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Selectmen Vote to Support Planning Board as Special Permit Authority for OSMUD
March 17, 2008 — "We are better served by not contributing to some kind of turf war," said Selectman Michael Shepard, leading to his statement in support of the Board choosing the Planning Board as the Special Permit authority for the OSMUD Zoning District at Legacy Farms proposed by Boulder Capital. Some communications have suggested that the Board of Appeals would be more suited for issuing permits for the uses of property. The Planning Board will eventually vote on a Master Plan for the 720 acres that will house 940 residential dwelling units as well as 450,000 square feet of commercial/retail. There are a variety of uses that will be voted on in the zoning changes that will be before Town Meeting in May, or at a Special Town Meeting at a later date. Mr. Shepard said the recommendation originated with Town Counsel Ray Miyares, and made a motion to support the concept, which the other two Selectmen in attendance agreed to. |
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Much Wearin' o' the Green
March 17, 2008 — The Senior Center served over 150 meals to senior citizens at lunch today. People 60 and over are qualified as seniors for these purposes, but it appeared a few may have had fake id's. |
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7:40 am There were several calls reporting that a deer had been hit and had a broken leg...
11:03 pm A caller reported an under age drinking party on Laurel Canyon Road....
10:10 pm A caller from Hearthstone Road reported a ding dong ditch...
6:35 pm There were multiple 911 calls regarding a motor vehicle driving slowly around the Charlesview development.
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Lasting Memories in Little League Brick Project |
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Happy St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef and Cabbage at Following Locations:
• Lunch and Dinner at Cornell's with Entertainment by Greg Brady in the Evening • Lunch and Dinner at Ciao Time • Lunch at Golden Spoon |
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A message from the Hopkinton Youth Commission Become Informed About Underage Substance Use in Hopkinton Join an open meeting for parents organized by the Hopkinton Youth Commission Tuesday March 18th at 7PM Upstairs at the Fire Station Dear Parents, Risky behaviors (a.k.a. drinking/drugs at houses when parents are away) continues as it has in the past.
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parents, we should discuss this with our kids as a learning opportunity: * What is the law? Social host, youth drinking, etc * How did you address this with your kids? What should you be saying to your kids? * What steps can/should you take to reduce the likelihood your kids will be doing the same? District Attorney Gerry Leone (File photo) will be in attendance along with other community members to help answer your questions and listen to your suggestions. Studies show that parents are the biggest influence on a child's decision to use alcohol or drugs. Please attend and try to become more educated about the laws and what's going on in town, and how to talk to your children to prevent drug and alcohol use. Please join us for an evening of discussion Tuesday night at 7PM Upstairs at the Fire Station. Questions – Please contact Ron Foisy 435-9127 ron_foisy@msn.com See you there. The Youth Commission |
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Readers may notice a message that appears over some of the photos, making it easy for people to see our phone number for contacting us to purchase copies of our copyrighted photos. To avoid seeing the message when reading HopNews, scroll the page with the cursor in the red area, or with the scroll bar, or at least outside of the area of the images. We hope you continue to enjoy the photos generated by two talented photographers. ~ Editor |
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HAA and BAA Help MSO to Kick off Hopkinton's Boston Marathon Week~ 2008 April 13th, 3:00PM Hopkinton High School Auditorium
March 17, 2008 —
The Hopkinton and Boston Athletic Associations proudly present Dr Peter
L Cokkinias leading the MSO in the 2nd Annual Boston Marathon Kickoff
Concert. The performance will kick off Hopkinton’s Marathon Week, a week
of events leading up to the 112th running of the Boston Marathon, the
worlds oldest and finest! The performance will take place in Hopkinton
High School's beautiful Auditorium on Sunday, April 13th, 3:00PM, 90
Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA. |
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$5,000 for Food Pantry To the Editor: |
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Transients
March 16, 2008 — These white-winged black-tipped ducks stopped by North Pond, known as Lake Maspenock, on Sunday with another dozen of their friends. |
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Editor:
Recent events in town demonstrate the challenges parents face in keeping
their kids safe from drugs and alcohol. We have new data now that
demonstrates the risks for teens who use alcohol or drugs. It should not
be seen as simply ‘a rite of passage for teens’. Consider these facts: |
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Hopkinton Democrats Elect Officers The Hopkinton Democratic Town
committee elected officers at a meeting held at the Hopkinton
Fire Department on
Thirty nine members
elected on the ballot in the February 5, along with six life
members and one associate member constitute the Hopkinton
Democratic Town Committee. The Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee is the local unit of the Democratic Party. It meets monthly except July and August and the meetings are open to all who are interested. The committee works to promote the Democratic Party and its candidates. For more information on the Committee contact Dick Duggan 508-435-4007 or dduggan47@gmail.com. |
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Woodville Rock and Gun Club
March 15, 20078 — The five-piece band Emerald City featuring Hopkinton's Steve Spector and sister Sarah rocked the Woodville Rod and Gun Club Saturday evening for the benefit of the Cultural Arts Alliance. |
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GO TEAM
March 15, 2008 — During Saturday's Special Olympics vs. Hopkinton Police basketball game, above, School Resource Officer Phillip Powers gives a pep talk to athletes while Dispatcher Luis Gonzalez whoops it up in the background. Below, Sgt. Charles Wallace guards his goal against an incoming Special Olympian.
