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Investigated
June 26, 2016 — A residential structure
on the Whitehall Peninsula was destroyed
yesterday by a fire that is being
investigated. At least one witness has
reported that three youths were seen
running from the scene after what
sounded like laughing, and fireworks
exploding. HopNews will add to this
story as facts become available.
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Stubborn Fire
June 27, 2016 - Crews from Hopkinton
Fire Department an the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts are working to subdue a
stubborn brush fire at Whitehall State
Park. Contributed |
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Fruit
Street Area Flush Cold Water
Please be advised
that the Fire Department had to utilize
a Fire Hydrant in the Fruit Street area
Sunday evening to fight a fire. You may
notice some discoloration in the water,
through out town. You may need to flush
your cold water line to help clear your
pipes.
Eric J. Carty Water-Sewer Manager
Hopkinton Water-Sewer Dept.
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Structure Fire*
June 26, 2016 - A brush fire, believed
to be started by some youths who were
seen running away by a witness, was put
down on the Whitehall peninsula where
the town purchased acreage several years
ago. There remains one home on
the peninsula, where equipment and crews
from surrounding towns pitched in to
stop the spread of the flames.
*Correction: The fire was a structure
fire,
and not as previously reported in this cutline.
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Battle in the
Burroughs
Hopkinton's U12
A softball team won the Battle in
the Boroughs Tournament this weekend
with wins over Nipmuc, Tewksbury,
Enfield, CT (two games), Hopedale,
and an 11-1 victory over Seekonk in
the championship game.
front row, left
to right: Cat Dacey, Kaitlyn Breslin,
Carly Stevens, Siena Harrigan,
Jasmine Battikha, Kelsey Breslin,
and Sabine Demartino
back row: head
coach Jen Breslin, Tara Kester,
Grace Prucher, Greta Field,
Charlotte Cann, Katherine Morse, and
assistant coaches Jeff Morse and
John DeSimone
missing from
photo: Caroline DeSimone. Photo by
Jean Caan.
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FOUND
Lady is a 15 year old shitzu. Went
missing Wednesday June 22, at
approximately 5:30pm from 8 Commonwealth
Ave. She was last seen near the
beginning of Center Trail. Wearing a red
collar with tags. If found please
contact Corrie Mercer at (631) 949-XXXX.
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Chief
of Police Edward Lee Says
Incidents Not Connected
I just want to make
it clear that my detectives and the SRO
are thoroughly investigating both
incidents and there is no nexus between
the school incident and the recent
graffiti. We are confident that they are
separate incidents. We will continue to
investigate the vandalism, and work with
the school department on educating
students on hate and disrespectful
language. Hopkinton
~Chief of
Police, Chief Edward Lee.
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Kudos
to AD Eric Karkel
Editor:
I’d like to take
this opportunity to thank outgoing
Hopkinton High School Athletic Director
Eric Karjel. As a lifelong Hopkinton
resident I have been lucky enough to
personally know all of HHS’s Athletic
Directors. From de facto AD John Carey,
to legendary Athletic Director and
educator Aubrey Doyle through Mr. Karjel
the HHS athletic department has grown
from a handful of sports played by a few
dozen student athletes to more than 25
varsity sports, over 60 teams and many
hundreds of participants.
Mr. Karjel has been
the AD for nearly 100 Tri-Valley League
titles, many Divisional and State
titles, a Boston Globe Dalton Award for
single year excellence and numerous TVL
Sportsmanship awards.
His coaches and
student athletes may best
remember Mr. Karjel for his many emails
of uplifting and inspirational stories
and quotes, his congratulations after
big, or small wins and his consolation
and advice after tough losses. But
mostly I will remember Eric’s call to
inform me I had been appointed the Head
Varsity baseball coach, and his two
calls telling me someone else would be
the next Varsity Football coach. I felt
certain after each of these calls that
Mr. Karjel had overseen a fair process
and he and the High School
administration had chosen the person
they felt was best for Hopkinton’s
student athletes.
Eric Karjel will be
missed but I am sure that his legacy,
and that of all our previous Athletic
Directors will keep athletics an
important part of Hopkinton’s
educational goals.
Thank you Eric.
Mark Stickney
100 Main
Street
June 26, 2016
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A Sidewalk to
Nowhere?
I refute
thee thusly:
by Robert Falcione
At a Board of
Selectmen's meeting in 2015, 2 or 3
people got up during the public hearing to complain about a sidewalk
planned for Rafferty Road. The people
favored keeping trees and having people
continue to walk in the street. They claimed
it was a "sidewalk to nowhere," which
would ruin the view of the canopy due to
the trees needing to be cut to achieve
its construction. This writer spoke in
favor of the Rafferty walk at that
meeting, explaining that it went to the
State Park, and would serve especially
well, the age-restricted community that
Legacy was planning to build, because
fishing was a good
grandparent/grandchild activity. It
leads to a trail that circles the
Hopkinton Reservoir.
The above helmet-mounted
5 minute Go-Pro video by 16 year-old
David Antaki riding his mountain bike,
takes us down the length of the sidewalk, the
entrance to the shore, some of the
trail, where it comes back out onto
Wilson Street, as well as the finish at the dam.
Hold onto your seats on the last part,
because it is like a roller coaster
ride.
David was on the trail riding his bike
for 15 minutes before reaching the dam,
and so the full video is actually three
times longer than the clip we present
here.
