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July 18,
2007 — This handsome creature was doing dragonfly types of things with a
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Truck Rolls Over on Ramp
July 18,
2007 — According to Hopkinton Fire Lt. William Lukey, an out-of-state
tractor trailer driver heading to Boston with a trailer full of swinging
beef lost his power or power steering and could not turn the wheel to
follow the ramp from Route 495 South onto the Mass Pike yesterday
afternoon. It took no fewer than three heavy duty trucks to upright the
vehicle. The driver, according to Lt. Lukey, was taken by Hopkinotn
Ambulance to Milford Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, which
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A Little to the Left
July 18,
2007 — Towing Company Ted's of Fayville sent no fewer than three heavy
duty wreckers and a specialty vehicle with air cushions to upright this
overturned truck on the ramp leading from route 495 to the Pike. Above,
one worker straddles the trailer while his coworkers on the ground
assist, and a member of the Massachusetts State Police Truck Team
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If a Tree Falls...
July 17,
2007 — Alicia Gleason surveys the damage to her vehicle caused by a
fallen tree on a Hayden Rowe Street property that tree expert Joe Regan
had already removed the majority of branches from. Next, he positioned
his boom to lift the tree off of the car and cut small sections off at a
time, to eliminate further damage to the vehicle. It also struck a car
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Airborne
July 17,
2007 —
Alex Barker-Hook touches down after a flight around his Mom at the
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Today, July 16, 2007
10:28 am A caller reported that he was almost struck by a vehicle while he was using the crosswalk on Grove Street...
10:20 pm Sgt. John Porter, Officer Aaron O'Neil and the Fire Department responded to a report of some type of fire bomb that was set off in the roadway of Alprilla Farm Road...
9:05 pm Officer Matthew McNeil stopped a motor vehicle on Wood Street. Sgt. John Porter responded as back up and subsequently a 21 year old male was arrested and charged with Trash, Litter from a Motor Vehicle...
7:18 pm A
caller reported that teens were walking on Birchwood Lane towards Elm
Street with a rifle of some type...
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50 Cent(s)
July 16,
2007 — Left, William Livis, 10, and friend Jeremy Brug, 11, offer
ice-cold lemonade at the corner of East Main Street and Prestwick Drive
today, while Mom, Deb Brug, left, keeps hold of the dog.
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Real Estate Transactions for Hopkinton, Massachusetts Most recent first Compiled by Eric Montville for HopNews.com |
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Press Conference on Arrest of Marcelo Mota, Part One
July 16,
2007 See the first half of the press conference conducted at the
Hopkinton Police Headquarters regarding the arrest of the alleged sexual
assault perpetrator from 2003.
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Parks and Rec Presents:
Night at the Museum
Hopkinton Parks and Recreation will be showing Night at the Museum on Saturday, August 4th on the field behind Doyle Gym at dusk.
This “Drive In” style PG movie will be shown on a 13’ x 17’ screen with a 200 watt audio system. This is a free event.
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. There will be popcorn and snacks for sale. If it is raining, it will be held in the Hopkinton Athletic Center. |
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Man Arrested in Alleged Hopkinton, Westborough Sexual Assaults
by Robert Falcione July 16, 2007 — A man police believe to be responsible for a home invasion and assault in Hopkinton, and two home invasions and rapes in Westborough, was arrested Friday evening by police in New Jersey as he was leaving a New Jersey eatery on a warrant issued by Hopkinton Police. Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone held a press conference today in the second-floor Hopkinton Police Department Conference Center and said that a fingerprint from a banister at the Hopkinton victim's Doyle Lane address matched prints taken from Mr. Marcelo Mota, 28, in New Jersey. Mr. Mota, who was in a Framingham-based cleaning business, had never been invited into the home for that purpose, said DA Leone. Other evidence includes DNA gathered at one of the Massachusetts crime scenes that matches DNA gathered at a New Jersey crime scene that was in the CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) data base, an FBI funded computer system designed to store criminal DNA information. However, the samples have yet to be matched with DNA taken from Mr. Mota since his arrest, but the investigation is proceeding in that direction. Attorney Leone said in a release, "We allege that this defendant preyed on these unsuspecting women and, in the process, caused many residents of these MetroWest communities to live in fear. "It appears that some good police work here and in New Jersey, along with some luck, will allow us to bring some peace to the victims and to all the communities affected by these crimes," he said.