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BINGO!
March 15, 2008 — Karen Carver and Meghan Herlihy, 8, and brother Andrew, 4, learn about Bingo at the Family Fun Day Health & Fitness Fair that took place at the High School Athletic Center and Cafeteria on Saturday. |
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Hopkinton Girls Compete at National Indoor Track Finals New record set
Pictured above Mollie
Morningstar, Cait Dourney, Cecily Boyce, and Mollie Kessler at the
Armory Track and
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Help Friends of the Seniors Insure Special Van Local man to run for cause
The Friends of the Hopkinton Senior Citizens is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to raise funds that will help educate, organize, promote, and support services that enhance the well-being, quality of life, and independence of our Hopkinton Senior Citizens. Their specific focus is on transportation services and nutrition programs - neither of which are funded through the town's Council on Aging budget.
This marathon season, the Friends are working with a local auto dealership to obtain a van, fully wheel-chair enabled, to provide the Hopkinton Seniors with transportation assistance to help them maintain their quality of life and independence. Of course, vans need insurance - roughly $1500 per year - and that is where you and I can help.
In a little over a month, I will be running the Boston Marathon on behalf of the Hopkinton Senior Citizens and their Friends organization. I would greatly appreciate any support you can provide to help achieve this objective - please remember, any amount helps! All donations are tax deductible - checks should be made payable to "Friends of the Hopkinton Senior Citizens) and sent to me at:
You can follow the progress against my goal at: http://www.senior_friends.troop4hopkinton.org |
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Easter Bunny to visit Hopkinton 11:00 a.m. March 22, 2008 Town Common
The Easter Bunny makes his annual visit to Hopkinton on Saturday, March
22nd, 2008 for the Park and Recreation's Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The
event will be held at 11:00 AM on the Town Common. The Easter Egg Hunt
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George V. Brown Statue Cast
Above is the hand with pistol that will be a part of the finished statue. March 14, 2008 — The statue designed by Hopkinton Sculptor Michael Alfano of George V. Brown has been cast and will be unveiled at the Concert of the MetroWest Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Hopkinton High School. Mr. Brown is credited with bringing hockey to Boston and was the first in a long line of Brown family members to fire the starter's pistol at the start of the Boston Marathon. |
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Senator Spilka Testifies Against $10M in Turnpike Money Being Used for Boston Greenway
"To expect my constituents, the toll payers of the MetroWest, to bear any more of these costs is outrageous and unfair," Senator Spilka stated. "It is not acceptable." Senator Spilka went on to draw parallels for the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, asking if they thought it would be fair if fees from municipal parking garages in Brookline or Acton were expected to pay for a park that benefited primarily Boston residents. "If this is truly a statewide benefit, we should find statewide funding solutions, including taking from the general fund, reserves, or the gas tax," Spilka argued. "The turnpike is already telling us that they don't have enough funding for it's own operation." Spilka continued. "The Turnpike doesn't have a money tree. Where is the money going to come from? From my constituents. We need to take this plan off the table and keep hands out of the toll payers pockets." |
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Coordinator
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Liftoff
MArch 14, 2008 — This male mallard duck might be a bit embarrassed if he could see his awkward posture as he gains lift before flight in Little Pond at the southern end of Lake Whitehall today. |
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Thank You, Firefighters
March 14, 2008 — Girl Scout Troop 2962 offered the Hopkinton Firefighters a thank-you card this afternoon as part of their Girl Scout Week. According to Leader Margie Wiggin, the girls also made Swedish food as part of their Thinking Day. |
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Time to make the Syrup
March 14, 2008 — Ron Yankee of Pond Street boils down maple sap the way they did when the surrounding land was farmed, and cows may have used his farmer's pond on the background. After a ratio of 40:1, the remaining sap will be boiled more gently to make the desired maple syrup. |
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Hopkinton Police Association vs. Hopkinton Special Olympics Basketball Game March 15th Noon Hopkinton Middle School All Are Welcome
The Hopkinton Police Association Police Association will be holding the Second Annual Police vs. Special Olympics Basketball Game Saturday March 15th at NOON at the Middle School. All are welcome to support both the HPD and the HSO. (File Photo). |
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Richard deMont Takes Out Papers for School Committee