NOTE: Please
forgive the glare from the low Sun. We
only had a small window left at the end
of the day to do the job.
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Sheriff
Koutoujian welcomes Attorney General
Healey for official tour of Middlesex
Jail & House of Correction
BILLERICA, Mass. –
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian
recently welcomed Massachusetts Attorney
General Maura Healey to the Middlesex
Jail & House of Correction for a tour
and discussion primarily focused on
behavioral health and addiction recovery
programs.
“Attorney General
Healey has been a tremendous leader in
addressing the issues of addiction and
behavioral health here in the
Commonwealth,” said Sheriff Koutoujian.
“We truly appreciated the opportunity to
have the Attorney General visit and
spend time speaking with our staff and
inmates about the innovative programs we
have initiated to address these very
issues. I look forward to continuing to
work with Attorney General Healey on
these and many other public safety
initiatives.”
In 2015, 43 percent
of all individuals entering the custody
of the Middlesex Sheriff required
medical detoxification, while 46 percent
reported a history of mental illness.
“As we are all too
aware, our state is struggling with a
devastating public health and safety
crisis, so it is more important than
ever that we improve access to mental
health care and addiction recovery
services,” AG Healey said. “The work
being done at the Middlesex Jail & House
of Correction is critical in tackling
this epidemic from all angles, and I am
proud to have Sheriff Koutoujian as a
partner in these efforts.”
In addition to
meeting with administrators and staff
during her visit, Attorney General
Healey spoke with inmates participating
in addiction treatment programming, as
well as in the Housing Unit for Military
Veterans – the first such unit specially
designed for incarcerated veterans in
the Commonwealth.
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It's
Official!
June 26,2016 —
Last Wednesday, members of the
Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce held a
groundbreaking at 1 Lumber Street to
celebrate the completion of the
Gateway Green, a private
endeavor that has transformed a drab
asphalt median strip on West main
Street into a welcoming centerpiece
of Hopkinton. Above from left, Town
Manager Norman Khumalo, Scott
Richardson Principal and founder of
GRL Architects, Peter Mezitt,
President of Weston Nurseries,
Selectmen Chair Brian Herr, UniBank
Vive-President/Hopkinton Branch
Manager Doris Hamburger, and State
Representative, Carolyn Dykema.
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Coming Sunday: A
Sidewalk to Nowhere?
We asked for a budding
videographer to take up the task of
refuting the claim that the sidewalk on
Rafferty Road from Legacy Farms North
goes to nowhere.
Tomorrow, Sunday, we will present his
bike ride from the sidewalk to
somewhere, and it is somewhere special!
Check it out tomorrow.
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Hopkinton Hillers Set New School and
Tri-Valley League Records at Nationals.
Ten athletes from the Hopkinton Hillers
Girls Track team qualified and competed
at the New Balance Nationals held June
17th-19th in North Carolina. Annie
Feather competed in the freshmen triple
jump. Jacqui Barnes, Sarah Glidden, Abby
Fischer, Lauren Ness, Ashley Donnelly,
Caitlyn Halloran, Emily Mastroianni,
Taylor Velazquez, and Isabelle Giordano
all competed in relays over the three
days.
Pictured are the athletes who set the
school and Tri-Valley league record in
the 800 Medley and Sprint Medley: Emily
Mastroianni, Isabelle Giordano, Caitlyn
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State Police Arrest New York Man
with Large Quantity of Fireworks in
Sturbridge
STURBRIGE - June 23, 2016 -
Yesterday at 7:50 p.m. Troopers
Kenneth Hanchett (82nd RTT)
and Stephen Hazelton were on route
84 in Sturbridge when they observed
a vehicle driving without lights on.
After stopping the vehicle they
found the driver, Ralph Green, 38,
of New Rochelle, NY, had a suspended
license. Green was also driving a
leased vehicle that he was not
authorized to drive. An inventory of
the vehicle revealed the trunk
loaded with 86 different fireworks
as well as $4,700. Green admitted he
was bringing the fireworks back to
New York to sell. Green was arrested
and his bail was set at $540.
Green was charged with:
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Operating on a suspended license
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Use of a motor vehicle without
authority
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Operating without headlights
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Selling fireworks
We Would Like To Remind People That
All Fireworks Are Illegal in
Massachusetts
The possession and use of all
fireworks by private citizens is
illegal in Massachusetts. This
includes Class C fireworks which are
sometimes falsely called “safe and
sane fireworks. Class C fireworks
include sparklers, party poppers,
snappers, firecrackers, spinners,
cherry bombs and more. Sparklers
burn at 1800ºF. It
is illegal to transport fireworks
into Massachusetts, even if they
were purchased legally elsewhere.
Illegal fireworks can be confiscated
on the spot.
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Hopkinton
Teen Receives a "National Security
Language Initiative for Youth"
Scholarship
Above,
HopNews Editor Robert Falcione
displays both sides of a collectible
post card he produced for April 15,
1996, the date of the one hundredth
running of the BAA Boston Marathon,
gifts for scholar Rahul Krishnan. Rahul
will bring the post cards to China next
week as gifts, one of many he is
bringing, from Timothy Kilduff, Director
of the 26.2 Foundation, and from the
Town of Hopkinton as a gesture of
goodwill.
