Six Arrested Following Peaceful Protest at Logan Airport

January 18, 2016 - Massachusetts State Police assigned to Logan Airport today monitored a peaceful demonstration by Service Employees International Union at the airport. Troopers allowed the group to gather inside Terminal E for a short time, where they rallied and listened to speakers.

At approximately 12:55 p.m. troopers ordered the group of approximately 110 demonstrators to disperse from the terminal. All but six protesters complied with the instructions. State Police had been notified previously by protest organizers that several members of the group planned to defy dispersal orders and be arrested. The arrests were peaceful and orderly.

The six people arrested were arrested and taken to the Troop F Barracks, where they were booked on charges on trespassing. Following booking, they were released and instructed to appear in East Boston District Court for arraignment, most likely tomorrow.

Arrested were:

1. MICHAEL G. GALLAGHER, 67, of Boston;

2. MARVIN A. MARTIN, 61, of Dorchester;

3. MARY D. LOMBOS, 41, of Roxbury;

4. JACQUELINE WESLEY, 51, of Roxbury;

5. YUSUF FARAH, 57, of Cambridge;

6. ROXANA L. RIVERA, 46, of Warwick, R.I.

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MLK DAY REMINDER:

10th Anniversary for MLK Day in Hopkinton

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On Monday morning, January 18, 2016, events begin at Hopkinton Middle School at 9 AM, with a Dunkin Donuts breakfast. Youth are invited to enjoy donuts, bagels and cream cheese, muffins, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, and other treats as well as some gluten free alternatives if needed, until 2:00 pm. There will also be an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 9 - 2 in the Middle School Cafeteria. Sign up on the American Red Cross website for your appointment. We can all give back in some way!

At 9:45 or so, attendees will gather in the Middle School auditorium to hear the words and wisdom of our speaker, clinical psychologist Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli (Photo), whose articles appear locally in HopNews. Dr. Ciaramicoli is a Hopkinton resident and Chief Medical Officer of www.Soundmindz.org . He has written several books and his newest edition, The Stress Solution, will be published in June. Dr. Ciaramicoli will share his views on Stress, Empathy, Giving, and Service in our Society, in a speech which will include a question and answer portion and will compare our current society now to that in MLK’s time, stressing the value of EMPATHY in our society now.

After the speaker, at around 10:30 am, young people and their leaders will go across the hall to do various service projects at tables in the Brown gym or out and about in town. Previous years’ activities have included Boy Scouts neatening the edges of the Loop roads around Hopkins and Elmwood schools, as well as around all school parking lots, letters written to men and women currently serving our country in the armed forces, cancer care bags for people going through treatments, which are distributed through Project Just Because, story hour and crafts for elementary age children and many more activities. Around town, volunteer groups will also be providing and participating in activities at the Senior Housing Main Building or Respite Center.

At 1:30 or so, Freshman Boys Basketball, led by coach Jay Golden, will help clean up the Brown gym and get it ready for their 2 pm game vs Respite Center Special Olympics athletes, which all are welcome to attend.

All in all, these past ten years of making this a “Day on, not a day off” to honor the legacy and life of Martin Luther King, Jr, have made Hopkinton a better place to live and have helped our youth take part in something which will hopefully last as a lifelong habit of serving others, volunteering and answering the question Martin Luther King Jr posed, “Life’s most persistent question is - What are you doing for others?”

~ Margie Wiggin, Chair of the Youth Commission

Friends of Upton State Forest, Revised Meeting Info - New Speaker and Topic

The Friends of Upton State Forest will hold their Annual Meeting and Program on Friday, January 22, at 7:00 PM at the Upton VFW Hall at 15 Milford St in Upton. The event will start with a brief business meeting and election of officers. Following the business meeting, the group will hear a presentation by Lois Breault-Melican, president of the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF). She will do a slide presentation about The Return of The American Chestnut Tree-Restoring the Mighty Giant.

It has been 100 years since farmers and landowners in central and western Massachusetts started noticing that chestnut trees were dying. This was a result of an accidentally introduced pathogen known as chestnut blight. By 1950, America’s 4 billion chestnut trees were dead, and regarded as functionally extinct, in what can only be described as one of the worst environmental disasters of the 20^th century. The wood of the American chestnut was highly prized for its ease to work with, its beautiful grain, and natural rot resistance. The fruit of the chestnut was delicious and highly nutritious sustaining wildlife, farm animals and people. At one time, the chestnut was a predominant tree in Upton State Forest. The presentation relates the amazing arc of the chestnut story from its historic importance and the devastation and anguish caused by the loss of the trees to blight, to today where there is hope for the recovery and return of a healthy, blight-resistant chestnut tree thanks to the 31-year long back crossing efforts of the American Chestnut Foundation.