The suspect is alleged to have broken into a Windsor Ridge Apartment townhouse in Westborough and raped a 24 year-old victim at gunpoint on August 2, 2003. On August 13, 2003 a 58 year-old Westborough female was threatened with a knife and raped. Then, the next night, August 14, 2003, a 41 year-old Doyle Lane female successfully fought off an attacked who had invaded her home and assaulted her. Mr. Mota allegedly admitted responsibility for the incidents in Hopkinton and Westborough and has allegedly admitted to similar, more recent incidents in New Jersey. (Photo, Hopkinton Chief of Police, Thomas Irvin, Middlesex County DA Gerry Leone, and Worcester County DA Joseph Early. When asked by a HopNews reporter if Mr. Mota is a citizen, DA Leone said that his INS status is being looked into.
A video of the news conference will soon follow.
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Peaches and Cream
July 15,
2007 — The trees on either side of the background, the dark clothing on
the subjects on both sides, and the shadow on the grass in the
foreground provide a perfect natural vignette for this photo taken while
three year-old Carly Headstrom was dancing to the music at the Common on
Sunday afternoon, while the sky was overcast, and a storm was brewing.
The blond hair and orange dress may contribute to her prominence in the
photo, but the large camera aperture contributes to a shallow depth of
field, putting the background into a soft focus, bringing the main
subject forward, giving the photograph more dimension. She is mimicking
an older girl dancing on the other side of the grass in front of the
Gazebo.
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Three-wheeled Vehicle
July 15,
2007 — A teen driver, who escaped without injury after being distracted,
became one of many people to have sideswiped a particular tree on North
Mill Street that competes with drivers for space on the roadway.
According to one person on the scene, the frame is bent, and the vehicle
is a total loss.
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Micro Drama
July 15, 2007 — According to reader Cheryl Rose, the dipping dragonfly is actually a female widow skimmer dragonfly egglaying. The blue creatures are damselflies. The male is contact guarding the female as she lays her eggs underwater-- nymphs crawl out of the water to emerge as dragonflies. Some emerge on plant stems, some on piers, or even the sides of homes near lakes or ponds.
Cheryl Rose
has a photographic show of dragonflies and damselflies at Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick until July 31st that explains a
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Hee, Haw
July 14,
2007 — Sean Cahill, 3, gets a look at a donkey with some clover in its
mouth at the Golden Goose Academy's 6th Annual Fun Day on
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Free Ride
July 14,
2007 — Zachary Waltzman, 5, gets a ride on a pony at the Golden Goose
Fun Day on Saturday as his parents and a line of youngsters await his
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Three Survive Aircraft Crash, Rescue in
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Catch Me if You Can
July 13,
2007 — It may be just a frog on that rock, but in no way is it stupid
enough to let five year-old Megan White anywhere near it, on Friday at
the "Water Feature" behind Weston Nurseries Garden Center.
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4-H Show Coming Up
July 13, 2007 — Laurie Kelley is at Weston Nurseries fundraising for 4-H Trailbusters Horse Club and goes on camera to tell people about it. Sue Skip and Melissa Lukey will be putting on a show at the Carriage Hill Farm on Mechanic Street on July 22, starting early in the morning. To learn more, give them a call at 508-435-4129.
Or visit
www.woodvilletrailbusters4hclub.org
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Gigantic Rodent?
