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Friends of Whitehall
Spring Clean-up April 21st 2018
The Friends of
Whitehall ‘s 13th spring lake and trail clean-up will be
held on Sat. April 21st 2018 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon
(rain or shine). April 21st is also Park Serve Day and
our clean-up is coordinated with the Department of Conservation and
Recreation. Please come to the boat landing/parking lot at Whitehall
State Park on Wood St. (rte.135) to sign in and then be assigned an
area of the trail or shoreline around the lake to clean up debris
and the refuse from the windy winter. The trails have been quite
damaged due to the weather. We will also clean up some of the
roadsides near the lake. Gloves, trash bags, bug spray, tools and
water will be provided. Coffee and refreshments will be available.
This is a wonderful opportunity to help your community and to
celebrate the beginning of Earth Week.
The Friends of Whitehall started
in 2005 and our main mission is to preserve, protect and improve the
wonderful natural resource of Lake Whitehall and its environs. We
are proud of our many accomplishments, which are cited on our
website
www.friendsofwhitehall.org. Each year we send an appeal letter
for membership to residents in the immediate vicinity of the lake
and its watershed. We would like to expand our membership to all
residents of Hopkinton and surrounding towns who enjoy and use
Whitehall, whether for boating, fishing or hiking. Membership forms
can be downloaded from our website. We are also on Facebook.
We hope you will help
with the clean-up on April 21st and that you will consider becoming
a member of FOW. We are a non-profit 501c (3) organization.
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Unintended Water Feature
April 17, 2018 -- The unrelenting rain yesterday caused flooding all
over Hopkinton, like this new waterfall on Fruit Street |
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Fire Flow Test
Please be advised that two required fire flow
test will take place today and tomorrow on Hayden Rowe. The first is
Tuesday, April 17 th,
at approximately 9:00 AM . The
Second will be Wednesday, April 18th,
also at approximately 9:00AM. Because these tests will take place on
main transmission lines, customers may notice some discoloration
during and after the tests throughout town. Please
avoid doing any laundry, dishwasher loads or other water use
activities, during this time. Any discoloration that may occur will
eventually dissipate. Please check your water before using it. You
may need to run your cold water line to clear your internal pipes
after the test is complete.
Eric Carty,
Water/Sewer Manager
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The Day of the Water
April 17, 2018 -- Sara Minsk-Eduardo shares this photo taken
yesterday of part of a trail on Lake Whitehall off of Spring Street. |
Real Estate Transactions for Hopkinton
New
Transactions from April 6, 2018 - April 13, 2018
Click on blue links to see Town's property card
w/photo |
Address |
Buyer |
Price |
Date |
Seller |
Hopkinton |
8 Redwood Path #124 |
Ankur Sen, Geetika Sen |
$529,235 |
April 13, 2018 |
Pulte Homes of New England LLC |
16 Apple Tree Hill Road |
Catherine A Kuhl |
$245,000 |
April 13, 2018 |
Judi Ann Solot, Reesha Solot |
7 West Elm Street |
Teresa Kelly |
$430,000 |
April 13, 2018 |
Anthony J Mello, Courtney Mello |
23 Autumn Ridge Drive #33 |
Bolisetti Guru Vasa Naveen, Tunikuntla Sai Leela Divya |
$549,900 |
April 12, 2018 |
Michael E Daly, Susan L Daly |
Legacy Farms North (Street) |
Pulte Homes of New England |
$10,316,470 |
April 12, 2018 |
Legacy Farms LLC |
31 Primrose Circle #211 |
Ganga Sindhura, Pavuluri Naga Durgarayudu |
$745,546 |
April 11, 2018 |
Pulte Homes of New England LLC |
23 Highcroft Way #23 Bldg 5 |
Naveen Sheshadri |
$410,000 |
April 9, 2018 |
James R Tordella |
43 Primrose Circle #194 |
Praveen A Balan, Shwetha H Prabhukumar |
$686,400 |
April 6, 2018 |
Pulte Homes of New England |
6 B Street |
Dominic Viadero, Sarah Viadero |
$349,000 |
April 6, 2018 |
Arthur T Kuinanen, Katherine J Herrick |
226 Pond Street |
Louis J Fraulo Tr, 226 Pond St Realty Tr. |
$795,000 |
April 6, 2018 |
Tara C Mason, Edward R Whitaker |
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Statement
on Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Lowell
LOWELL – At approximately 5:00 p.m. today
Lowell Police responded to Church Street in the area of Warren
Street following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian
and a motor vehicle. Upon arrival police located the pedestrian,
a 61-year-old male with life threatening injuries. The
pedestrian was transported to an area hospital where he was
pronounced dead.
The driver of the vehicle, a male in his 30s, remained on scene.
No charges have been filed. This is an open an active
investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District
Attorney’s Office, Lowell Police and the Massachusetts State
Police CARS Unit. The identity of the victim is being withheld
at this time pending next of kin notification.
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Waiting for the Sun
April 16, 2018 -- Rolling fog and a downpour provide company for
these sailboats at Hopkinton State Park anxiously awaiting spring
weather and captains.
Below, the fog continues rolling to the east, and below that, the
downpour ends up overflowing onto the spillway on its way to the
Sudbury River.
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They're Off!
All photos at and near the Start by
Jonathan Goldberg, HHS Senior
April16, 2018 -- The Elite female runners, below, got their start at
9:32 am this morning (American
Desi Linden won the Women's Division). The Elite male runners, above, got underway at
10:00 am (Yuki
Kawauchi
of Japan won the Men's Division). And below the women's photo, Guy Morse, who retired in
2012 as the Executive Director of the Boston Athletic Association,
begins one of the races with the Starter's device.
See a
gallery by Jonathan Goldberg here.