June 24, 2016 —As
part of a US State Department program,
15 year-old Hopkinton resident Rahul
Krishnan has been awarded a scholarship
to visit Xiamen, China and live there
for six weeks to learn Mandarin in an
immersion environment.
A Massachusetts native, Raul is a
sophomore at Worcester Academy, who has
"a passion" for mathematics and is part
of Worcester Academy's Math Team.
He is also an athlete, a member of the
varsity Cross Country, Wresting and
Tennis teams. He skis and plays soccer
for fun.
Rahul is also part of the school
orchestra, and hopes to be part of the
school's Jazz Band next year.
Below, Rahul and parents. Father
Ram, Rahul and mother Priya display some
of the Hopkinton-based, Boston
Marathon-related gifts he is bringing to
share with new friends he will be
making.
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Incident Log Updated June 24, 2016
Emergency, dial 911 •
• Non-emergency,
PD dial 508-497-3401,
FD dial 508-497-2323
Summary
The Hopkinton Police were involved in
the following incidents, which are not
included in the detail report below.
5 Times the Police assisted the
Fire Department, another department,
town, or outside Police agency.
10 Motor
Vehicle/Person/Home/Building Checks.
1 Time the Police assisted with an
Animal Call.
Incident Log
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
10:21 pm
A caller reported losing her wallet in
the restroom of a Main Street gas
station. The wallet was recovered and
brought to the police station.
8:49 pm
A caller reported a suspicious male in
his backyard. Officer Matthew Santoro
responded to write a report.
7:20 pm
A walk-in spoke with Officer Matthew
Santoro regarding an incident that
happened earlier in the day.
7:04 pm
A resident of Patriots Boulevard
reported a suspicious person on a
motorcycle in her driveway had just left
the area. Two officers caught up with
the motorcycle and spoke with the
operator.
5:55 pm
A Trevor Lane resident reported
receiving a scam IRS phone call.
4:39 pm
A caller from Winter Street reported
receiving a scam voice-mail from an
anonymous group threatening that the
Hopkinton Police would come after him
unless he pays.
3:36 pm
A resident of Victory Lane reported
receiving a scam voice-mail.
2:45 pm
Two officers responded to West Main
Street to speak with a man who was
making threats.
12:37 pm
A walk-in spoke with Officer Peter Booth
regarding harassment.
11:59 pm
Officer Alex Cruzvergara spoke with the
operator of a motor vehicle who was
dragging the rear bumper on West Main
Street.
11:47 am
Two officers stopped a motor vehicle on
Main Street and spoke with the operator
who was involved in a hit and run
accident in Milford.
8:55 am
A pedestrian reported finding a wallet
on Angelo Drive.
7:47 am
Multiple callers reported that a vehicle
on Colella Farm Road was egged.
6:28 am
A caller reported that a company on
Fruit Street was running their trucks in
violation of the town by-law. Officer
Jacob Campbell responded to speak with
them.
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Busty and the Bass
in France
June 24, 2016 —
Busty and the Bass, a favorite band
of HopNews as a result of its
trumpet player, Mike McCann, making
our acquaintance as the bugler at
the monthly Bugles Across
America veterans' salute in
Hopkinton since he was around 13
years-old. They just finished up
performances in France, the
centerpiece of which was an
appearance at a Festival called Nuit
Boreale which was a part of the Fete
a Musique which occurred across
Paris on June 22.
Now they are in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan to play a gig
tonight and then several more on
the west coast of Canada. They
return to play the main stage at
the Montreal Jazz fest on Friday
July 1. Given that is Canada Day
and a Friday it's is not
impossible for there to be 100K+
people at that gig. Also, they
are releasing a new EP that day.
(They will be releasing a full
album in the fall).
Contributed
content included.
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Hopkinton Police
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One Owner, 30K,
Lexus IS 250, AWD. Reduced by $4,000.
Don't Miss This Chance!
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Student Draws
Swaztika in Another Student's
Yearbook
Dear Parents
and Guardians,
As you may know, we had an
unfortunate incident mar our final
day of school last Friday. The
incident involved a student drawing
a swastika in another student's
yearbook. Once reported to Principal
Keller, disciplinary procedures were
immediately followed including the
involvement of the police
department. The fact that this
incident comes on the heels of some
related graffiti being investigated
in our town is not lost on the
School Department.
The Hopkinton Public School System
is committed to maintaining a school
environment free of harassment based
on race, color, religion, national
origin, age, gender, sexual
orientation, or disability. We
require all employees and students
to conduct themselves in an
appropriate manner with respect to
their fellow employees, students and
all members of the school community.
We will be partnering with the
police department through our School
Resource Officer and additional
outside resources to provide
age-appropriate information and
instruction aimed at increasing
empathy and understanding related to
hate speech and disrespectful
behavior. This is in keeping with
our focus on social-emotional well
being and helping students make
responsible choices. The things that
we write, say and do, not only hurt
other people, but also reflect much
about our character.
Even though we are on summer
vacation it is important that we
stand united as a community in
addressing issues that violate the
core values that make Hopkinton a
wonderful place to live in.
Cathy MacLeod and the Hopkinton
Leadership Team
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Just Below
the Radar
June23, 2016 — This painted turtle at
the Legacy Farms South pond is
travelling with only his eyes and nose
above the water (Please note the water
line around neck). The photo has been
brightened to reveal the rest of the
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links.
