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Think
pink, chairs that is!
August 26, 2006 — Jeff
Doherty pauses his work to enjoy a coffee today at Angel's
Garden Center sitting on one of the "Pink Chairs" that a
Hopkinton company is donating $25 from each sale to benefit
breast cancer research. For more information, visit
www.ELLLC.com |
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Flock
or swarm?
August 27, 2006 — These sparrows dining on the lawn at 35 Main Street are so abundant that they
should be called a swarm instead of a flock. A flock of
starlings, a similarly pesky bird, caused the crash of a plane out of Logan on
October 4, 1960, when they got sucked into the jets and
gummed up the works, killing 62 people. NOTE: We have
corrected the type of bird after being apprised of the fact by
John Woodward. |
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Falling for you
August 26, 2006 — Some
members of the cast of ESL Theater ham it up after getting out
of costume this evening, following their third and last
performance, a reading of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
Actors are notoriously superstitious, thinking that a good wish
could jinx them. So the phrase "Break a leg" has become the
proper wish to give an actor before a performance. |
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At
the Car Wash
August 26, 2006 — Above, some
members of the Class of 2008 had fun beckoning people to their
car wash at the new Administration Building today. |
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Where
did he go?
August 26, 2006 — A Milford man
refused to stop for Detective Scott Van Raalten this evening,
and then sped into Milford, where he temporarily eluded police
in the labyrinthine apartment complex, Rolling Green, where his
vehicle was discovered near his residence. Above, a State Police
canine officer and dog follow the scent of the suspect, while
Sgt. Michael Sutton points something out to Detective Scott Van
Raalten. The vehicle was impounded, and the suspect has
continued to elude police. |
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 Hopkinton
Fashion Show raises $35,000 for Breast Cancer
Research
Hopkinton Country Club was the scene of a
fundraising event supporting breast cancer research
at Mass. General. Approximately 300 people attended
the event which included a golf tournament, the
fashion show, and an auction for a bevy of generous
prizes supplied by local businesses.
The guest speakers included Linda Connly, a breast
cancer survivor and also a model, and Bianca De la
Garza from Fox 25 news. Dena and Todd Pavone
of Hopkinton coordinated the entire event. Todd is
Linda’s sister and when Linda was diagnosed, they
decided to help in funding breast cancer research.
Please click here
for a slide show of the fashion event and some of
the featured guest speakers.
The woman in the photo
is Linda Connly, who was is not only a breast cancer
survivor, but also has generously donated her money
and time to the cause of funding breast cancer
research.
Photo by Geoffrey
Grady ©2006.
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Hey,
Buddy!
August 26, 2006 — This great blue
heron on the shore of Lake Whitehall this morning was startled
to hear the photographer greet him from an opening on shore
with, "Hey Buddy" from about 75 feet away, and is seen here
pushing off of the log in the foreground. |
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Resident wants support for
service
Editor:
I
wanted to send in a note regarding services provided by the
police / fire department. I went to the police department
hoping to get my infant car seat inspected and learned that they
no longer are able to provide this service as no one has been
certified in the past several years. FULL
LETTER |
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REMINDER!
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What's wrong right
with this picture?
August 25, 2006 — Drivers facing
west at the intersection of Main and Grove Streets today were
surprised to see vehicles proceeding ahead, and some turning
left in front of them onto Cedar Street, while their own light
remained red. Apparently, the DPW has reprogrammed the sequence
to allow a delay for those drivers, but the photo was taken
after sunset, no one was in the office to offer details. |
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From the
It-Couldn't-Happen-Here Department
Selectman recall petition filed in
Maine
“Some of these
people are dumber than dirt and wouldn’t have any idea what they
were signing.”
~ Ellsworth Town
Clerk
August 25, 2006 — While perusing the
NewsCity.us link on this page, a resource by the way,
that we have been building since last year, a reader could
stumble upon the Ellsworth, Maine page, and then find the
Ellsworth American link and
read the story about the Selectmen.. Their three person
Board of Selectmen has been reduced to two, after one resigned,
saying that he had been too divisive. Seriously.
Then
another has just been the target of a successful recall petition
drive, which will cause an election within a 60 day period that
begins after a 30 waiting period. According to the article, a
Board with only one Selectman can only sign a warrant for
salaries, and nothing else. Seriously.
So if you
think Hopkinton politics are down and dirty, check the link.
There's
even a reference to bovine scatology. Seriously.