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No Vehicles Allowed
April16, 2018 -- (7:15 am) These Mass DOT plows provide a roadblock
for any would be troublemaker with a vehicle right outside the
HopNews office at 81 Main Street, as well as a sure sign that the
road is closed for the time being.
Not long afterward, below, cruisers setup alongside one another,
making it unlikely that any vehicle would actually reach the trucks.
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2018
Boston Marathon
Hopkinton Police Department
Public Service Advisory
The 122nd running of the Boston Marathon
will take place on Monday April 16, 2018. The roads in Hopkinton
will be closing at 7 a.m. Monday morning. The roads around the town
common will be closing at 6 a.m. Approximately 30,000 runners will
be running in four different groups or Waves. The timeline for the
race is as follows:
The Mobility Impaired will start at 8:40 a.m.
The Men’s Push-Rim Wheelchairs will start at 9:02 a.m.
The Women’s Push-Rim Wheelchairs will start at 9:04 a.m.
The Hand-cycles will start at 9:25 a.m.
The Elite Women runners will start at 9:32 a.m.
Wave 1 of the runners (7500) will start at 10:00 a.m.(This
includes the Elite Men)
Wave 2 of the runners (7500) will start at 10:25 a.m.
Wave 3 of the runners (7500) will start at 10:50 a.m.
Wave 4 of the runners (7500) will start at 11:15 a.m.
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"Run Boston Strong" by Amada Maffei
April 15, 2018 --
At 2:49 pm today, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will lead
others in a moment of silence out of respect
for the victims of the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013.
Some time after that bombing, Hopkinton runner Amanda Maffei called
Editor Robert Falcione to capture her inspired composition on video.
The composition became more refined as Amanda had it recorded at
Barbara Kessler's Hopkinton recording studio and added heavenly
voices.
HopNews added video, much of it taken at the 2013 marathon or leading up to
it.
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Discoloration Continues
Please be advised that we continue to experience
intermittent pockets of discoloration throughout the system. Due to
the size and location of the break, it may take several days for the
system to fully return to normal. Please check your water before
using it and it may be necessary to run your cold water periodically
to help clear your lines.
We thank you for your continued cooperation and patience. Eric
Carty, Water/Sewer
Manager
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Hopkinton Hospitality
April 14, 2018 -- Hopkinton School Resources Officer, Phil Powers,
played unofficial photographer for the people who stopped at the
Start line for a souvenir photograph this afternoon. Every officer
who gets duty at the common on this day offers his/her photographic
skills for free. |
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Eyes in the Sky
April 14, 2018 -- Police have added more eyes overhead to watch for
suspicious behavior surrounding the marathon to track or confront
the individuals. |
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Pitching In
April 14, 2018 -- Natick and Hopkinton Firefighters really filled
the boots with a check for over $45,000 for the
Michael
Lisnow Respite Center. In addition, families who have benefitted
from the services collected over $22,000 in gifts. Below, DELL/EMC
runners in red shirts line the rear of the expansive room, of which
about 30% is showing in the photo. And in between are thumbnails of
candid photos of the attendees.
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Wood Street Water Main Break May Leave
Discoloration
Please be advised that crews have made
repairs and water has been restored on Wood Street. Due to the
size, nature and location of the break, there could be off and
on pockets of discoloration for several days as the pumps cycle
on and off. Crews will be flushing hydrants in the affected
area. A huge thank you to the water and sewer crew that worked
through the night and will be working today, Sunday and Monday
for Marathon preparation as well!
We thank you for your patience and
cooperation!
PREVIOUS ALERT:
Crews will be working throughout the Friday into Saturday,
repairing a major water main break on Wood St. This break will
cause discoloration throughout town. Please check your water
before using it. The water mains are off on Elm St from Elmwood
school to Wood Street. Wood Street and the side streets are off
from Elm Street to Paul Revere.
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Timothy
R. Clifford
Timothy R. Clifford,
79, of Hopkinton, MA, and Oak Hill, FL, passed away on Monday, April
9 in Daytona Beach, FL. He is predeceased by his parents, Timothy
and Katherine Clifford, and two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth (Betty),
of Worcester, MA. He leaves behind his beloved long-time companion,
Eleanor (Ellie) Arsenault, as well as his daughter Allison Clifford,
her husband Scott Aronson, and their sons Nathaniel and Zachary, all
of Silver Spring, MD. Tim also leaves his brother John (Jack)
Clifford and wife Susan of Castle Rock, CO, and his former wife Gail
Clifford of Woodville, MA. He also leaves behind countless friends
and extended family members.
Tim graduated from Classical High School in Worcester, MA, and
received a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University. He
proudly served in the US Navy from 1958 to 1960 on the Destroyer the
USS Abbott. Tim worked for decades as an electrical and
manufacturing engineer, and retired from General Dynamics in 2000.
He loved to travel, and often talked about his adventures in
Australia, where he crewed for a hot air balloon team in a race
across the continent celebrating the 200th anniversary of
Australia. In his retirement, he enjoyed spending his summers with
Ellie in Hopkinton and taking friends out on Lake Maspenock in his
pontoon boat. He and Ellie spent the cooler months in Florida,
enjoying
the
sunshine and hosting visiting friends and family members. Tim will
be warmly remembered for his storytelling, Mai-Tai making, and
excellent sense of humor.
At the request of the
deceased, no formal services will be held. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to Massachusetts Eye and Ear at
https://www.masseyeandear.org/makeagift.