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Club Gets
Full Liquor License
The lower level of the approved
Hopkinton Tennis and Swim Club is
pictured below in a plan presented to
Selectmen on Tuesday evening. The upper
level (Not shown) features a lounge,
where members and friends may socialize,
or then move to the pool area, where
there will be a portable bar for that
section. The Selectmen approved the
license with conditions that were agreed
upon by the proponents. The club expects
to have 1,400 members the first year of
opening.
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June 23,2016 — Male red-winged
blackbirds are usually spotted above a
marsh or swamp area, being territorial
and checking out any intruders. Above, a
male is retracting his wings after
landing on a cyclone fence by the pond.
The female red-winged blackbird is not
black, but brown, and has no red color
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Emergency, dial 911 •
• Non-emergency,
PD dial 508-497-3401,
FD dial 508-497-2323
The Hopkinton Police were involved
in the following incidents, which
are not included in the detail
report below.
12 Times the Police assisted the
Fire Department, another department,
town, or outside Police agency.
19 Motor
Vehicle/Person/Home/Building Checks.
2 Disabled Motor Vehicles.
7:24 pm A
caller on Elm Street reported that
she lost an iPhone with a pink case.
6:34 pm A
walk-in spoke with Officer Brian
Sanchioni regarding a scam.
4:04 pm A
Woodview Way resident reported
receiving an IRS scam phone call.
3:46 pm Multiple
callers reported that the traffic
lights at an intersection on West
Main Street were not working. Two
officers responded and reset the
lights .
2:43 pm A
caller from Rocky Woods Road
reported that a resident's identity
had been compromised. Officer
Stephen Buckley spoke with the
resident.
11:53 am A
resident of Wood Street reported
that all four of his Donald Trump
signs had been stolen from his
property.
10:40 pm A
resident of Elm Street requested
that an officer speak with her older
son about punching holes in the wall
of their house. Two officers
responded and spoke with both
parties.
10:12 pm A
caller reported that a motor vehicle
was parked in a handicapped spot on
Woodview Way. Officer Peter Booth
spoke with the operator and had him
remove the vehicle.
10:05 pm A
walk-in advised Officer Peter Booth
that he would be at EMC Park taking
pictures of the moon.
8:28 pm Officer
Brian Sanchioni stopped a motor
vehicle on South Street and
subsequently arrested a 24 year-old
male from Milford for a Warrant and
also charged him with Unlicensed
Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
5:48 pm A
Spring Street resident reported
receiving a scam voice-mail from the
Department of Treasury.
4:38 pm A
resident reported that a pickup
truck, with teenagers inside, were
setting off bottle rockets out of
the vehicle while driving on Hayward
Street. Two officers checked the
area with a negative find.
2:58 pm A
caller on Davis Road reported two
vehicles parked in front of a
neighbor's home. She was advised
that the vehicles were parked in
spaces and its only enforced if
parked in a fire lane or handicapped
spot.
10:00 am A
caller reported that someone spray
painted profanity in the parking lot
of the athletic fields on Fruit
Street. Officer Stephen Buckley
responded to write a report and
advised that the Highway Department
was able to remove it.
7:51 am The
Westborough Police Department
reported that a tractor trailer
unit, which was involved in a hit
and run accident, traveled into
Hopkinton on Wood Street. Officer
Stephen Buckley checked the area
with a negative find.
7:45 am A
caller from Legacy Farms South
reported that his excavating company
machines had their windows smashed
with rocks, possibly over the
weekend.
6:05 am Officer
Brian Sanchioni wrote a report of
spray paint in front of a Wedgewood
Drive residence.
5:15 am A
caller reported that a truck was
dumping lawn mowers out of the bed
and into the roadway on West Main
Street. Two officers responded but
could not locate the vehicle.
12:49 am A
resident of Elizabeth Road reported
a “ding, dong, ditch”. Two officers
checked the area with a negative
find on anyone suspicious.
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13th
ANNUAL SHARON TIMLIN MEMORIAL EVENT
TO CURE ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) A
HUGE SUCCESS
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Sharon Timlin
Memorial Event Committee, and the
Hopkinton Running Club we would like
to thank everyone that supported us
at the 13th Annual Sharon Timlin
Memorial 5K Race and Family Fun Day.
The enthusiasm, generosity and
spirit of the day were amazing. The
town of Hopkinton has embraced this
event and has shown us what a
philanthropic and cohesive community
we live in. It was bittersweet as we
remembered those who are no longer
with us, but also celebrated
everyone that was present and that
we are hopeful for a cure for ALS.
Rich "Ratt Kennedy", president of
the Angel Fund and recently
diagnosed with ALS, ran the event in
great time and was so very grateful
for the town's support. Mike Timlin
and his family joined us and and the
entire Timlin family expressed
gratitude for the event and the
Hopkinton community. The family fun
day field was full of smiling faces
and it looked like everyone was
having an exceptional day, enjoying
the games, crafts, raffles, food,
band etc…
Congratulations to all the athletes
that participated in the event. We
had runners and walkers of all ages
that completed the 5K. We also
hosted our first color run which was
a huge success and enjoyed by
elementary school children.
Thank you to the 250 plus volunteers
that came and volunteered their time
at the event. A specific thank you
to the Ignite Leaders of Hopkinton
middle school who all volunteered
along with our many other student
and adult volunteers.