~ Editor |
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Thank you to a reader
who sent in two valid suggestions and earned $50.00
At his request,
we sent the money to the Respite Center. |
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NOTE:
Our Site Meter, a third-party service that can be seen at the
bottom of this page, has been
active since near our very beginning. It passed the figure of
700,000 visits today. |
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Patron enjoys the theater
Dear
Editor:
Last night I went to see "All My Sons", the ESL
production of the Arthur Miller play. It was wonderful. I highly
recommend it. This production is worth seeing and discussing. It
was great to be able to go to the theater in downtown Hopkinton!
My congratulations and thanks to the cast and crew.
Cathy Bradley
186 Pond Street
Hopkinton
August 25,
2006
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From the Radical
Middle...
Do you see chaos or democracy?
This is a
test
by Robert
Falcione
August
24, 2006 — It has been HopNews policy to stay out of
politics. We choose to be a voice for the residents, a resource
for all things Hopkinton, and a breaking news source. Even
though we do not do politics, we have made friends on both sides
of the "aisle." But that doesn’t mean that a person has to deny
his observations.
People
on the extremes of the political juggernauts see this position
as anathema to their own. Many feel, if you not with us,
you're against us. Many in Hopkinton who are aligned with
parties, toe the party line, rather than vote on the issues.
But others, even though they vote the party line, do so because
they deeply share the core values of their peers. Combined, the
parties only number about 75 participants at their primary
elections.
Wednesday, a writer in another news organization likened the
Hopkinton Board of Selectmen to Richard Nixon, and questioned
why any Town Manager applicant would want to have Hopkinton on
his list, paraphrasing a popular put down, “Would you buy a used
car from this town?” The curious part of the lambasting that the
Selectmen got from the writer is that while three Selectmen got
skewered, Selectman Ron Clark got finessed and fitted for a
halo.
It
isn't that Ron — and I am going to use the familiar here,
because I have gotten to know the Selectmen like friends after
covering them for three years — isn't brilliant and hard
working. But I wouldn't nominate him for pax Hopkintana.
He has been right on target with the hard questions about the
Whitehall land purchase, but got stung grilling Fred Hoskins and
Mike Neece over the Town Manager Search Committee at a recent
Selectmen's meeting. In fact, after coming out of the scrap with
their integrity intact and moving on to the next subject, Mike
Neece looked at Ron and turned his palms upward. Curling his
fingers like a schoolyard brawler, he challenged Ron Clark,
taunting, "Bring it on." Ron declined with a laugh.
Leading the current political mischief around town is the
phrase, "Look at the Selectmen. Nothing's changed," referring to
the change of guard at the last election when the town rose en
masse and placed Mike Shepard at the Selectmen’s table. He ran
after receiving countless solicitations from people in both
parties, who knew he would run as an unaligned candidate. Oh
yes, the Board of Selectmen has changed.
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ESL
Premiere of
ALL MY SONS
August 24, 2006 — ESL Theater held
the kickoff performance, a reading of All My Sons, this
evening at their 34 Main Street workshop. Above from left, Steve
Sullivan, Dawn Anderson and Michael Geary. Additional shows are
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm. |
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A
little off of the sides, please
August 24, 2006 — It
looks like Paul McLaughlin from Hopkinton DPW behind those
Foster Grants cutting the grass at the baseball Field on Fruit
Street today. |
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POLICE NEWS UP-TO-DATE, today, August 24, 2006
7:19 am A caller from B
Street reported that an older white male was going through her
trash...
1:22 am
Officers William Burchard and Jacob Campbell responded to a
report of a male and female arguing outside in their yard on
Erika Drive...
11:26
pm
A caller from Spring Street reported that her ex-boyfriend was
sending harassing/annoying phone calls...
6:57 pm
A caller from Meserve Street reported four wheelers driving
around. One may have hit a vehicle... |
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 Poll
Results In
Mosquitoes lose big
August 24, 2006 — Spraying for
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a virus that causes swelling
of the brain, on 450,000 acres in Southwestern Massachusetts is underway due to EEE found
in mosquitoes.
In our poll
on the left, we asked our readers of they favored spraying for
mosquitoes. As many know, there are some people against spraying
chemicals, claiming harm could come to humans, pets, or
wildlife.
Decades
ago, a chemical called DDT was sprayed everywhere, because it
was such an effective bug killer. However, birds of prey became
endangered, because the chemical affected their shells, and DDT
was taken off of the market, as were other very effective
pesticides of the time. The new chemicals have their promoters,
but detractors, if any, get no press.
In any
case, the people of Hopkinton have spoken. Spraying good,
mosquitoes bad. |
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REMINDER ~
STARTS TONIGHT
ENTER
STAGE
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Theater Workshop Inc.