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Showing the Way
April13, 2018 -- Spyridon Louis, the Greek marathon victor in the
first Olympic Games of 1896, is said to be
showing the way to win to Stylianos Kyriakides, a Greek
patriot and winner of the 50th Boston Marathon of 1946, in "The
Spirit of the Marathon," a sculpture by the late Mico Kaufman
located at Weston Nurseries. But from this camera's point of view,
he could be showing Kyriakides the way to the Marathon
Spectacular at Weston Nurseries on Monday, beginning at 7:00 am. |
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April13, 2018 -- The gas plant burned off
some impurities today, an activity that sometimes generates calls to
police and fire from visitors to Hopkinton State Park, where the
burner rises above the trees as it does here in this clear, zoomed
view from Legacy Farms North Road. |
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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
April 13, 2017 -- Selectmen Chair John Coutinho has informed HopNews
that the American Flags were installed, and protocol determines that
nothing can be figher than the American Flag, and so the banners
came down. |
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High Hopes
April 13, 2018 -- Director of the 26.2 Foundation Tim Kilduff,
center poses with Selectmen Chair John
Coutinho, who is also the head of the Republican
Town Committee and Darlene Hayes, head of the Democratic Town
Committee, after installing the sign for the International Marathon
Center near the 19 acres given to the town by Legacy Farms for the
purpose of sports. |
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A Few Runners
April 13, 2018 -- Workers from the Boston Athletic Association
attached these signs to the stadium seats this afternoon. They will
likely be used on race day to designate corrals. |
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Taxcrastinator?
Greg has a couple of
Appointments left.
He saved us thousands.
Wait no more. ~ Robert |
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- Low Passes
April 12, 2018 -- This afternoon, a US Department of Energy
helicopter made multiple passes over Downtown Hopkinton at high
speed and at near treetop height to create a map of naturally
occurring radiation for
reference.
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Rural Feel
April 12, 2018 -- Hopkinton still has a bit of the old rural feel as
evidenced by these deer bounding though the open space at Legacy
Farms North today. |
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Jambo!
["Welcome" in Swahili]
April 12, 2018 -- Winner of the 2017 Boston Marathon Geoffrey Kirui,
was welcomed into the Elmwood School gym this morning to a
background of pounding rock and roll music and boisterous cheers
from Elmwood School students, as were the other elite Kenyan
runners. Above, he offers fist-bumps to students. Each elite athlete was
accompanied into the room by members of the Hopkinton Cross Country
team. Below, one of the four-plus walls in the Elmwood gym that were
covered with Kenyan or marathon-themed graphics.
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like..
April12,2018 -- It's beginning to look a lot like preparation and
practice for the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton. |
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The Sculptor
April 11, 2018 -- Hopkinton's Michael Alfano, sculptor of The
Starter, a statue of George V. Brown, applies some finishing
wax on the surface on Hopkinton Common
today. The intentionally slow, 1/15th of a second shutter speed,
blurs Mr. Alfano's hand and applicator, revealing motion in an
otherwise still image.
See more of
Mr. Alfano's work here. |
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Race Director
April 11, 2018 -- Above, Race Director of the
B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Dave McGillivray, speaks in the cavernous
main meeting room of the Hopkinton Public Library about the Boston
Marathon this afternoon to a revolving group of people of all ages
who came to purchase his book, Dream Big, and have it
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Painted Today
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Remember, This Weekend's Cookouts
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A Hopkinton Native, Volunteer Honored
April 11, 2018 -- Hopkinton native Jacques LeDuc, enjoying his
retirement from working, also enjoyed his retirement from painting
the Start Line today, something he's done for 37 years, while
other people took over the task, and his friends designed a tribute
to him, as he did for others over the years. |
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New Appointment
April 11, 2018 -- Last evening at its meeting, Hopkinton's Board of
Selectmen appointed Derek J. Morton (Above, civilian clothes), who
has experience with the Sutton Police Department, as Hopkinton's
newest Patrolman. Following their exit from the room, the officers
received a standing ovation from the selectmen. |
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Car Caroms, Crashes
April 11, 2018 -- Witnesses said a vehicle crashed into the 110
Grill, above, and then the Honda below yesterday morning around 9:00
am.
It was not on scene when the photographer arrived, and no other info
is available.
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Injuries
April 11, 2018 -- Three occupants injured in a crash on Mendon Road
in Upton were transported to UMass Memorial in Worcester.
Photo from Upton Police Twitter. |
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Free Pasta Dinner at St. Paul’s
April 25
HOPKINTON,
MASS. (April 10, 2018) – The April Community Pasta Supper at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, 61 Wood Street (Rte. 135) will be held at
5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25. 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.
The mission of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is to minister unconditionally to all in
the name of Christ through shared worship, teaching, healing, and
service. St. Paul’s is LGBTQ friendly. For more information call the
church office at 508-435-4536 or visit
www.stpaulhopkinton.org
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Hopkinton Marathon Committee to Honor Veterans
on Patriots’ Day in “Year of Service”
at 122nd
Boston Marathon Start
HOPKINTON, MA (April 10,
2018)—In honor of Patriots’ Day, the Hopkinton Marathon Committee
(HMC) honors local veterans at the start of the Boston Marathon each
year. Since 2018 is the 100th
anniversary of the military relay that took place instead of the
traditional marathon during World War I in 1918, the Boston Athletic
Association has called 2018 a “Year of Service” and is recognizing
people who serve their community in many ways, including
volunteering and public service.
In keeping with this year’s theme “Year of
Service,” the Hopkinton Marathon Committee selected five
veterans—three from the Hopkinton Police Department and a Hopkinton
Fire Department lieutenant, as well as another respected community
member—as the honored veterans for 2018. The HMC will recognize
local veterans Russell H. Phipps, Fire Department Lt. Gary
Daugherty, Jr., Police Department Officer Phil Powers, Sr.,
Detective Bill Burchard, III, and Sgt. Aaron O’ Neil on Patriots’
Day before
thousands of runners and spectators.
