
The purchase, according to proponents, a group
of friends and political allies of Mr. Coolidge,
as well as local and regional conservationist
groups, coalesced into one political voice
called the Whitehall Woods Alliance,
would be financed by grants and donations from
some of the groups, the DCR, as well as an
elusive state grant of $400,000, and funding
from Town of Hopkinton Community Preservation
Commission [CPC] to the tune of $600,000 that
was requested by the Open Space Preservation
Commission [OSPC] at their last meetings by OSPC
Chair Jeff Doherty. Mr. Doherty served on both
boards with Mr. Coolidge, and is a political
ally. Both men championed the $2.65 million
purchase of the so-called Whitehall Land a few
years ago. He mentioned political opponents last
evening.
"I have been the lone supporter," said Mr.
Doherty, who is also Vice-Chair of the CPC (File
photo, right, with John Coolidge).
"There is a political imbalance on that
committee [CPC], and so it will never pass that
committee," he said.
Director of Land Use and Planning Elaine Lazarus
said the Planning Board voted against supporting
the purchase by a 7-1 vote.
Planning Board Chairman Ken Weismantel added
that although the purchase in full was voted
down, they did consider the purchase of one or
two lots having frontage on Pond Street for
preservation as a wildlife corridor.
Groups that have been involved in this for a
while again weighed in last evening with reasons
for preserving the land, such as the
preservation of species and the land's use as a
wildlife corridor, as well as a connection from
Lake Whitehall State Park to Upton State Forest.
Groups in support lined up at the microphone and
took turns with unspecified offers of financial
help and pitches for its preservation: Friends
of the Upton State Forest, Sudbury Valley
Trustees, New England Mountain Bike Association,
Friends of Lake Whitehall, Hopkinton Area Land
Trust, Bay State Trail Riders were among them.
Only those who have visited or live near Lake
Whitehall and have breathed its rarified air or
experienced the esoteric nature of the land in
and surrounding the basin; or hiked past a
pitcher plant and a lady slipper, observed a
loon, heron or group of comorants, or watched a
pickerel swim past or a beaver at work, can
understand the value of the nearby Coolidge
property.
The major difference in the point of view is
that the additional 12 homes that the proposed
development will bring are either an
unacceptable burden to the schools, as one group
argues, or are only 10 acres of development in a
project that grants another 30-plus as open
space at zero cost to the town, versus the
purchase of the property for $2 million to gain
that additional 10 acres.
"It is the best Open Space Landscape
Preservation Development we have seen," said Mr.
Weismantel.
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Evergreen
Center Supports Milford Regional's Building
Campaign
The Milford Regional Medical
Center Foundation officially recognized this
week news of a $100,000 leadership gift from The
Evergreen Center in Milford to the
hospital's
building campaign. The gift is part of $22
million the capital campaign has already raised
towards a goal of $25 million.
“It is truly remarkable when
an organization with a mission to help people
demonstrates such enormous support for a
like-minded organization in its own town,” said
John Burns (File photo), chairman of the
building campaign as well as the board of
trustees of Milford Regional. “That is what has
occurred here at Milford Regional as our
campaign surges forward. Thanks to one of our
new board members, Dr. Robert F. Littleton Jr.,
we have been blessed with an extraordinary gift
from an organization he founded, Evergreen
Center. This gift indicates Dr. Littleton’s
commitment to the people of this community, as
he strives to help as many as possible from a
number of platforms. We welcome him to the
board, and thank him sincerely for the
generosity he has shown.”
The Evergreen Center,
founded in 1982, serves students who possess
skill deficits and behavioral needs that require
a carefully planned educational program.
Individuals served include students 6-21 with
autism, intellectual and developmental
disabilities, and other challenges.
Milford Regional's building
campaign is supporting a major capital
initiative that will result in a new emergency
department, intensive care unit and private
patient rooms. The new two story structure will
more than double the size of the current ED from
30 to 52 private treatment rooms, increase the
number of patient rooms in the ICU from 10 to 16
expanding their size to accommodate the latest
technology, and add a 24-bed private room unit
with the intent to convert all hospital patient
rooms to private.
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Ashland, Hopkinton, Holliston 6-8th Graders -
The YMCA is Coming to YOU this Winter with
Middle School Nights
6-8th GRADERS, ALL SCHOOLS
6:30-9:00pm
January 10th,
2015 @
Ashland Middle School
87 W Union Street, Ashland, MA
January 17th,
2015 @
Hopkinton Middle School
88 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA
January 24th, 2015 @
Family Outdoor Center
45 East Street, Hopkinton, MA
Basketball and Gaga Ball Tournament
Rock Climbing
Pizza, Water & Snacks Included
Art Projects
Chill Lounge on Beanbag Chairs with Music
THE DETAILS
$10 per person (cash only) - Includes entry,
pizza and water
$5 for YMCA members
6th-8th graders only
6:30-9:00pm
Participants to be checked in no later than
7:15pm at which point the doors close
Participants are not allowed to leave until
a parent has signed them out.