Presents:
Arthur Miller’s American
Classic
ALL
MY SONS
a staged reading
Winner of the Drama Critics Award
for Best New American play of 1947
Directed by Paul Champlin
PERFORMANCES:
8:00 PM Thursday through Saturday,
August 24th-26th, 8pm at 30 Main
Street, Hopkinton
Ticket price $10
CAST LIST:
Michael Geary, Nancy Gilarde, Steve Sullivan, Kelly Grill, Jean Vickers,
Mark Laumeister, Phil Doherty, Jeff Brown, Dawn Anderson
Please call
435-2114
or email
esltheater@comcast.net
for
additional information, or to reserve tickets.
Kindly visit our website:
www.enterstagelefttheater.com |
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Sky
Light
August 23, 2006 — Like a painter's
vision, this southern sky at sunset today shows a remarkably
classic and stormy palette. |
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Friends at Last
August 23, 2006 — At Carbone's this
evening, Rohini and Thomas "TJ" Last are flanked by friends,
left, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Muriel Kramer, and
right, Vice-Chair Mary Pratt. Mr. Last was a member of many
organizations , started a local newspaper, the Hopkinton
Spirit,, and ran for Selectman
during their short residency in Hopkinton. Since moving to the
West Indies for career choices, we understand the Last's are
HopNews readers. |
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Practice
makes Perfect
August 23, 2006 —
Football Coaches chat while observing their charges during practice
this week. |
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State Police Requests Public's Help
Regarding Crash on Route 24 in Bridgewater
 Today,
about 12:55p.m., State Police from the Middleboro barracks
responded to a crash involving a tanker tractor-trailer unit
transporting septic material, which rolled over on Route 24
South prior to Route 104 in Bridgewater and a 1992 Toyota sedan.
The operator of the tanker
tractor-trailer unit, a 43 year-old male, was transported with
serious injuries by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General
Hospital. The identity of the operator of the tanker
tractor-trailer unit is being withheld pending notification of
next of kin. The operator of the Toyota, Lucille, Bergeron, 63
years-old and the passenger, Leo Bergeron, 79 years-old, both of
Buzzards Bay, were taken by ambulance with minor injuries to
Good Samaritan Hospital.
The State Police are requesting the
public’s help with any information regarding this crash. Any
persons who may have witnessed or who may have information
regarding this crash are asked to please contact the Middleboro
barracks at 508-947-2222.
The State Police Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement Section, the State Police Collision Analysis &
Reconstruction Section, the State Police Crime Scene Service
Section, the Bridgewater Fire & Rescue and the West Bridgewater
Fire & Rescue assisted troopers at the scene.
All lanes of Route 24 South were
shut down at the time of the crash with one lane re-opening at
about 4:30 p.m. Route 24 North was also shut down for about one
hour and fifteen minutes to accommodate emergency vehicles.
CBS4 Has the Full Story. |
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Fire on
Hayden Rowe Street
August 23, 2006 — The first
Hopkinton Firefighter arrived at 12:19 am this morning to find
an upstairs child's bedroom ablaze at this home on Hayden Rowe
Street. The family of five, including three children, escaped
unhurt. |
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Mutual Aid
August 23, 2006 —
Above, Hopkinton Firefighters climb the roof to cut a vent on
top, while other Firefighters, who entered the blazing room,
continued to pour water on the affected areas. Southboro,
Ashland, and Milford. Police and Fire responded to assist. |
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Blood's Pond
August 22, 2006 — This
majestic willow surrounded by loosestrife makes Blood's Pond on
South Mill Street look a little more like a scene from the
South. |
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Swing!
August 22, 2006 — The Red Sox may be
in a slump, but Cornell's Field is full of hitting and base
running this week, as company teams and other teams do battle. |
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Show
your colors
August 22, 2006 — This weather vane
and cupola above the dormant Amato Farms Store makes no mistake
where the sun is at sunset this evening, as the Southwestern sky
turned warm hues and soft gradients. |
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On track
August 22, 2006 — Behind the Middle
School Gymnasium are, from left, Contractor ESI President Mark
Sarno, Union Representative Joseph Grenham, and ESL employee Tom
Nigro. Mr. Sarno said he believes the work on the western wall
of the gym will be complete by the start of school.
"These workers are all Americans," Union Rep Grenham said
proudly. Bricklayers and other union construction workers must
attend apprenticeship classes for years before working on their
own. |
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Dinner time
August 22, 2006 — This fawn pauses
from eating long enough to notice the photographer's vehicle.