A very warm thank you to the
Hopkinton Public Schools, and all
the teachers that participated in
the dunk tank, the Hopkinton Police
Department, the Hopkinton Fire
Department and the Board of
Selectman for donating their time
and supporting our efforts to such a
great extent.
All money raised will go directly to
the Angel Fund, a non-profit
organization dedicated to finding a
cure for ALS and supporting the
medical research of Dr. Robert Brown
and his colleagues at UMASS Medical
School. We are still receiving
donations, but the preliminary
numbers indicate that we will be donating
over $150,000 toward ALS research.
Thank you to all
of our sponsors, from:
Abbie Rosenberg and Dave
Krueger, Event
Directors
Committee Chairs:
Colleen Allen, Stephanie
Whelan, Dawn Mercier, Kara Dion,
Kathy Younis, Gail Welsh, April
Galaneck, , Marc Salois, Tracy
Logan, Diane Kosheff, Hannah
Krueger, Lee Schortmann, Maureen
Holmes, Michelle Kinsella, Ellen
Rutter and Courtney Pinto.
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Recognitions for
Police, Promotion for Fire Department
Official, at Selectmen's meeting
Above from
left, Det. William Burchard,
Patrolman Arthur Schofield, Officer
Peter Booth, Sgt. Aaron O'Niel all
received commendations for savings
lives in the course of their duties.
Officer John Moran also received
one, but could not attend.
June 21, 2016 —
Chief Edward Lee, far right, brought
his police officers before the Board
of Selectmen this evening for their
roles in saving lives. Chief Lee
said that all of the Hopkinton
Police Officers are Emergency
Medical Technicians. He added that
they had administer Narcan just the
other day to reverse the fatal
effects of an overdose.
Below, newly
promoted Lt. William Krause is
pinned by his son, who is
following a firefighting career
himself, as Director of Town
Operations Elaine Lazarus looks on.
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Free Pasta
Dinner at St. Paul’s June 29
 HOPKINTON,
MASS. (June 21, 2016) – The June
Community Pasta Supper at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, 61 Wood Street (Rte.
135) will be held at 5:30 p.m. on June
29. All are welcome to this event,
which is being supported by the churches
of the Hopkinton Christian Service
Connection. This pasta supper is
held for the community on the last
Wednesday of every month.
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. File photo.
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Massive
Changes to Downtown - Selectmen to
Receive Update Tonight
(Red text and arrows added by HopNews
for illustration, orientation purposes)
See entire conceptual plan from
Ash Street to Wood Street here
by Robert Falcione
June 21, 2016 —
The plan above is an excerpt from
what the town calls a "conceptual"
plan of changes to the Downtown from
Ash Street to Wood Street. Click on
the link in the headline to see the
entire plan. We have attempted to
point out a few changes whose
writing cannot be seen in this size
plan, upon which there is no
engineering stamp, and no compass
heading.
This writer has lobbied for years,
attending every possible hearing and
charrette, for the plan to include
an extension of the southbound lane
on Cedar Street to include halving
the sidewalk in front of the Post
Office to make room for an extended
queue lane for a right turn
approaching the light . As it
stands, the queue is only two car
lengths long. The conceptual plan
shows the lane extended a few car
lengths, but not as long as this
writer has been suggesting.
Another queue that is inadequate is
the westbound left turn onto Grove
Street, where the few cars that want
to make that turn must wait for many
vehicles going straight to move
ahead. If someone is dreaming of a
dedicated left turn there, dream on,
because the vehicles will not be
able to reach it unless they travel
on the wrong side of the road like
they do now, or they go over the
painted yellow "island."
Note the extra lane heading west at
that light, that merges after the
light in a space where there are now
parking spaces. Note on the larger
plan the exclusion of many other
spaces as well as the installation
of "bump-outs" to enhance safety and
shorten the distance for people
using crosswalks.
In addition, there are new bike
lanes, not in the middle of the road
as in previous plans, but between
the parking, in some places, and the
curb.
In this section of the plan, the
parking lot for the new CVS, owned
by Crosspoint Associates, shows the
spaces nearest the road on the
eastern side of the lot as gone, to
make way for the straightening of
the intersection. We understand the
town has been in negotiations with
Crosspoint over the acquisition of
the land by the town. To learn more
and see the entire plan, from Ash to
Wood, choose the link in the heading
— or attend the Selectmen's meeting
tonight.
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Once in a
Strawberry Moon
June 21, 2016 — Last night's Strawberry
Moon,
it is written, was the first since
1948. The photo above was sharpened to
bring out the craters on the horizons.