Lois and Denis Melican are board members of the MA/RI Chapter of the TACF. Lois currently serves as the Chapter president. They planted a 233 tree experimental orchard at Moore State Park in 2003. Recently, they helped plant 2000 trees in a seed plantation at Smith College’s MacLeish Center in Whately, Mass and 1,600 trees at Springside Park in Pittsfield.

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Free Pasta Dinner at St. Paul’s January 27

HOPKINTON, MASS. (January 13, 2016) – A free community pasta supper is being held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 61 Wood Street (Rte. 135) at 5:30 p.m. on January 27.  All are welcome to this event, which is being supported by the churches of the Hopkinton Christian Service Connection. 

The meal will feature pasta (gluten free available), vegetarian tomato sauce, meatballs on the side, green salad, bread, beverages, and dessert. 

The pasta supper is free, although donations will be accepted.  Anyone interested in donating food items is welcome to go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4ca4a82ea20-community to sign up.

“The concept of this event it so provide a ‘restaurant-like’ meal for families whose budgets would not normally allow this experience,” said David Spengler, a member of St. Paul’s and an organizer of the event.  “Families more financially fortunate are welcome to join their neighbors in the fellowship of this meal and contribute towards the food cost.  Donations above the food costs will benefit Project Just Because.”

More information is available by clicking on www.stpaulhopkinton.org.

Jazz Jam at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts announces new 2016 dates. The first Jam of 2016 will take place January 17. Additional dates are listed below. All sessions take place on Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jazz Jam includes a one-hour concert by the house band, MetroWest Jazz Project, followed by a public jam session open to students and both recreational and professional musicians. All are invited to sit, bring in a coffee and a bagel, and enjoy the music. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is appreciated. Jazz Jam takes place at 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton, MA (2^nd floor, barn).

To learn more, please email info@hopartscenter.org .

MetroWest Jazz Project is led by vibraphonist Tom Phelan, this group plays an exciting blend of post-bebop acoustic contemporary jazz. Their repertoire ranges from bebop and hard bop to Brazilian and Latin jazz. Band members include, Doug Sondak on reeds, Greg Maniero on bass, and Jack Morash on drums.

“What better way to utilize our beautiful new space than by introducing a new music series to Hopkinton,” says Kelly Grill, HCA Executive Director. “Jazz Jam is a perfect example of the type of programming that we want to have here at the HCA. We invite people of all ages to come listen to the wonderful music or get up and play. We promise you’ll have an amazing time.”

Jazz Jam Calendar
Sundays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
January 17
February 14
March 13
April 10
May 8
June 5

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Hopkinton Police Among Agencies Targeting Heroin Traffickers
Milford Police Detectives Anonymous TIP Line at (508) 473-3800
 

  [Milford, MA] January 12, 2016 - In response to the ongoing heroin overdose issues prevalent throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Greater Milford and Metro-West Area, the Milford Police Department Detectives and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Worcester HIDTA Task Force initiated a coordinated multi-agency investigation in December of 2014 targeting mid and upper level heroin traffickers operating in and around the Greater Milford and Metro-West area of Massachusetts.

In conjunction with State Police Detectives assigned to the Office of District Attorney Joseph Early, this effort, with the assistance of the Bellingham, Hopedale, Hopkinton and Wrentham Police Departments, served multiple search warrants and purchased drugs leading to the arrest of 35 people on drug charges and the seizure of more than 1,600 grams of heroin, 236 grams of cocaine and 294 opioid pills, all with an estimated total value of more than $190,000.
 
From the outset, the targets of this initiative were individuals engaged in dealing or trafficking drugs; and not individuals suffering with substance abuse issues or addictions. Of the 35 arrests, 31 were upper level drug traffickers, most of whom lived outside the area traveling to our communities for the sole purpose of selling drugs.
 
This was a coordinated and cooperative effort not only amongst Law Enforcement but throughout the community as well. Investigators received valuable information from local residents and made a concerted effort throughout this initiative to assist those in search of help and treatment for their substance abuse issues. With the assistance of Amy Leone from Community Impact, Inc. and the staff and administration at Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., both Milford based services, we are pleased to report that there are several individuals we encountered who sought and received treatment and are now on the road to recovering their lives.
 