“The
Hopkinton Marathon Committee has honored our local veterans as a way
of recognizing and acknowledging those who served our nation and the
sacrifices they made to protect the freedoms we enjoy today. Every
American citizen owes a great debt to our veterans,” said HMC
chairperson, Dorothy Ferriter-Wallace. “The program began as a way
to remember and honor those who fought and served our country. Each
year we remind our local veterans that we are proud of their service
and pay tribute to all veterans on Patriots’ Day. When the veterans
stand on the starters’ platform as they are introduced and hear the
National Anthem it is heartwarming to see the pride in their eyes as
they reminisce about their years in the service.”
*Phipps grew up in Hopkinton then served in the Navy from 1963
through 1967. He traveled all over the world on the destroyer, the
USS Warrington 843. His main job in electronics was to hunt
submarines, and he brought two to the surface. He spent his last
year of service as a second-class petty officer in Vietnam, where he
was exposed to Agent Orange and permanently disabled. He lives on a
large plot on Lake Whitehall and has protected his land, through
Chapter 61, from development. He has volunteered with HCAM-TV. His
97-year-old father, is a WWI veteran who still works at the saw
mill.
*Daugherty
served the Air Force
as a firefighter from 1998 through 2004. For most of that time, the
Staff Sergeant was stationed in Spangdahlem, Germany. He moved to
Hopkinton to start work at the Hopkinton Fire Department in the same
year he earned his discharge from the Air Force.
*Burchard
is one of the veterans being honored who is also a runner, though he
sticks with half marathons and shorter races. The detective will be
working on race day this year and not available to be honored in
person. He has served in the Hopkinton Police Department for almost
16 years. A veteran of the Army Reserves, he served from 1995
through 2004, including two years of active duty stateside at Ft.
Drum during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He started with basic training
at Ft. Sill, OK, before moving on to Ft. Jackson, SC. He has enjoyed
working the Boston Marathon since the mid-‘90s, starting as an
Auxiliary Police Officer.
*O’Neil spent
10 years from 1991
through 2001 in the Army Reserve as Military Police, right out of
high school, serving while he was going through college and
early in his Hopkinton Police Department career. While he drilled
out of Ft. Devens and in Manchester, NH, he was deployed in 2000
with the 3rd Infantry Division as part of the NATO peace keeping
mission in Bosnia Herzegovina, where he was the Squad/Team Leader
conducting such missions as route security, vehicle escorts,
military law enforcement, and base security. In May, for the
ninth year in a row, O’Neil will ride in the
Police Unity Tour, a
300-mile, four-day
bike ride, ending at the Law Enforcement National Memorial in
Washington D.C. While others from the department, including Burchard,
have joined him, he will be the only Hopkinton officer riding this
year. O’Neil has also run the Boston and New York Marathons.
*Powers served
in the active Air
Force from 1976 until 1979, then went into the Mass Air National
Guard, then the New Hampshire National Guard, receiving Honorable
Discharges from all three. He worked as a fuel specialist while
stationed at Pease Air Force Base, and as a radar operator in
Massachusetts, and ranked as a Sgt.
Now the school resource officer, Power has worked with the HPD for
more than 30 years after about nine years with the Upton Police. The
Milford native moved to Hopkinton about
15 years ago. His son,
Phil, Jr., also a veteran and a police officer, has also been
honored at the marathon start.
The Hopkinton Marathon Committee was
established in 1979 to work in conjunction with the Boston Athletic
Association (B.A.A.), the organizers of the Boston Marathon, to
ensure that the annual running of the race is an exciting,
successful and safe event for all concerned. Committee members
contribute their efforts throughout the entire year to the planning,
organization, and coordination of multiple facets of the race,
working to protect the best interests and welfare of the town, its
residents, businesses and visitors.
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Hopkinton Marathon Committee Selects
Starters for 122nd
Boston Marathon
HOPKINTON, MA (April 10,
2018)—The Hopkinton Marathon Committee (HMC) has selected
three past members of the Hopkinton
Marathon Committee as starters former HMC chairman Rob Phipps will
start wave two, Al Rogers, wave three, and Anne Marcy, wave four.
The Boston
Athletic Association will announce the starters for wave one and
earlier starts later in the week.
“We’re honored
that the B.A.A. continues to give the Hopkinton Marathon Committee
the honor of choosing starters for the later waves of the historic
Boston Marathon,” said Hopkinton Marathon Committee chairperson
Dorothy Ferriter-Wallace. “It has allowed us to recognize people who
have served our community and the Boston Marathon in different ways.
Rob, Al, and Anne dedicated many
years volunteering for the Boston Marathon with the Hopkinton
Marathon Committee, and we’re pleased to honor them as starters for
waves two, three, and four.”
* Phipps, soon-to-retire Agency President of
Paul M. Phipps Insurance Agency, Inc.,
served as HMC chairman for 14
years, starting in the early 80s.
Ferriter-Wallace said, “Rob’s tenure started
when there were only 7,500 runners and his final year was in 1996,
the year of the 100th
running of the Boston Marathon when 38,706 runners crossed the
starting line.” In addition to
his professional career and volunteer work with the HMC, Phipps held
leadership roles on the Hopkinton Education Foundation and Hopkinton
Parks and Recreation Commission. He also coached youth sports and
donated to countless local organizations.
* Rogers retired last year after 18 years as
Hopkinton Public
Schools Facilities Director. As part of the HMC, he worked closely
with the Boston Athletic Association to coordinate all the
pre-marathon and marathon day activities at school locations,
including the Athletes’ Village set up behind Hopkinton Middle
School and High School. He found that planning for one year started
almost as soon as runners left town the previous year. As the
starter, he will get a different perspective of the marathon.
“Early, early in the morning I used to be checking in at Center
School then I’d get up to the Athletes’ Village before the roads
closed,” he said. “It’ll be interesting to actually see the start.”