We left in the red dot to the right of
the Moon, unsure if it is a digital
artifact, or the spearhead of an alien
invasion of Earth. We hope it is the
former. |
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Real Estate Transactions for Hopkinton and
Surrounding Towns
Compiled for HopNews.com © 2016 All Rights Reserved
New
Transactions from June 13, 2016 - June 20, 2016
Click on blue links to see Town's property card
w/photo |
| Address |
Buyer |
Price |
Date |
Seller |
| Hopkinton |
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11 Davenport Lane unit 6 |
Nancy B. Gibbs
Revocable Trust, Nancy B. Gibbs |
$625,000 |
June 20, 2016 |
Crosswinds Hopkinton LLC |
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3 Bridle Path |
Stephen E. Leavey,
Mischa M. Leavey |
$687,500 |
June 20, 2016 |
Crama LLC |
|
10 Canterbury Lane |
Diana H. Gadsby,
Ryan P. Gadsby |
$1,375,000 |
June 20, 2016 |
Paul Myerson |
|
4 Joseph Road |
Justin T. Klotsche,
Megan Klotsche |
$617,500 |
June 20, 2016 |
Lee A. Doucette |
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8 Morningside Lane unit 216 |
Sunny V. Savaliya,
Prathima Savaliya |
$484,180 |
June 17, 2016 |
Pulte Homes of New England LLC |
|
10 Morningside Lane |
Jose L. Lobon
Dominguez, Melanie Michelangeli |
$479,200 |
June 17, 2016 |
Pulte Homes of New England LLC |
|
56 Pinecrest Village Drive |
Saravanan
Krishnaraj, Sowmya Sharma |
$262,000 |
June 17, 2016 |
Susan Odegaard |
|
2 Wood Street |
Store Master
Funding XI LLC |
$9,878,750 |
June 17, 2016 |
Walker Realty LLC |
|
12 Morningside Lane unit 218 |
Aditya Ambardekar,
Ankita Sudhir Godbole |
$476,840 |
June 16, 2016 |
Pulte Homes of New England LLC |
|
11 Bowker Road |
Joshua Cahn, Marrin
Cahn |
$1,150,000 |
June 16, 2016 |
Christopher C. Sullivan, Denise M.
Sullivan |
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9 Tammer Lane |
Pramod Kumar,
Sharmita Das |
$764,900 |
June 16, 2016 |
Massachusetts Residential Nominee
Services LLC |
|
9 Tammer Lane |
Massachusetts Residential Nominee
Services LLC |
$764,900 |
June 16, 2016 |
David K. Schmit, Wynn E. Schmit |
| Ashland |
|
240 Algonquin Trail |
Kelly A. Paulson |
$380,000 |
June 16, 2016 |
Steven C. Gilmore, Kathleen C. Gilmore |
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19 Kathryn Drive |
Robert Gilfillan,
Marie Gilfillan |
$640,000 |
June 15, 2016 |
Kelly Paulson |
|
45 Orchard Road |
Michael Adorno,
Kerry Adorno |
$690,000 |
June 15, 2016 |
Joshua Cahn, Marrin Jones Cahn |
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160 Arrowhead Circle |
Chang Liu |
$362,000 |
June 15, 2016 |
Wen Dai, Hansong Huang |
|
42 Algonquin Trail unit A |
Mihir Ayachit, Yash
Patil |
$312,000 |
June 14, 2016 |
Brenda S. Bruyere |
|
287 Cordaville Road |
Keith J. Orlan, Amy
C. Ronan |
$530,000 |
June 13, 2016 |
Isabel E. Geesey, Max E. Geesey |
| Southborough |
|
45 Carriage Hill Circle |
Peter Marcus,
Jolene Marcus |
$634,000 |
June 17, 2016 |
Joan K. Tofias 1991 Family Trust,
Joan K. Tofias, James B. Tofias |
|
6 Harris Drive |
Patrick O. Gammell,
Elaine M. Gammell |
$599,900 |
June 17, 2016 |
Peter J. Martin, Cameron C. Martin |
|
5 Whistler Lane |
Sven Harmsen,
Andrea Harmsen |
$825,000 |
June 17, 2016 |
James J. Noone Jr., Judith Noone |
|
14 Pine Hill Road |
Chambers Family
Trust LLC |
$425,000 |
June 14, 2016 |
Archana Lavania, Ravindra
Chakravadhanula |
| Upton |
|
70 Main Street |
Todd Genovese,
Nancy Genovese |
$310,000 |
June 20, 2016 |
Ronald R. Charpentier, Jan
Gregory-Charpentier |
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Incident Log Updated June 20, 2016
Emergency, dial 911 •
• Non-emergency,
PD dial 508-497-3401,
FD dial 508-497-2323
The Hopkinton Police were involved
in the following incidents, which
are not included in the detail
report below.
14 Times the Police assisted the
Fire Department, another department,
town, or outside Police agency.
29 Motor
Vehicle/Person/Home/Building Checks.
7 Motor Vehicle Accidents without
personal injury.
2 Disabled Motor Vehicles.
6 Times the Police assisted with an
Animal Call.
1 Time the Police participated in
Community Relations or passenger
safety.
6:13 pm A
caller from Granite Street reported
that his car window had been
smashed.
5:15 pm A
caller reported that vehicles were
parked in violation at EMC Park.
Officer Brian Sanchioni responded
and issued seven parking tickets.
4:06 pm A
caller on Turnbridge Lane reported
possible harassment. Two officers
responded to write a report.
1:42 pm Officer
John Corridan responded to Cedar
Street to assist with traffic build
up going into the State Park.
1:25 pm A
walk-in reported that a truck had
been repeatedly parking on the
sidewalk overnight on West Main
Street.
1:14 pm A
caller complained about illegally
parked vehicles at EMC Park. Officer
Stephen Buckley responded and issued
parking citations.
12:04 pm Two
officers responded to South Street
for a crime prevention action.
10:22 am A
911 caller reported that their dog
was stolen from their vehicle while
in a convenience store on West Main
Street. Two officers responded to
view the security cameras.
8:42 am Officer
Stephen Buckley spoke with multiple
workers regarding a noise complaint
on East Main Street.