July 13,
2007 — This chipmunk is normal size, but the house and train tracks are
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No Pattie-Cake Here
July 13,
2007 — Katie Hoskins and Catie Kelley appear to be playing a game all
kids learn, but it is undoubtedly a game for older girls. They were
manning he Trail Busters booth at Weston Nurseries. |
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Home, But Not Alone
July 13,
2007 — Playing the dad, Andrew Hayes reads a list of emergency phone
numbers to "babysitter" Elizabeth Christ as he and his "wife" prepare to
leave their children with her, a list that began with "911, restaurant,
poison control center.." and ended with "FBI," drawing a huge laugh from
the audience. The play was the culminate of a ten-session seminar for
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State Police Seek
Additional Assistance in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash on Route 495 in
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Matthew Topping indicates 23 year-old John R. Grant of Chelmsford was operating a 2005 Hyundai Tiburon on Route 495 South in Haverhill when his vehicle was struck by an unknown second vehicle, exited the roadway and struck a tree. During the crash, Grant was ejected from the vehicle and declared deceased on the scene. A passenger in the vehicle, 19 year-old Aja M. Mocherman of Chelmsford was also ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported by ambulance to Holy Family Hospital and later transported by medical helicopter to Brigham and Woman’s Hospital with serious injuries. The second vehicle, believed to be a large white sport utility or pickup truck with a white painted front bumper, fled the scene after the crash. The second vehicle is believed to have suffered minor to moderate front end damage as a result of the crash and should have a transfer of blue paint on it.
The crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section. The State Police Crime Scene Services Section, the Haverhill Fire Department and MassHighways assisted troopers at the scene.
During the crash investigation and vehicle removal, the right and middle travel lanes as well as the breakdown lane of Route 495 South were closed for approximately two hours.
The State Police are requesting that any witness to the crash or anyone with information concerning the second vehicle that fled the scene contact the State Police Newbury Barracks at (978)-462-7478. |
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Slowly I Turned...
July 13, 2007 — Budding nature photographer Maria Gross shares this postcard-pretty photo she took during the family's recent trip to Niagara Falls. |
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Break a Leg
July 13,
2007 — Matt Cardillo, 6, peeks out at the audience, perhaps in a case of
pre-performance jitters, before the presentation of a play by him and is
fellow acting students at ESL Theater Workshop this morning. |
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EMC to Add Support for Oracle® Database 11g Extensive Testing and Support Helps Accelerate Benefits of Oracle Database
July 13, 2007
— EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information
infrastructure solutions, today announced Leveraging the long-standing active engineering relationship between EMC and Oracle, customers will be able to confidently deploy Oracle Database 11g across all of EMC’s major platforms including EMC Symmetrix®, EMC CLARiiON® and EMC Celerra® networked storage systems. The new capabilities in Oracle Database 11g help customers reduce storage costs and augment the recently announced EMC Information Infrastructure for Oracle offerings that help mutual customers realize business efficiencies. EMC will continue to release new solutions based upon Oracle Database 11g in support of the EMC Information Infrastructure for Oracle offerings. |
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Déjà vu all over again Who Says Doctors Don't Make House Calls
Anymore? July 13, 2007 — Around 8:00 pm last night, we were beside ourselves when our 8 week old Labrador, Maple, shrieked out in pain after making a running pass and flip on our kitchen floor. As she continued to wail, we franticly telephoned our neighbor, local veterinarian Dr. Margo Roman of M.A.S.H., to find out where to take our young puppy. Within minutes, Dr. Roman appeared at our door with her triage duffel in hand. She had just returned from working no less than a 12 hour day, missing both breakfast and lunch and now dinner. Yet here she stood in our kitchen. After a quick assessment it appeared that Maple had a greenstick fracture of her left forelimb. Dr. Roman gave the pup a homeopathic treatment of Arnica Montana, a natural pain reliever and anti-inflammatory, then made a brace to immobilize the dog's leg.
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Friday July 20th
The schedule for the day is as follows: 1:00 pm Larry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Poem presented by Bob Thomas. This program is aimed at the younger fans.
3:00 pm Discussion for anyone who wants to predict what is going to happen to Harry in the final book.
5:00 pm Harry Potter Countdown Party We are encouraging patrons to come in costume! There will be games, crafts, a scavenger hunt and refreshments.
7:00 pm Professor McGonagall (aka Mrs. K) will host a game of Who Wants to be a Harry Potter Millionaire. Contestants must be at least 10 years old and can put their names in the Goblet of Fire – I will draw names of those who get to play the game! Prizes will be awarded! |
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