*Marcy, a
Hopkinton native, first volunteered for the Boston Marathon on the
race’s 100th
Anniversary in 1996. She became part of the HMC soon after and spent
about 15 years working with the push-rim wheelchair athletes at
Center School. “Anne
coordinated the wheelchair athletes at Center School for years and
also was a dedicated HMC member who helped with the Information
Booth,” said Ferriter-Wallace. “She was a right hand to me helping
with Start VIP seating credentials, supplies, and seeing to runner
needs and transports from the airport to N.E. Laborers Training
Center.” Though Marcy resigned from
the HMC several years ago, she remains an active volunteer in
Hopkinton, giving her time and energy to many organizations,
including Project Just Because, Live for Evan, Relay for Life, Bay
Path Elder Services, and Special Olympics.
Start
times of all waves of the 122nd
Boston Marathon include:
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9:02 a.m.
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Women's Push-Rim Wheelchair
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9:04 a.m.
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Handcycles & Duos
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9:25 a.m.
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Elite Women**
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9:32 a.m.
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Elite Men & Wave One
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10:00 a.m.
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Wave Two
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10:25 a.m.
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Wave Three
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10:50 a.m.
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Wave Four
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11:15 a.m.
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The
Hopkinton Marathon Committee was established in 1979 to work in
conjunction with the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), the
organizers of the Boston Marathon, to ensure that the annual running
of the race is an exciting, successful and safe event for all
concerned. Committee members contribute their efforts throughout the
entire year to the planning, organization, and coordination of
multiple facets of the race, working to protect the best interests
and welfare of the town, its residents, businesses and visitors.
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Cynthia Ann Chesmore, 68
Cynthia Ann
Chesmore, 68, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday,
April 9, 2018 at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham, as a
result of COPD.
Born
in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Rafferty)
and Armand P. Castiglioni. She was the wife of 48 years to Robert L.
Chesmore of Hopkinton.
Cindy was raised in Connecticut and a graduate of Laurelton Hall in
Milford, CT and Graham College in Boston, where she met her husband,
Bob. Prior to starting her family, she worked at John Hancock
Insurance, State Street Bank, and Damon Labs. She was instrumental
in helping Bob run both of the family’s funeral homes for many
years. For over 30 years, she has been the Director of the Hopkinton
Senior Center, a career she has truly loved. She spearheaded the
facilitation for a new senior center for many years. She was
extremely proud of the growth and achievements of the center;
especially when it went from being in the basement of the Town Hall
to the large, beautiful center it is today. Cindy was well-liked and
took pleasure in spending time with her seniors and meeting new
people. She was the founder of the annual Veterans’ Appreciation
Dinner and Veterans’ Breakfast at the Center.
Cindy was a co-founder of the Polyarts Committee; a member of the
Hopkinton Historical Society, Long Pond Association in Maine and
past member of the Women’s Club in Hopkinton. She was the treasurer
of Ye Olde Village Corp and the past VP and treasurer of Thayer’s
Trucking Co. She enjoyed her time as a CCD teacher while her
children were young. In her better days, she enjoyed traveling the
world with friends, and her yearly visits to Altamira in Jamestown,
RI. She especially enjoyed spending her free time during Spring
through Fall, at her and Bob’s camp in Maine.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her son, Keefe M. Chesmore
and his wife Andrea; her daughter, Aimee B. Rizzo, and her three
beloved grandchildren, Cassie Rizzo, and Gregory and Andrew
Chesmore, all of Hopkinton; and her dog, Addie. She was predeceased
by her sister, Linda Kolon.
Visitation will be held on Friday, April 13th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at
the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton, 57 Hayden Rowe St.
www.ChesmoreFuneralHome.com/ A funeral mass will be celebrated
on Saturday, April 14th at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist
Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Hopkinton. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Friends of the Hopkinton
Senior Citizens, 28 Mayhew St. Hopkinton, MA 01748.
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Honors on the Marathon Reviewing
Stand
We are proud to announce that three
Hopkinton Marathon Committee alums have been selected to start Wave
2, 3, & 4.
Wave 1 Starter Christina Whelton
Wave 2 Starter Rob Phipps
Wave 3 Starter Al Rogers
Wave 4 Annie Marcy
In keeping with this year’s theme of the Boston Marathon
“Year of Service” the Hopkinton Marathon Committee will honor local
veterans.
Sr. Det. Bill Burchard Hopkinton Police Department
Lt. Gary Daugherty Hopkinton Fire Department
Sgt. Aaron O’Neil Hopkinton Police Department
Russell H. Phipps
Officer Phil Powers Hopkinton Police Department
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2018
Boston Marathon
Hopkinton Police Department
Public Service Advisory
The 122nd running of the Boston Marathon
will take place on Monday April 16, 2018. The roads in Hopkinton
will be closing at 7 a.m. Monday morning. The roads around the town
common will be closing at 6 a.m. Approximately 30,000 runners will
be running in four different groups or Waves. The timeline for the
race is as follows:
The Mobility Impaired will start at 8:40 a.m.
The Men’s Push-Rim Wheelchairs will start at 9:02 a.m.
The Women’s Push-Rim Wheelchairs will start at 9:04 a.m.
The Hand-cycles will start at 9:25 a.m.
The Elite Women runners will start at 9:32 a.m.
Wave 1 of the runners (7500) will start at 10:00 a.m.(This
includes the Elite Men)
Wave 2 of the runners (7500) will start at 10:25 a.m.
Wave 3 of the runners (7500) will start at 10:50 a.m.
Wave 4 of the runners (7500) will start at 11:15 a.m.