In 2015 there were 56 heroin overdoses in Milford; 1 of which was a fatality. During the last 6 months of 2015, the Milford Police and Fire Departments administered life-saving Narcan to 22 of these individuals, saving their lives by reversing the deadly overdose effects of heroin.
 
The community as a whole is stronger as a result of this on-going initiative and we as a department are committed to this effort and will continue to work with the public as well as our Federal, State and Local law enforcement partners to combat the opioid epidemic affecting our communities.
 
People with information that they believe will be helpful to investigators can contact the Milford Police Detectives Anonymous TIP Line at (508) 473-3800 or they can call Sergeant Detective Ken Kingkade at 508-473-1113 ext. 618.

Mr. Berlo off to Wachusett

January 12, 2016 — This press release serves to inform the community that Assistant Superintendent Mr. Robert Berlo was appointed to the position of Deputy Superintendent for the Wachusett Regional School District at their School Committee meeting last night. Mr. Berlo has been in the interview process with Wachusett since early in December and we have been aware of the timeline in the event he was selected. As a result, we have been preparing to conduct a full search for an Assistant Superintendent to serve the Hopkinton Public Schools that will begin immediately.

Mr. Berlo has made a significant contribution to the Hopkinton Public Schools and will be greatly missed. We wish him well in his future endeavors knowing that he will bring to Wachusett his deep knowledge, dedication and sense of humor. HopNews file photo.

Press release from Hopkinton Public Schools

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Wrong Way Driver Crash on Route 128 Causes Serious Injuries

January  12, 2016 — This morning at approximately 4:15 a.m., troopers assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Concord responded to a wrong-way crash on Route 128 northbound in Lexington.  A preliminary investigation by Trooper Christopher Goodwin indicates that the crash was caused by a vehicle driving southbound on the northbound side.  The two vehicles involved are a 2008 Hyundai Accent and a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt; at this time, the investigation into which vehicle was going the wrong way is ongoing.

The operator and sole occupant of the Hyundai, a 20-year-old Wayland woman, and the operator and sole occupant of the Cobalt, a 27-year-old Dracut man, were both transported to Lahey Clinic in Burlington for treatment of serious injuries.

All northbound travel lanes were closed for approximately two hours for the rescue response, crash investigation, and cleanup. The crash remains under investigation by Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, particularly as it relates to identifying the wrong-way operator.  No charges will be sought until that determination is made. State Police were also assisted on scene by Lexington and Burlington Police and Lexington Fire.

ERIC SULLIVAN WINS HOPKINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL GEOGRAPHIC BEE

Moves One Step Closer to $50,000 College Scholarship

Hopkinton, MA, January, 11 2016—Eric Sullivan (photo, left), a 7^th student at Hopkinton Middle School, won the school competition of the National Geographic Bee on January 1, 2016 and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. The school Bee, at which students answered questions on geography, was the first round in the 28th annual National Geographic Bee.  (Sample questions)

Thousands of schools around the United States and in the five U.S. territories are participating in the 2016 Bee. The school champions, including Eric Sullivan, will take a qualifying test; up to 100 of the top scorers on that test in each state will then be eligible to compete in their state Bee on April 1, 2016.

The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state winners to participate in the Bee national championship rounds May 22-25, 2016. The first- place national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society including a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and a National Geographic Expeditions trip to a national park in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

The national finals will air on television on the National Geographic Channel and PBS stations. Check local listings for dates and times. ~ Contributed content

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Recall the Selectmen?

Editor:

After reading both the informed endorsement of Acting Chief Slaman by an experienced firefighting professional and then the results of the Selectman's meeting on January 5, I am stunned that these elected officials would choose to let a very good man twist in the wind (so Nixonesque, I would say) for another three months while they what — indulge themselves in the knowledge that they are in the catbird's seat and wielding such stupendous power? Whoopie for them! Maybe they should be reminded that what power they have is "derived power" and comes from citizens of the Town who, frankly, seem to have voted on the Fire Chief issue.

For the BOS's information, a Middle Schooler would recognize that the process they set in motion was in fact completed. It is over. Acting Chief Slaman won the race, ran the gauntlet, is the winner. The Selectmen are the ones dragging this out ... callously and cynically. If anyone should be in a probationary status for three months, it is the Board. Maybe what we need in the bitter cold months of 2016 is a donnybrook in which the Selectmen get recalled and we enter Spring, like the Red Sox, hopefully with a new and better team.

Tom Gilligan

32 Ash Street

Hopkinton

January 10, 2016

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