4:24 pm A
caller reported being run off the
roadway by a black dodge heading
towards Upton. Officer John Moran
checked the area for the vehicle
with a negative find.
11:43 pm A
caller reported a suspicious,
possibly intoxicated male on Lumber
Street. Three officers responded to
speak with him.
10:32 pm A
911 caller from Woody Island Road
reported hearing fireworks going off
by his neighbors. Two officers
responded and confiscated their
fireworks.
9:53 pm A
bar manager on Wood Street reported
that vehicles parked in their lot
for a neighbors party and wished to
have them removed. Two officers
responded and advised the owners to
move their vehicles.
9:41 pm A
resident of Winter Street was upset
that she kept hearing gunshots.
Three officers responded and advised
that it sounded like fireworks in
the area.
9:12 pm A
caller from Pond Street reported
hearing gunshots. Two officers
responded and believed that it was
from the rod and gun club.
8:26 pm A
caller was wondering about parking
on Pond Street to do some overnight
camping on the island on Lake
Whitehall. Officer John Corridan
advised them that there was no
overnight parking in the park or
camping on the island.
5:59 pm A
walk-in spoke with Officer Brian
Sanchioni regarding a misplaced
passport.
3:40 pm A
caller reported that a vehicle was
parked, obstructing the roadway, on
the opposite side of Winter Street.
Officer Brian Sanchioni located the
operator and had them move their
vehicle.
3:15 pm A
Stagecoach Way resident reported
that he believed his daughter and
boyfriend were upstairs but were not
allowed on the property. Two
officers responded and advised that
they left the property.
1:05 pm A
caller reported that a man, wearing
long pants and a sweatshirt, was
walking down West Main Street in the
middle of the roadway. Two officers
responded and spoke with him.
11:28 am An
employee of a Main Street gas
station reported that a customer was
refusing to pay for gas. Officer
Arthur Schofield spoke with the
individual who stated that the
employee did not know how to use the
machine for a credit card and would
walk across the street to take cash
out of the ATM.
10:24 am A
resident of Woodview Way reported
that her sons yearbook had been
vandalized.
9:48 am A
Blueberry Lane resident reported
that his mailbox and flower pots had
been vandalized. Two officers
responded to write a report.
2:48 am The
Milford Police Department requested
to be on the look out for a SUV with
extensive front end damage. Two
officers responded and helped locate
the vehicle just over the Upton town
line.
11:16 pm A
resident complained about a loud
party on Blueberry Lane. Three
officers responded and spoke with
the home owner.
10:03 pm A
caller from Woodview Way reported
that a motor vehicle's alarm had
been sounding for several hours.
Officer Matthew Santoro responded to
speak with the vehicle's owner.
6:25 pm Officer
John Moran spoke with a resident
regarding a piece of paper that was
found on their property and advised
them it was a drawing of emoji's.
6:07 pm Officer
John Moran issued a handicapped
parking violation on West Main
Street.
5:35 pm Officer
John Corridan spoke with an
individual regarding a child custody
situation.
5:09 pm A
caller reported receiving an IRS
scam phone call.
4:31 pm Officer
John Corridan issued a parking
citation on West Main Street.
3:30 pm A
911 caller from A Street reported
that a black sports car was speeding
through the neighborhood. Officer
John Corridan checked the area but
the vehicle was gone upon his
arrival.
3:04 pm A
motorist reported that the operator
of a motorcycle passed vehicles on
the sidewalk on West Main Street.
Two officers spoke with the operator
who stated that the motorcycle
stalled out and he pulled to the
side of the road to get it
restarted.
1:21 pm Officer
Arthur Schofield stated that he
issued a citation to a motor vehicle
that was left unoccupied in the
middle of the roadway on West Main
Street.
11:21 am Officer
Arthur Schofield responded to
Walcott Street to follow up on a
previous complaint but advised that
no one was home.
10:45 am A
caller reported that a youth, on a
bright green mountain bike, was
yelling profanity to passerby's
while riding up and down Hayden Rowe
Street. Officer Arthur Schofield
checked the surrounding area with a
negative find.
8:30 am A
caller reported that a contractor
was blocking traffic while doing
road work without a detail officer
on Frankland Road. Officer Thomas
Griffin responded to shut them down
for the day.
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 Arrest
Made in Fatal Shooting in Dracut
DRACUT - June
20, 2016 - Middlesex District
Attorney Marian Ryan and Dracut
Police Chief Kevin Richardson have
announced that Davanni Curran, 22,
of Lowell has been arrested in
connection with the homicide of a 31
year old man that occurred early
yesterday morning at a residence on
Methuen Street in Dracut.
The alleged incident occurred during
a party at a residence. The victim
was fatally shot in the chest
outside the residence. The victim
was transported to Lowell General
Hospital where he was pronounced
dead. The identity of the victim is
still being withheld at this time
pending next of kin notification.
Curran has been charged with murder,
unlawful possession of a firearm,
unlawful possession of a loaded
firearm and unlawful possession of
ammunition. He will be arraigned
today in Lowell District Court.
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Water Use
Restrictions
To ensure that we have adequate water to meet fire protection and our
daily essential needs we need everyone’s
cooperation. With the extremely dry
conditions that we have been
experiencing over the last several
weeks, it is imperative that everyone
follow the water use restrictions.
Please remember that lawn sprinklers are
only permitted twice per week by
precinct and there is no lawn watering
on Saturday,
Sunday, or Monday. Please
check our website for details.