There will be shuttle services for spectators and runners from
the Hopkinton State Park on Cedar Street, which is also Route 85 and
from South Street. It is suggested that registered runners board
the buses on South St. and spectators only board the buses at the
State Park. The shuttle buses will start at 6 am and run
continuously until 12:00 Noon. After the race the shuttles will run
continuously returning spectators to the parking areas. Screening
areas will be established at all shuttle service locations.
The spectator shuttles leaving from the Hopkinton State Park will
drop passengers at the corner of Cedar St, (Route 85), and A Street.
The intersection of Main Street and Cedar Street, Routes 135 and
85, is a short walk away. Spectators can walk up Main Street to the
Common area to watch the start of the race. The shuttles leaving
from South Street will drop passengers off at the corner of Main
Street and Pleasant Street. From here, spectators can walk up Main
Street to the Common area for the start of the race.
Registered runners boarding the buses on South St. will be
transported directly to Runners Village.
For spectators who wish to return to your vehicle after the race,
please wait for the buses in the same place you were dropped off by
the bus. Runners will be transported back to Hopkinton from Boston
post-race.
Please plan for additional time to get to your intended location.
There will be a series of ‘screening zones’ established around the
Start area and Athlete’s corrals leading to the Start; both
spectators and athletes alike arriving downtown will be subject to
screening and compliance with policies established for this year’s
race.
For specifics on the bag policy please go to:
http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/event-information/spectator-information.aspx
We urge all residents and business owners to pay close attention
to additional pre-event information that may be provided. We also
request all residents and business owners in weeks leading up to
Marathon Monday to report any unusual activity near or around their
property to the Hopkinton Police Department at (508) 497-3401 or 911
in an emergency. We also urge you to view the Department of Homeland
Security “If You See Something Say Something” public service
campaign video.
https://www.dhs.gov/see-something-say-something
There will be no on street parking allowed in or near the center
of town on Marathon Monday. Numerous roads in Hopkinton will be
posted No Parking. Parking is allowed only in designated parking
lots on South Street and at Hopkinton State Park. Parking is not
allowed on South Street or Cedar Street. All violators will be
ticketed and towed. Parking on school property is prohibited unless
authorized. There will be no exceptions.
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Meryl J. Richelew, 79
Meryl J. Richelew, 79,
of Hopkinton, passed away on March 22, 2018 at Golden Pond
Assisted Living following a brief illness. He leaves behind his
beloved wife of 57 years, Susan Richelew and son Geoff Richelew,
both of Hopkinton, as well as his sister-in-law, brother-in-law
and several cousins. His brother, Samuel Richelew, predeceased
him in 2011.
A
native of Detroit, Meryl attended Cass Technical High School
before studying at the University of Michigan and the University
of New Mexico. He served eight years in the United States Navy
and worked 46 years at Raytheon Company before retiring in 2013.
He was a resident of Hopkinton for 39 years.
His
job at Raytheon took him around the country and the world, first
as a field service engineer, then later as a trainer and
technical writer. Throughout his career he visited more than a
dozen states as well as a number of countries including Canada,
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Holland,
Oman, Mongolia and Hong Kong, China. He had the opportunity,
often accompanied by his family, to see the world and explore
different cultures and meet interesting people.
After
his retirement following a stroke, Meryl was fond of spending
time with family, taking trips and having lunch at local
eateries. He continued to be a caregiver for his wife when she
entered a local nursing home, and enjoyed doing projects around
the house, reading history books and novels, and watching game
shows on television. He will be greatly missed by his family.
Private
arrangements were entrusted to the Callanan
Cronin Funeral Home.
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Saturdays at Fay: Big Joe the Storyteller
Saturday, April 21, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Join us for our free Saturday morning series designed for young
children along with their parents. On April 21, Big Joe the
Storyteller will share tales from around the world that are all
about spring. Meet a boy who plants flowers, a boisterous bear, a
tricky turtle, a silly sheep, and a buzzing bee. The stories will be
warm and wonderful like the season itself and sure to make you
smile! Registration is now open.
Saturdays at Fay takes place at Fay's Primary School, located at
Fay's East Entrance at 23 Middle Road in Southborough. Learn more at fayschool.org/saturdays.
Fay School's Classroom Visit Day
Tuesday, April 24, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Find out what makes the Fay experience so unique! Our Classroom
Visit Day is a great opportunity for you and your child to see Fay
at its best as you tour our campus, talk with teachers and lead
administrators, and observe students and teachers in action on a
typical school day. Classroom Visit Days begin at Fay's Admission
Office, and parking is available behind the Admission Office in
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Parking Problems Persist
by
Robert Falcione
April 9, 2018 -- Although we've shown this
sign before, it is worth noting that yet another business is
fighting the Planning Board's decisions to give neighboring
businesses a ticket to open under parking conditions that
may be challenging at best. At Starbuck's, vehicles circle the
lot, oftentimes more than once, waiting for a space to open up.
Although the number of seats and number of workers are taken
into account when applying the bylaws, an individual can wait in
line inside Starbucks while workers scurry around making special
coffee for unseen customers.
The unseen customers
have used an app to order and pay ahead, bypassing the
traditional wait in line to pick their delight, but putting an
added burden on the parking lot due to the unexpected new
business model. Dunkin' Donuts on South Street has a similar
app, but more available morning parking, and less foot traffic.
The owner of 42 Main Street, Greg Mazur, lucked out when the
Planning Board told him a few years ago that his planned
restaurant and other businesses he was developing there would
need 72 spaces, but the relaxation of the rules for Downtown
meant he would only have to put in 36 spaces. He has said he has
met with and was refused by 60 restaurant owners, each citing
insufficient parking, until the most
recent one agreed to accept the challenge. The new one will have
scores of seats. Add two businesses located in his renovated 30
Main Street as well as
Bittersweet Cafe, each have 17 allowed seats and count 51
customers in an 80-ft linear distance. That brings us to the
next parking sign (thumbnail, left) at the entrance to Hopkinton
Drug, adjacent to 40 Main, which has more parking than it needs, much like Crosspoint,
which leases to CVS and has room for construction or expansion .