Within a minute, the deer got his scent and retreated to her mom
who was waiting at the head of the escape trail, shortly after
sunset this evening. |
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 ALL INVITED TO
ST. PAUL’S
“WELCOME BACK
SUNDAY”
SEPTEMBER 10
HOPKINTON, MASS. (August 21, 2006) -- St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, 61 Wood Street (Rte. 135) will be
kicking off its fall schedule with “Welcome Back Sunday,”
September 10. Breakfast will be served at 8:45 a.m., and Church
School registration will begin at 9:15.
Church School classes will be offered for children ages three and up, and a Nursery
will be provided for infants and toddlers. Worship will begin
at 10:00 a.m., with the children joining their parents in the church at
10:30 for
communion. The service will be followed by fellowship and
coffee hour at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome! (File photo of
Blessing of Animals.)
Every Sunday at St. Paul’s is family-oriented, with Child Care
and Church School at 9:45 a.m. and Holy Eucharist at 10:00 a.m.
After every service everyone is invited to the Parish Hall for
coffee hour and fellowship.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s mission is to minister
unconditionally to all in the name of Christ through shared
worship, teaching, healing, and service. For more information
call 508-435-4536 or visit St. Paul’s website at
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ENTER STAGE LEFT TO HOST VOCAL TECHNIQUE SEMINAR AUGUST 29
August 22 2006 –
Enter Stage Left Theater Workshop Inc. will be hosting a
two-hour seminar on voice techniques for actors on Tuesday,
August 29 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The seminar will be held at the
ESL studio at 30 Main Street, and will feature professional
actor and vocal coach Mark Enright. The cost is $50. |
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Senior Picnic Reminder
Laborer's
Training Center
August 23, 2006 11:00
am- 3:00 pm
State
Representative Paul Loscocco will host
his annual picnic for senior citizens living in his district at New
England Laborer’s Training Center, East Street, Hopkinton, Wednesday,
August 23 from 11:00 – 3:00 p.m. Hopkinton seniors are asked to
sign up at by contacting the Senior Center at 508-497-9730.
As in the past,
there will be food, entertainment, and the chance for prizes for all
in attendance. The picnic is a great chance to meet with and speak
to Representative Loscocco and talk
about your concerns. ~ Cindy Chesmore
File photo.
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3 Arrested on Hayden Rowe Street
Drugs and Liquor Involved
August 22, 2006 — Two 17 year-old
Ashland males were arrested by Detective Scott Van Raalten after
a traffic stop on Hayden Rowe Street, one charged with
Possession of a Class D substance and the other with being a
Person Under 21 Possessing Liquor.
The third teen,
an 18 year-old male, also from Ashland, was charged with both
Possession of a Class B Substance and Possession of a Class C
Substance. |
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 STATE
POLICE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
Middlesex County Saturday,
August 26, 2006 into Sunday, August 27, 2006
Colonel Mark F. Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts
State Police, announced that “Sobriety Checkpoints” will be
implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on Secondary
State Highways. The purpose is to further educate the
motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the
need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate
under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from our
roadways. They will be operated during varied hours, the
selection of vehicles will not be arbitrary, safety will be
assured, and any inconveniences to motorists will be
minimized with advance notice to reduce fear and anxiety.
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 Hopkinton
Democrats will be gathering on Saturday morning (8/26) to
participate in the Democratic Party's statewide
Victory
2006 campaign.
The gathering will begin at 9:30 at the home of Ed Mills, 37
Woody Island Rd. Beginning around 10, the participants will
branch out around town to contact their neighbors personally in
support of all Democratic candidates for statewide office.
For more information, please contact Dick Duggan (508-435-4007)
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Hopkinton Police Local 254
Golf
Tournament
HOPKINTON COUNTRY CLUB
204 Saddle Hill Road
Hopkinton, MA 01748
508-435-4630
October 2, 2006
Time: 10:00 AM
Check-in 11:00 AM Shotgun Start
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$135.00 / person (includes 18 holes of golf, cart,
box lunch, dinner and more)
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MAXIMUM limit 144 Players (36 foursomes) – first
come basis
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Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin
Contests
Please register before September 24, 2006
(Click
here for signup form) |
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Raffle Prizes |
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Left,
right, left...
August 21, 2006 — The
football team had its first day of practice this morning. this
tight group didn't stick together for long as the more practiced
moved away from the pack. |
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Police News Up-To-DATE August 21, 2006
6:01 pm School Resource
Officer Philip Powers spoke with a family about a missing
juvenile.
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