~ Eric Carty, Water Sewer Manager
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Land Shark
June 19,
2016 — One of the favorite
attractions at the Timlin
Race/'Family Fun Day is the dunk
tank. Above, the individual in the
tank is holding his nose as he was
sent crashing feet-first into the
tank. To see a super-sized photo of
the start, scroll down, and to see
many, many more photos by Jonathan
Goldberg,
choose this link.
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State Police Arrest Revere Man for
Assault and Civil Rights Violations
 REVERE
- June 19, 2016 - Massachusetts State
Police have arrested a Revere man who
swung a hammer at a group of
African-American and Hispanic young men
and teenagers on Revere Beach today,
hitting one of them. The man shouted
racial slurs during and after the
attack.
Troopers arrested GIANPAOLO M.
CERRETANI, 24, after they were called to
the area of the beach near the Bandstand
at around 4:20 p.m. by a witness, who
reported that a man was swinging a
hammer at beachgoers.
During a preliminary investigation,
troopers learned that CERRETANI
allegedly took a football from a young
child. The group of Hispanic and
African-American young men and teenagers
took the football from CERRETANI and
gave it back to the child.
At some point CERRETANI then allegedly
became enraged and began wielding a
hammer and swinging the tool at the
group while shouting racial slurs at
them.
One of the group, an 18-year-old
Hispanic man from Lowell, was struck by
the hammer, suffering minor injuries.
As numerous troopers rushed to the
scene, the group of youths and young men
got the hammer away from CERRETANI and
subdued him.
When troopers reached the fracas, they
placed CERRETANI, who was bleeding from
cuts on his head, into handcuffs while
they interviewed victims and witnesses.
After troopers had CERRETANI cuffed, he
shouted another racial slur and an
obscenity at one of the group, and also
shouted at troopers, calling one of them
a “pig.” He shouted to a trooper, “I’ll
take you too.”
As troopers began escorting CERRETANI to
the back of a cruiser, he attempted to
resist being placed in the cruiser. He
was taken under guard to Whidden
Memorial Hospital in Everett, where he
was treated. CERRETANI also called an
African-American security guard at
Whidden a racial epithet.
CERRETANI was then brought to the State
Police Barracks on Revere Beach where he
was booked on charges of assault and
battery with a dangerous weapon; assault
with a dangerous weapon; civil rights
violation; threats to commit a crime;
disorderly conduct; and resisting
arrest.
A bail clerk set bail at $1,040 cash. As
of this writing he had not posted bail.
CERRETANI is expected to be arraigned
tomorrow in Chelsea District Court.
Troopers recovered the hammer at the
scene. Troopers have asked CERRETANI
where he got the hammer but he has
refused to answer.
The victim who was hit by the hammer,
the 18-year-old from Lowell, refused
medical transport. In addition to that
victim, the rest of the group
attacked by CERRETANI consists of
several other males ranging in age from
16-20. They are residents of Boston and
Everett.
No further information is expected to be
released tonight.
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Spy vs.
Spy
June 19, 2016 —
Two young great blue herons are
appearing a bit like the Spy vs. Spy
characters in the old Mad
Magazine cartoon (The birds are
looking at a third bird that is in
the nest in the shadow of the sun
in Oxford today).
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Eye Candy
June 19, 2016 —
This bird flew past during the shot
the photographer was preparing of
some great blue herons, and then
became the shot. Google is a great
help identifying birds with just a
description in the search field.
This rarely seen bird with a black
mask, yellow-tipped tail feathers
and brilliant red markings like an
LED display on its wings, is a cedar
waxwing.
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Family Stuff
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Fatal
Shooting in Dracut
DRACUT - June 19, 2016 -
The Middlesex District
Attorney's Office, Massachusetts State
Police and Dracut Police are
investigating the fatal shooting of a 31
year old man that occurred at
approximately 5:30 a.m. at a residence
on Methuen Street in Dracut. The victim
was transported to Lowell General
Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The identity of the victim will be
release pending next of kin
notification. No arrests have been made.
This remains an open and active
investigation.
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Whoooo
Goes There?
June 19, 2016 — John Ritz shares this
young owl he photographed on Pond
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too!
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Sneak Peek at 110
Grill
June 18, 2016 — 110 Grill opened their
doors Saturday night and people flooded
in, invited to take advantage of the
hospitality of the new restaurant at 1
Lumber Street; and as a trial run for
the staff. The eatery-drinkery
offers a contemporary flair with a
no-nonsense friendly atmosphere, as well
as great food and drink.
Below, the outdoor gas fire pit and
seating area.
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Freeze-frame
June 18, 2016 —
This frog didn't even have time to
duck as the sparrow pushed off its
position on the rock and flew to
another at Weston Nurseries' water
feature. They likely compete for the
same food type.
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Family Stuff
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Hiding Place
June 18, 2016 —
This amphibian's bright green color
is muted under the water, making it
less visible to enemies. And like
reptiles, it eyes, ears and mouth
are just above the surface,
keeping its profile even lower.
Photographed today at the Weston
Nurseries' water feature.
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Mulch Fires
June 18, 2016 — Above, another of
several mulch fires in median at the
Gateway Green to keep the fire and
police busy the last couple of days. The
cause is a mystery to this writer,
because
Fire Department personnel did not answer
the telephone this evening. |
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