Taking a walk up the street, we see a new sign.
Click the
thumbnail, right, to see the newly installed sign at
Bill's Pizza, whose parking lot should be adequate to support
its seating and staff, as well as the Masonic Lodge, Middlesex
Bank and some Town Hall visitors. The lot has never been a
municipal lot, as some people have believed, but a privately
owned one.
These
signs going up around town should signal the Planning Board that
something is wrong. Let's hope they figure it out and implement
needed change.
May I suggest that in their haste, in their collective core
value-motivated thrust to bring in more businesses, that they
take a breather and consider how to protect the properties and
businesses already in Hopkinton from any coveting new neighbors who
might conclude, to borrow from a phrase, "Su parking lot es
mi parking lot."
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Ernest R.
Hayes, Jr., 87, of
Framingham died on April 6, 2018 at Baypointe Rehabilitation Center
in Brockton. Son of the late Ernest
R.
Hayes, Sr. and Ruth Sprouse-McCulley. Ernest was born in
Detroit, Michigan. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during
the Korean War, specializing in decoding Morse code.
Ernest was an avid writer of stories and poetry and a member of the
Hash House Harriers for many years. He loved to travel, play BINGO
and was a chapter president of AARP for many years.
He is survived by his children, Kevin Hayes of Roslindale, Ruth
Boncorddo and her husband Gary of East Bridgewater, Michael Hayes
and his wife Darlene of Hopkinton, Linda MacDougall and her husband
Gary of Stoughton, and Matthew Hayes of Medway; his ex-wife, Anna (DeVirgilio)
Hayes of Roslindale and his brother Jimmy Hayes and his wife Jeanne
of Michigan. Ernest is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 2
great grandchildren.
All services will be private.
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Tom Turkey Strut
April 8, 2018 -- Above, a Tom turkey shows off his feathers and
puffs himself up, behavior to attract hen turkeys. Below, two Toms
show off together, offering the passing hens a choice. Both photos
were taken on Pond Street today.
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April 8, 2018 -- This great blue heron has returned to Little Pond
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Revolutionary
His Majesty's 10th Regiment of Foot
Grenadier Company Drills today in front of Buckman Tavern on
Lexington Green, the same Tavern that was on this Site on April
19,1775 when the "Shot Heard Round the World" was fired,
starting the American Revolution!
Here's info on Buckman Tavern:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckman_Tavern
The Skirmish on Lexington Green and others from April 19, 1775
are Reenacted around Massachusetts on Monday, April 16th this
year, known as Patriots Day! Contributed by John Collins
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Boatzilla
April 8, 2018 -- The boat above in the cove near the Lake Whitehall
Dam did 360 spin after 360 spin, churning the water and becoming
lost in its own spray. |
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Two's Company
April 7, 2018 -- Nate Oram and son, Nolan, take a ride around the
Ash Street neighborhood on bicycle built for two this afternoon. |
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Inference
April 7, 2018 -- A reader can pretty much figure out from the parts
that are showing, what is behind the large mound at Legacy Farms
North today. |
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Gearing Up
April 7, 2018 -- John Collins shares a photo he took this morning of
the Hopkinton Running Club at the Hopkinton Common in front of "The
Starter," a sculpture by Hopkinton artist Michael Alfano, holding
banners that are a part of a Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce
initiative. Below, Ted Twinney, owner of Start Line Brewing, shares
a photo of his banner in a prime spot at the One-Mile Marker in
front of "The Spirit of the Marathon," a sculpture by the late Mico
Kaufman, a near-copy of which sits in a square in Marathon, Greece.
In December, 2009 HopNews ran a comprehensive
piece on the Greek connection, and more, here.
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Bittersweet Art
April 7, 2018 -- The walls are alive with the stop-motion
marathon-related art in a show by local artists curated by Cathy
Burns Howe at Bittersweet Cafe. |
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First Friday Open Mic
April 6, 2018
7:00 pm signup, 7:30 start
Hopkinton Center for the Arts
April's First Friday Open Mic features award-winning veteran
singer/songwriter Joel Cage. Joel has performed at some of the most
prestigious folk and acoustic venues and festival in the country.
7pm sign-ups for singers and songwriters, 7:30 music starts. $5
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Resident Prefers Artificial Turf
Dear Editor –
I was dismayed to learn that the board of selectmen may not allow
the proposed Artificial Turf Project to go on the May 21st ballot.
This is a project that impacts thousands of people in our town, and
it only seems right that we, as taxpayers, should be allowed to vote
on it.
I would also like to share why we need an artificial turf field.
1. We have more kids playing sports than ever before, and our
existing facilities can’t properly handle the volume AND be
maintained the right way.
2. Real grass, while preferable for most sports, cannot sustain long
periods of use. If any damage is done, for example by playing on it
when the ground is soft, or a car illegally driving on it, then it
takes several months during the growing season to repair it.
Unfortunately, the growing season is spring and fall, when the
fields see the heaviest use.
3. Spring sports should not be delayed – In seasons like 2018, our
spring sports cannot use the fields at the start of the season
without significant damage.
4. Fruit Street isn’t a reasonable substitute – It isn’t right to
ask all of our spring sports teams to use Fruit Street. While it may
work for varsity teams, where a larger number of students drive, the
other teams have no realistic way to get to Fruit street unless a
parent drives them, which isn’t an option for many families.