Authorized Adult MUST show Photo ID and sign
out their child no later than 9:00pm
An adult MUST complete our MS Night
Participant form either online (click
here) or print out a paper form from
online and bring in the first Saturday.
Full Middle School program details are
online here
January 6, 2015 —
This island at Hopkinton State Park on
Sunday was shrouded in fog, and a very
low contrast scene to the naked eye. It
is the type of condition, driving
simulations have shown, that cause a
driver to actually drive faster in the
fog. Mouse-over the image to view the
scene digitally enhanced with a higher
contrast.
SERVICE
GUIDE
Health and Fitness
Don't Screech With
Your Mouth Full
"This IS a
tasty birdie"
January 6, 2015 — Christine Snow shares a photo
of a Coopers hawk in her backyard finishing up
what is left of a small bird it discovered, both
vulnerable and tasty.
Personal Services
HAPPY THIRD
ANNIVERSARY
January 5, 2015 — Water
Fresh Farm turned three years-old today.
Owner Donna Todaro says that while you are
shopping or stopping by for a bite, or just
looking for a place to get out of the cold,
grab a game from the back of the pickup
truck and stay a while. And bring a friend
or loved one.
The marketplace, which grew out of the year-round
hydroponic greenhouse gardening that the
building is built in front of opened its doors
softly on January 5, 2012. HopNews got in
early and captured some video, and Austin
Falcione wrote a rhyme to go along with the
store's offerings. See a reprise of the
video below:
Family Stuff
Real Estate Transactions for Hopkinton and
Surrounding Towns
The Hopkinton Police were involved in the
following incidents, which are not included
in the detail report below.
6 Times the Police assisted the Fire
Department, another department, town, or
outside Police agency.
14 Motor Vehicle/Person/Home Checks.
3 Motor Vehicle Accidents without personal
injury.
4 Disabled Motor Vehicles.
3 Times the Police assisted with an Animal
Call.
Arrest Log
Wednesday, December 31, 2015
11:19 pmAn
Officer arrested Jeffrey T. Towle, 22, of
Downey Street, Hopkinton, on Downey Street
and charged him with OUI Liquor, 2ndOffense
and Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
9:36 pmAn
Officer arrested Kristine Waldman, 56, of
Winter Street, Hopkinton, on South Street
and charged her with Marked Lanes Violation
and OUI Liquor.
2:15 amAn
Officer arrested Gloria R. Gaeta, 30, of
Maple Street, Marlborough, on Legacy Farms
and charged her with OUI Liquor and
Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
Incident Log
Sunday, January 4, 2015
10:47 pmA
911 caller reported seeing a tractor trailer
unit with a lot of smoke coming out of it on
South Street. Officer John Corridan checked
the area but could not locate the vehicle.
8:58 pmA
Weybridge Lane resident spoke with Officer
Matthew McNeil regarding a civil dispute.
6:49 pmA
walk-in reported that her son had taken her
vehicle once again and wanted to report it
stolen. Officer Matthew McNeil spoke with
her and entered the vehicle as stolen.
5:43 pmTwo
officers assisted the State Police with a
K-9 search on West Main Street.
3:22 pmA
caller reported that a vehicle was partially
in the water on Pond Street. The Upton
Police Department checked the area and
stated that the
vehicle appeared to have slid off of the
roadway into the woods.
3:08 pmA
walk-in spoke with Officer Stephen Buckley
regarding an internet stalking incident.
9:12 amA
resident of Valentine Road reported hearing
gunshots behind her house. Officer Thomas
Griffin responded and advised that the
gunshots seemed to be coming from target
shooting.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
3:18 pmA
Hayden Rowe Street resident reported hearing
possible gunshots. Officer Aaron O'Neil
checked the area with a negative find.
1:40 pmOfficer
Stephen Buckley assisted an individual with
an ongoing civil issue.
11:21 amOfficer
Thomas Griffin removed individuals who were
playing hockey on the new ice skating rink
at the Middle School.
9:15 amOfficer
Stephen Buckley responded to investigate a
possible forced entry into a house on Angelo
Drive.
2:01 amOfficer
Jacob Campbell issued two vehicles on Church
Street winter parking ban warnings.