March 13, 2008 — Board of Health member Richard deMont took out nomination papers today, and a HopNews photographer happened to be in Town Hall to capture the moment. Mr. deMont, a Democrat, said if he is elected, he will give up his seat on the Board of Health, which he says he has held for around 10 years. "I saw there was an opening," he said, "Normally, I'd want to fill out my term. I didn't want to jump into a race with an incumbent," he said. "As an attorney, I'd bring that skill set to the Committee. I've had an interest in educational issues. I spent six years as a trustee of a Montessori school. "I finished college and law school at night. I appreciate the value of an education," he said. "The challenges we face are to deliver a high quality education within the constraints of a budgetary system. So much of the budget is spoken for — with teacher contracts and infrastructure. So the remaining cuts affect the kids. "The solution is to find more revenue and find ways to cut expenses without cutting programs." |
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March 13, 2008 — Republican Mark Gates has taken out nomination papers for a three-year stint with the Board of Health. He opposes incumbent Nancy Peters, a Democrat. Please check out the Election 2008 button above at any time for an update on who is running, and the election dates. |
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Intramural Floor Hockey Championships
March 13, 2008 — The intramural floor hockey team, The Legends of the Lot, won the right to play the teachers, and come out on top this afternoon at the High School Athletic Center. The names of the teams above are unknown. Photo by Eric Montville. |
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Appropriations Committee Wants to See Cuts
March 13, 2008 — The Appropriations Committee met Wednesday evening and looked for ways to understand and communicate the budget they are supposed to get next week. The Selectmen will be devoting some, if not all, of Tuesday's meeting to the budget. "We could balance the budget on available revenues," said long-time Committee member, Ron Eldridge. If people wanted an override, people would have to ask for it on Town Meeting floor," he said. "If there is a [money] number with no backup, then you have to come up with a number immediately," said Chairman Joe Karner, arguing for a two-budget scenario for Town Meeting. "What about communicating our message to the Selectmen?" asked Marylou Haroian. "The Selectmen want us to take the potential heat," said member Rick Moberg. "Next Tuesday we have to be clear and crisp," said Mr. Eldridge. "To Phil's [Totino, member of School Committee] point, we have a negotiated budget and we say, 'Here it is.'" Chief Financial Officer Heidi Kriger weighed in on perceived confusion over the Town Manager's budget presentation. "He [Town Manager Anthony Troiano] wants the Selectmen to give him guidance and they want him to give them guidance," she said. Mr. Troiano then joined the meeting. "We're talking about how to get from here to there and come up with a budget and recommend an override or not," he said to Mr. Troiano. Mr. Totino said, "You should get together with Jack, Tom, Gary, JT, and say 'that's not workable.'" He was referring to a meeting the group would like Mr. Troiano to have with Superintendent Dr. John Phelan, Chief of Police Thomas Irvin, Fire Chief Gary Daugherty, and Director of Public Works, JT Gaucher on Monday where each would give up some of their "wants." "Brian [Selectman Brian Herr] and I are going to meet tonight and hammer things out," Mr. Troiano said. "Not good," said Mr. Moberg. The group recommended to Mr. Troiano that he meets with only the aforementioned individuals and keep the politics out of it. "We've got one more bite at the apple," said Mr. Eldridge. "If I can help you I'd be more than happy to." "There are department managers that are not happy, and there's nothing I can do to bring them into the circle," Mr. Troiano said. "Historically, some of them have taken it on the chin." The group wants to see cuts in the proposed budget. "Maybe you have to give up the Youth Director," said Mrs. Haroian of a position that has not been funded with town money before. "The Charter says you present your budget and get everyone around the table and have this discussion," said Mr. Eldridge. "We need to have a coalition," said Mr. Troiano. "If we can do it without people who have political interests, we could work it out'" he said. "Keep the politicians out of the room," said Mr. Totino. "This is going to be a professional staff meeting," said Mr. Troiano. Selectman Brian Herr then joined the meeting. After hearing some of the conversation, Mr. Herr said that he was on the phone all day with people and that he would present a budget to his fellow Selectmen on Tuesday. Mr. Karner advised against it. |
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What's
With the Message Over Some of the Photos?
The unveiling of the newly forged Alfano Sculpture of George V Brown,
Hopkinton’s First Citizen of Sport, will highlight the afternoon. George
V. Brown’s involvement in Boston Marathon, US Olympic, and Ice Hockey is
legendary in sport’s history.
Thursday, March
13. Ed Mills was elected to chair the Committee for a two year
term. Jo-Ann
Morgan was elected as Vice Chair and Dave Morgan was elected as
Treasurer. Mary Arnaut and Dick Duggan were elected
respectively as Recording and Corresponding Secretaries.
Helping
our parents and elders age gracefully is something that many of us
are challenged with these days. For many seniors, even their daily
"stuff of life" (shopping, etc.) often becomes a challenge as their
mobility begins to diminish. 
BOSTON
- In a tone that was respectful but firm, Senator Karen Spilka
(D-Ashland) today stated that she supports the overall goal of Speaker
of the House Sal DiMasi's bill to transfer control of the Central Artery
Parks away from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, but requested that
the $10 million currently slated to come from the Turnpike to help pay
for the Boston park be removed.