5. An artificial turf field can be used 24 hours per day, 7 days per
week without damage. It can be used in the early spring when the
ground is still frozen, and in the fall can be used later in the
evening under the lights. As a parent coach, I cannot consistently
leave work before 5:00 to coach a team, and evening practices enable
me to play a bigger role with my daughters’ teams. Most youth sports
programs have a difficult time finding enough volunteer coaches, in
part because of the early start time requirements for practice.
6. Yes, a turf field is expensive. But if you look at the cost per
hour of use, compared to a properly maintained grass field, it is
not. (Turf offers a longer season and more hours per day.) The
athletic fees that we pay as parents are also going up
substantially.
Artificial turf is not an alternative to maintaining the fields that
we have. Our fields are a significant asset and need proper care to
insure safe conditions to compete on for many years to come. A
multi-use artificial turf field is not meant to replace our grass
fields. It is a supplement that will address many of the challenges
that we face today. In our New England climate, artificial turf is
not a luxury. It is a requirement for an athletic community like
ours.
Sincerely,
Gary Trendel
31 Chamberlain Street
April 6, 2018
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Hopkinton Public Schools
Athletic Field Public Forum
The Athletic Field Sub-Committee will be hosting a Public Forum on
the Turf Field Project on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7 pm in the
High School Library.
Please come to learn more about the project proposal. Break out
sessions including community use of the fields; Q&A with the
manufacturer of the organic infill; and project funding will be
facilitated, and there will be ample time for questions and
statements from the community.
Additional information can be found on the district website at
https://www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=6159
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HOPKINTON
Public Hearing Notice
Appropriation Committee
Thursday, April 12, 2018
HCAM-TV Studio (Lower Level)
77 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
7:00 PM
The Appropriation Committee will hold a public hearing to present
the
FY2019 comprehensive town budget, Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 7:00
PM
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AG HEALEY SUES EPA FOR FAILING TO REGULATE METHANE
EMISSIONS
Joins
Coalition of 15 Attorneys General in Filing Lawsuit Against Scott
Pruitt for Ignoring Responsibility Under Clean Air Act to Control
Methane Pollution
BOSTON
–Attorney General Maura Healey today joined a coalition of 15
attorneys general and the City of Chicago in filing a lawsuit
against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its
Administrator Scott Pruitt for ignoring the agency’s legal
obligation to control methane emissions from existing sources in the
oil and natural gas sector.
The attorneys general argue in their lawsuit, filed this morning in
the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia, that Pruitt and
his agency are violating the Clean Air Act by unreasonably delaying
their mandatory obligation under the Act to control emissions of
methane – an extremely potent greenhouse gas – from existing oil and
gas sector sources. Methane emissions pose a significant danger to
the environment and public health, and the majority of methane
pollution in the oil and natural gas sector comes from existing
equipment.
“Scott Pruitt is once again ignoring his legal obligations under
federal law and choosing the interests of the oil and gas industry
and their lobbyists over the health of the American people and our
environment,” said AG Healey. “We will continue to work with our
state and city partners to hold the agency accountable and protect
public health and the environment from pollution and climate
change.” Press Release
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Some Lucky, Some Not So Lucky
April 5, 2018 -- The dangers of a wind storm are apparent in the
results of these two trees coming down. Hayden Rowe above.
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CDC joins Department of Public
Health in investigating HIV cluster among people who inject
drugs
BOSTON
(April 5) - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
agreed to assist the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
with investigating a large cluster of new HIV infections in the
northeast region of the state among people who inject drugs and/or
experience homelessness. After seeing the increase in new HIV cases
last year in Lawrence and Lowell among people who inject drugs, DPH
requested formal assistance from the CDC.
Although Massachusetts as a whole has not seen an overall increase
in the number of new HIV diagnoses, the number of new diagnoses
attributed to people who inject drugs has increased in recent years,
most notably in the cities of Lawrence and Lowell. DPH’s preliminary
data shows 52 new HIV cases in 2017 in the northeast region among
injection drug users, compared to 23 in 2016.
“We have seen an increase in the number of newly diagnosed cases of
hepatitis C related to injection drug use in people under the age of
30 over the past several years and have been concerned about the
potential for HIV infection following a similar course,’’ said Dr.
Al DeMaria, infectious disease medical director and state
epidemiologist at DPH. ``In order to fully characterize what is
going on and what would be required to effectively prevent further
spread of infection, we have asked for assistance from CDC. This
assistance can allow a more rapid investigation by putting more
investigators in the field and making further use of the capacity of
CDC for advanced laboratory methods and their expertise acquired in
other investigations. The sooner we can discover why these
infections are happening now, the sooner we can use the most
effective prevention interventions based on the evidence.”
DPH’s request included asking for CDC support with the epidemiologic
investigation, assistance in determining the underlying causes of
these clusters of infection, and why this is happening now, after a
decade of increasing injection drug use related to the opioid
epidemic without evidence of significant transmission.
The Department also is seeking assistance in the field interviewing
infected individuals and needle-sharing and sexual partners, aid
with ethnographic studies, support for epidemiologic analysis, and
the performance and interpretation of viral genetic sequencing
results. This additional assistance from the CDC is expected to
begin late this month.
After seeing the first spike in 2016 in HIV cases in the northeast
region, DPH
expanded its screening outreach among injection drug users,
quadrupled the number of its needle exchange programs across the
state, and deployed mobile outreach units to homeless shelters and
programs serving people at risk.
Last November, the Department issued a
clinical advisory to notify health-care workers of the increase
in newly diagnosed and acute HIV infections among people who inject
drugs.
Just last week, the CDC
issued its own guidance to local and state health departments on
managing HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks among people who inject
drugs. Press Release
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Recycling in Woodville
April 5, 2018 -- The Buick convertible above is the the
stereotypical farmland rust bucket, seen in Woodville, oxidizing in
place for several years. |
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