Friday, January 2, 2015
10:33 pmA
resident of South Barn Road had a noise
complaint. Two officers responded and spoke
with the home owner who turned the music
down for the night.
9:29 pmA
walk-in spoke with Officer John Moran
regarding his son taking his vehicle again
without permission.
3:19 pmA
911 caller reported that an erratic operator
on Clinton Street had crossed over into
Holliston. The Holliston Police Department
was notified and responded.
1:01 pmA
Carriage Hill Road resident reported that
she saw someone looking into a window on the
back side of their house. Officer Stephen
Buckley responded and checked the area but
was unable to locate anyone.
11:01 amA
motorist reported that a boy was playing
hockey in the road behind a parked car on
Mayhew Street making it difficult to see him
until the last second. Officer Thomas
Griffin responded and spoke with the boy.
10:33 amOfficer
Thomas Griffin responded to Mayhew Court to
serve a warrant and subsequently transported
a juvenile to the court.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
10:55 pmA
911 caller from Saddle Hill Road reported
that she heard some noises in the woods and
also heard her neighbors barn door. Two
officers checked the area and advised that
the barn was secure.
5:54 pmA
911 caller reported an erratic operator on
Main Street. Sgt. John Porter checked the
area with a negative find on the vehicle.
5:58 pmA
motorist reported that a blind person was
walking along the side of the roadway on
West Main Street. Officer John Corridan
spoke with the individual and stated that he
was walking to the grocery store with a
walking stick.
5:43 pmA
walk-in reported that he had lost his wallet
earlier in the night.
4:23 pmA
caller reported that a vehicle was operating
without any license plates on Main Street.
Officer John Moran checked the area but
could not locate the vehicle.
4:04 pmA
motorist reported icy road conditions on
Winter Street. Officer John Corridan checked
the area and stated that the road conditions
were not hazardous
2:18 pmOfficer
Stephen Buckley spoke with a resident of
Wilson Street regarding an incident of
theft.
12:15 pmA
resident reported a water main break on
Commonwealth Avenue. Officer Thomas Griffin
responded and stated that water was coming
up out of the lawn causing an icy spot on
the roadway. The Water Department was
notified.
10:52 amA
walk-in spoke with Officer Thomas Griffin
regarding his license.
8:28 amOfficer
William Burchard assisted the State Police
with a motor vehicle stop on West Main
Street.
6:20 amA
motorist reported icy road conditions on
Frankland Road. Officer Peter Booth
confirmed the icy road conditions and
notified the Highway Department.
12:26 amAn
Oak Street resident reported that a
suspicious vehicle was parked at the
cul-de-sac with its lights off and an
unknown number of people inside of it.
Officer Linda Higgins spoke with two
occupants in the vehicle and wrote a report.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
11:19 pmAn
Officer stopped a motor vehicle on Downey
Street and subsequently arrested a 22
year-old male from Hopkinton and charged him
with OUI Liquor, 2ndOffense
and Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
10:15 pmAn
Officer stopped a motor vehicle on South
Street and subsequently arrested a 56
year-old female from Hopkinton and charged
her with Marked Lanes Violation and OUI
Liquor.
8:34 pmOfficer
John Corridan checked the Fruit Street
fields for suspicious activity.
10:04 amA
DPW employee reported that it appeared
someone was living in a tent on the Fruit
Street property. The Board of Health was
contacted and had a crew respond to clean up
the area.
2:15 amAn
Officer stopped a motor vehicle on Legacy
Farms and subsequently arrested a 30
year-old female from Marlborough and charged
her with OUI Liquor and Unlicensed Operation
of a Motor Vehicle.
1:39 amA
resident of Gassett Road reported that
someone just rang her doorbell. Officer John
Moran checked the area but could not locate
anyone suspicious.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
11:44 pmA
resident of Proctor Street reported that her
vehicle was egged.
9:17 pmA
caller reported that her boyfriend smashed
her windshield in the parking lot of a West
Main Street business then fled on foot with
his friend toward South Street. Officer
Aaron O'Neil responded and wrote a report.
8:44 pmOfficer
Arthur Schofield found a door open to a shed
on Rafferty Road and secured it.
5:31 pmA
motorist reported that cars parked on both
sides of Mayhew Street is making it
difficult to pass through. Officer Arthur
Schofield advised the owners of the vehicles
to move them.
2:44 pmA
walk-in turned in an iPhone 5c was found on
Joseph Road.
12:25 pmThe
Southborough Police Department requested
assistance with locating a vehicle that was
involved in a hit and run. Officer Gregg
DeBoer located that vehicle at the register
owner's residence on West Elm Street and
spoke with the operator.
7:47 amA
Wood Street resident reported smelling an
overwhelming odor of natural gas. Officer
Philip Powers responded to assist the Fire
Department.
Monday, December 29, 2014
1:43 pmA
motorist reported that a another vehicle hit
her vehicle while in a Cedar Street parking
lot and then left the area. Officer Stephen
Buckley located the vehicle at the
registered owner's home and spoke with the
operator.
12:42 pmA
detail officer reported that a passing
motorist notified him of an erratic operator
on Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Philip Powers
located the vehicle and advised that no one
was around it.
12:30 pmA
Main Street business owner reported illegal
dumping by a Hopkinton resident. Lieutenant
Charles Wallace contacted the resident and
notified them of the situation.
10:46 amOfficer
Thomas Griffin advised that he found a cell
phone on Main Street.
1:29 amOfficer
Aaron O'Neil responded to North Mill Street
to investigate suspicious activity.
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Former U.S.
Senator Ed Brooke Passes
January 5, 2015 — Governor Deval
L. Patrick has ordered that the United States flag
and the Commonwealth flag be lowered immediately to
half-staff at all state buildings until sunset on
the date of interment in honor of former United
States Senator Edward W. Brooke who died on January
3, 2015.
YOUR HOME
Michael John
Killian, 64
Michael John Killian, 64
died peacefully and comfortably surrounded by his
loving family on Friday, January 2, 2015 at the
Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence following a
courageous and brief battle with cancer. He was born
in Milford, MA on August 20, 1950 the son of the
late Francis J. Killian and Adeline E. (Riga)
Killian.
Michael is survived by his
devoted and loving and wife of 33 years Judith E.
(Latino) Killian of Natick. Beloved father of
Melissa E. Killian of Natick and her fiancé Andrew
Hennelly of Woburn. Brother of Faith Riva and her
husband Ramon Riva of Framingham and Tony Killian
and his wife Cathy Killian of Blackstone. Son-in-law
of Evelyn B. Picard of Framingham and her late
husband Norman J. Picard. Nephew-in-law of Elizabeth
C. Hedden of Hopkinton; Brother-in-law of Louann
Sampson of Wayland and her son Jason Sampson of
Natick and James Marino and his wife Joan Marino of
Mendon. Also survived by several other nieces and
nephews. Michael has been a resident of Natick for
over 27 years and previously resided in Framingham
and Hopkinton. He graduated from Hopkinton High
School with the Class of 1968. He was associated for
over 20 years as the Grounds Supervisor with Saturn
of Natick and Norwood before retiring. Michael also
held positions with Papa Gino's in Natick for over
25 years and most recently for the past 3 years with
Dunkin Donuts in Wellesley. He was an avid golfer
and played for many years on the Framingham News
Golf Team at Millbrook Golf Course. He also played
softball for the Mens Framingham Softball League. He
enjoyed traveling with his wife Judith and his
daughter Melissa on cruises and their time spent at
Disney World. He was a loving and devoted husband
and father to his family and will be greatly missed.
Visitations will be on Thursday,
January 8, 2015 from 4:00 to 6:45 pm at the John C.
Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (Off Rte 30),
Cochituate Village, Wayland. A funeral home prayer
service will follow visitations at 7:00 pm. At the
request of his family private family interment will
be held at the Killian family lot in Lakeview
Cemetery, Wayland. His family would like to extend a
warm and special thank you to the nurses and staff
at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence who took
special care of Michael and his family during his
final weeks. In lieu of flowers, his family kindly
suggests that memorials in Michael's memory be sent
to the American Cancer Society , 30 Speen Street,
Framingham, MA 01701. For directions and online
condolences please visit johncbryantfuneralhome.com
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The
Water Department
responds to numerous
frozen water pipe calls
each winter with the
majority of them located
inside the home. There
are several measures
that homeowners can take
to prevent their water
pipes from freezing. The
water department would
like to offer the
following tips.
This
morning at approximately 9:00 a.m., Sergeant
Michael Sonia, Director of Defensive Tactics,
Health and Fitness at the State Police Academy,
arrived at Worcester District Court for a
scheduled court appearance. As Sergeant Sonia
entered the courthouse, he noticed several court
staff members rendering medical assistance to an
elderly man on the floor. While court staff were
tending to him, the man stopped breathing.
Sergeant Sonia and Associate Court Officer
Kimberly Fluerant both checked the man for a
pulse and could not locate one.
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vote. A vote at the ballot box would follow a
positive vote, with a simple majority vote
sealing the deal.
hospital's
building campaign. The gift is part of $22
million the capital campaign has already raised
towards a goal of $25 million. 
vehicle appeared to have slid off of the
roadway into the woods.
